Markus's speech had been so powerful. It was a speech that spoke of peace and coexistence between humans and androids. Every android in Jericho had been crowded around the small television they had fixed up, to watch Markus make history. Everyone was buzzing with excitement, life had found its way back into Jericho. Lynn felt high on the enthusiasm everyone was showing for the cause. Many wanted to be a part of their fight, offering aid and ideas. She spotted Markus enter the room and ran to him, throwing her arms around his neck in a hug. "Markus! You did it!" She squealed. This was going to change everything. They had just announced to the world who they were, and she had helped them do it. She pulled away from Markus to see Josh and North behind him. "You were all great" Her smile spread from ear to ear as she praised their job well done. Confusion tinted her smile as she searched the group, someone was missing. "Where's Simon? I want to congratulate him too".

No one spoke. Not one pair of eyes could raise to meet hers. Slowly the bright smile she held slipped from her lips. "Where is Simon?" Anxiety overtook her, and she began to panic. It was North who was the first in the group to speak. "He was a hero." Lynn turned her confused gaze on the others in the group, receiving no response again. Was a hero? What did North mean? "We had no choice" she spoke in a matter of fact tone, that held no apology for something terrible done. Lynn's anger was immediate, and she lashed out at North. Striking North hard and fast, making her stumble back against the wall with a trail of Thirium dripping from her nose. "What did you do?!" Markus grabbed Lynn as she continued her verbal assault on North "What did you have to do?!". Markus spun Lynn to face him, holding tight to her shoulders, to keep her from going after North again. "Lynn, he was injured. He couldn't have made the jump." He took a deep breath "We had to leave him behind".

Lynn was in a rage now. Markus, the new target of her fury "You just left him there?! Injured on a rooftop swarming with cops?!". Markus, unlike North, had the decency to look ashamed for abandoning his friend. However, that didn't stop Lynn's punch from hitting it's mark on Markus's cheek. He stumbled backwards, losing his footing and landing hard on the ground. Tears burned Lynn's eyes as she looked down at Markus "We do not leave our friends behind. I'm not about to lose someone else". She spun on her heels, marching away. Her stride determined and angry. Markus leaped to his feet grabbing a hold of her wrist, pulling her back "Where are you going?". She yanked her arm free, like his touch burned her. Her words just as livid as she looked "I'm going to get Simon!" and with that she stormed out.

Lynn was lucky enough to have made friends in some interesting places while she was fixing up deviants around the city. Luckier still that one was a former police android with a human uniform, she had used to escape. She stared at herself in the half-broken mirror of the abandoned shack her friend called home. The fit of the uniform wasn't half bad, but the LED that spun circles of blue and yellow was too obvious. She had removed many androids LEDs but never her own. She had never really wanted to. The little light was as much a part of her as her fingers or her audio receptor was. To remove it felt like trying to hide who she was. Lynn held the small screwdriver to her temple. But this was for Simon.

Nerves ran thru Lynn as the elevator climbed higher and higher. There had been so many police here, that her presence had so far gone unnoticed as suspicious. That didn't mean she could relax however. The elevator doors slid open on floor seventy-nine, to reveal a sea of uniformed humans. Some collecting evidence, others taking statements and some just for extra security. Heavily armed security. If she was discovered here, she would have no chance against their fire power. Noting the cameras, Lynn pulled her hat lower to cover an LED that was no longer there. She let her fingers glide across the smooth skin that once housed the small light. Entering in to the broadcast room, she noted a control board and a hug display monitor covering half the room. Markus's face stared back at her from the middle of the center screen. A twinge of sadness and guilt made her stomach feel like lead. She felt bad for yelling at Markus and storming off. It was wrong to leave Simon behind, but the thought occurred to her. If something went wrong here, those would be the last words she would have ever said to him. She promised herself to make things right between them when her and Simon got back.

The feeling of being watched snapped her attention away from the screen. Next to the control board stood a sharply dressed man in a long coat. He had an air of entitlement and snobbery that made him look like a bit of an ass. His demeanor screamed FBI. Worse he was looking at her. Alarm shot thru her, reminding her why she was here, and her eyes dropped to the floor. The familiar voice that ran out told her once again how big of a mistake she was making "Where the hell did he go now?". It was lieutenant Anderson standing by the screens. "Shit" Was every person that could potentially get her killed here together in one room? She was attempting to regain her composure when she was shoved to the side by a particularly rude JB300 model android. He seemed to be in a hurry, and when their eyes met she recognized who he was.

This was one of the androids Markus had persuaded to help them with the plan, but why was he fleeing. His fleeting glance from her to the closed door of the staff kitchen put Lynn on edge. He was doing his best to appear calm and normal, but he was too fidgety, too anxious to get out of the room. He spun away from her and down the hall towards the elevator. Lynn also anxious to vacate the room decided she needed to see what he was speeding away from.

Several things caught Lynn's attention when she first pushed the door open, but it wasn't the other androids standing perfectly uniform still that kept her attention. Neither was it the broken chairs, like a brawl had just been fought. It was the bleeding, helpless android begging for help on the ground and his thirium regulator feet away from him. Recognition hit her hard and his name spilled out before she could stop the yell "Connor!". There wasn't a second to waste, Lynn sprinted forward to scoop up the precious component in her hands. Half dropping, half sliding she fell to his side. Grabbing his shoulder and rolling him over, he was half in her lap but still on his back. Careful not to damage anything she pushed the pulsing blue cylinder back into place on his chest.

A pained grunt escaped him and a gasp of breath but slowly his eyes focused on her. Her frantic eyes scanned over him, searching for any other missing parts of injuries. "Lynn? What are you doing here?" Concern and confusion evident in his voice. He attempted to sit up but Lynn pushed him back, not finished scanning him. Realization hit him as he looked over the room, seeing that the deviant had escaped. Connor stumbled to his knees attempting to push himself up. "The deviant where did it go? I have to…" Connor didn't get to finish his sentence before Lynn grabbed both sides of his opened shirt and yanked him down. Her frantic lips met his, and for a moment he was frozen stiff. Too shocked to move or even to process what had just happened. Lynn pulled away leaving him stunned, tears filling her eyes. "You could have died you moron. Don't you ever think about yourself?" and for the first time Connor did think about himself and what he wanted. Connor's hand came up to Lynn's cheek and pulled her forward again to crash his lips back onto hers.

It was a desperate kiss full of urgence and newly discovered wants. Both attempting to get closer to the other. Connor's arm's snaked around Lynn, pulling her closer so the curve of her body molded to his. Lynn wrapped her arms around his neck and slide her fingers thru his tousled hair. His touch on her skin left fireworks in its wake, leaving her feeling a buzz that ran all thru her. For just this moment nothing mattered, he wanted her, and she wanted him just as badly. A hunger had awakened inside her she didn't want it to end. The universe however had other plans. The real world came crashing back, more sobering than an ice-cold shower. The door swung open and they leapt apart as a cry of "What the fuck?!" ran thru the small kitchen.