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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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That's not good enough.

[her tone's gone ice cold, almost flat.]

There is always reason, unless you're saying someone tricked you into touching that bottle.

Edited 2016-07-18 00:20 (UTC)

I don't know! [ That's all she can say. ] I've given my testimonials and I will say it until my last breath. I did not touch that bottle!

Say what you want, but these are the facts of the case.

Then take them and vote.

Remember that there is someone here who has admitted he can alter memory.

[Ah yes, he was waiting for this.]

That's correct.

[But there's still something sharp in his gaze.]

But in this case, I did not. Hence why I grow irritated at the idea of this distracting from how we're going to retrieve the truth for Light's death.

Can you prove that you did not do so?

That depends on what you're asking me to prove. She met with him on Friday morning, correct? That would mean that I would've had to intercept her and then proceed to use my powers to wipe her memory - which would've been exhausting.

Though the rest of the day I proceeded with my business, including attending to Clover's injuries once the scene was discovered.

Furthermore, what purpose would I have to poison Hancock? I've had all the biographies memorized since the first trial and I'm not an idiot who would try to poison someone resistant to it.

[...this is looking really bad. And though he doesn't want it to look bad, he does have a question.]

Does it really drain you that bad even if it's just one small memory?

[DON'T DISAPPOINT HIM FRANKENSTEIN...]

(no subject)

unasking - 2016-07-18 00:44 (UTC) - Expand

chiseler - 2016-07-18 00:46 (UTC) - Expand

I fail to see how you could set up a turret, arrange for Clover and Light to come to the medical bay, poison a bottle of wine, and alter Elizabeth's memories.

And it doesn't change the fact that Elizabeth touched the bottle.

I would never arrange for Clover and Light to come to the medical bay if I knew it was dangerous.

[TO CLEAR THAT UP MORE THAN ANYTHING]

Nor would I bother to poison someone who isn't capable of being poisoned - what kind of idiot would bother?

I know that. I believe you. I'm just saying you wouldn't have had the time to do all of this. Elizabeth was the one sitting there with every opportunity at her disposal.

He has also admitted how much the process would drain him. I'm sure Machias can testify as to his state after he helped him recover his memories if we need to verify that.

Does his testimony disprove the idea that he could have rested after he did so?

When would he have had the time to do so?

I don't - know. He claims he was in his room from 10 until 6 in the morning. She left her room at 2... Nobody saw him before 8.

[bites her lip]

erythristic - 2016-07-18 00:43 (UTC) - Expand

bloodbiter - 2016-07-18 00:44 (UTC) - Expand

I remember well enough - he was absolutely exhausted. He went to rest almost immediately after the trial came to a close.

Let's not forget I also met up with him that Friday morning to help him treat Clover's injuries, and he did not look exhausted then. If not Clover herself, then I think I would have noticed.

...And who of the two would have the greatest motive?

Nightmares are terrible creatures of the mind, even if they be but illusions. The motive was too strong for her to resist and clearly she succumbed to it. Captive, in her nightmares... what else was waiting for her in reality but a similar position she feared she would be trapped within?

Of course she'd deny her involvement. How far would you go to attain freedom?

bloodbiter - 2016-07-18 00:53 (UTC) - Expand

thanatosincarnate - 2016-07-18 01:02 (UTC) - Expand

Yet, he would have surely shown the strain if he had, correct?

I don't know. This doesn't... Something doesn't feel right. Why would she have offered to drink the wine earlier today if she herself poisoned it?

Is there any other way she could've touched the bottle without knowing? Didn't someone plant prints before? Could--could someone have knocked her out?

bloodbiter - 2016-07-18 00:45 (UTC) - Expand

todorable - 2016-07-18 00:52 (UTC) - Expand

The only other reason I can think of is guilt.

bloodbiter - 2016-07-18 00:48 (UTC) - Expand

thanatosincarnate - 2016-07-18 00:56 (UTC) - Expand

bloodbiter - 2016-07-18 00:58 (UTC) - Expand

thanatosincarnate - 2016-07-18 01:00 (UTC) - Expand

bloodbiter - 2016-07-18 01:03 (UTC) - Expand

thanatosincarnate - 2016-07-18 01:08 (UTC) - Expand

.... I don't know that Monsieur Frankenstein would have had the time to do all of that. Could there be another reason for memory altering? Machias lost his memories from being attacked, no?

She has no wounds, does she? I don't know, but... Something about this does not feel right.

If not Frankenstein.... then there may be some other explanation. Or she's lying.