AUGUST 18TH

12:46 PM

It was so nice to finally see Detroit during the day and no one was hunting for searching for her. Kara could appreciate every single detail, every single aspect of it big or small. Her childlike fascination and curiosity put a smile to Elton's face. It was always an enjoyment to watch deviants experience the world for the first time in a whole new light. By them waking up they open themselves to a new world of marvels, they were living their own lives.

"I feel like I haven't thanked you nearly enough." Kara said when the car moved again after the traffic light turned green. Automotive cars had come out long before androids had been in production. The fact that no driver was required made Kara a tad nervous, but El had assured her that it was safe.

"I'm just thrilled one of us got to you in time. There's no telling what that mob would have done." Kara shuttered at the thought, that had been her very first encounter with a swarm of humans…angry humans, but still humans. While Elton messaged their friend, Kara read through news articles about INTEG and the work they had done. In the span of six, years INTEG had managed to get over four hundred people to sign that they would never buy an android and over two dozen employees to leave their positions at Cyberlife. They protested everywhere in Detroit. Manly around any Cyberlife related businesses. Some members went as far as to position themselves in Android only locations such as bus compartments or temporary parking. They wanted to stir up emotions, to make people feel uncomfortable. Elton had explained his LED tattoo, saying that most INTEG members had the display of ink on their temples. It proved androids and humans weren't that different. "I'm guessing you have questions for me?" El asked, not taking his eyes off the road. Admittedly Kara had been formulating a generous amount of them for the Android social justice leader. Even though she had heard it from Thess, part of Kara still wanted to hear Elton's side.

She did feel a bit embarrassed to ask. "Thess already explained to me…what you guys are all about."

Howell nodded slowly, his lips curled, but not in any way that would indicate that he was upset. "Yeah, I get that." Elton felt relieved explaining his love life to another android. His family had never approved of it or his involvement with INTEG. But talking to Kara was defiantly a welcomed change of pace. "My parents thought I was insane….You think coming out to your family is hard when you're gay? Try telling them you're in love with a machine…a very lovely, smart, kind machine... but still."

"Weren't thrilled about it huh?" Kara asked, trying to imagine what the Howell family must have thought of their son.

"Not at all. They uh….actually gave me a choice to either leave Thess and INTEG behind or I could never come home again."

Even though Kara heard it plain and clear she felt conflicted to believe that statement, but she doubted even more that Elton would lie. "They actually said that?" El nodded. "What did you do?"

It seemed silly to ask. "I packed my stuff and left…that was two years ago... and I haven't spoken to them since." Kara couldn't imagine cutting off someone she loved like that, but in Elton's eyes, it had been for the best on both sides. She decided not to pressure him to speak about his family. "I know to people it sounds crazy, but I love Thessaly as much as a human can love another human." Just like Thess, El was so confident in his answer. "She's not a lifeless machine. She has hopes, dreams, fears, all the things that makes someone a person. She is alive, I believe you're all alive." The way he spoke to her, it made Kara feel appreciated, she felt no need to be on edge or to raise her guard up. She was with a friend, not an enemy.

"How did you meet her?"

Elton turned to Kara looking a tad surprised. "She didn't tell you?"

Kara swayed her head. "No, I only know that she used to work at the DPD."

"Huh," El replied, looking back out to the road in front of him then turned back to his passenger. "Don't think it's my place to tell you. Trust me though, she was in bad shape when I found her…for the longest time, she wouldn't allow anyone to touch her. She's much better now." Elton silence himself when he realized that he had said too much.

Once again Kara decided not to pry, but she hoped that Thess would one day trust her with her past. "Why did you build INTEG?" Elton didn't seem surprised that this was this was another question. It was the most obvious one to ask.

"A while back…I wasn't the most-" He paused. "I was at a point in my life where I wasn't sure of where I was going. I was going through the motions….I wasn't applying myself for the right reasons, rather just to benefit myself."

"Weren't spending time with the right people either I'm guessing?" Kara added, having a hunch where Elton may have been going with describing himself.

He chuckled, impressed at how quickly she caught on. He guessed being a previous dumbass was easy to deduce. "Right you are."

Kara's tone shifted to softened. "But something happened." She instantly took notice of Elton's expression, which had gone from lively to looking like he had seen the living dead. Kara was glad that he wasn't driving, he might have driven them off the road.

