Abomination

Russian Roulette

DATE

NOV 6TH, 2038

TIME

PM 07:51:04

THE LIGHT, CONTINUOUS PITTER PATTER OF RAIN greeted Connor's ears even before he reopened his eyes. Once he did, he found puddles forming at his feet as more droplets of water dropped onto the ground. The Zen Garden was grey and gloomy which was completely different from the bright, pristine white appearance it usually had. He held a black umbrella in his hand tightly as he started to march in the direction of Amanda.

The African-American woman was dressed in a white and grey dress with a yellow half-cardigan while she waited patiently for Connor's arrival. It was a common occurrence to see her waiting for the android and his daily report. She stood completely still, like a wall, as a few raindrops greeted her skin while she stared at Connor as he marched towards her through the light rain.

After crossing the bridge, Connor finally stood in front of the woman, "Hello, Amanda." He greeted her accordingly.

"Connor," there was no emotion in her voice, nor her face, as she stared at him blankly. Her feelings were hidden, tucked away for the time being, as she returned the androids greeting. "I've been expecting you... Would you mind a little walk?" Wordlessly, Connor moved to stand by her side while opening up the umbrella to cover both himself and Amanda. They began to walk along the stone path that surrounded the Zen Garden. "That deviant seemed to be an intriguing case." She started up the conversation while staring straight. Her lips were pulled back in a thin line as her expression was blank. There wasn't any indication to what she was feeling! She glanced at Connor briefly, "a pity you didn't manage to capture it..."

Connor stood rigidly next to her as he continued to march next to her. He understood that he had failed to capture the deviant earlier in that day, however, he had a reasonable explanation for his failure. "I had to make sure that Natalie was kept safe. Which resulted in the deviant's escape."

Amanda turned her head as she raised her nose into the air. "No matter. Did you manage to learn anything?"

"I found its diary," He started, "but it was encrypted. It may take weeks to decipher."

"What else?" Amanda still did not turn to Connor.

He continued on with another one of the findings that they had found in the deviant's apartment. "The walls of the apartment were covered with drawings of labyrinths and other symbols. Like the other deviants, it seemed obsessed with rA9."

Amanda hummed and shook her head in seeming disappointment. "You came very close to capturing that deviant..." Connor was supposed to be the leading edge in technology. He was created to accomplish his missions with accuracy and precision while grantee that the job would get done. He failed once so far and if he proved to be defective and unable to finish the job he was created to do, then they would need to replace him.

Connor continued on, "it was also fascinated by birds. We've seen deviants interested in other lifeforms like insects for pets, but nothing like this."

"How is your relationship with the Lieutenant developing?"

"It's improving. I've come to understand him better, and he's growing accustomed to my presence."

"And I hope the technician is not proving to be... difficult to comply with."

"So far, Natalie has shown to be a worthy partner and is doing well with making sure that none of my operating systems malfunction." He paused for a short moment as if debating internally about what he was going to say next. "She seemed grateful that I saved his life on the roof. She expressed it quite openly-"