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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[erythristic]

Or, when Hancock turned away to get her water, Elizabeth poisoned his glass of wine.

[she says this calmly, counting down the seconds until half the ship hates her.]

[bloodteller]

You don't have any proof of that.

[ fightin' words, grell ]

[erythristic]

[come on, Yuno. she knows already that her line of thinking is going to piss people off.]

We don't have proof to the contrary.

[bloodteller]

Elizabeth didn't do it! She would never hurt Mr. Hancock. They were so close, she... [ god, grell, don't do this ]

[erythristic]

It wasn't with the intent to hurt him in the first place. I could be wrong, of course, but this is what I've come to suppose.

[bloodteller]

Then how would she have gotten the poison?

[antietam]

[ Just going to quietly chat with her. Unpopular theories unite. ]

I think the question becomes motivation then. And the only motivation I can think of is... retirement. If Hancock really wanted Elizabeth to get out fine, then it would be hard for us to suspect her if she killed him, right?

[erythristic]

I'm not saying Elizabeth meant to kill him. I'm saying that she wanted to protect him.

[she folds her hands in front of her, keeping her face neutral.]

[todorable]

Protect him by poisoning him? You're going to need to elaborate some on that one.

[erythristic]

If the poison could render him ill and unconscious for long enough, he would have no chance to go to the medbay or wander around until another person died to the turret. The death quota is met, Hancock remains alive another week.

[todorable]

...Then why target Hancock in the first place? He wasn't vulnerable, why even pretend-kill him?

[brooches]

[ She flinches, she had been expecting it. Since conversing with Luke and others about her place in the hallway and drinking with Hancock. ]

That's... that's a valid theory. I can't dispute it, can I?

[ She's scared. She's terrified the killer is going to get away with this and their deaths will be in vain. ]

He entered his bathroom with a glass, filled it up and returned. That's my official testimonial on the matter. If I wanted to keep a poisoning secretive, why would I put the location on my alibi...?

[erythristic]

Because your relationship with him would put you past suspicion.

[she's sorry Liz....a little bit. but she has to look at this from all angles.]

If you were with him, no one would think it was out of the ordinary at all.

[brooches]

That doesn't make sense! [ Call it being isolated and super naive, but it doesn't click with her. ] It would have everything to do with it. The previous trials have gone on logic and reasoning. I voted for Lavi just as everyone else did regardless of their relationship to the victim.

[erythristic]

Are you saying that I'm not going on logic and reasoning? By your own testimony, the bottle of wine Hancock opened was corked. How would belladonna end up in his wine before the encounter you two had?

[chiseler]

[...]

Good point. I mean think back to the first case. We had to fight it out of Alita that she was with the victim the night that she was killed. Putting it in your alibi makes you more susceptible to suspicion, but it could also work in your favor. I think it also depends how long it'd take to poison the wine itself. Based on what happened with Jack and Rhys looks like the whole bottle itself was poisoned right? I don't know how you could do that all in the span of the maybe three minutes he was in the bathroom getting you water.

[...unless she poisoned the wine beforehand and gave it to Hancock but that also doesn't make a ton of sense. This trial makes no sense.]

[brooches]

I just didn't want to be alone. [ Is all she says, mainly because this isn't making sense. ] I came to Hancock wanting company and he offered the wine. I have no clue where he would have got the wine and it would be stupid of me to doubt your abilities in this whole process when we've proven successful this entire time.

[ She pinches at her nose, trying to think. ]

If it means he was poisoned then - ... I almost drank it too. [ There's a quick falter. Did Hancock almost poison her and back out...? ]

[chiseler]

I know. [It's said calmly because literally nobody can discount that. Even if he thinks it's weird she was there so early in the morning but okay.]

The wine itself was a brand new bottle wasn't it? Did he open it before or after you declined it? [This is Very Important suddenly.]

[bloodbiter]

Why would she include being in his room in her alibi if she tried to kill him there? That's a horrible plan.

[erythristic]

Because in my theory, she didn't want to kill him at all.

[this could be wrong. this could be wrong and the ship will know her cold black heart for what it is. but she'll say it because no one else is.]

[bloodbiter]

Then what is your theory?

[erythristic]

That Elizabeth poisoned Hancock so as to incapacitate him and prevent him from going to the medbay at all costs until someone else would have died and thus been our corpse for the week.

[thanatosincarnate]

...

I consider the idea of Elizabeth being more indirectly involved by her being present when the offer for some wine was given than anything.

{ Well, it's not like anyone can blame Grell for thinking of it -- or they could but Arumat could also just sock them in the face too. }

[erythristic]

[they will blame her. she knows, and accepts this blame. she accepts the inevitable scorn she'll face.]

Indirect? Why not simply direct?

[thanatosincarnate]

{ Arumat folds his arms; he can't say he knows Elizabeth as well as some individuals and he's not that close enough to her either to have any sort of bias towards her. So. }

I'll consider it. In the meantime let's hope some more discussion will lead us to the culprit.