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"I just need the thirium pump regulator and it'll be done," the man said softly without looking at Rachelle.
The woman nodded before turning away from the android laying down on the table. They didn't normally build them like this, but this android was special. It needed specific care.
"Good, do that and send it to be tested. Tell Mr. Williams to contact me once the tests are done," the woman said before leaving the room.
The door closed behind her and the people working on the android were left alone. Sitting on a stool, reading a book, a teen looked at the closing door with a frown. Her short copper hair fell in her eyes as she stepped down the stool. She pulled on her two sizes too big hoodie and walked to the android on the table.
"Dad, I don't trust your boss," the teen said in a whisper. "She doesn't have good intentions, I just know it."
"Casey, Charbonnet's the boss, she can do whatever she wants… unfortunately. I'm sorry honey, but we can't disobey," the man said as he stopped working on the android.
"Just tell her that the android you're working on was defective," Casey replied. A shiver passes through her body as she stared at the android's face. "I really don't like her, dad. You made her look evil."
"Casey listen to me, do not ever call androids anything other than it when Charbonnet's around, do you hear me?" her father said.
"I hear you but I'm not promising anything," she replied. "I love you dad, but if there's a fight, you know whose side I'm on. If you want my opinion, humans are assholes, and Rachelle Charbonnet's the number one's example."
"Casey… you're going into dangerous territory here."
"I'm old enough to realize that building a killer android is a bad thing, dad."
"It's not a killer android… it's just more advanced. It… It's only built to be scary, this android won't kill…"
"You suck at lying, dad. Just tell me the truth." Casey sighed as she crossed her arms.
"This conversation is over, Casey," her father only replied before taking hold of the thirium pump regulator and installing it into the android.
The teenager frowned before walking to the door. She waited for the table to be rolled outside to the corridor and followed. The operator brought the motionless android to the next room and again the teen followed.
"Richard, can I stay?" Casey asked as she waited at the door.
The man nodded before walking next to the table. Casey took a seat on the desk in the corner of the room and watched carefully.
"Can you hear me?" he asked after a moment.
Casey frowned as the android open her eyes. Why did they have to be red?
"Yes, I can," she replied with emotionless eyes.
"Can you move your head, your eyes?" Richard asked.
She moved her head to the side to look at him, turned her head to the other side and slowly looked around the room.
"Alright, that's good. Now, what's your model?"
"BR100 #359 503 414," the android said.
Richard nodded before turning to Casey.
"Do you want to give it a name?" he asked.
"Sure," the teen replied as she jumped down the desk and walked to the BR100. "From now on, your name is Lilith."
The android sat down on the table and looked directly at Casey.
"My name is Lilith," she replied.
Casey nodded as Lilith smiled. A creepy name for a creepy face. She soon returned to the desk and let Richard do the rest.
"Can you stand up?" Richard asked after noting a few things.
Lilith nodded before standing up and taking a step forward towards the man.
"Alright, good, good…" he said as he walked to his desk. "There's a gun in one of the drawers, can you give it to me?" he asked Casey.
The teen looked at him for a moment. Why did he need a gun? She reached over to the drawer and opened it slowly. She took the gun out and stared at it for a quick second before giving it to Richard. He thanked her and walked back to Lilith.
"You see the target over there? Shoot the same location three times," Richard explained as he handed her the gun.
The android took it quickly and shot. Casey gasped as she stared at the target. There was only one hole, the android's accuracy was amazing. Lilith was just getting scarier and scarier by the minute.
"Great! This should do for now, you'll pass a few more tests, but another operator will do that," Richard started as he put his notebook down. "You can sit on the table for now."
The man smiled as he turned to Casey.
"What did you think?" he asked as he walked to her.
"You guys keep telling me she isn't a killer android, now I know the truth… she is," Casey said as she jumped down the desk. "You shouldn't have listened to Rachelle, she's going to start a war," the teen warned him before leaving the room.
Casey didn't even want to see the last tests. She went straight to her father's office and sighed as she waited at the door. She took a deep breath and knocked twice.
"Name?" she heard her father called out.
"Dad, can I come in?" Casey replied.
"It's not locked, honey."
Casey nodded to herself before pushing the door open. She thought carefully about what she was going to say and sat down in front of her father's desk. He looked up at her and smiled.
"Dad, you know I love you, but all of this is wrong, and I can't stay here. I'm not going to wait around for CyberLife to start a war. Dad, I can't do this anymore. I'm leaving CyberLife. I'm sorry," Casey said before standing up.
"Casey, you haven't finished your training, if you leave now you're quitting your chance at an amazing job opportunity. I can't let you do that," her father said.
"I know, but I don't want to work here anymore," the teen said as she walked toward the door.
"Casey…"
"What?" she replied as she turned around.
"Can you at least think about it?"
"I have, sorry dad."
She left the room without saying anything else.
