Chapter 6 ~ Lunch with Hank
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Hank pulled up next to a small fast food bar.
Hank got out to get his lunch, "Whoa! Hey! Hey! Hey!" He was nearly hit by a car
Hank - Neutral
Software Instability
"Why do you protect me?" Connor asked
"What do you mean?" I asked
"In the station, the real reason..." Connor said
"You protect me with words, so I protect you physically," I responded
"Okay, well let's go," Connor said
^ Software Instability
We both got out and walked over to Hank.
"Last s**t-hop tip you gave me set me back a week's wage, Pedro..." Hank said
"Come on, this is different, It's 100% guaranteed. You can't go wrong," The man I assume is Pedro said
"Yea... right," Hank said
I scanned both of them and sent the info to Connor.
Person one - Analysing, Pedro Aabdar - Illegal gambling, Fraud
Person two - Analysing, Gary Kayes, Resisting arrest, breach of hygiene regulations
Connor nodded.
"Alright, I'm in," Hank said
"Damn Straight!" Pedro responded, "Hey! You won't regret this!"
We both stepped forward.
"What is your problem?" Hank asked
"Which one?" I asked
"Both," He responded
We both shrugged.
"Don't either of you does are your told?" Hank asked, "Look, you two don't have to follow me around like poodles,"
"I thought now might be a good time to review what we know about Deviants," Connor said
"No, now is not a good time to review anything, Now is my lunch break, so just go into standby and cut me some slack, Okay?" Hank responded
"Before you say anything, I would like to apologise for my behaviour earlier," I said
He looked at me.
"I'm sorry about what happened at the station, If you would like, I could tell you later once he is gone," I said referring to Connor
"I would like to hear this explanation," Hank said
"Here you go," Gary said handing Hank the food
Connor scanned the food and shared the data
Box - Hamburger
Drink - XL pineapple passion soda
I looked at him confused
"Ah! Thanks, Gary," Hank said, "I'm starving," Hank started to leave
"Don't leave these things here!" Gary said
"Huh, not a chance!" Hank replied, "Follows me everywhere..."
Connor started walking over to Hank and I followed.
"See," He said
We waited at the table.
"This Pedro..." Connor said, "He was proposing illegal gambling, am I right?"
"Yeah," Hank replied happily
"And you made a bet?" Connor questioned
"Yeah," Hank replied happily again
Connor took a minute to think.
"Your meal contains 1.4 times the recommended daily intake of calories and twice the cholesterol level," Connor said, "You shouldn't eat that,"
"Everybody's gotta die of something..." Hank said
Hank ^
"Is there anything you'd like to know about us?" Connor asked
"Well the thing about her..." Hank said, "Oh, and Why did they make you two look so goofy and give you that weird voice?"
"CyberLife Androids are designed to work harmoniously with humans," I said
"Both our appearances and voices were specifically designed to facilitate our integration," Connor finished
"Well they f****d up," Hank said, "Also why do you finish each other sentences?"
"Our systems are interlinked," I said, "It just comes naturally,"
"It's kinda creepy," Hank replied
"Can I ask you a personal question, Lieutenant?" Connor asked
"Not again, Connor," I said
"Why do you hate Androids so much?" He asked anyway
"I have my reasons," Hank simply replied
"Maybe we should tell you what we know about Deviants?" Connor said
"You read my mind..." Hanks said, "Proceed,"
"We believe that a mutation occurs in the software of some Androids, Which can lead to the emulating human emotion," Connor said
"In English, please," Hank said
"They don't really feel emotions, they just get overwhelmed by irrational instructions," I said, "Which can lead to unpredictable behaviour,"
"Emotions always screw everything up..." Hank said, "Maybe Androids aren't as different from us as we thought,"
"You two ever dealt with deviants before?" Hank asked
We both went silent as we remembered Daniel...
"A few months back..." Connor said, "A Deviant was threatening to jump off the roof with a little girl... We managed to save her..."
I can just see the image of him on his knees,
"You two lied to me..."
"So I guess you two have done all your homework, Right?" Hank said, "Know everything there is to know about me?"
"We know you graduated top of your class," Connor said
I could feel Connor nudging my side, I quickly looked up.
"Oh, you made name for yourself in several cases, and became the youngest lieutenant in Detroit," I said
"We also know you've received several disciplinary warnings in recent years and you spend a lot of time in bars," Connor said
"So what's your conclusion?" Hank asked
Connor thought for a moment, "We think working with an officer with personal issues is an added challenge, but adapting to human unpredictability is one of our features,"
Hank ^
We both got a message of a new mission
"We just got a report of a suspected Deviant," Connor said
"It's a few blocks away," I said, "We should go have a look,"
"We'll let you finish your meal," Connor said, "We'll be in the car if you need us," Connor said
"I'll be a minute, I would like a word with Hank," I said
He nodded before leaving.
"About earlier," I started, "I'm kinda protective about Connor
"Yeah, I noticed," He said
Here it goes...
"The thing is, I wasn't meant to be an RK800," I said, "I was originally a Traci, you know, the s*x club workers?" I paused, "I was shot by an Android named Rupert and Connor saved me, after I was saved, He shot Connor 26 times, I remember every shot. He stopped me from shutting down and protected me and I couldn't do anything, He failed in his mission and had the memories deleted, When I was rebuilt I was designed at an RK800 they said I was given a second chance and that I wasn't too... "I couldn't get the words out, "I wasn't to f**k it up,"
(Sorry Rupert!)
"And now you feel like you have to repay him?" Hank asked
I nodded
"I don't blame you," He responded to my silence
^ Software Instability
"I better head to the car, Don't wanna keep him waiting..." I said, "Enjoy the rest of your meal,"
I walked to the car and sat in the back.
"Hello Connor," I said quietly
Still cute
Don't think! Androids aren't to think!
"What did you say?" He asked
"Nothing..." I responded
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