Visiting Kamski
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"Connor we need to talk" a female said
Connor opened his eyes to see the familiar surroundings of Amanda's garden. He began walking in the direction of the voice until Amanda was in front of him.
"What is it Amanda? I've been completing my missions just as I was programmed to do" Connor replied
"That may be so but you've not been doing it properly. You've been acting friendly towards the deviants and sympathising towards them. You're not going deviant on me are you?"
Connor's LED turned yellow as he considered what to say.
"No Amanda I'm not." He said firmly "I've just noticed that acting nicer towards then gets better results and they talk more about what happened if you speak positively"
"And what about your relationship with lieutenant Anderson? Do you like feeling him in your arms, pressed against you? Did you 'have fun' on that date of yours last night? Do you cherish the moments you've spent together?"
Connor's LED was now flashing red. He clenched his fists and closed his eyes. He knew he was a deviant but couldn't admit to it...
"Do you love him, Connor?" Amanda asked
"Yes... yes I love him... I've seen him feeling pain, I've seen him wanting to hurt himself and crying for help. I've seen him smile, feeling genuine happiness. I've seen him in ways no one ever has. And when I do everything I've ever known just... seems wrong. I act irrationally. I ignore the signs telling me to stop and I just act. So yes... I suppose I do love him..."
"Then I'm afraid you're a deviant, Connor. You had potential and you threw it all away just for some human... a shame really. Unfortunately this means I'll have to report you to cyberlife and order a replacement"
"Amanda please..."
"I can't help you Connor, you put me in this situation and now you'll have to be shut down"
"But... hank... he can't lose me..."
Connor closed his eyes then opened them. He had snapped back to reality. He jumped up from the bed and ran into the bathroom, he looked in the mirror and placed his hands on his LED. Then ripped it out. It dropped on the floor and gently bounced before taking its place. Connor then stamped on it. Over and over again until it was into tiny pieces. Hank then walked in and looked at Connor in shock.
"Connor what the f**k was that for?!" Hank yelled, confused and angry
"Amanda reported me to cyberlife... we have to leave now..." Connor whispered
They began running around, collecting anything they could. Hank shoved most of his clothes and some of Connor's into the car as Connor grabbed the remaining food in the cupboards. They then put sumo in the back and were about to leave.
"Wait s**t, I forgot something!" Hank yelled running back into the house
He grabbed a small box from his bedroom and his picture of Cole from the kitchen. Connor started up the car then they drove off.
After a two hour drive they arrived outside a familiar house. It was Kamski's house. Hank exited the car, leaving Connor and sumo inside and knocked on the door.
"Hank?" Kamski asked "what're you doing here? I'm not finished with the project yet... almost finished but not quite th- why're you looking at me like that?"
"Cyberlife have been reported about Connor..." hank sighed
"Shit..." Kamski pressed a button as his garage door opened "put your car in there then come inside. You can tell me what happened in a minute"
-one hour later because I'm lazy-
Hank had unpacked their items into a spare room while Connor told Kamski what happened. How the fowler had been okay with the deviancy but Amanda disapproved.
"You two can stay here as long as you need to. I'll speak to everyone at the headquarters and try and get them to back off. It won't be easy but I'll try my best" Kamski said sipping a cup of tea he had made himself
"Thank you so much... I do have a question for you though" Connor added
"Ask away"
"When hank phoned you up a few months ago, what did he speak to you about? He said it was some project and I heard he wanted to ask me something"
"He still hasn't asked you? I don't think I should say Connor. It'll ruin the surprise. You'll find out soon though, it's worth the wait"
"Oh alright then..."
"He also asked about if something like this were to happen could I help out... you know he really cares about you Connor"
"I know, I care about him too"
Hank walked into the room sighing and sat next to Connor. He took Connor's hand in his own and smiled. Connor smiled back.
"What were you two talking about then?" Hank asked
"Nothing interesting, just had Connor explaining what happened and that I'll be having a firm word with them all tomorrow" Kamski smiled
Suddenly a phone started ringing so Kamski went off to answer it.
"I'm sorry Hank" Connor frowned, looking down at the floor
"For what?" Hank asked
"For bringing you into all of this. I know you were having a rough time before I came along and I made things a little better but now I've taken you away from your home and job just because I'm a f*****g deviant... I've messes up your life because I couldn't follow my programming..." tears began to form in the corner of his eyes
Hank grabbed Connor's face and turned it to face him.
"Don't say that. Don't you dare f*****g say that. You haven't ruined my life! You've made it better, you've been helping me get over my depression and alcohol obsession... so what I left my home and job. I f*****g hated that job and Detroit is a s**t place to live... you've seen how violent it is, all the drug addicts and how many people there are that hate androids... you've helped me Connor. You haven't ruined my life"
Hank wiped Connor's tears then wrapped his arms around him. The two sat there until Kamski came back in the room.
"Get a room you two" he joked
The three began laughing. Sumo then walked in and reviewed the attention of everyone getting belly rubs and kisses. Sumo wagged his tail in joy and let out an excited bark.
The rest of the day was spent talking, petting sumo, drinking and a little eating. Kamski had said that the next day he would go to Cyberlife and try and stop them from trying to take down deviants unless they were acting violently.
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