25-Patience

11:37am August 17th, 2038

When North had first met Simon, he had already been at Jericho for an indeterminate amount of time, and he had never admitted to her just how long that had been. She had hated them at first. Had hated that they had never helped free her, or any of the others she worked with.

When Markus had come, with calls of revolution, rebellion. With a dream of freeing their people and standing as equals to humanity she had jumped at the chance. They had failed, and she had died on the run still hiding just as they had done before.

They wouldn't fail again. She was certain of it. But the fear would always be there.

"North, have you received news from any of your people?" Josh was quiet as he moved around the map, lifting is head to lock eyes for only a moment before turning back to look at the marks they had placed throughout the map. The locations the Tide planned to hit clearly marked alongside the locations of her and Josh's people and the different safe houses they hoped to make. "Noct has found 3 more deviants that he sent to Luther, he was willing to take them although I believe he may have plans to move those who are able to the Park and instead make the House into a triage location for any injured that may come to any of the safe houses."

"Simon was helping Daniel, right? Or was he planning for when Markus brings his guest?" As Josh turned to her raising a clearly amused eyebrow, she couldn't help but snicker. "Simon was helping Daniel. I think he was trying to figure out the best way to slip over and see Markus, use the excuse that he was nearby." Shaking his head with a grin of his own Josh reached down to grasp onto his backpack tossing hers to her before he moved for the door. "So, the two of us will do all the work then?" Grinning back, she scrambled to her feet. "Seems like it."

Shaking her head, she followed glancing once more at the map as she moved past it, darting past him with a wide grin. "Race you." The spluttering that followed as she darted past was quickly cut off with a hiss before the sound of Josh following filled the hold, a quick wave at Lucy as she slipped through the door and a grin all that North bothered with before she slowed as she moved through the hallways. Signs of the repairs currently underway everywhere as she moved towards one of the many exits, stepping out and into the sun as she slowed even more. Turning back as Josh joined her and the two continued on moving through the abandoned warehouses and towards where they had left the car they would need to get to their destination. "All we're supposed to do it make sure to leave the mark right? Vandalize a bit? Peacefully." As Josh glanced at her nodding slowly before opening his mouth to elaborate. "This time we free any androids there are and send them to Luther, once that's done, we wait for the cops again before running." Nodding back North grinned, "oh, and we need to act more human right?"

Grinning back Josh stepped through the door of the warehouse they had just reached, unlocking the car as he moved and stepping into it as she followed activating and starting it as North paused to open the gates to allow them to leave.

Closing the gate behind him and joining him in the car she grinned. One hand holding up the spray paint she had brought along before the two sat back waiting as the car began moving towards the destination of their next attack. "Josh, how's the hunt for allies going? You haven't mentioned it in more than passing since we began." Grimacing slightly Josh shook his head as he glanced out the window. "Kara pointed me in the direction of a woman I believe will help. Aside from that finding people who would willing aid androids is harder than I was hoping but no worse than I truly expected." Nodding lightly, she sighed. "It's the same for me. A network will be useful but first I have to ensure that none of mine will be injured while working it, and that is proving difficult. Noct and Zee have both had to go to ground and it hasn't even been a week." Snarling as she glanced back at him, one hand clenched in a fist in her lap before she sighed. Opening and closing her fist for a moment as she focused against the frustration that had been running through her.

"We can't let our frustration get the better of us-" Head snapping up as Josh began, she snapped back. "I can't just stand by and watch our people be hunted Josh." As he drew back, eyes widening for a moment as he lifted his hands before he slumped slightly in the seat. "I know North, that wasn't what I meant. We just can't act too quickly, if they see us, we fail North. Especially if they realize what we are planning." Glaring out of the window as she leaned back North relented. "I know. It just feels like we should be able to do more." Grinning back at her as the car began to slow Josh shook his head. "It's been a week North, even saints need patience."

Blinking at his back as he scrambled out of the car North frowned. "Is that even a saying?" Her question went unanswered as he swung the back pack up on his shoulder and reached down to draw the bandana, he had wrapped around his throat up and over his mouth. "Are you coming North?" Growling quietly as he jogged off, she leapt after him. Feet scrabbling on the concrete as the two scaled the building.

"2 hours till the truck gets here." Sliding into a sitting position North glanced over at him for only a moment before turning back to watch the empty street. "Well, a test of patience then." Snorting lightly, she rolled her eyes as he moved to join her. "Hilarious Josh."

12:13 August 17th, 2038

Standing in the center of the small cluttered office he had been sent to Connor watched the many he had been sent to meet silently eyes scanning the man's surrounding as he did so.

"Dr. James, I was sent to bring you to Cyberlife." As the man stared at him, a flash of hesitation before he nodded. "Yes, yes of course. Shouldn't take me but a few minutes to finish up here and then we can go." Stepping back at the clear dismissal Connor watched as the man typed, hands lancing up at him every few seconds before he finally rose to his feet. "Well, let's go then. What was I being called for again?"

As Connor stepped forward, taking the man's satchel from him before he could argue as he turned towards the door. "They would like your input on some of the unexpected actions caused by the android's memories. Deviancy as it is being referred to as. You're input in the programming has led them to believe you may be able to help."

As the man spluttered behind him unease clear in his face before he scrambled to keep up. "I thought that after taking Kamski off his own creations they wouldn't be bringing back any of us that worked with him." Glancing towards him as the man kept his eyes away from the android Connor couldn't help but question what he had just heard. They knew Kamski had planned for deviancy, that it had been his goal all along.

But what was the chance that he hadn't been alone in that goal?