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

[tevinteriscoming]

Hancock, I mean. She had no way to expect Hancock to go to the medical bay if he wasn't poisoned.

[erythristic]

Would he have known he was poisoned, though? Would it have registered for him that it was poison? Or the effects of alcohol?

[tevinteriscoming]

I think you misunderstand me.

Your theory relies on Elizabeth, concerned about Hancock's well being, to poison him to prevent him from going to the medical bay. But there is no reason why she would have expected Hancock to have gone to the medical bay that morning in the first place. He isn't one of the typical visitors. Rather, one would think poisoning him would make it more, not less, likely that he would go to the medical bay.

If her goal was to knock him out, why would she do it with nightshade. The man has admitted to his lack of sobriety many a Friday morning, I shouldn't think it would be difficult to use more conventional methods. Pour him another few glasses of wine!

[erythristic]

Elizabeth has proven herself to be the most concerned with our sobriety - why would she suddenly change that and seem interested in letting Hancock drink to excess? If anything, Elizabeth's presence would have encouraged him to drink less.

Nightshade is dubious, yes, but when options are limited - the medical bay has quite the set of sharp eyes on its supplies, while the garden is admittedly something that people don't pay as close attention to - not to mention the general state of sleep deprivation the ship is operating on, it begins to be a possibility. Whether it's a sensible plan or not doesn't come into play.

[her hands fold under her chin. Dorian's raised some solid flaws in the theory - she has to think harder about this.]

[tevinteriscoming]

[Laughs a little.]

Alcohol is out, but nightshade is fine. No, I see your point. I think it does Elizabeth no favors to pretend she can't have possibly done this.

[erythristic]

All she needs to do is help us prove that she didn't do this, and I'll apologize to her in front of you all. But as it stands, who else had the opportunity?

[tevinteriscoming]

Utterly anyone capable of leaving a corked bottle of wine in the parlor on a Thursday, I believe. The issue is assuming Hancock was an intentional target, rather than the one who happened to take the bottle. In fact, he was possibly the worst target for poisoning.

[erythristic]

But why leave it up to chance like that? That bottle could have been ignored for weeks.

[tevinteriscoming]

I find that isn't how the alcohol in the parlor goes. But perhaps that's just me.

[erythristic]

It's still leaving so much up to sheer luck that someone would take it and choose to drink it that night.