SECOND TRIAL

[bathymetric]

[ Once enough time has passed to gather the appropriate information, Davy Jones once again moves to collect any stragglers who don't make it back to the theatre. ]

Step lively, same procedure as the last time!

[ Before long he plays that same complicated song on the organ and, crowded into the elevator, you all descend once more into the depths of the ship. But you might notice as you head down... there's more room in the elevator than there was before, with three of you gone now. Not much, but still. It's noticeable.

The sound of another shanty echoes from the Dutchman below as the elevator reaches its destination, that same foreboding glass room at the very base of the vessel. The sea is dark about you.

The circle of podiums is largely unchanged, though Shard and Adeline's have joined Carmen's in looking nigh hundreds of years older than all the others, rusting and covered in bivalves and seaweed. ]

Ye all seem to have caught on quick to what to do. I be here if any inquiries burn too fiercely.

[ The Captain is late again, it seems, but things are set to start anyway.

Welcome to your second trial. ]

Comments

[deathmagnetic]

...It's entirely possible they could be made from blocking something.

[scythegun]

I imagine she would have known how to use her tail to defend herself, so that does seem plausible. But given the shape data described I'm sure sure what it was she was blocking.

[deathmagnetic]

It's debatable, but one possible option may be someone's fists. Depending on the power put behind them and how well the material could withstand a blow, making a light dent with them isn't impossible. The description Data gave could fit marks left behind in a series of blows made in a quick succession.

[scouserer]

Really? Punching that sort of dense metal like that? Who on Earth could--

[A pause.]

Actually, no. Data's pretty strong, isn't he?

[NOT SAYING THAT HE DID IT BUT...LIKE....]

[deathmagnetic]

He is, but if he had been the one responsible for her death, I imagine that he wouldn't have needed to use her hair to strangle her to death.

[scouserer]

[Constantine nods.]

I don't see Data doing this.

[He's a nice guy!!! He has self control!]

[ahelpingpaw]

Last week Shard's hands had signs something had happened. If Data punched that hard he'd have something on his fists, right?

[Unless Data does have self-repair, in which case, sucks to be you, Shard, blame the Captain for singling you out on that regard, haha]

[scouserer]

He would. And I don't think he would act against someone, except in self-defense. And I don't think Adeline would try and attack him.

[sivard]

Even if someone is super strong, wouldn't that at least break skin?

[Healing abilities don't work right now, after all.]

[scouserer]

Probably. Or there would be some sort of other external evidence of a fight--bruising, so on and so forth. Last I checked, beyond that time when we skipped Saturday, there's no sort of healing factor.

[Like, after Plumeria punched him on Friday, he expected to be bruised, but...time loop.]

[dokkalfheimr]

...I doubt Data would have done this. He only harms others in self-defense, or to protect someone else. And besides, I'm aware of what his memory that was taken contained. I doubt he would have killed to recover it, given how unpleasant it was.

[ltcommandroid]

[no fuckin comment on that now that he's gotten it back, hoo boy]

[scouserer]

[Constantine nods.]

I agree. But I wanted to bring it up, since we've got a lot of evidence to review.

[ltcommandroid]

I am.

[And Risotto has a point, too, but he's not gonna say that - ]

I am willing to submit to a hand inspection, if that will help.

[scouserer]

I don't think it's necessary, but if you want to assuage any fears....

[He makes a gesture. He's not gonna stop Data if he wants to prove it!]

[ltcommandroid]

I appreciate the support - [from all of y'all, actually, that was real nice?] - but it does seem expedient to eliminate as many possibilities as we can.

[So he'll turn to - well he's still between Alice and Decus so eh, but anyone nearby who wants to check out his hands? There appears to be no damage to them!]

[conceivesfrenzy]

[ WHAT DOES THAT MEAN!

Anyway she looks at them? And nods. ]

Yeah, I don't see anything wrong with them. And I know he probably wouldn't be able to fix anything if there was.

[scythegun]

Oh, I hadn't even considered that... It would take someone quite strong to do that, ja?

[and like, not have their hand broken.]

[deathmagnetic]

It would. As well as having a certain level of skill involved.

[ There's no doubt about that. ]

[scythegun]

I imagine most of us wouldn't be capable of that. I don't even want to imagine what it'd do to my hands...

[he is not yuri lowell, he does not fight with his fists AND weapons!!]