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]

Kaffas.

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

[antietam]

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.

[tevinteriscoming]

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.

[socloverit]

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]

[tevinteriscoming]

[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?

[socloverit]

[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!!!!!!!]

[parodeity]

[ dave is still terrible at words but he puts a hand on her shoulder???? uh. he's not going to tell her to back down tho sorry y'all ]

[tevinteriscoming]

For now, let's try to find the truth, shall we?

[socloverit]

There's no time! There's no time!

[antietam]

... 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.

[tevinteriscoming]

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.

[antietam]

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.

[tevinteriscoming]

It complicates matters, certainly.

But it is possible to downplay exhaustion.

[antietam]

There's just... no way to prove this, is there? Beyond believing Elizabeth?

I guess... the only definitive proof we have are her fingerprints.

[qundercover]

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.

[todorable]

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.

[qundercover]

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.

[todorable]

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...

[qundercover]

Jack has his issues, but I still don't think this is his style. Not a poison guy, and not a trap-setter. More a do with your own two hands type.

[refactor]

Thank you.

[ He really has to express his gratitude, since yeah!! Not his style at all!! ]

[antietam]

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

[qundercover]

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.]

[chiseler]

[...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.]

[qundercover]

Saying maybe she sleepwalked all the way to Hancock's with a bottle of poison wine, managed to hand it to him, get through a coherent conversation and get back to her room? Think the nightmares could do that? [He's not dismissive, it just seems a complex series of motions to go through while asleep.] She'd still have to have gotten the wine from somewhere.

[chiseler]

It's entirely possible, sure. It effects people differently and if she knew the route to Hancock's room subconsciously she could have gone there. It's tricky, but possible. [However...] But good point. I'm not saying she had to have talked to Hancock either. Maybe she was sleepwalking, received the bottle from someone else, left it where Hancock could see it and then went back to her room until she woke up at 5 and went to see him. That'd line up with why her prints are on the bottle but also why the bottle was supposedly there before she was.

[At this point he'll spout any theory he has.]