WEEK 8 - Trial

[al2955]

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

saturday TRIAL DAY ONE (22) 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

[bloodbiter]

Ah - you shouldn't touch it.

[she is Concernicus. please don't get your eye cavity infected.]

[antagonize]

I know that. Doesn't mean the urge to touch it is gone, though.

[He's gently scratching at the edge of the gauze, like it's bothering him, before he lowers his hand. Looks at her properly while he's at it.]

Find a movie you like? This one is pretty awful.

[bloodbiter]

Is it painful? Perhaps someone could find you some sort of medicine.

[how does she help people with missing body parts. she wasn't trained for this.]

Mine was... about fish. What is awful about the one you're watching?

[antagonize]

It's better than it was last week. I'll be fine.

[He's not going to discuss missing body part trauma here. Maybe later, when they're not sharing a room with a corpse.]

Sounds more entertaining than this heaping pile of trash. Mine's about some idiot who takes in a kid to impress his ex-girlfriend.

[bloodbiter]

If you're certain.

[she won't push, even if she's still concerned.]

...I don't understand. Why would having a child endear a woman who left him? It doesn't drastically change his personality.

[antagonize]

I don't get it, either, and I was alive during the time period this came out.

[Don't imply Adelina is a fossil?? Rude.]

If you ask me, having a kid makes you more of a lady repellent than a lady magnet— or whatever people want to call it nowadays. It just gives you more baggage.

[bloodbiter]

Unless you had a child out of wedlock, I'm not certain why it would matter.

[maybe the characters in this movie are just Improper, who knows.]

I also don't think referring to a child as baggage is very fair, however.

[antagonize]

In or out of wedlock, it's the same deal. There's a kid.

[Catch up to modern times, Adelina...]

But it's not the kid that's baggage. It's everything else that comes from having a kid. The economic weight, the changes in schedule, in routines... Some people just aren't ready to take that kind responsibility.

[More parental issues with Jason Todd, coming at 11.]

[bloodbiter]

It most certainly is not the same thing.

[she can't, she's too medieval.]

I suppose, but did this man not plan for the change in lifestyle that a child would provide?

[antagonize]

Nah. It definitely is.

[Please move past the medieval era. Modern times are calling.]

He put newspaper on the bed after the kid wet himself. I don't even think he planned for waking up that morning.