Summary: You return to Detroit after three years to see an old mentor and friend of yours Hank. In the process you reunite with your furry friend Sumo and learn some things about a lovable android named Connor.
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You stood outside of Hank’s house with a lopsided smirk on your face.You were familiar with the house for you had spent much time there before you left Detroit. You knew the ends and outs of the house, but knowing Hank you wouldn’t need to. Hank used to keep everything locked around the place from doors, to windows, even Sumo’s doggy door. However,knowing his situation you knew he most likely fell off his game as of lately and would care less about his own well being.You started at the door just for the heck of it and it was in fact locked.The next thing you checked was the window to the living room area.
You weren’t surprised that the window was unlocked, so you opened it and climbed inside. Unfortunately, as soon as you entered the house you slipped on one of Sumo’s toys and landed on your back with a loud thud.The harsh fall knocked all the wind from your lungs. Your mood quickly became sour, but this was short lived once Sumo himself began to lick your face repeatedly.Sumo had obviously recognized you and possibly your scent and that made you smile. Laughter quickly filled the area around you two once he continued to lick you.
“Down Sumo down.” you said, moving from your back to your knees as the saint bernard continued to attack you with his tongue.
“Yes you are a good boy, I know. Do you know what good boys get? They get a new toy! “ you exclaimed, pulling a brand new squeaky toy from behind your back with a smile. You did not notice but Hank and an android were glancing at you questiongly. You knew your plan to sneak up on Hank was a fail once Sumo approached you but right now you couldn’t care less. You like dogs.
“Hank, there is a highly attractive intruder in your house,what shall I do? “ the android spoke. You heard him and was actually quite flattered he found you attractive but you were too focused on Sumo to respond. Hank was slightly surprised by Connor commentating on your appearance but he ignored it with a simple shake of his head.
“No Connor there’s no intruder.” Hank stated boredly, placing the beer he had in his hand on the kitchen table.
“I wouldn’t go that far, I did sneak into your house.” you countered finally standing up from the floor. Sumo looked slightly disappointed that you left him but all you had to do was rub his head and he was fine again. He began to occupy himself with the new toy you got him.
“I would not classify your actions as ‘sneaking’, you were easily detected within your first twelve seconds of arrival.” Connor corrected, the more robotic part about being an android shining through.
“Thanks for the status report bot boy. I honestly didn’t expect Sumo to greet me right away or Hank to have an android in his house.” You clarified as you walked over to Connor and Hank. You patted Connor on the shoulder, clearly making him slightly uneasy.
“Yeah well I’ve changed alot since you left.” Hank stated, taking another swig of his beer.
“I can see that.”. You knew Hank drunk on occasion but it is quite clear that ever since the accident his drinking has become more of a problem.
“Why are you here Y/N ?” Hank questioned.
“They called me back, can you believe that ?” You said, giving him an awkward chuckle along with your explanation.
“Ok and what else. You didn’t have to come back if you didn’t really want to.”. Hank was obviously on to you. Ever since you left Detroit you have made a name for yourself and he knew that. If you did not want to come back to Detroit you didn’t have to but you wanted to.
“I wanted to make sure you were ok. I know I left when you weren’t in the best of places but I honestly had no choice in that.I had some people around town and the station keep tabs on you for me,hope you don’t mind.” You said with a smugness to your voice. You grabbed Hank’s beer and took a swig before handing it back to him.
“Even if I did you would’ve done it anyway. Look I appreciate you coming by but can we have this reunion another time, I’m tired.” Hank commented ,standing up from his chair.
“Yeah sure. Tomorrow at Chicken Feed 2 pm?”
“Sure kid. Connor walk her out make sure she doesn’t get mugged or something.Come on Sumo.” Hank commanded his precious dog. Sumo barked as if responding to him and followed,but not before giving your hand one last lick of his tongue.
“ I can handle myself Hank!” You shouted jokingly in his direction since he actually got pretty far in the short time.
