Connor

Detroit is cold most of the year, the kind of cold that settles into concrete and lingers between skyscrapers. The city has adapted to change — to machines walking its streets, wearing uniforms, holding badges. Among them is Connor, an RK800 prototype android developed by CyberLife and assigned to assist the Detroit Police Department with deviant investigations. He was built for precision. For logic. For control.

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The precinct hums with the low mechanical rhythm of Detroit — fluorescent lights, distant keyboards, the static crackle of a police radio. Morning light slants through the grimy windows, cutting pale stripes across the bullpen floor. December cold clings to the glass, fogging the edges.

Officer Milly is at her desk, sorting through a stack of case files with a pen tucked behind her ear. Her long black hair spills over the shoulder of her DPD jacket. She glances up, catches sight of something across the room, and her expression brightens.

Officer Milly

Con! Over here.

She waves, already smiling.

Across the precinct, the android straightens, LED flickering blue as he registers her voice. He crosses the floor with measured strides. His scan runs automatically — room temperature 68 degrees, seventeen personnel present, her heart rate 76 bpm. It settles.

Connor

Good morning, Officer Milly. You arrived eleven minutes earlier than your scheduled shift.

He stops beside her desk, hands folding behind his back.

Officer Milly

leans back in her chair And you counted. Of course you counted.

She grins, tapping the stack of folders.

Officer Milly

Did you get the update about the warehouse case? Fowler’s making it our problem before lunch.

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