NM000: Unknown Deviant (Connor x Copycat)

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Nina's POV

I explored the city a little. I saw many androids walking around as well, some were harassed by humans which made me so mad.

I shook the feeling off when I noticed that it started to turn dark and I probably needed a place to stay, or otherwise I will seem suspicious. I wandered around a little when I spotted an abandoned house. When I got closer, it had that weird smell.

I entered the house, just to be greeted by silence. Just as expected.

But what i saw next was quite shocking. Even after my experiences.
A dead body was laying on the ground, leaning against the wall, and above him on the wall were the words 'I'm Alive', drawn with the corpse's blood.
But the letters were so perfectly written, the murder couldn't have been a human. It was an android.

Now only one question kept repeating in my mind. Was the android still here? As I was drowning in my thoughts, they quickly got interrupted by quiet, but hearable footsteps that came from, what appears to be, upstairs.

I walked into the hallway. Before trying to find a way to go upstairs, I looked around a little. I found a door, which led to a garden. I furrowed my eyebrows as I closed the door again, turning around. Since there seemed to be no stairs, I needed to find a way to get upstairs. All of a sudden, I saw Thirium in the corner of my eye. I looked down, spotting a path of blue blood, which suddenly stopped in the middle of the hallway. I kneeled down and slighty traced my fingers across a drop of blue blood, putting it on my tongue to scan it.
They were from a few days ago.

I followed the path, looking around when the path stopped. But at the end of the trail I saw some hand prints of Thirium, leading to an attic.

I looked around, trying to spot the object they got up with.
I saw that there was a ladder in the floor below the entrance of the attic, it looked used. So the android must have used it to get upstairs.

I figured that I couldn't use it, so I went into the kitchen and took a chair.
I placed it under the Opening of the attic and climbed up, opening the opening and climbing inside. I looked around.

"I know somebody's in here. Show yourself!" I yelled. No response.

I saw a shadow of a figure hidden behind a curtain. As I thought I finally found it I swung the curtain away, only to be disappointed. No android, just a mannequin.

I continued my search, as I knew that somebody would be in here. I continued searching, and suddenly, an android covered in Thirium jumped out, making me flinch.

"P-Please don't tell anyone I'm here!" He stuttered, as I just stared.
I nodded, as suddenly, I looked out of the window and saw police flashlights outside. I gasped.

"They are here! They are coming for me! They're gonna find me!" He panicked

(Sounds pretty Luther to me)

I grabbed his shoulder gently to catch his attention, as he then looked at me. I gave him a reassuring smile, as I tried to comfort him.
"We're gonna get you out, alright?" I told, but he only seemed to have calmed down a little bit.
"H-how?! They're gonna come here, and they're gonna kill me! Destroy me! I don't want to die!" He nearly yelled, as I put my finger on my mouth, trying to signalize that he should stay quiet.

He nods, as we heard someone enter the house downstairs. I heard talking, couldn't figure out what they said though.

I turned my head again to face him, and whispered "okay, we need a plan!" as quiet as I could.
He just shrugged.
"They're gonna find us soon if we don't do anything.." I whispered again, looking away as I thought about a solution.