3 Months Later...
Evelien had barely opened the door for Seán when he switched again. Gone was the host, and instead stood...
"Evelien! Oh I'm so glad you're home! Can we go to the theme park?" Jack said, bounding in quickly.
"Uhm..." Evelien started, watching as Jack ran over to BB. "Is Seán okay?"
Jack looked at Evelien, "He's still recovering from his friend dying."
Jack watched as Evelien nodded, "Alright, do you wanna walk?"
Jack nodded quickly, listening to Evelien laughed as she grabbed her stuff. Jack stood, watching as BB circled his legs. Jack waved, "Bye BB, we'll see you tonight!" His voice was sing-songy, and he grinned as BB went to go lay in his bed. The duo shut the door, and Jack immediately began to jump in place as Evelien locked the door.
It was starting to get cold outside again, so Jack's bouncing warmed him up. His legs ached from walking back from the station, but that was okay.
They were walking the streets of downtown when a child ran past them with a toy. Their laughter could be heard from a while away, but when Jack looked up he noticed a toy store.
"Uh oh," Jack mumbled, already beginning to feel the dissociation start.
Evelien looked up, and Jack could see her expression change, "Do you want to go back-?"
"No, I'll be alright, just gotta keep my eyes off it," Jack smiled, looking down.
Evelien nodded, taking Jack's hand and leading him through the crowd. More and more children poured out of the store, parents being towed behind them. Music played loudly, causing Jack to continue dissociating.
They had just gotten to the front of the store when Jack couldn't take it anymore. He switched, and Evelien watched as Sam looked around frantically at all the little kids.
Evelien immediately grabbed Sam's other hand, leading them away from the store. Sam tugged against Evelien, trying to go back.
"Sam, we can't go in there right now. There's a ton of people in there," Evelien reminded.
Sam stopped immediately. Evelien knew that since he was a little, she needed to get him home.
"Sam, do you want to go see BB?" Evelien asked, making sure that Sam saw her.
Sam's face lit up as he nodded.
"Alright, we have to walk by the store again, but I'll hold your hand, okay?" Evelien watched as Sam nodded.
Once the two were situated so that Sam didn't have to see all the people, Evelien led him back through the crowd. There must have been some sort of sale going on because kids and parents kept pushing past the couple to get in- or out- of the store.
One of Sam's hands left Evelien's to clutch his head. Evelien frowned, continuing forward. Someone was trying to front, and she didn't want them to keep switching in an area that would stress them out.
They were home a few minutes later, Sam's feet dragging behind. He hadn't talked the entire way home, but instead just looked at his feet and held his head. Evelien unlocked the door, and Sam shuffled in slowly.
"Sam, bud, do you want to take a nap? Maybe that will help the headache?" Evelien asked.
"Can I get juice?" Sam asked, looking at Evelien.
"Of course. Let me get that and you go lay down, okay?" Evelien watched as Sam walked to their bedroom, leaving the door open. Evelien got his juice, and followed him in.
Sam was under the covers, on his side. He didn't know why his head hurt so much, but he could hear the voices of Chase, Seán, and Henrik all with him. It hurt Sam's head.
Evelien knelt in front of Sam, holding the cup of juice out. He grabbed it, drinking the juice slowly out of the straw. Evelien smiled and brought her hand up, running it through his touseled locks as he struggled to stay awake. His eyes shut a few minutes later, and Evelien grabbed the juice out of his hand before he could drop it. She walked out, letting him sleep the headache away.
Seán sat up a few hours later. The sheets were a mess, and his shirt had been thrown off at some point. He sighed, rubbing his head.
How's Sam doing? Seán asked, looking around again. Evelien was nowhere to be seen, but he could hear the TV going.
Sam's getting some rest. He told me all about the walk home from the store, Chase answered.
Seán nodded, walking out of the bedroom. He didn't bother with the shirt, Evelien had the heat on and he was sweating a little bit. Seán found her on the couch, a bowl of popcorn in her hands.
Evelien smiled, "Hey sleepy."
Seán felt the corner of his mouth lift a little bit, "Hey babe."
Evelien's eyebrow raised, "How's Sam doing?"
Seán sat down next to his girlfriend, "He's okay. Getting some rest. Chase is with him."
Evelien nodded, laying her head on his shoulder. Seán wrapped his arm around her, pulling her close. He grabbed some popcorn from the bowl, popping it in his mouth.
"Thank you for taking care of him," Seán mumbled, kissing Evelien's head.
"Of course, babe," Evelien mumbled.
The couple was silent as the TV show played in the background. It was some sitcom that Evelien loved, but Seán didn't bother with most of the time. He couldn't really, not with the station taking up most of his time.
About an hour later, there was a knocking on the door. Seán gently tapped Evelien and she sat up, allowing Seán to go answer the door.
He opened it to an android standing on his doorstep, standing straight and dressed in a jacket that read 'RK800'.
"Hello?" Seán said, regretting not putting his shirt back on.
"Seán Anderson?" The android asked.
Seán nodded, "Is this about my dad?"
The android thought for a moment, "Kind of. My name is Connor, I'm the android sent by CyberLife. I've been assigned to help you and your father with the cases about Deviants."
Seán nodded, "Is there a particular reason why you're here right now?"
"There has been a homicide, and the killer is suspected to be the victim's android gone deviant," Connor said.
Seán hesitated, "Let me get dressed and we can go grab my dad."
