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Despite the fun the two had with their prank war, they flat out refused to play anything out at the precinct. It was an unspoken agreement that they wouldn't do anything to interfere with their jobs, and it was a rule they were each happy to play by.
However…that rule did not extend to a certain asshole detective. He was absolutely fair game.
Nothing had happened since that first day with Gavin's coffee, the detective choosing to mostly leave the pair alone apart from his usual scathing remarks.
Except…Hank and Connor were now both extremely pissed at him. They found out that a suspect they had been hunting down for weeks in connection with a string of android assaults had been let free since Gavin had not read him his full rights upon his arrest. Pure chance had seen Gavin be the one to arrest him, instead of a member of the android crimes division. Fowler had been left with no choice but for the man to walk. Hank and Connor were both fully of the opinion that Gavin had acted on purpose, not accidentally as he had pleaded to the captain; as were a few members of their own team.
Given their shared anger towards the asshole, the pair had agreed to team up for a little revenge. And when Connor told Hank of his idea, the lieutenant was eager to see it happen (as well as being glad Connor hadn't had the chance to use this prank on him yet, he'd have had no chance in fixing it).
When Hank asked him about where he got the idea, Connor just winked and said Markus was very good inspiration.
Fantastic…now he's got the Jericho crew involved. I'm going to need to up my game.
It was two days after hearing about Reed's 'incident' that the two put their plan into action.
Hank and Connor walked into the precinct an hour early to make sure of getting their opportunity, earning a few disbelieving stares from their colleagues. That instantly piqued a few people's interests – Hank's lateness was legendary, even Connor could only fix so much. After catching the conspiratorial glances the pair shared over the morning, they had an unintentional audience, and it didn't take long for certain individuals familiar with the pair (Ben and Chris, as well as a few other members of their team) to realise what was going on.
They'd all be lying through their teeth if they said they weren't looking forward to Gavin getting a little payback.
When the detective walked in at just gone 8 in the morning, he missed the fact that so many people were watching him, too absorbed with something he was reading on his phone. Connor and Hank shared a look and Hank winked at Connor, grinning as the android smirked and went back to working. The human stood up and went through to the kitchen, making himself a coffee (which earned a few confused stares seeing as Connor had made him one only fifteen minutes earlier), while Connor kept working on at his station. A few minutes later saw Hank reappear, steaming mug in hand, and he took a decidedly roundabout route back to his desk.
Several sets of eyes watched in interest as Hank hovered near Chris' desk, speaking to the officer until Gavin pulled out his phone again. Connor's LED blinked as he sent a quick text to Hank, the lieutenant's phone vibrating in response to the signal, before the LED kept flickering as Connor got to work on disabling the station's cameras. 'Out of the blue', Hank burst out into a completely fake and raucous laugh, slamming his hand down hard on Chris' desk and 'accidentally' catching the officer's beverage on the way back up. It went flying over to Gavin's desk, sloshing all over his arm and leg.
Gavin's glare was murderous as he slammed his phone down and stood up, glaring at Hank. "The fuck was that for, Anderson?!" he snarled.
Hank shrugged and an eyebrow rose in amusement as he answered back. "I suppose an 'oops' doesn't quite cover it, eh, Reed? I'll bet the Captain is going to love seeing you all coffee stained when he gets here in twenty minutes."
Reed glared icily at the older man before storming past, heading for the back of the precinct to change. Hank smiled at Chris as he placed the coffee he had just made on the other man's desk, amused at the look on Chris' face. "Sorry, Chris, this is for you, Connor's already taken care of me," he smiled warmly before the scheming grin worked its way back onto his face. "Enjoy the show." Hank then swiftly reached over and threw Gavin's phone at Connor, the android smiling as he turned and caught it effortlessly. "Over to you, kid."
Connor turned his attention to the device, surprised when he found it to be using the old-fashioned PIN combination. He used his software to hack through the simple passcode, rolling his eyes when it turned out to be '1234'. Gavin was even less imaginative than he thought. Now with freedom, Connor set about his task, scrolling through the phone's contents at top speed. He soon found something that piqued his interest, and a quick internet search had Connor smirking. Perfect.
With his task finished exactly 10.86 seconds after being handed Gavin's phone, Connor held it back out for Hank and the lieutenant placed it back exactly where he found it, whistling as he sauntered back over to his desk. As Hank went back to his desk Connor got back to work on the cameras, reactivating them out of the loop he had set up. Everyone in the bullpen looked at the pair in disbelief, especially when they just went back to working. No-one could quite work out just what the pair had been up to, but they were all dying to find out.
It would a bare-faced lie to say that Gavin was in any way popular, unlike the unconventional yet charming pair of Hank and Connor. Whatever went down now, the pair knew everyone inside the precinct would have their backs.
Gavin reappeared a few minutes later, a thunderous look on his face as his stare sent daggers into Hank's back. Connor's own gaze was icy, and Gavin swore nastily at him. "The fuck you looking at, tin can?" he spat on the way past, flopping back into his chair.
A tense ten minutes later, Connor used his connection to the external security cameras to see Fowler approaching. He flashed Hank a mischievous grin as he stood and walked past, heading towards the evidence lockup. The lieutenant had to fight really hard to not stare at Reed's furious figure as Fowler walked in, eager to see what Connor had come up with.
He, along with the rest of their colleagues, were all equally surprised with what came next.
I'm a Barbie Girl, In a Barbie world…
Hank turned to stare in complete bemusement and burst out in a deep belly laugh at the ringtone of Gavin's phone, everyone around him mirroring his actions. Gavin's face went scarlet as he realised it was his own phone and quickly fought to silence it, glaring at the 'Number Unavailable' which showed on the screen. His embarrassment was just compounded when Fowler stared at him with a shake to his head.
"Really, Reed? That song was fucking terrible when I was a kid," the Captain stated on the way past setting off everyone else again as Gavin muttered something under his breath. "Haven't you all got work to be doing?" he snapped as a follow up, but nobody missed the sparkle of amusement in his eyes. Fowler fired a knowing glance at Hank and smiled slightly, earning a smirk back from the lieutenant.
As the commotion died down Connor re-appeared, Hank's smile not having died as Gavin steadfastly ignored the jibes and teases of everyone around him. "That was fucking amazing, Connor," he spoke with whole-hearted approval, arms crossed while staring at Reed from his chair. "Don't tell me Markus gave you the idea for the song too?"
Connor's eyes sparkled as he smiled. "No, actually. I didn't need to one Markus suggested when I found that song on Gavin's phone. I remember reading on the internet that it was widely considered a horrendous song."
Hank had to swallow hard on a deep laugh, coming out in a choked snort instead. "Reed actually had that shit himself?"
"Yes he did."
"That just makes this all the better." Hank held out a hand flat next to his shoulder. "Pleasure doing business with you, Connor."
The android winked at him as he fived back. "Likewise, Hank."
They had the feeling joining forces against Gavin might become something of a habit.