WEEK 8

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the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (8)

monday - thursday (23) survivors Sunday's trial was only mere hours ago, but you find yourself faced with a new week on The Pygmalion. When you awaken, you will find the ship restored to its previous state, all areas interfered with during the murder looking mostly the same as they did before. Along with this, it appears there are new areas opened on the ship. It seems you have more exploring to do. The robot in the cafeteria has prepared another breakfast of various foods. (OOC: Please submit your murder proposals by 9 PM EST Tuesday.) taken list profiles private conversations setting rulebook murder proposals ENTER COMMAND_

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[breakshot]

( MONDAY MORNING; WEAPONS LOCKER )

[ Machias can be found in the weapons room. It’s hard to see his expression with his back turned, but it looks like he’s holding something in his hands and muttering audibly. ]

She didn’t.

( ALL WEEK; MEDBAY OR VIEWPORT )

[ So! With our science team down, who's going to keep an eye on the medical wing? Fortunately, Machias had the same thought and he'll be found carefully taking inventory of everything in here. Looks like someone hasn't given up on it yet. Let's hope the science team curse doesn't get him too.

"But Machias, shouldn't you be resting?" Shut up. That's not a word in his dictionary!! Truth be told, he's well aware he needs to stay off his leg. He's still limping and running around last weekend didn't do him any favors. It's also kind of hard when a robot keeps dumping you on your ass every 12 hours, but he can at least meet them halfway. When he's not working here, he'll be found resting in the viewport every now and then. ]

weapons locker

[missmaladroite]

[This new area honestly gives her a really bad feeling, so she's come to check it out in more detail. But that's about the time where she realizes she's not alone]

It looks like she did.

[She can't see whatever he's holding, yet, but she's assuming he's talking about the weapons locker.] We should confiscate these.

[breakshot]

... Yeah, we should. I don't like the idea of Alice just leaving these things out in the open.

[ Machias relaxes a bit when he recognizes it's just Marinette's voice and turns around. He's holding something very familiar: his shotgun. ]

But that's not the only thing she left out. I found it.

[missmaladroite]

I wonder what message she intends to send us with this....

[STABS MACHIAS AND STEALS HIS SHOTGUN I mean Marinette's eyes widen a little when she notices it]

So it's here--! Did Alice take it after all?

[breakshot]

If she did, then she also had the gall to lie to my face about it. I asked her right around when it went missing - she claimed not to know where it was.

[ He flashes a tense look at his own gun, then back to the rack of other guns on the wall. ... It's strange. ]

Was it really here all this time?

[missmaladroite]

[Leans forward a little to take a better look at it and compare it to the other weapons]

Maybe she wasn't lying. This doesn't look like it's been sitting here very long, compared to the others.

[breakshot]

Careful now, it's heavy.

[ He'll let her hold it if she likes, after cautioning her and checking once again to see if it's unloaded. It's indeed as Marinette says. There's no sign of dust or dirt indicating the shotgun had been sitting there since it vanished weeks ago. Compared to the guns mounted up on the wall, it looks like it was left there very recently. ]

Still, you're right. It was just sitting against that wall when I walked in. [ He'll point near the entrance, where an empty space on the wall lies nearby. Then he'll look back at the rack. ] There's a rack right there. It's not like there's no place else to put it in a place like this.

[missmaladroite]

[She turns it around in her hands a few times, then, if it's unloaded, but doesn't give it back to Machias just yet.]

If Alice isn't lying about it... maybe one of our alien friends was the one who took it and placed it here?

I have to wonder what all of these are supposed to be. [and why there's a keyblade and catsuit]

weapons locker

[antietam]

[ Adam wants to check out the weapons locker for the first and only time, but he almost thinks to leave when he sees someone else there.

It's just Machias, though, and... something seems wrong. ] Did something happen?

[breakshot]

I found it.

[ Machias responds, back still turned. His voice, though quiet, still sounds fairly incensed. ]

I can't believe it. And she had the nerve to lie to me about it too.

[antietam]

You found... [ It takes him a moment since it's been a while. Over a month. But the missing shotgun has also been weighing on his mind just in case it's ever used. ]

Oh. What, it was in here? [ ??? ] How do you think... Why now?

[breakshot]

Yeah.

[ He'll turn to face Adam, shotgun in hand. It's hard to point when he's got both hands full, so he'll motion towards an empty spot near the entrance. ]

I found it propped up against that wall when I walked in. [ just to be sure he's going to check. and. yep, it's unloaded. ] I don't know how long it's been sitting here, but... someone put it there. It didn't get there by itself.

[antietam]

[ Thank God it's unloaded or Adam would have casually backed up. ] Yeah. The AI doesn't have hands.

Think it was an alien? They don't really need guns, so...

[breakshot]

You think an alien wouldn't need a turret or poison either, but...

[ Machias mutters, his tone sounding fairly... cold, for a moment. Then he lowers the gun, using his free hand to pat to the shoulder pouch containing his shells. ]

Even if they did steal the gun, there's one problem. I have the shells right here. [ He shakes his head, picking the gun back up. It's still pointing downwards, just because. ] I guess that wouldn't stop them from using it as a blunt weapon, but point is: they would have had to target me or find a way to steal them if they wanted to shoot someone with it.

[antietam]

[ He does make a good point. ] Alright, so they didn't plan this out too well. [ Would be his hope. ]

Or they're... messing with you. [ It's not impossible, but it doesn't seem right. ] Maybe trying to tell you something?

[breakshot]

... What, that I'm careless with my own gun?

[ Letting loose a loud sigh. He knows Adam has a point, but it's not something he necessarily wants to admit. Or recall. ]

Then again. [ There's a frown as he glances at his gun, letting the conversation pause for a brief moment. ] ... I can't believe it's been little more than a month now.

[antietam]

[ Adam laughs and shakes his head. ] It has been a while. Whoever put it there could, possibly, be dead. Maybe that's why you found it.

[ Somehow he doesn't believe that entirely. ] I mean, it could be a sign. A hint that there's someone who knows about these rooms before the whole ship does.

thursday, medbay

[todorable]

[It's pretty early in the day when Todomatsu hits the medbay, looking nervous and obviously searching for something. He startles when he notices Machias in the room, as if he hadn't expected him to be there (to be fair, he generally stays away from the medbay due to general health / danger avoidance; how was he to know there was a non-ghost member of science team?]

Oh, uh, hey. ...Not worried about this place on a Thursday? It's like the number one least-lucky spot on the ship, isn't it?