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"Aw... Feels like somebody's playing with a drill inside my skull..." Hank complains as we step out of the car and head towards the building. "You sure this is the place?"

"It's the address in the report," Connor replies.

I read the glowing sign as we approach, feeling uncomfortable already.

The Eden Club.

"Right... Okay... Let's get going."

Hank pauses and speaks up again after reading a poster on the way in, "Jesus... Sexiest androids in town... Now I know why you insisted on coming here! Oh, boy..."

"As I said," I start, "disgusting."

Once inside, there are different androids in these tubes, giving us lustful looks as we pass by, as if trying to tempt us to pay for a hookup session with them.

I avoid all of their stares, wanting this case to be over with already.

Connor's hand brushes against mine as we walk, causing my heart rate to spike and face to flush. I glance up at him, seeing a blueish tint to his cheeks as refuses to meet my eyes.

That tells me that that action was most likely an intentional one.

That certainly got my mind off of where we're at for a brief moment, so if that's what Connor was going for, it worked.

We walk up to the manager of this establishment and Ben, who are talking. I can't help but to notice a couple of circular platforms where androids, male and female, are pole dancing.

My nose scrunches up, not enjoying the sight.

They're treating these androids as objects, and it's terrible. Inhumane, even.

I focus on the conversation rather than what's going on around me, knowing that that would be more beneficial to me than to despise and criticize these people in my mind.

"You're not gonna take my license, are you? I mean, ha, I had nothing to do with this!" the manager says nervously, expressing his concerns.

"The investigation's ongoing, sir, I can't tell you anything for the moment. Hey, Hank! YN!" Ben says, turning to us.

"Hey, Ben. How's it goin'?" Hank greets.

"What's up?" I add, not really expecting an answer.

"It's that room there. Oh, uh, by the way... Gavin's in there too," Ben informs us.

"Oh, great! A dead body and an asshole, just what I needed..." Hank trails off as we head into the room.

"Sergeant Cross, Lieutenant Anderson and their plastic pet... The fuck are you three doin' here?" Gavin addresses us.

There's a lifeless android on the floor to our right and a dead man on the bed. I try not to look at it too much yet.

"We've been assigned all cases involving androids," Connor explains for us.