Connor x Reader - Altering algorithms (DBH)

Chapter 14: Are you afraid?

(Y/N)' P.O.V.

I carefully parted from him, once again recognizing how his LED was flickering yellow. I couldn't possibly tell Connor what I had just discovered. Knowing him, he would still deny it.

"Why..?"

I perked my head up upon listening to Connor mumbling something to himself.

"Is everything all right?" I tilted my head, worried. The android looked down at me, simply shaking his head. That was when Hank joined us again, carrying a beer case, which he placed on the bench before sitting down again.

"Are you two finally done?"

I got bashful once Hank asked us that, whereas I solely nodded. Sighing, I eventually sat down next to the lieutenant, not knowing what else to say. Silence grew between all of us, as we simply stared at the water ahead.

"Nice view, huh?... I used to come here a lot before..." Hank quietly conveyed.

I hummed in agreement, not wanting to ask any questions that may leave him feeling bad. Especially not after what he had done for me.

"Before what?" Connor was the one to pose that inquiry instead.

Hank turned around, confused. "Hm?"

Connor walked next to the lieutenant and faced him.

"You said 'I used to come here a lot before'. Before what?" I hesitantly peered at my partners.

"Before...Before nothin'..." Hank shook the topic off, which was no surprise to me.

"Can I ask you a personal question, Lieutenant?" Connor fully turned to the grey-haired man, who took another sip of his beer.

"Do all androids ask so many personal questions or is it just you?" Hank kept his gaze on the river.

"I saw a photo of a child...on your kitchen table. It was your son, right?"

I gulped, knowing Connor had hit the correct yet wrong spot at the same time. Surely, he was right about his "theory", however, I doubted that Hank wanted to talk about it.

"Yeah... His name was Cole." To my bewilderment, he actually did respond.

While Hank kept on drinking the beer, I stared off into the distance, another silence descending. I spotted Connor moderately walking towards the water, shaking his head a few times.

He raised his hands, speaking, "We're not making any progress on this investigation... The deviants have nothing in common. They're all different models, produced at different times, in different places..."

I was astonished by how fast Connor's thoughts always went back to the mission. Sometimes it appeared to be his way of escaping an uncomfortable situation.

"Well, there must be some link." Hank mentioned. I shifted in my seat, thinking of one thing in particular.

"What they have in common is this obsession with rA9... It's almost like some kind of...myth. Something they invented that wasn't part of their original program..." Connor took the words out of my own mouth.

"Yes, they call him savior. Perhaps he is their leader?" I assumed, raising an eyebrow. The android glanced at me over his shoulder.

"Androids believing in God... Fuck, what's this world coming to?" The lieutenant bitterly grinned for a second.

"You seem preoccupied, Lieutenant... Is it something to do with what happened back at the Eden Club?" Connor turned around, crossing his arms. I too looked at Hank, realizing my partner was right.