WEEK 7 - Trial

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (7)

saturday TRIAL DAY ONE (24) 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

[chiseler]

It wouldn't be the first time we found something else after a second look. It could also help rule out if the vent map was used, maybe. See if we can send a couple of people to check it out just in case.

[antietam]

Wanna go see? Maybe there's a signed confession in there. [ Since you aren't getting stungunned yet. ]

[chiseler]

Might be written in blood and everything. [There's a light smirk.] Can't hurt to do another sweep. [Plus it's basically tradition for him by this point to get out of the conference room once or twice to mentally prep himself for being locked in overnight.]

[antietam]

[ Returning!! We'll say with the map. ] Alright, so there is a way to get from the medical bay to the kitchen. The kitchen also has only one way up, the one on the ceiling.

There's also a direct way to get from the kitchen to the arrival room, which is probably what happened. I think it's likely they had the map, then.

[chiseler]

That probably explains how they got the monitor from point a to point b and why they would need the twine in the first place. So we can maybe assume that our killer went from the kitchen vent into the arrival room when we weren't looking and that's why none of us saw them. But then how'd they get to the incinerator?

[antietam]

You could get to the incinerator from the kitchen. [ He'll map it with his finger. ] It looks like a loop around the ship, though, and more people would have heard something in the vents in that case.

They could have discarded the map beforehand if they memorized the direct path from the kitchen to the arrival room, but it does seem like it was done in a hurry.

[chiseler]

Well the incinerator was supposedly turned on not too long before Jessie and Shelley went down to look at it. I don't think discarding it beforehand gives them enough time to get back to kill Fumi. That's the only thing.

[antietam]

I guess if... they came out of the arrival room vent and acted like they were investigating, no one would have paid much mind if they went down to the incinerator to 'check' on it.

Still, the timeline doesn't seem to add up. Especially with the alibis.

[chiseler]

That still points us right back to Shelley in that case since she's the one who went to the incinerator. [That's still a weird, weird thing to think about.]

How likely do you think someone's alibi is a lie? Or altered.

[antietam]

Yeah... We should keep an eye on her. [ He isn't going to rule Shelley out just because she's nice. ]

It'd be pretty likely. The ones with roommates are a little harder, but honestly—if you're close enough to someone, you'd probably lie for them. [ He gives Luke a small smile because. He'd definitely lie for him without even thinking about it. ]

[chiseler]

Trust me, after last week's fiasco I am. [He likes Shelley but he can't trust most people now.

Adam's comment only gets him to lift both eyebrows because Adam's not wrong. You lie for your friends. That's how friendship works.] You think maybe we should be interrogating the roommates a little harder then?