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You drummed your fingers nervously against the steering wheel of your car as you pulled into the Detroit City Police parking garage. It was your first day as detective, having just been transferred from a few counties over. Although you didn't really want to move, the pay was better and you had been wanting to become a detective ever since you graduated from the academy.

As you spotted an empty parking spot on your right, a car with a loud engine roared throughout the parking lot. An old black Camaro erratically pulled out from behind you and took the vacant space.

"What the fuck!" you hissed as a man wearing a brown leather jacket came out. He smirked as he walked passed your car, shrugging his shoulders in mock apology. You kept your glare on him until he was out of sight, mumbling curses under your breath.

Another two floors up, you found an empty slot and finally parked your car. You looked into the rearview mirror and checked your appearance, brushing back any fly-away hairs that managed to escape. Forcing a smile onto your face, you got out of the car and headed to the main entrance as you tried to escape the early morning rain.

The familiar sounds of phones ringing and people arguing welcomed you as you walked over to the receptionist. There were android receptionists back at your old precinct, but you still did a double take every time you saw one. Their human-like movements and facial expressions were hard to distinguish, the only give-away being the LED light on the right side of their temple.

"Hello," you smiled as you greeted the receptionist. The female android looked up at you with a pleasant face as your eyes searched for her name but only saw their model type. You were unused to seeing the assigned letters and numbers; back at your old station, everyone made a point to assign an android a name so there wouldn't be any confusion.

"Hello, how may I help you today?" questioned the android.

"I'm here to see Captain Fowler, it's my first day," you explained, also giving your first and last name. The LED light turned yellow as the android silently processed your information.

"Clearance has been granted. Captain Fowler is waiting for you in his office," she responded, gesturing toward the entrance on the right. You thanked the android and made your way into the main headquarters, marveling at how big the place was.

Behind the rows of desks was a fairly sized office made of glass. A tall, bald man sat inside, his eyes focused on the screen in front of him. You recognized him as Captain Jeffrey Fowler, mostly known for busting up notorious Red Ice drug trades in his prime. A swell of pride rose in your chest, realizing that out of all the candidates in the state, he had chosen you out of the many that applied.

As you walked over to his office, you passed by a man around his early fifties arguing with who you assumed to be his partner. They sat at their desks across from each other and you noticed that the man's partner was actually an android.

Your breath hitched as you looked at the android, who's LED was flashing from blue to yellow. Usually, CyberLife made similar looking models according to their job function. However, this android's face was unrecognizable, having cute, boyish looks and warm brown eyes that made you feel comfortable to be around.

The android stopped his conversation and looked up at you, tilting his head to the side. You could feel yourself blush as you had been caught staring longer than necessary. The LED light spun in a yellow circle as you gave the android a quick nod and quickly walked into the captain's office.

"Ah, our latest addition is here," said Captain Fowler as he looked up at you from his work. He got up from his chair and you both exchanged firm handshakes. You took a seat in front of him as he turned back to his screen.

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