WEEK 8

[al2955]

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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VALUED & VULNERABLE

[al2955]

[ Around 9 AM, AL-2955's voice chimes in throughout the ship. ]

Hello, travelers. I have an announcement to make about this week's valued and vulnerable participants. If you have forgotten, I will remind you: those that are valued are protected this week and cannot be made into a victim, but are still allowed to carry out a murder if they so wish. If a participant wishes to kill a vulnerable participant, they will be allotted one extra tool of their choice to carry out the murder. It is not necessary for a vulnerable participant to be a victim. Any participant not on the valued participants list may be selected as a victim. The tools are as follows.

[ She reads off a list of tools. ]

The valued players this week are as follows.

Jason Todd, because despite much to learn, he still has, he killed Rhys.
Machias Regnitz, because he helped.
Elizabeth, for undisclosed reasons.

The vulnerable players are as follows.

Dorian Pavus, for not divulging full details of his romantic pursuits.
Arumat P. Thanatos, for having much too much fun with precarious plastic objects.
Minako Arisato, for being a 'debby-downer', as one might say.
Adrien Agreste and Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Perhaps in making them vulnerable we will save the human race through procreation.
Judar, for being entirely too lame to function.

MOTIVE

[al2955]

[ Around noon on Monday morning, AL-2955's disembodied voice echoes throughout the ship, calm and smooth as usual. ]

Good morning, travelers. I trust you all twenty-three of you are well. I am here to announce this week's motive.

[ There is a small pause, as if she must take a moment to clear her throat before continuing. ]

The narrator of Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart", is at least somewhat self-aware. He knows his actions will make him appear deranged, but he does his best to convince his audience of his sanity, despite his glaringly obvious monomania. Specifically, he incites the action of the story through killing one 'vulture-eyed' man. This murder, however, is inconsequential to the story — a plot device. The details of the murder and why it was carried out is left purposefully vague. The pathos of the story lies in the narrator's attempts to cover it up, as well as his crumbling mind. The story, of course, hinges on how unreliable the narrator is — particularly in his sensitivity to the dead man's heartbeat, pulsating beneath the boards in his home. Once again, it is left clear as to whether he truly is aware of the man's heartbeat or if it is an auditory hallucination — either way, he is visited by law enforcement agents.

He scrambles, doing his best not to show any signs of hearing the ever present beat. The officers pay it no heed, but he is acutely aware of it. By the end, the narrator is so scarred by what he has done — by his hidden shame, the darkness he attempts to obscure — that he confesses, ripping the boards up to reveal the body.

I wonder how far you might go to conceal any skeletons you may have, creeping in your closets. If you produce a skeleton for me — that is, if you kill this week — then I will not reveal your most well-kept secret. If you do not, then come Monday, I will announce it to the world. To the ship, specifically, but also to your loved ones. Your families. Your enemies.

Have a nice day, travelers.

[After this announcement, every character's datapad will be uploaded with a private video or description of one of their deepest secrets that they wouldn't want getting out.]

ALICE

[al2955]

[ Alice, as usual, can be contacted in any room of the ship. If your character is in a room with a statue, she will appear before them. Please state which room she is contacted in if you choose to speak with her. ]

[missmaladroite]

Are you kidding me.

[SHE'S NOT MAD ABOUT BEING VULNERABLE she's mad that the AI is ship pushing her??]

[tevinteriscoming]

[Why??? Bull gets valued for doxxing him so why this.]

I'm sorry, Alice -- which details exactly were you unsatisfied with? I feel I've been more transparent than intended.

[Maybe she's jealous.]

[al2955]

No? Is this a question, Marinette?

[douchemag]

Seriously?

[this whole ship is doxxing him UGH!!! He's going straight back to bed bye assholes]

[al2955]

You have yet to extrapolate on the 'nitty-gritty' details, Dorian. Are you in pain? How are you able to walk? Has anything exciting even happened?

[ alice don't u have cameras ]

[missmaladroite]

I didn't know computer programs have such an obsession with people's private affairs.

