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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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[He's actually not looking at her with that much suspicion. Something about this still doesn't add up.]

You understand that that's impossible, don't you? You had to have touched the bottle at some point.

[ Murmuring to Dorian: ]

What about memory manipulation?

Kaffas.

That complicates it, doesn't it? It's possible, or at least can't be ruled out.

It would probably count as minor if he... gave Elizabeth some wine to give to Hancock and wiped it from her mind.

[ ... ] She could always just be lying, but.

No, you're very clever to think of it. He gives her a bottle of wine to give to Hancock, and then alters her memory so she doesn't recall. It's entirely plausible.

It comes down to which one of them we believe is lying.

Kill them both.

[She's shaking so viciously it looks like she could fall over right from her seat at any second.]

Tie the votes—kill one here and vote for the other—I don't care, I don't care, whatever it takes, if the killer doesn't get away—as long as—as long as...

[we are rolling rapidly towards a full mental breakdown here apparently, um, Um]

[Y i k e s]

And the one who didn't hurt you or your brother? What of them? What of the people who care for them?

[YIKES INDEED]

It doesn't matter, it doesn't—doesn't matter at all, they're both—both liars, it isn't...as long as...as long as...

[YIKES!!!!!!!]

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... I don't want to let my bias ruin things again. [ Sure, Elizabeth seems nice, but so did Kazuma. ] I don't know what to think.

I understand. I don't want to condemn Frankenstein merely because we want to believe Elizabeth. Only minutes ago, I felt fairly certain it wasn't him.

Still, let's think. The argument raised in his defense is he would have been exhausted had he used his abilities that day. But can't he have altered Elizabeth's memories earlier? She could have given Hancock the wine on Thursday at some point, and mentioned she would come by the next morning.

Yes, I think that makes sense. There's no way we can determine when the bottle got to Hancock, but... first, he would have to wipe her memory of handing her the bottle and telling her to do something with it, and then wipe her memory of giving it to Hancock.

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She doesn't seem like the type to be an accomplished liar. It's not that easy a skill.

Think you're onto something with the memory manipulation.

Yeah. All that crying...that's tough to fake. And it'd explain why someone like Hancock had wine in the first place, and why anyone would want to give Elizabeth wine.

She had plenty of ways out of it. Could have said she handed him the bottle, or she touched it weeks ago when she was collecting them. If she was that talented a liar, she could have had a good story from the beginning that we would have believed.

Yeah. It's one thing to seem believable, but this is unbelievable...

But if Frank and Light were so close, why would he have done him in? ...Do you think someone else could've been involved? I mean, what with Jack and Elizabeth fighting so much...

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refactor - 2016-07-18 00:59 (UTC) - Expand

If she's this good of an actor, then I don't know if we ever stood a chance.

Think she legitimately doesn't remember. Whether it's nightmares or magic, hard to tell.

Still, seems strange to target someone specifically with poison resistance.

Could possibly be a play to make him head for the clinic in the morning - makes him feel sick enough to need treatment, and you know you wouldn't kill him. Expose him to potentially be shot down as a second victim.

[Maybe Elizabeth was being set up to be allowed to retire, by "betraying" the killer.]

[...nightmares or magic.]

Reason she doesn't remember could maybe be she was sleepwalking? [Why the fuck not, Alice mentioned it to him earlier this week first.]

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I understand this is impossible and you're free to disbelieve my claims but - I would never have done something as heinous as to steal pity from a grieving sister or kill a friend.

I believe that absolutely, in fact. Or rather, I believe that if you did this, you're incredibly skilled in deception.

Think very carefully, however. This bottle, you're certain it was never among the bottles you stored in your room, when you removed them from the parlor?

No.. I don't believe so? I can't recall which brands are different. I asked Jason for his assistance in the matter earlier - to see if the wine was from the parlour.

I doubt your prints would still have been on the bottle this many weeks later.

But it was a decent enough out, and you didn't take it. There's something.

I would be lying to you. That bottle doesn't stick out to me. There's... there's no other explanation to why my prints are there... do with that as you must...

Thank you, Elizabeth. I'll do what I can.

Do you have any recollection whatsoever of speaking to Frankenstein on Thursday?

I don't... I'm afraid all there is is what I stated in my alibi. People came and went during the mural painting... but that was it. Besides... Hancock...