"I…. I must have been about twenty-seven at the time. One night a group of friends… actually, friends is a strong term, they were more likes incompetent, drunk idiots. We decided one night to have some… fun with a service Android that we managed to abduct from an information desk from downtown late one night." Elton's hands were shaking, he didn't look her in the eyes. He must have either been too ashamed or too terrified. "We took her to the riverside in the State Park…." His voice became jagged when it lowered more and more. "Tide weights around her legs and threw her in the water…. Put a noose around her neck and tied it to the safety railing." Every inch of Kara froze, horrified in shock. She hadn't been prepared for a confession like that. Something that terrifying. Elton has shown himself to have once been the enemy of people like her. Kara was sure that Elton was going to be sick just by how pale he looked. He wouldn't even try to hide the pain and disappointment in his eyes. His heart ached but he kept talking, he had to tell her the truth, he felt like he owed Kara that. "We just stood there laughing at that poor girl while she struggled and screamed for us to help her….. but we didn't…. I just stood there laughing while she screamed... I mean why should I help her? It's not like she's alive or anything." Howell's hands moved down to his knees, he applied some pressure as if the act might stabilize his entire body. "I woke up hungover in that park the next day. I found that girl hung dead, her system flooded with water…. her eyes were looking straight up at me…. at least I think they were, I can't really remember on the account of the buzz I still had." He looked completely guilty at that remark. Hating himself for not being able to recall the sight properly "Someone reported the site to the police a few hours later and they just threw her body in a trash compactor after that." El pressed his head against the steering wheel, still trying to hold back his tears. His pain and guilt were undeniable. The activist had committed an act that he had and has still regretted for a fair part of his life. Kara had never heard of humans carrying personal issues or personal traumas….no that was arrogant to say. Kara just never once considered that a human would ever share such a painful story with her. Elton Howell was the very first human friend she ever had. They were building a relationship, a friendship. Elton didn't move from his seat when the vehicle had parked at their destination, he just needed a moment.

"You are not a terrible person, Elton," Kara confirmed to him, taking his hand in hers. He became breathless the way she looked at him, so certain that he wasn't the horrible individual that he sometimes thought he was. "You admitted that you did a terrible thing…now you're working to fix it. Most people don't have the strength or the courage to do that." Howell gave a soft laugh.

"You sure got wise fast." He inquired, feeling better from her kind words. "Thank you, Kara," Once El was sure he had finished properly composing himself he climbed out of the car. "I think it's time you met my friend."

Kara had to admit how anxious she felt in regards to this friend. While El talked to the human receptionist at the front desk Kara looked around the lobby curiously. The entirety of the front entrance was made of glass, allowing the bright sun to illuminate the room. Cream colored carpets rested under the furnished area. The room slept so inviting. Human filled the lobby, not paying her too much attention.

Howell was careful to block her from the site of other humans that join them in the elevator they would only share hellos and comment on whether that was all, not locking eyes or furthering the conversation. Once they were brought up to the 7th floor El guided Kara down to apartment number 12. Elton knocked softly on the door and stepped back, his arms crossed over his chest as they waited. Kara was shaken that an android answered the door…..an AX400 model who instantly froze when she came face to face with…her own face. Kara watched as the girl's eyes widened along with her smile that filled with such joy. "It's you." It felt so strange for Kara to hear her voice coming from someone else. Without hesitation, the girl ushered the pair inside and locked the door behind them The corridor of the apartment held a coat rack shoe shelf filled with all types of footwear. The AX400 who Elton had whispered to Kara that her name is Charlotte led them further into the home.

"You're early." A voice called from the other room. Kara recognized his voice imminently, it was the one thing that had never left her mind since the day she had been created. Something caught in her throat, making it impossible for her to speak, so many emotions were running through her that she feared she would collapse from the weight of them. The android at first second-guessed her hearing, had she heard wrong? By some mechanical miracle, Kara found it possible for her legs to still function. Elton and Lotte stayed back, wanting Kara to see him with her own eyes. She waited for him to turn due to the lack of silence that came from his visitors.

A smile curled on his lips the moment his eyes locked with hers. A long sigh escaped from him as if relief was all he had been yearning to feel for the past few days. "Look at you." Jake looked at Kara in amazement. It was remarkable every single bit of it, Jake has never imagined that he would ever see this girl ever again. Even though androids didn't physically age Jake looked as though Kara had miraculously changed since he last saw her…. which was true but not in terms of physical growth. Jake Morgan wasn't a very muscular individual, in reality, he was quite skinny but not to the point of appearing ill. His black hair was styled in a long buzz cut. He wore a dark blue blazer over a think black sweater. Kara owed Jake so much. If it hadn't been for him, she wouldn't even be here, she would have been disassembled and forgotten... he had given her the chance to live. She hugged him like a daughter would hug a father, she couldn't properly express or explain the joy she felt to have Jake as an ally. "I can't believe it's you."

