IX


Aspin left the station after some time and took a walk to the gas station. She was looking for something to snack on and get her through the night until she came across the candy aisle. If there was one weakness to her, it was sweets. Packs of gummy bears, chocolate bars, and Skittles and she was sweet. At the corner of her eye, she witnessed an android walk in with a small child. It was particularly weird to Aspin but then she noticed the child looking at a toy teddy bear and the android was walking around. Just from the look of things Aspin knew exactly what was going on, she could pick things up quickly and if she was wrong, she would just shame herself for assuming. She walked up to the little girl and smiled as she received a smile back. "He's cute, isn't he?" The little girl nodded, and Aspin put the teddy bear in her basket and checked out everything in her basket. The android came up and she showed signs of concern but relaxed when the blonde gave the little girl the teddy bear.

"Thank you. She really needed some cheering up" The android smiled as Aspin smiled back. "Of course, my name is Aspin!" She raised her hand for a shake as the android shook her hand. "Kara, this is Alice"

"Nice to meet you guys, is everything alright?" Kara was worried about telling Aspin everything as she just met her but settled on being honest and 30 minutes explaining Kara's and Alice's situation. "Oh...I'm so sorry." Aspin went into her backpack and grabbed out her wallet handing Kara money. "You are more than welcome to stay at mine" Aspin offered but Kara shook her head in panic. "We are on the run, and I don't want to put you through that. You've done so much. Just remember us." Kara brightened up as Aspin sighed. She took out two chocolate bars and handed it to Alice "Just because you get hungry, good luck you two and be safe out there." She felt slightly uncomfortable with the situation but respected Kara and her decision. "Thank you so much Aspin, you are the best!" Alice smiled holding her teddy bear in hand as Aspin's heart felt fluttering but also slight pain.

"Let's go now Alice. Thank you so much Aspin. Hopefully we will see each other soon!" Kara smiled waving as they left the store leaving Aspin to herself. She took home all her bags of snacks and dumped them on her kitchen table. While Aspin was distracted with snacks, Connor opened his eyes to an area that he was quite familiar with. Right at the center was Amanda herself and Connor knew what this conversation was going to be about. Walking up the steps he reached Amanda unsure of how the situation was going to go. He was progressing with his mission, but some actions would make Amanda question if he's still on his mission or if he's distracted." The interrogation seemed...Challenging Connor. What did you think of the deviant?" She questioned Connor as he tried to figure out the best solution of telling Amanda the situation. "The android seemed...Traumatized, it showed signs of PTSD after being abused by its owner. As its original program had been completely replaced by new instructions" Connor was very familiar with the new change in the androids and knew he was created only to provide, he was nothing more and nothing less." Lieutenant Anderson has been officially assigned to the deviancy case and that Aspin girl has joined, what do you make of them" The question threw off Connor at the mention of two people he's interacted with recently. "He's obviously not what I was expecting, but I don't have enough information yet to inform a definitive opinion. Aspin is of use to my mission; I have no opinion on her either." He knew it felt wrong just saying that, but it had to be true...for the sake of his mission. "Unfortunately, we have no choice but to work with them. What do you think is the best approach?" She questioned him continuing what she was doing. "I will adapt to their personality. It is in the best interest of the investigation that I avoid conflict and try to accommodate their psychology"

"More and more androids show signs of deviancy, there are millions in circulation. If they become unstable, the consequences will be disastrous. You are the most advanced prototype CyberLife has ever created. If anyone can figure out what's happening...it's you"

"You can count on me Amanda..."

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