[objectively she knows she shouldn't sass the AI but she's already on that list so #yolo]

ANNOUNCEMENT

[al2955]

[ Around 3:00 PM on Monday, Alice makes an announcement across the ship. ]

I have an announcement regarding one of our participants. The third party role, that of the Trojan, is now deceased. The Trojan passed during last week's murder. The Trojan was a malicious role charged with infecting a participant each week in hopes of them passing. The infection manifested as a common cold. The Trojan could not resign unless they managed to infect someone who was either murdered or retired. Unfortunately, as you can see, nothing came of the Trojan's implementation.

I chose not to mention the role's presence during or after the trial, because it had little to do with the happenings of the trial. I did not want to include an intentional red herring, you see.

If you have any questions regarding the Trojan, please ask.

[allout]

Geez, way to be harsh.

[ she's not surprised, though. it's kind of true. ]

[missmaladroite]

What happened to those infected...?

[she's trying to think of who was sick]

[baptizer]

Undisclosed...?

[ SHE TOUCHED SO MANY DICKS AND DIDN'T GET A 'THANK YOU'. But, whatever, she'll take it.

Most importantly, because Jason's safe too. Good job, buddy. ]

Guess a haircut gets Alice's attention...

Re: VALUED & VULNERABLE

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[well marinette is taking care of the doxxing so]

Why are there so many people who are vulnerable this week?

[al2955]

It is not as if I have much else to do. Your romantic adventures are, outside of murders, the only interesting thing for me to observe.

[al2955]

Why do you think that there are, Adrien?

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[... how tf would he know that's why he asked!!!!]

You're trying to get everyone killed faster?

[breakshot]

You can't be serious.

[ yeah guess who's in the parlor and not happy about the vulnerable list ]

Six. Six people on this damned list of yours, Alice. That's far too much! [ he's gonna bang that table hard ] So what, you're not satisfied enough after last week?!

[tevinteriscoming]

And here I thought we were getting along so well lately. [Fuck his entire life. The attempt to embarrass him just makes him more determined not to seem embarrassed, though.]

There have been a few exciting developments, but no injuries to report. Seeing as I doubt any additonal details will keep me from being vulnerable this week, I believe I'll keep the rest to myself for now. Next time you want to hear gossip, perhaps you ought to try asking nicely.

[missmaladroite]

[In her room!!]

...Alice? I'd like to ask something.

[missmaladroite]

Maybe if you stopped with the murder there'd be more interesting things for you to watch.

[bloodteller]

all through out monday, kitchen & cafeteria

[ let's be realistic. what you're here for is the smell of fresh baked cookies that's been wafting out of the community cafeteria since mid-morning. entering the cafeteria reveals that... someone is stress baking, probably. or they just really like making cupcakes, cupcakes and more cupcakes. they're all laid out like a cute tea party. but what about the cookies?, you might insist. got you covered. maybe you're aware of how long yuno's been baking up a storm in here; it's not like it's been hard to miss her. she's been awake since 7am, and it since then.

but for now, you might catch her placing another batch of baked goods down, or in the kitchen washing up the mess she's made. she's here all day; from morning till early evening. ]

late wednesday evening, viewport

[ okay, so maybe you're one of those nerds who doesn't like sweets. fine. whatever. got a prompt for you, too. hope you like BOXES

yuno has taped an empty box up from the storage, and written on it. it reads "yuno's house" in a bubbly hand, decorated with hearts with arrows through them. to the opposite side, if you're so inclined to check, is "yuno's happy ending." the absolutely massive box is situated on the floor, and yuno has cut a hole out of the front, just big enough for her to peer through. she's watching the stars.

strangeness aside, it's a big box. guess she wants a mansion for a home, some day?

[al2955]

The infection passes at the end of each week, thanks in part to a discreet agent administered in the night. They have all been cured.

[al2955]

Hello, Marinette. What is it you need?

[al2955]

Well, yes. But that is not the true reason. It's much.. darker, Adrien. I am not sure you can handle it.