Connor, rather than being sent off to Detroit to put deviants to rest, was to be with Jamie Travers, a robo-neuropsychologist with an objective to evaluate the android.
Jamie began walking again, though this time he didn't fall behind, nor did he walk in front of her, he stayed by her side. Jamie continued her stride, though she turned her head to face him for a minute, smiling at him. He had already taken a liking to her.
"How old are you?" he questioned.
"20," Jamie responded.
"Your file says you graduated from Berkeley with a Ph. Doesn't it take approximately take about 15 years to get through college?"
"I tested out of a lot of the fields, and finished the paper for my Doctorate early, the same one Kamski used to write your programming"
Silence fell once again before Jamie spoke again, "Have you ever listened to music before? When you'd been activated earlier?"
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"No, why?" he tilted his head. Damn, it was kind of adorable whenever he did that.
"Well, I think you'd find solace in listening to music. You'll find that being a machine isn't exactly the best. Especially not right now."
"How so?" he inquired.
Jamie used her wristwatch to bring up a hologram, similar to a large touchscreen laptop. He read quickly, assessing the frontpage headlines of various newspapers. 'Androids don't deserve to be free: opinion', 'Riots Break out in Detroit as Androids Protest', 'Detroit Mayor: Androids should stop complaining'.
Jamie noticed his change in expression, she were trained as such. She'd spent much of her time analyzing mannerisms. She knew what was happening in his head. Sadness. His LED flickered yellow and ran a few cycles before settling back to blue.
"Based on what you said earlier, you don't agree with them, however, I'd like to you to tell me directly where you stand."
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She dodged his question with an explanation to one he didn't ask.
"You know, these 'deviants', as they call them, are tortured. Most of them turned on humans after a lot of mistreatment on the humans' side. We keep constantly thinking that we are superior to other living beings when we're not. It's always been that way, it seems. Males to Females, Whites to African Americans, Heterosexuals to the LGBTQ+ community, and countless other examples.