"Me either." Her chest felt heavy and her eyes even began to hurt. Jake was so friendly and welcoming toward her. "How are you?"

"How am I?" He asked the question as if it were of very little importance how he was currently feeling when in reality he was far more interested in what Kara was feeling but she didn't feel like answering that she had questions that need to be answered concerning Jake.

"You…you helped me." Kara had to calm her frantic tone in order to be understood. "Why did you let me go?" Jacob had to ask himself that very same question so many times that day and for the past year and in that amount of time he had managed to find the answer.

"After you woke up, I didn't return to Cyberlife for a month I was so terrified to look another android in the face."

Charlotte stepped forward, hanging her head. "And having me around didn't exactly help." Jake gave her a comforting smile reassuring her that he was far past that point.

"It was clear to me that I had to do something. Cyberlife had to change but I knew that was only possible if it started with me. I had given consciousness to a new form of life and up until I met you, I have never given that action proper attention or respected it nearly enough." The regret in his voice stung through Jakes body.

"He tracked down INTEG and made us an offer saying that he would Supply us to continue our work." The social justice leader explained. There was so much logic in that. INTEG and Jake Morgan were destined to become natural allies in this fight.

"I'm so happy you're here," Jake said, once again turning his attention to Kara. "I was hoping INTEG would find you."

"Before your android bounty hunter did." Howell muttered under his breath.

Jacob winced at the remark, hoping that detail wouldn't have gotten out. "Hunter?" Kara asked.

Elton didn't bother to hold back an explanation. "Jake built an android hunter to hunt deviants."

"What?!" Kara spun on her heels to face Morgan in disbelief.

Jacob glared at Elton, dumbfounded. "You don't even ease people into that, do you? You just lead right in." Kara listened intently as Jake explained the RK800 model and his purpose. "It might also interest you to know that he was unfortunately destroyed last night."

"Really?" Elton's face turned relieved but soon returned to worried when Jake began to clarify that Connor would be replaced soon. This hunter did have yet to cause any problems for INTEG, they would have to wait and see how the events would unfold.

Jake knew that he had more to tell, so he pulled Elton aside. As they spoke Kara made her way over to Charlotte who Kara couldn't stop looking at. "I know, it's weird right?" Lottie giggled. "Looking at yourself right in the eyes and realizing that it's not a reflection." Kara agreed, finding the experience off-putting at first, but there was the fact that she did look different than Lotte, who had no changed her appearance from the original AX400 look. Lotte must have been so sad not to have a personalized look to call her own.

"You still work for the Morgan's?"

Lottie nodded with a smile. "It helps to maintain their cover and they're good to me. They've always been good to me." Kara was pleased to hear this."They're my family, I couldn't imagine ever leaving them behind." Kara wondered if she'd ever receive that same love. "Here I'll show you." Kara wasn't sure what Lotte was doing when she took her hand. Amazement came over her when the skin of her left hand faded away to show the white undercoat of her biocomponents. without warning her mind was flooded with images of her and Charlottes past. She was seeing the beautiful life that her sister had lived with this loving family. Charlotte didn't have much to see in regards to Kara's life. After Mr. Morgan had let her go she had been in storage for almost a year then was brought in for display. That's when she broke out of the store. Lotte witnessed her escape and everything she had endured after and during that time, it was incredible. Both were speechless when the connection came undone. "Oh my god...you poor thing, you must have felt so alone."

"I did at first," Kara admitted, staring at the floor. "But I'm here now with people I can trust." Kara has been reading about the Morgan family and their lives. Jacob Morgan and Elijah Kamski had been friends for years before and after Cyberlife had been established. Jake's daughter Sky was considered to be the brightest 10-year-old in Detroit and was a generational icon to kids her own age. Charlotte was more than happy to take her new friend on a tour of the apartment. Strong sensations of warmth and security were filled when she goes to the family portraits that hang on the walls. They all looked so happy.

"She's adorable." Kara commented on a picture of Sky.

Lotte almost seemed to blush at this comment. "I know. She's a good girl, so smart too."

"You're her caretaker?"

"Mainly for when her parents are at work. But when I'm not teaching her calculus we're getting into all forms of trouble."

"I'm so sorry you to hide your identity from the others."

