Chapter 24 - Public Enemy

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NOV 8TH, 2038
PM 04:06

Amanda: Hello, Connor. I thought you might enjoy a little cruise... I love this place... Everything is so calm and peaceful... Far from the noise of the world... Tell me, what have you discovered?

Connor: My relationships with Lieutenant Anderson and Officer Anderson are problematic. They continue to struggle with psychological issues... I suspect it clouds their judgement regarding deviants.  But my relationship with Maddie is doing amazing!

Amanda: Nothing matters more than your investigation. What's happening is too important. Don't let The Anderson's or Maddie or anyone else get in your way.

[AMANDA slight_decrease]

Connor: I found two deviants at the Eden Club... I hoped to learn something but... they managed to escape...

Amanda: That's too bad... You seemed so close to stopping them. You seem... lost, Connor. Lost and perturbed...

[AMANDA slight_decrease]

Connor: I thought I knew what I had to do... but now I realize it's not that simple...

[SOFTWARE INSTABILITY slight_increase]

[AMANDA slight_decrease]

Connor: Perturbed? No... No, of course not. Why would I be perturbed?

Amanda: You had your gun trained on those deviants at the Eden Club. Why didn't you shoot?

[AMANDA large_decrease]

Connor: I don't know... I don't know.

Amanda: If your investigation doesn't make progress soon, I may have to replace you, Connor...

[SOFTWARE INSTABILITY slight_increase]

Connor: I understand.

Amanda: Something's happening... Something serious. Hurry, Connor. Time is running out.

Hank: You're starting to piss me off with that coin, Connor.

Connor: Sorry, Lieutenant.

Elevator: 79th floor

Chris: Hi, Hank and Pippa.

Pippa: Shit, what's going on here? There was a party and nobody told me about it?

Chris: Yeah, it's all over the news, so everybody's butting their nose in... Even the FBI wants a piece of the action...

Hank: Ah Christ, now we got the Feds on our back... I knew this was gonna be a shitty day... So what do we got?

Chris: A group of five androids... They knew the building, and they were very well organized. I'm still trying to figure out how they got this far without being noticed.

Cop 1: The fuck is the FBI doing here?

Cop 2: You kidding me? This is homeland security. I'm glad they're on it.

Cop 1: You check the roof?

Cop 2: Not yet... There's so much to look at.

Cop 1: Have to make sure we check it out.

Cop 1: Has forensics turned up anything?

Cop 2: I'll check in with them.

Cop 1: These fucking androids don't even leave any DNA...

Chris: They attacked two guards in the hallway... They probably thought the androids were coming to do maintenance. They got taken down before they could react... One of the station employees managed to get away. He's in shock, not sure when we'll be able to talk to him...

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