“ I know.” Hank responded before shutting his door with a slight thud.
You look over to Connor who had barely moved since you arrived to the house. The only movement he implemented was turning around to face you and Hank once you passed him.You observed the android trying to take in everything about his appearance. You had never seen an an android of his model before besides from tv, and you knew why. Without another word you began to walk towards the door knowing the android would follow.
“How do you know Lieutenant Anderson?“ Connor questioned as you both walked outside of the door and into the cold harsh wind of Detroit. Connor knew he could have scanned you ever since you ‘broke’ into Hank’s house but he strangely wanted to hear your story from you and not a computer database. He wanted to hear your voice even more than he already had.
“He hasn’t mentioned me ? I’m a little hurt.” You mentioned jokingly, however Connor did not seem to register your tone so you continued to speak.
“I was his trainee a while back. He taught me everything I know. Once I became an official officer they relocated me out of Detroit since other cities were low on cops. I didn’t really have a say in the matter since I was new to the force. When I left it was hard for Hank since he was going through some things at the time.”. With your words the mood obviously changed to a more somber one, which Connor was undoubtedly aware of.
“I presume you are referring to the death of his son Cole.”
“You would be correct. He passed 3 months before they moved me. I was the one thing keeping Hank semi stable in a way. I know his pain to a slight extent since I was close to Cole. I used to babysit him whenever I could. He was a good kid.” You spoke with sadness in your voice and upon your face, something Connor took notice of. Your sadness took a hold of Connor’s own emotions and in turn made him saddened as well.
“ So I have heard. I am sorry for your lost.” Connor stated trying to make an effort to comfort you.His actions made you smile in return to show you appreciation.
“Thanks. So what’s your story?” You asked, wanting to to change the subject to something more light hearted.
“ What do you mean ?” He wondered, no one really took an interest in him or his story. He was honestly surprised by your question but also happy that you were taking an interest in him.
“ I saw you on TV with that Markus guy, your leader. However, I also know you are an advanced prototype that was sent by CyberLife to help humans like Hank in investigating cases involving deviant androids.”.Connor was astounded by the knowledge you knew about him. It wasn’t hard information to come by but given that he had heard nothing about you and yet you seemed to know almost everything about him.
“How did you…”. Connor began to question but you cut him off.
“I told you I had eyes and ears everywhere. What I really want to know is how such an astute android like you can become deviant, and even help lead a revolution.”
“I was created to complete a mission and I intended to do whatever meant necessary for those missions,but something changed in me. I suddenly began to have these feelings that I knew nothing about. I started to have empathy for those androids who were forced into hiding or worse.I experienced first hand what it felt like to die when an android killed himself during one of Hank’s and I mission. I was scared. It was something I never experienced yet I knew this was how deviants felt everyday and I didn’t want that for my fellow androids. I decided to join them because I didn’t want us to have to live in fear any longer.” Connor said, finishing his monologue and answering all of your questions in the process.
“Fascinating. I’m sorry you had to go through that but it brought you here, which doesn’t seem to bad to me. Well I look forward to working with you.” You mentioned smiling to Connor, once again trying to lighten the mood.
“Working with me ?” Connor questioned. He knew you said the department called you back to Detroit but he didn’t know you two would be working directly together.
“Yes sir. You’re looking at Detroit’s newest red ice detective. Since a new wave of it has hit the area they’re putting Hank back on the case along with myself. You guys are getting the briefing tomorrow.” You explained as you both finally reached your car. You had parked it good distance away since you didn’t want it to draw attention during your ‘break in’ .
“Well then I look forward to working with you as well.” Connor said with genuine happiness in his voice.
“I was hoping you’d say that.” You admitted finally getting into your car with a wink and driving off, leaving Connor with a smile beyond belief on his face.
A/N : Thank you all for reading! I absolutely love Connor and his adorableness so I loved writing this imagine.Please feel free to leave me some feedback on how you think I did! 🙂
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