WEEK 7 - Trial Day Two

[al2955]

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

sunday TRIAL DAY TWO (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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INTERROGATION

[thanatosincarnate]

{ So guess what, Arumat looked into the tablet history via the suggestion Luke made, so maybe it's more thanks to him than anything, but. He found something unsettling. A certain someone might be hanging around in the background (aka Machias just because). }

Shelley Winters, do you want to explain why your tablet that had been checked out recently had the image of Fumi Kanno lying in her prone state?

[breakshot]

[ WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS WHY DO YOU KEEP DRAGGING HIM

okay i guess machias is playing good cop until he's suddenly the bad cop. ]

... Shelley. Could you please explain? I don't want to believe this, but right now this doesn't look good for you.

[tacklefordwhimsy]

There's nothing to explain about how this happened, Machias.

[She confesses]

Re: INTERROGATION

[tacklefordwhimsy]

...

[It takes Shelley a moment to respond. She takes her hands off her face and sighs, looking at the table. She's trying her hardest not to cry]

...because I did it...

[monsieurchatastrophe]

Shelley? Why?

[DISAPPOINTED SAD KITTEN EYES]

[tacklefordwhimsy]

...

[She shakes her head, still staring at the table]

...I have to save by sister. Establishing a connection with her is the first step, and from there...I'd save her.

...so I...I...

[She can't even bring herself to say she killed Fumi]

[antietam]

Shelley... [ He just looks disappointed. He really thought she'd be a hero. ]

[tacklefordwhimsy]

Forget anything we talked about, please...especially about being a good person.

A good person doesn't kill someone else.

[Ever since Frankestein fixed her memories, she knew the moment Alice offered a way to get to Erin Shelley would try to murder someone]

[bloodbiter]

[yikes.]

...Why?

[tacklefordwhimsy]

...Erin, my sister...

[Four people in the device, the last one being of the only person Shelley needed to talk with]

...I need to save her. If the device could get to where she is, then it means...there really is a way I can get her out of Hell...

[Hell does explain the bone throne!]

[tevinteriscoming]

You remember it, then?

[So she's not one of them?]

[tacklefordwhimsy]

...I do.

[thanatosincarnate]

... You said you wouldn't let what happened drag you down. What the hell happened to that?

{ His eyes narrow and he grits his teeth. Why the hell do most of the people he keeps befriending wind up killers? }

One conversation was really worth the kill?!

[tacklefordwhimsy]

It wasn't going to be just a simple conversation...

[Sigh]

It was my chance to save my sister. She needs me, she's waiting for me to...to get her out of Hell...and after years I would finally...be able to save her...

[breakshot]

[ and he feels his heart sinking at that. why shelley! ]

Shelley... There has to be an explanation for this, right? Why would you have targeted Ms. Kanno...?!

[tacklefordwhimsy]

She was the only choice, wasn't she...?

[She looks away]

Using a tool and...and...not following up with the part of the deal...that wasn't...an option.

...I should have resisted...

[todorable]

...Really?

[why would you go through so much trouble and then admit it]

[tacklefordwhimsy]

...really.

[Because it's over, Totty]

[missmaladroite]

What?

[no, no, no, no way this can't be true]

Is this some kind of joke?!

[tacklefordwhimsy]

...one doesn't joke when someone is dead.

[Oh god, Marinette...she really can't look at you right now]

[toprotecttheworld]

Shelley!

[Oh, no, oh no oh no oh no.]

You left your tablet in the garbage disposal room, didn't you?! Anyone could have used it!

[tacklefordwhimsy]

...no.

[Oh god, Jessie...the mere sound of your horror is enough to make Shelley feel extremely guilty. She practically shrinks in her seat]

I-It really was me...just...

[...just don't talk to me]

[muties]

What the hell, Shell?

[ she's not mad she's just disappointed. ]

[chiseler]

....[By the gods. The confession comes and he runs out of the room.

...but it's not because he's upset. It's because he wants to check on something that they found in her room. A piece of evidence that, funny enough, neither Luke or Adelina would think to check what with Adelina's timeperiod and Luke not owning a phone back in his own world either. He returns with the cell and he's holding it up, already trying to figure it out.]

Shelley. [His voice is steady, but it's clear he's pretty aggravated.] Am I going to find anything else on here to explain what happened? [Let's try to figure out how to navigate pictures and audio files...]

[baptizer]

Shelley.

[ There would be pity a few weeks ago, but she's firm. ]

These motives... they're lies. I can't blame you - I can't... I know what you spoke of, your focus... Would your sister have wished for this?