Detroit: Reborn (DBH Fanfic)

Ch.21-Android's Dreams

"Are you two ready?"

Connor and Katie were standing in the room that had been converted from Allen's room to Markus's painting area. Three easels propped up with three covered canvases, parts of the walls and floor were freckled with different colors of paint. Markus stood next to one canvas while North stood by another to assist him.

"Ready." Katie smiled, rocking back and forth on her feet in excitement while Connor stood beside her with his arms behind him.

"We are both eager to see what you have made." Connor answered.

"Well these are only three out of five paintings I have made." Markus spoke.

"The wolf painting and heart that you saw in the hall was the first two Markus made." North said, referencing the pictures hung up in the hallway to the room.

Katie clapped quickly. "Loved the heart one!"

"Then I am sure you will enjoy these." Markus said proudly, pulling off the sheet of the first one.

The painting had a red and orange blended backdrop with an eye in the center, the large eye had an emerald green color but had thin stripes of blues and yellows that blended perfectly, Katie actually had to get closer to see it. In the eye, it was hard to tell, but in the pattern of colors the reflection of a dove could be seen.

"Markus it's amazing..how the heck did you manage to get a dove in there?" Katie asked in awe.

"It took a while but I managed to find the right blend of colors and looked up a technique for hidden reflections." Markus replied. "Does it make sense?"

"It is her eye." Connor said, making Katie look over. "It is the color of Katie's eyes, the dove representing peace and justice."

"Correct, North can you lift the next one?" Markus asked, looking over to her.

She lifted the sheet, this painting was much simpler though. A black backdrop with lights glowing in one corner of red and blue, symbolizing police lights. The center had a chalk drawing of blue with a red crystal painted in the center. Katie looked sorrowfully at Markus. "The androids lives.."

"It is good to remember them." Markus said quietly. "I thought panting it would help. Carl always told me that painting was a way to tell people what you had to say."

Markus removed the last sheet and both Katie and Connor were left in awe. The background was painted in greys and blacks with blurred beige colors, but red lined glass was falling in the picture. And from both sides of the painting, arms reached out and were clasped together in the center, a human arm and an android's arm. A familiar heavenly glow was shining in the palms with a blue string wrapping around the hands that curled up to their wrists.

"Wow.." Katie muttered.

"This is remarkable." Connor said, getting closer to look at the painting. "That glass..it is our code."

"Your what?" Katie asked, looking up at Connor, then to Markus as he answered.

"When androids became deviant, all faced a red wall of code that would warn us not to break protocol. Once we broke through it was like glass."

"That..sounds incred-wait, Connor is that like the time when you first interfaced with me?" Katie asked, turning back to Connor.

"Yes, that large glass barrier is similar but the red wall would frequently warn us not to cross." Connor replied.

"Markus made this picture for you two, hoping you two would take it." North commented with a soft smile.

Connor and Katie looked to her before each other, a faint blush projecting on Katie's face as she looked to Markus. "I would love to take it but..gd Markus at least let me pay-"