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ROLE — SECURITY PATROL 🔦
SECURITY PATROL
welcome, crewmate shu.
Early in the day on TUESDAY, Shu will hear the familiar ping of the I.R.I.S. at his wrist; the moment that he lifts up his hand to check what the noise is for, a window immediately pops up. The projection fills in a spread of blue, and a message sent only to his designation loads in the window.
I have something of a job for you. Pick a location to set up an off-network camera, to catch anything in the area; if the system is going to pull a stunt on us again, we can certainly work smarter, not harder.
If it does, meet me in the morning after the lockdown ends. I've updated some of your credentials so you should be able to get up before anyone else. We can go get the camera, maybe squeeze in a second location before we have to lock down everything and everyone's awake.
If it does, meet me in the morning after the lockdown ends. I've updated some of your credentials so you should be able to get up before anyone else. We can go get the camera, maybe squeeze in a second location before we have to lock down everything and everyone's awake.
ADRASTEA
Come FRIDAY, early in the morning, a message notification sounds again. It's loud enough that it rouses him from a very groggy sleep before anyone else. No one else even twitches at the sound or the blue light, and there's nobody in the halls the moment Shu steps outside, so might as well head to the location that pops up - right?
It indicates where Shu needs to go to meet Adrastea. The walk there is eerie, and lit only by the emergency lights of the ship - a sickly, golden orange in a strip that barely brightens the dark corners. The senior officer can be found easily there, spinning something almost absently around one finger, the other hand cupping their elbow. Once Shu is close enough, they stop spinning the item in their possession and instead toss it at him for him to catch.
It's a flashlight, one with a strap on the end. Huh. Pretty useful, considering the darkness that surrounds them.
Adrastea taps a flashlight of their own against their shoulder, something serious but enigmatic in their filtered voice as their helmet remains blank, only a faint, cool blue glow just barely visible from within. "Let's go."
It indicates where Shu needs to go to meet Adrastea. The walk there is eerie, and lit only by the emergency lights of the ship - a sickly, golden orange in a strip that barely brightens the dark corners. The senior officer can be found easily there, spinning something almost absently around one finger, the other hand cupping their elbow. Once Shu is close enough, they stop spinning the item in their possession and instead toss it at him for him to catch.
It's a flashlight, one with a strap on the end. Huh. Pretty useful, considering the darkness that surrounds them.
Adrastea taps a flashlight of their own against their shoulder, something serious but enigmatic in their filtered voice as their helmet remains blank, only a faint, cool blue glow just barely visible from within. "Let's go."
RULES
As the role responsible for security patrols, along with the information that is acquired on patrol, Shu is expected to follow a few rules:
1. For now, keep your new designation a secret. Should this designation be shared with anyone without prior authorization, consequences and termination of position are possible. This can be revisited at a later date.
↳ As of w2, you can share your role with ONE non-role person.
2. You may use your knowledge during trial to guide, suggest, or prioritize investigations. If you otherwise distribute any information acquired, it must be done anonymously or without referencing the true source. This can be revisited at a later date.
3. Each week, Security Patrol can do the following:
📹 A. one location can be chosen on Tuesday; this location is where the role can place a video camera, completely separate from the Eudora's system, which is tamperproof and will remain hidden until retrieved.
↳ As of w3, you can place TWO cameras in separate locations.
🔎 B. a second location can be chosen Friday, with two chances to pick again if your choice doesn't get a hit; this is the location which can be investigated before the curfew lockdown is lifted and crime scenes are marked restricted areas prior to being locked down.
Currently, junior crew capsules require a valid explanation as to why you want to check or monitor them, and senior crew capsules are off limits. Anywhere else that has been unlocked on the Eudora is fair game.
4. While patrolling on Friday before lockdown lifts, 1 piece of evidence can be retrieved from the location that you visit. Choose wisely.
↳ As of w3, there is a chance to increase this to TWO pieces of evidence depending on the investigation.
☠️ If Security Patrol finds a dead body, this does not count towards the pieces of evidence that can be retrieved, regardless of whether it's physically located or found in their video log. Adrastea will ensure that the body is brought to trial first thing to give the crew a head start.
5. Once you have completed your patrol, you can choose whether to share the recording (if there is one) anonymously on the public network. If you share it privately, the source of it cannot be revealed at this time.
1. For now, keep your new designation a secret. Should this designation be shared with anyone without prior authorization, consequences and termination of position are possible. This can be revisited at a later date.
↳ As of w2, you can share your role with ONE non-role person.
2. You may use your knowledge during trial to guide, suggest, or prioritize investigations. If you otherwise distribute any information acquired, it must be done anonymously or without referencing the true source. This can be revisited at a later date.
3. Each week, Security Patrol can do the following:
↳ As of w3, you can place TWO cameras in separate locations.
🔎 B. a second location can be chosen Friday, with two chances to pick again if your choice doesn't get a hit; this is the location which can be investigated before the curfew lockdown is lifted and crime scenes are marked restricted areas prior to being locked down.
4. While patrolling on Friday before lockdown lifts, 1 piece of evidence can be retrieved from the location that you visit. Choose wisely.
↳ As of w3, there is a chance to increase this to TWO pieces of evidence depending on the investigation.
5. Once you have completed your patrol, you can choose whether to share the recording (if there is one) anonymously on the public network. If you share it privately, the source of it cannot be revealed at this time.
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So, if you were junior crew expecting to kill, be killed or know someone who did either of the former, where would you pitch your tent for the night?