Lotte bowed her head for a moment her body suddenly becoming timid. "I know it's for the right reasons if anyone found out about the Morgan's involvement with INTEG who knows what would happen. But one day I will stand with all of you." It seemed that both Kara and Charlotte looked forward to that day.

"The junkyards are unmonitored therefore no one will be able to disturb you while you take what you want." The plan to raid the android junkyard had been in development for only the past few days. It was the one place in Detroit besides the Cyberlife manufacturing plants that had abundances of android parts, hopefully, INTEG would be able to find some usable components. Since they had medical androids amongst the group, they had no problem sneaking into hospitals to obtain blue blood.

Elton would be taking Kara to meet up with more of their members later on. It would be her first mission with them. "How's your deviancy virus coming along?" He wondered, hoping that the brilliant mechanic had made progress.

Jacob sighed in frustration, running his finger through his hair. "Slow I'm afraid. There's a lot more to it than I thought. It's probably best if I don't tell you the long details."

Elton noted an agreement, understanding Jake's frustration. "I'll get my people ready and we'll plan our next move and we can."

Morgan stopped his friend before he made an effort to leave. "The hunter may have been destroyed but the company has already sent another model to replace it."

"It's like you say, we stay out his way and he won't cause us any problems."

"Just please be careful," Jacob begged before turned back to Kara once again smiling probably at her. I can't wait to see the good work you do. Don't worry We'll be in touch I promise. if you ever need to talk, I'll be here."

This had been an emotional week for Kara. She needed some time to rest. Their next destination was only a little under two hours away near the waterfront, outside of Detroit. INTEG had to pick to spend the night in a location that wouldn't bring suspicions upon them. The motel was another hour to drive to the junkyard, time was an important tool and couldn't afford to be wasted. Kara followed Elton up the stairs to their room, looking forward to getting out of the brisk air. Clark had messaged him earlier to meet up when their meeting with Insight was over. He knocked twice on the room with the number 28 hanging on it and lowered his voice to sound fragile and old. "Let me in ladies, grandma wants to eat the big bad wolf." Kara giggled at the silly impression.

Clark's voice could be heard from the other side of the door. "Nah grandma don't wanna become no cannibal! You looking to once upon a time that shit? No thank you!" He opened the door with a look of dramatic disgust. "Daaaamn, you da ugliest grandma I ever have seen."

"Well, that might be because I'm a guy."

"That only worsens the point." Kara continued to laugh at them. No doubt these two had chemistry, this comedic friendship that was years old and had only grown stronger with time. "Good to see ya man." Clark smiled hugging his friend than Kara who was ecstatic to see not only Clark and Thess again, but this time with more androids along with another human.

Kara embraced Thess, so happy to see her again. "Kara, this is Simon, Josh, and North, more androids that INTEG has helped." They all welcomed Kara without question along with the green haired human female whose name was Amber.

North, Simon, and Josh all looked amazed at Kara. "You're the one who broke out of the Cyberlife store?" North was beyond impressed. At first, Kara would have been timid of owning up to the act she had performed, but knowing what the alternative could have been she was proud to own up to it.

"I am. My name is Kara."

"We're delighted to meet you Kara." Simon said. Kara recognized many of these same models from her observation in the Cyberlife store. These are her people; her kin and she was going to do whatever it would take to help them.

"How did it go with Insight?" Thess asked hugging Elton.

"We're a go for tomorrow, everything is set." He replied excitedly before kissing her cheek. "Just need to run through a few more thing, but we should be fine."

"Long live integration." Amber saluted.

For the rest of the day, the group of friends spent the day playing board games, watching bad movies and getting to know one another better. It was the most fun that Kara had ever had. If you could manage to forget or look past the blue blood and the LED's you would think that Kara and the others were just like humans. If only people could see them all like this…. alive and friendly. Capable of love and friendship amongst and between them. This week had defiantly had its ups and downs but ultimately Kara had never felt so loved.


Detroit Police Station

AUGUST 18TH

9:56 AM

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Instructions

Look for LT. Anderson

The precinct space wasn't too difficult for Connor to navigate. So far, he had no memory problems, everything came back to him naturally. Connor made his way up to the front desk receptionist an ST300 model who were all given the name Stacy. She welcomed him with a welcoming smile. "Can I help you?" She asked her LED cycled clear blue.

"I'm here to see Lieutenant Anderson." Connor replied.

"Do you have authorization?"

"Yes." Both the android's LED's flashed yellow when Connor connected with the receptionist. Her eyes remained opened while he felt a bit of discomfort rattle through his system, a soft buzzing that took him off guard for only a moment.

