Detroit become human: A New World

Chapter 6: Epistaxis

You shake the snow off as the two of you enter the stations lobby.

"WHERE IS MY SON!?"

"Sir I told you we're working on it." Gavin's gritting his teeth as he holds his hands out low in front of him, trying to quell the man anger. "You've been feeding me that same line for TWO WEEKS!" The mans wife clutches onto her husbands arm. Tears streaming down her face she's in hysterics, wailing. 'The young couple from this morning.' "That's because the situation hasn't changed." Gavin's attempts obviously failing, he only pushes the man further. "It's because you don't care! My little boy... He's out there.. scared, alone, and you're sitting on your ass!" His voice hitch's the tear's coming on. Gavin's patience wears thin. "Well maybe if you kept a better eye on the damn brat he wouldn't be missing!" The man suddenly charges at the him. His wife collapsing into a mess of cries. Calling out her husbands name to stop. "GAH!"Tackling him to the ground they hit with a hard thud. Straddling Gavin he lays into him, punch after punch. Trying to push the man off he tilts his head towards you two. "MAYBE I COULD GET SOME FUCKING BACKUP HERE!" Springing into action you and Connor grab at the mans arms, pulling him off of your colleague. He jerks his arm out of your grasp, and it springs back hitting you square in the face. "Ack-" Letting go you grab at your nose, pain making your eyes water. The incident startles the front desk workers and other people waiting in the lobby, as gasps fill the room. Connor manages to pull the man back, struggling to hold him. Gavin gets up and plants a right hook into the side of the man head. And he hits the ground, sliding out of Connors arms. Several officers run into the lobby, cuffing the man immediately. "Put his ass in a fucking cell!" Gavin curses, wiping his face he spits at the floor. A wad of blood marking the spot. "Are you hurt detective Reed?" Connor says looking him over. "Yeah yeah i'm fine ya plastic prick. But i'd be better if you hadn't stood there gawking like a-" His attentions captured by the blood covering your hands and face. "Shit-" He swears approaching you. Grabbing your shoulder's his head tilts slightly under trying to get a better view of your face. "He get ya?" You shake your head as much as you can in response. "Y-yeah." He gathers your hands in one off his. "Lemme see sweetheart." Despite hating his nicknames and advances you let him have a look. His left hand rising he gently runs a finger down your nose. You wince in pain. Noticing the scar spanning across his own nose you wonder how he got it. "You're hurting her Reed." Connor cuts in joining him on his right. Placing a concerned hand on your upper arm. "Shut up I know what i'm doing." His eye's tracing the contours of your nose. "It's not broken, thankfully. I'd hate for that little face of yours to get damaged because someone couldn't hold him." He strikes a nerve within Connor. "Me? You're the one who clearly provoked him." Reed releases your hands challenging the android. "Yeah, you." He jabs a finger at his chest. "You stood there and let him get a good three hits in on me!" Both of their fists balling in anticipation. You see the ring on Connors temple glowing a scarlet red. "Only reason he jumped you is because you're absolute shit at communicating!" Stepping closer the android pushes Reeds shoulder. Causing the other to falter backwards slightly. Anger building Reed grabs Connor by the edges of his jacket reeling him in. Getting into each other faces, neither breaks eye contact in a refusal to back down. Daring each other to throw the first punch. Surprised by Connors sudden aggression you try to wedge yourself between the two. "You really wanna do this right now tin man? Bring it on! I've been wanting pay back for a long time!" Gavin pushes against you as you shove your shoulder between the two trying to stop them.

"That's enough." The captain's voice break's in. Your partners jacket being let go, he steps back un-clenching his fist's. Suddenly aware of his surrounding. The humans in the lobby watching him with baited breath, an old lady clutches her purse in front of her. Connors LED blinking alternating between yellow and red. Fowler stands, arms crossed, with a very pissed off expression directed at the three of you. "You're officer's of the law, I expect you to act like it." You look up at Gavin. He scoffs, glancing down at you he smiles. Backing away from him you straighten yourself, wiping at the blood still running from your nose. "You should get that cleaned up." He says, turning to walk away he makes sure to stare down Connor before leaving. "Fucking android." You look back and see the woman still sobbing on the floor behind your partner. Fowler lifting his head at Connor gives him a warning. "Remember our talk.."