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.
"We just happened to create you, but it doesn't mean that you are any lesser than us."
Though she didn't tell him, it was obvious he knew which side Jamie were on. He nodded, motioning for her to continue.
"Connor, you have no idea the things I've seen happen to them. Cuts, beatings, torture. I've seen androids that got whipped with chains even when they followed their employers' orders."
Connor sharply inhaled though he didn't have lungs, and one thing ran through his head. Luckily, he was brave enough to voice it. "What would've happened to me if you hadn't taken me in?"
"They were originally working on your model to send to Detroit to capture and kill deviants, in an effort to stop them. But I specifically requested the best model they had. And they gave me you."
"Now," Jamie changed the subject, waving away the hologram with her free hand, "Listen."
"I hear noises," Connor stated, hiding a smile. She facepalmed and tried to contain her giggles, looking up at him while biting her tongue.
"Oh, you were joking!" Jamie exclaimed and allowed some giggles to escape. Her laughter made him feel more at peace than the trees ever could.
"I thought you were being genuine," She added, exhaling with a small grin. "It's nature. Peacefulness, tranquillity, right? I feel relaxed and at peace when listening to the sounds of nature and watching what made them. What do you feel?"
Connor shrugged, "I don't know. I feel as though I'm looking at trees and hearing noises."
Jamie frowned slightly and it made Connor feel slightly guilty, though he managed to hide it very well under his robotic, smooth voice. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset."
"No, no. You're being honest. That's good. Try not to worry about how your statements affect me. Actually- wait, no. Do worry about it. But still be truthful.'
He narrowed his eyes at nothing in particular, wondering why she backtracked.
A week had gone by and Connor's LED was getting on her nerves. Jamie didn't want to know what he felt, not being able to get the full side of it. So while the two were sitting outside in the garden, she turned to him.
"I'm sorry I'm not making any progress," Connor muttered suddenly.
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"It's not your fault," Jamie audibly sighed as she closed her eyes, trying her best to ignore the pale yellow of his LED.
"Something is bothering you," he stated simply and she just nodded. He stared at her side profile, making his way all the way across her face, and then landing on her lips.
"I have a question," he said, mentally cursing himself for looking at her lips for so long. He shouldn't be feeling this for Jamie.