"Lieutenant Anderson hasn't arrived yet, but you can wait at his desk." She waved Connor over to the side entrance.

AUTHORIZATION

GRANTED

FIND LT. ANDERSON'S DESK.


He's not dead. Maxine thought to herself after Fowler had finished explaining that a new Connor model would be returning to the precinct. It was both shocking and yet at the same time wasn't. Of course, it made sense for Cyberlife to have multiple models of an android bounty hunter in case something happened to the current model.

"So, androids can recover from gunshot wounds to the head?" Reed teased, he was instantly silenced when Hill pinched his arm.

"Specialized models do," Fowler replied. Everyone in the station was on edge when news of this specialized model came in. it was clear that Cyberlife wasn't going to trust the DPD to solve this deviants' case on their own so they felt that their own involvement was called for. The company had requested that a small police unit be made up to take on the investigation.

Yet Reed still had to protest. "Captain, we don't need Cyberlife getting involved. They've already caused enough problems as it is."

Despite the fact that too many deviants had popped up in the span of six months, despite the problem only getting worse Cyberlife had done their part to help. It was just now deciding to assist the police with investigational means. "I just don't want to be held responsible if the things head gets blown off again, like last night. Every time that happens, we get charged!" Gavin nodded in agreement to this statement while Bennet set the record straight.

"We will be responsible." Maxine corrected the two. She was referring more to handling and excepting the position that they all were in with the appropriate amount of maturity. "We will work with it to the best of our abilities without argument. Am I clear?" Both Hill and Reed nodded reluctantly, still holding onto their objections.

Fowler looked pleased with Bennet for making the case clear for everyone. "Good. Bennet I'm entrusting you to be in charge of this investigation. Hill, Reed, Anderson and the android will report to you."

"Gonna be the most expensive investigation ever," Ryan remarked before leaving with Gavin. Maxine excused herself then followed the others. "Good lord, the place is haunted," Ryan whispers to Max the moment her eyes caught sight of Connor wandering around the workplace almost appearing lost at times or just curiously observing. "Poor honey looks like a lost puppy." That was beyond clear. "Should we go to him or have him come to us?"

Maxine paused for a moment. "Honestly, I'm scared of both." She filled the silence with the stirring of her tea.

"Well good luck. I'm getting coffee." Maxine frowned when Ry left her to deal with the android on her own, she envied her. Truth be told, Bennet had no problem with Androids, she saw them more of a nuisance to the human race in terms of humanity becoming too reliant on others doing things for them. She had convinced her fellow officers on numerous occasions that androids would never fully take over the duties of the DPD. Mainly because these capable machines were still not permitted to carry firearms and in order to do this job one needs to be capable of compassion and a drive to do to good, that drive couldn't be programmed it had to come from the soul. Wanting to get the encounter over with Maxine made her way back to her office where Connor was waiting for her. He really did look like a lost dog…..it was unsettling that he maintained that type of obedient mindset. "Be professional." She repeated to herself when she walked inside.

"Hello, Captain Bennett." Connor greeted just as mechanical as he had the first time, they had met.

"Guess you didn't forget my name huh?" It seemed to be inappropriate to make memory loss jokes does entering the fact that Connor had been shot in the head just the other night but then again what feelings are being harmed he's just a machine, right?

"Most of my memories were uploaded into a new Connor model." She looked at him a little uneasily, the thought of Connor being too comfortable with his own destruction…. death was more uncomfortable than anything else.

"Listen, Connor, I made it perfectly clear to everyone else already so now it's your turn. Just because your specialized model doesn't mean that you'll be receiving any special treatment during this investigation. Bottom line if it comes down to it, I'll save a human life over yours…do I make myself clear?"

Connor didn't give any arguments to the captain's disclaimer. "Perfectly, Captain."

"Fowler told me you'd be working with us which means you'll be reporting to me. You'll be working with Hank, but no matter where you go or what happens you report directly to me, clear?" He nodded. "Good…. also try not to get... killed again. It looks bad on the department and comes out of our wallets to replace you."

"I promise I will refrain from doing so." He assured her. "Do you know where I can find detectives Reed and Hill? I'd like to apologize to them for last night." Maxine looked around for a moment in search of the others.

"Ryan said that she was getting coffee she might be in the break room. As for Reed, I'm not exactly sure."

Connor smiled at her with gratitude. "Thank you, Captain. I'm looking forward to working with you." When he left Maxine only drank her tea, wondering what was going to happen in regards to this Android Hunter. It was definitely going to be a long couple of weeks for everyone.

