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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ROOM SEARCHES

[thanatosincarnate]

[ Room searches go here! ]

Hancock Room's

[isodope]

[you open the door and go up the ladder and it turns out hancock has been in there the whole time. the hancock in the med bay was just a mannequin.

(ok no i kid, room search time)]

[antagonize]

[DON'T PLAY WITH OUR HEARTS THIS WAY.

But okay. Yeah. Time to get close and personal with Hancock's belongings for the second week in a row. Assuming nothing is different in the area with the ladder, he'll allow Marinette to climb up first and follow after her. Anything noticeably different in Hancock's room?]

So... [Uh. How do you talk to teens about MURDER.] Nice evening for a room search, huh?

[#nailedit]

[missmaladroite]

[Marinette's still in Ladybug get-up, so she's trying to act Dignified. Let's see how long that's going to last around Jason!!!]

[But she goes up first and takes a look around, leaving Jason enough room to get up]

It's not particularly nice, but maybe we'll find some nice clues to put this case to a rest.

[And, then, thoughtfully:]

Did you hear Alice when she said either Hancock or Light were the ones giving us items?

[isodope]

[Ladder is perfectly fine.

As for his room, it looks more or less the same as it did last week to Jason. There are a few bottles on the floor, all empty, and his bed is slightly neater than normal. The thing that will stand out most in the main area is a wine bottle on the table, with two glasses.]

the swiss cheesed field

[puzzlesss]

[ better bring some bread ]

[thanatosincarnate]

{ Arumat could not believe it had been only a few days ago he had been speaking to the both of them -- Light and Clover Field, that is -- and that the man was now dead as hell. Granted, the man had made sure to protect his sister, so there was that -- some sort of silver lining but he wished it did not have to come at the cost of two lives.

Regardless, there's a reason in particular he chose this room. He'll walk in and try to see if there was anything that could be observed from the start. }

... Luke, how did your inquiry with the weapon go?

{ He vaguely remembers suggesting he look into it, like Jason had but he was trying to keep his head on straight with the many conversations going on around that he hadn't known what came of it. }

[chiseler]

[Goddamnit Kosy why. Anyway, he's still sort of sulking because...he sure doesn't want to talk about that!!! So he makes a noise and waves it away with a hand as they head into Light's room. It's a little funny to him that in the first week Light had been the one to search his room and now...this. Light's dead and Clover's up for suspicion, as is Frankenstein, and overall it's pretty stressful even if Luke's handling it decently enough.

He'll follow Arumat and as he always does with room searches, his eyes glance at the desk as he approaches it to see the damage.]

Probably not that important right now, huh? Let's focus on Light's room first. [What's here?]

[puzzlesss]

[ More like rye kosy, rye. Anyway, the first thing they'll notice is that there's another turret, and they're flippin' dead.

Just kidding! Nothing seems out of the ordinary at first glance, besides the fact that the room seems a little bit messier than one would expect from Light.

Luke's desk inspection will get him....... a whole lot of nothing. Woohoo! There's some books nabbed from the archives (braille editions of course) stacked nicely on the top, but nothing seems too out of place from just a look.

Continue? ]

Fumi's room

[laptopper]

[ Don't hack anything. That's her job. ]

Elizabeth's room

[brooches]

[ ignore all letters to booker dewitt because they're horrible. ]

[toprotecttheworld]

Do you think Clover will be alright with just Arbok?

[Not that Jessie cares or anything, she just says that as she heads straight to the Booker Dewitt letters.

Just kidding, they're in the hall leading to the ladder up. Anything out of place there?]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[he's following Jessie in, looking Worried]

I-- hope so. Dave should still be there, too. I don't like leaving her alone, but... She needs to find out the truth just as much as we do.

[what's in the LADDER]

[brooches]

[ Nope. Nothing is out of place! It's squeaky clean. Thanks robots. ]

Jack's Room

[refactor]

[ Come one, come all to the greatest room on the ship! ]

[ No, actually, when they head up the ladder, it's immediately apparent that the room is a mess. Just watch your step, because there are dark stains of two different colors on the floor as well as some broken glass. ]

[bloodbiter]

[she was expecting the room to less than spotless given his alibi, but the glass does make her curious - she assumes something was broken during the altercation, but she can't remember him specifying as much. she bends down carefully, trying not to step on any or in a stain, to examine the glass. can she figure out what it might have been part of before it broke?

either way, casually to bull while she checks:]

What do you think about all of this so far? Do you have any theories?

[qundercover]

Yeah. Got some thoughts. Guns are more trouble than they're worth, for one. Should get back to killing each other with swords or arrows like decent folk.

[Damn Jack, please pick up after yourself this is gross. Bull lives with a bunch of mercenaries and they aren't this bad (because Bull is their dad and makes them keep their rooms clean). Also carefully stepping to avoid messing anything up - taking a closer look at the stains.]

Not sure about this yet. Whoever did it has got a real sadistic streak.

[refactor]

[ Absolutely! The pieces of glass are mostly pretty big, so it looks like a drinking glass. Considering the one sitting on the desk with some liquor in it, it's fair to assume that it's the same kind. If they're very thorough, piecing it together will show that it is, indeed the same kind of glass.

There are two sets of stains, but they're both fairly obvious as to what they are. One is definitely blood, and a fair amount of it in one big spot by the desk, and then trailing off with smaller splatters into the bathroom. The other stain is much lighter in color, but it has a distinct odor: it's definitely liquor. ]

the DON'T MAKE SWISS CHEESE JOKES IN MY LINE OF SIGHT KOSY GODDAMN IT field

[socloverit]

[where's she hiding the axe]

[antietam]

[ The teen parents are at it again.

Adam eyes the lockpad near the door but there's presumably nothing off about it so he goes inside! Anything on the ladder or in the doorway? ]

So let's try to take only what's actually evidence this time.

[muties]

[ she'll go straight for the beds then, bc she usually does ok. ]

I'm a professional here, ok. How can we know what's evidence and what's not? Those undies could have been a big deal, we had no way of knowing.

[ but no clover has enough life problems rn without nonsense ]

[socloverit]

[welcome to Clover's room and WOW

IT'S FUCKING NOTHING

literally though there's nothing on the ladder or the doorway, and the beds are empty. like, completely empty. the blankets and sheets have been stripped off of them. there's a sad solitary pillow askew on the bottom bunk and otherwise there's just nothing there.]

Frankenstein's Room

[unasking]

[don't worry this is probably the cleanest room on the ship]

[breakshot]

[ thank the heavens for that

After climbing up the ladder in the entryway, Machias immediately gets to work. He's going to check the desk first, but he'll take the time to glance around the room and how clean it is w o w. ]

Honestly, I can't say I expected anything else. [ Machias sighs upon seeing the state the room is in. ] It's certainly a small blessing.

[todorable]

Should be easy enough to find things, anyway... Is it really okay to wear shoes in here?

[scanning the whole room before checking the closet]