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I don't know if I'd pitch my tent there, considering it might be asking for trouble if it wasn't just me released like the hounds, but I'm sure someone would consider the combat room. Even if there's mostly non-lethal weapons, for practice... there's still enough in there that could bludgeon someone's head in.
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For weapons, yeah. I just need to figure out whether I think narrowing down the suspect list like last week is more helpful, or whether seeing something happening in the moment is better. The footage we got from the camera was helpful but not for specifics like height or who it could be.
[ hmmm. ] If I was thinking of focusing on that, I’d maybe look at the multiplex as it’d be a comfortable location to rest in. Either way, I’d know who I didn’t need to focus on if a potential future killer didn’t appear on screen.
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I'm not sure many would consider the tea shop. It's a smaller space, not particularly comfortable, and with the food court last week... [ similar enough they might avoid it. ]
But, ah, speaking of brainstorming. I know you'll be discreet, but if there's someone you might trust to tell about this outside of me... another passenger, like you, then you can try looping them in.
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I think out of all the places, the multiplex would be the most logical. But I’d put money on someone falling asleep in the cafe, if I had money to bet.
[ oh.
he looks thoughtful. ]
… I probably won’t. [ the hilarity of getting mod permission to share and shu truly being like oh. no. ] There are people here I think might give good answers or suggestions, but I can’t say I’d one hundred per cent trust anyone here when there’s a chance any of us could end up killing someone.
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[ she nods to at least one person in the tea shop, before picking up her old fashioned and taking a drink thoughtfully.
... his answer doesn't seem to surprise her. she mostly just looks amused. ]
Smart move. Just you and me, then - and if one of us loses control and goes after the other, we'll already be prepared. [ unhappy, but prepared. ]
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[ he nods. they are so morbid and for what. ]
If I get targeted, I’ll make sure I go to wherever I put a camera. You’ll still have access to it, so take this as my recommendation to hand over any notes from the camera to — [ he thinks about it. ] Arthur, Yuri, Shoma or… I guess Throné. Can you do that anonymously?
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[ twitches ears at him. their jobs make them morbid. ]
I can do that. I would just use your datapad to send it to them, since it's equipped for anonymous messages. [ quiet, a beat. it's not emotionshare, but the effect this week still betrays emotions - the calm pond surface that ripples across her tails turns into stormy, choppy water for a moment to think about it. then, it clears up. anyways!!! ] I'll consider a successor, if it comes to that. Temenos or Owner, maybe, if I had to. They could handle it, and those people you've listed would be good supports for them. Based off observation.
They also haven't acted out of their norm. No one has, at least in a way that I've noticed on the security feeds for public rooms. But it's a lot of footage to sift through.
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Oh, that's why you brought this up last week then. You were actually able to get the hardware you needed. [ ... ] What's Hyros like then? Less freezing?
[ he nods. but after a moment he gives her a thoughtful look: ]
I'm not planning on dying. But if it happens, it happens, so I can't make any promises. Better if there's a plan in place either way. [ ... ] It's pretty situational week to week, so I'm not sure making notes will help anyone else you involve. I can't say I know Temenos or Owner well, but they do give off the attitude that they'd get things done. I do know if you get Temenos involved, Throné will be involved too -- but there's risks there too, in general.
[ not specifically to the two of them. ]
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The chances of getting a camera that can be adapted to go off-grid from the Eudora are higher.
[ also. hey. hey, shut up. ]
... if you die, then it happens, and I pick someone else. Temenos, who comes with Throné in the next breath. Owner, a bit of a wildcard. Someone else. If I die, then it happens, and you'll go to Europa to complete what was started. Whether a victim, or a culprit, and by whose hand we die. The attempts to figure out what's happening have to go on.
[ she looks rueful, in a way. something deeper than just the eudora. someday, adrastea might not live with survivor's guilt. ]
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I'll assume it's just one for the forseeable future then. [ it's easier that way, than planning for a hypothetical that might not be possible. ] Talk about from one extreme to another though. The tundra to the desert.
[ haha no. ]
Mhmm. I think we're pretty locked down with a contingency either way. Speaking of, I did finally meet Europa yesterday. Interesting guy.
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[ hypotheticals are all well and good. she likes planning for contingencies. but she's not risking their operation by getting too greedy.
she also just. is going to sidestep into this conversation, instead. it's funnier. ]
Ah, you answered his ill-advised advertisement to fight? He wound up with quite a few responses to that, more than I think he anticipated - not exactly the kind of person that knows how to socialize with others.
We're from the same world, he and I.
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[ yelan just dodging death talk like oh. no. not today. ]
I guess we were all pent up and wanted to let out the energy. He's a good fighter. [ lmao. well. he noticed... ] Is that why you were interested in know who's from the same worlds?
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[ no! not today! do not perceive emotions that are being had about this. ]
He's been through a lot of wars, back home. He'd have to be to survive. [ but she does nod. ] It is. It's been interesting to compare with what we know. What we've... remembered.
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[ he tilts his head. ]
Did you not remember everything when you first got here, or is this — [ how to phrase it ] Something to do with when you’re both from rather than where?
[ … ] He seems kinda young for that, but— his profile does say he’s one of the oldest.
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[ she blinks back at him. ]
He's a few thousand years old. [ drops europa's lore like nbd. it's not that much, anyways. ] But, no, we're from around relatively the same time, so to speak. We're just comparing what memories we have as we leave the haze that we've found ourselves walking through, now, making sure that everything is actually what we remembered it being.
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[ said so deadpan oh my god. ] At least it sounds like you've got ways around it.
... Huh. Would not have figured that. Is that why you knew so much about the people from the same place around here? [ she's in a similar situation. ]