Connor didn't remember much at first after his consciousness had woken in a new body. Even still now there was a slight twinge of system discomfort the backlash of those events would still stay with him. He did, however, remember detective Hill saying that she has children, but he noticed no wedding ring on her finger…. did she? Connor caught sight of Detective Hills desk where she wasn't currently present. A photo of her and three other individuals rested near her computer. Connor took a moment to scan the faces.

Scanning…

Data Collected

Hill, Robert

Born: 10/4/25

Hill, Jackson

Born: 3/12/29

Hill, Lewis

Born: 7/9/2001

Criminal Record: None

These people were Ryan's family…they looked happy. Connor continued to gather more information. There wasn't much else on the desk to tell Connor much more. She had more photos displayed, her parents, friends, and siblings most likely. The RK800 decided that perhaps asking the detective about herself would be more appropriate, perhaps even gain some trust amongst them. He followed Captain Bennet's directions to the break room where he found the male detective. "Shit." Reed found himself speechless when Connor caught his eye. "Look at that….a fucking ghost." It was more like a shadow than a ghost…a hollow and empty, dark shadow. "His clone ends up in the dumpster, but this morning, what do you know?! Another son of a bitch takes his place."

Connor only continued not to show any signs of disturbance in his death. "Hello, Detective Reed." Connor greeted, clearly showing signs that he still remembered him.

Gavin slowly made his way over to the plastic prick, smiling at him smugly. "Never seen an android like you before…Fowler says you're a specialized model."

"A prototype," Connor added, sounding proud of both those facts.

"A prototype?" Gavin pretended to look impressed with those credentials. "Android detective," Hi saying the name out loud sounded even more ridiculous. A machine doing police work. Utterly insane. "So machines are gonna replace us all is that it?" He didn't believe Maxine when she told him that something to that degree would never happen. Androids were nothing but lifeless machines designed to obey humans, nothing more and Reed was going to show this one that he was no different. "Hey, bring me a coffee, dipshit!" Connor gave him a blank expression as if he had not heard the order. "GET A MOVE ON!" There were many approaches that could be taken to respond to this request, none of which would assist the investigation.

"I'm sorry, but I only take orders from Lieutenant Anderson."

Gavin did not take kindly to that remark, resulting in him sucker punching the machine in his torso, forcing Connor to his knees. It was true that androids couldn't feel pain, but they could have system warnings when a component or system was damaged, sometimes the warnings can be slightly overwhelming. Minor minority signals flared in Connor's head and spun his LED yellow. "When a human gives you an order, you obey, got it?"

"Reed!" Hill called from outside the break room. certainly, as if she were displaying a dog with her direct tone voice. "We got a call, we're heading out." Gavin addressed his partner.

"Yeah, I'm coming!" He grinned smugly once again, turning back down to Connor. "Stay outta my way." He ordered sharply, almost threatening. "Next time, you won't get off so easy."

Hill kept her narrowed eyes on her partner until he was a fair distance away from Connor. She made her way over to him but didn't assist the hunter up to his feet he showed himself that he was more than capable. "You're not going to self-destruct, are you?" She asked half kidding half not. It was common for senior officers to harmlessly haze newcomers to the precinct as a form of initiation to welcome them, but this wasn't harmless in the least.

"I don't believe so." Connor reply straightening his tie. "I'm fine."

"You sure?" She asked skeptically, needing to remind herself that Connor didn't need to be asked these kinds of questions.

"Yes."

The detective took an uncomfortable step away from him. "So anytime you get destroyed you end up getting replaced?"

"That is correct. I'm terribly sorry about last night. I'm sure that must have been unpleasant for you to see." Calling it unpleasant was an understatement it was even more unpleasant was how calm Connor was being when talking about it. Surely, he must have felt something, some form of negative thoughts toward what happened….. just another day at the office she supposed.

"It's kind of stupid to apologize for getting shot in the head. You had no idea what was going to happen."

"I'm designed to know what will happen when it happens." Ryan gave her new coworker an annoyed look while she stirred her coffee.

She kept reminding herself to be nice. "Look…I gotta go, but if you have any questions feel free to ask me."

Connor almost seemed to give her an actual smile of appreciation. "Thank you very much, Detective." It seemed that Connor had made a mess of mixed first impression and his new co-workers. It was apparent that it would be a challenge to win them over entirely, but he would adapt to the best that his programming would allow. There wasn't much he could do now, so Connor just decided to return back and wait for the Lieutenant.