WEEK 6 - Trial

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (6)

saturday TRIAL DAY ONE (29) survivors At 9 AM, a klaxon alarm begins blaring in every area of the ship. The alarm will continue to go off until everyone has gathered in the conference room. Should anyone be running late or avoiding the trial for whatever reason, a robot guide will appear wherever they are and gently but firmly escort them into the room. Once all the living players are present, the conference room doors will lock shut; anyone who wishes to leave for whatever reason will need to ask AL-2955 or one of the robots. Anyone leaving for non-investigative purposes, such as bathroom breaks, will be accompanied by a robot escort. The large round table in the center of the conference room has been set up to help the trial run as smoothly as possible. Three holographic screens hover above the center hollow of the table, visible from every angle. The first screen displays the pictures and profiles of the suspects and victim; the second displays the autopsy report; the third displays a blank word processor. Each of the chairs comes equipped with a virtual keyboard which can be used to type information directly into the third screen, such as theories and updated information; they can also be set into privacy mode, which will transfer whatever notes someone writes directly into their datapad instead of on screen. There's also a tablet function for those who wish to draw charts or pictures on screen. The keyboards will detect the DNA of whoever's using them and record who's typed what - simply press an area of text and the name of whoever wrote it will pop up. The area to the right of the table has been temporarily sectioned off with a glass partition and sliding door for hygienic issues. Inside, the victim's body has been laid out on a metal autopsy table, covered by a plastic sheet. Above it is a holographic screen that displays a close-up color photograph of the body when it was found. A hand sanitizer dispenser has been considerately attached to the wall nearby for anyone getting up close and personal to the body. To the left of the conference table is a display case. Any evidence found during the investigation will be carefully collected by the robots at some point the previous day and placed here before the trial starts. Beneath each piece of evidence is a small tablet where players can type up information, such as a short description or where it was found. There are also empty areas left over for any evidence that may be found during the trial. The shelf at the very bottom of the case has been reserved for an extra rulebook in case anyone needs it. Food will be served throughout the day by the robots, who will take individual orders whenever you're feeling hungry. The trial will end at 9:00 PM, at which point all players will have been expected to cast their vote.

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Comments

[tevinteriscoming]

[Why do we all seem to care that Jack got stabbed. I mean, he doesn't dislike Jack or anything, but eh. Taking away the mask and making them look at this mess instead is the bigger crime.]

If anything, doesn't that make you more suspicious? You didn't consider going to the medical bay at all between the time you were stabbed, and immediately at the discovery of the bodies? That would be a reasonable action primarily for someone who knew the medical bay wasn't safe to enter.

[refactor]

Okay, first of all? Didn't go to the medical bay earlier because, wow, thought I could handle it on my own. Know this doesn't mean anything to anyone but friggin' Rhys and Fiona, but I regularly go to Pandora. You learn to deal with things like getting shot. Or stabbed. And going wandering around on murder day before I really had to do it? Stupid. That's asking to end up dead myself.

[ He scoffs angrily, since he's just going to be angry and difficult this whole trial ]

Second, yeah, totally, would be suspicious. If, and this is a big if here, it were anyone else. If I killed someone, you'd know. I'm a straightforward guy, and I think hiding from the fact that you killed someone is what a coward does. But, yeah, sure, totally makes sense that I'd work with Rhys to get stabbed, grab a turret and set it up without getting some goddamn medical supplies, and conveniently show up with my stab wound bleeding right when it happened to go off. Even though there's no way I could know that.

[tevinteriscoming]

Obviously I don't think getting stabbed was part of your plan. I'm proposing you set in motion a plan that cut off your access to the medical bay, and then happened to get stabbed.

[refactor]

I mean, minus the part where that's stupid, sure.

[ He makes a frustrated, angry noise, but then reaches up to massage his brow. It's taking a lot of effort for him to not just mcfreakin' lose it, since in case it wasn't clear, Jack has an anger problem. ]

Okay-- Okay, look, assuming that was true, then you've got some pretty crazy coincidences here, bucko. 'Cause that means I set that up on Thursday and somehow had a way to target someone vulnerable on account of, y'know, getting the turret. So that would mean setting that up that far in advance hoping that someone else didn't wander in until Friday morning.