WEEK SIX - TRIAL DAY TWO

[al2955]

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

saturday TRIAL DAY TWO (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

[todorable]

How do you accidentally poison someone? Like, you think you're infusing your water with basil but actually it's naughty berries or whatever? Or are you saying you think Hancock stole poisoned food or drink intended for someone else?

...I can see the resistance, though. Not sure what to make of it.

[tevinteriscoming]

It happens more often than you'd think. You think you're taking a tonic that will cure your skin condition and instead you've accidentally ingested a curse on your own first born.

But no, my thought was he ate or drank something he wasn't meant to have.

[antietam]

How would we be able to figure that out? [ Cut open his stomach, obviously. ]

[tevinteriscoming]

We could use the poison detection on him, but if there's any objection to that, perhaps we could autopsy him first, yes.

[todorable]

They found a partially full bottle and glasses in his room, right? So maybe it'd make more sense to check those. If there's traces of poison on them, that's pretty conclusive.

[tevinteriscoming]

And if there isn't poison on them, we won't know whether he was poisoned at all.

[Though frankly he just finds it hard to imagine Elizabeth was responsible.]

I don't object to it though. At least we'll have gotten somewhere.

[todorable]

But who cares if he was poisoned if we don't know what it was from? 'He's dead and has bad breath' is pretty much a given.

Ugh, I dunno. Do you think he really could've done it to himself?

[antietam]

It would be good to know for sure, but maybe we should consider theories about why he would be poisoned first.

Getting a yes or no on that wouldn't make it any clearer, I think.

[erythristic]

Or perhaps you're thinking too much on the idea of poisoning.

[Grell taps the end of her pen against the table.]

Belladonna isn't only used as a poison, you know. It can also act a pain reliever, a sedative, and a cosmetic agent. Though the latter's fallen out of use.

[todorable]

Obviously Hancock wasn't thinking about its cosmetic benefits.

Question is, did he know those things? I didn't even know we had poison in the garden.

[erythristic]

I did.

[she's known since she's seen some of those, and since she spends at least half her time in that garden...]

There is a wide variety of poisons in that garden, along with the harmless. Someone with the right knowledge in plants could create something brilliantly fatal and hard to trace.

[todorable]

Huh...

So how do we figure out who's got the 'right' knowledge, then?

[erythristic]

Every idea I have on that is rather...

[well, it could end up with someone dead.]

There's no quick test for botanical knowledge that wouldn't be easy to lie through.

[todorable]

[eh, someone's gonna die anyway, may as well do it for justice]

You could offer everyone the poison and see if anyone takes it.

[erythristic]

Or I could poison myself in full view of the suspects and see if someone knows what I have in my hand.

[...is she serious....]

[tevinteriscoming]

Oh, it can even be used recreationally if one knows what one is doing, but not recommended. I only bring it up because, well, Hancock.

[erythristic]

There are far better options than that in the garden, truth be told.

[if the kids are going to do drugs, let's have them do milder ones.]

[tevinteriscoming]

Oh? I'm rather an amateur botanist. Do tell.

[erythristic]

Turn heliotrope into a tea, and it acts well enough to send someone to sleep. And the datura...actually, that's a bad example, that's quite dangerous.

[even Hancock probably couldn't deal with that one.]

[tevinteriscoming]

Oh, well, that's no good. You know, it occurs to me we ought to spend more time together outside the trials.

[Tell him which plans are the good stuff, Grell. No, he's just kidding. Or is he.]

[antietam]

Hancock could have picked up some nightshade as a pain reliever and, due to his tolerance, ate more than he should have.

... What do you think would happen if the killer died? Would the blame be shifted?

[erythristic]

The victim would become the killer themselves.

[but as to Hancock potentially picking some up...]

Did the man ever show much interest in the plants before?

[antietam]

I wouldn't know. He did seem interested in drugs and alcohol, and plants are typically known for some strange effects.

[erythristic]

When your mind thinks of drugs, does it typically go towards plants?

[there are some, but her mind puts nightshade as a very far reach.]

[antietam]

No. But in a spaceship where there are no other options...

It's either that or, like I mentioned, a pain reliever. No idea if he would have known about those properties, though.