Hank could barely believe what he was saying. Hacking into CyberLife was so far from anything he would have ever thought of doing, yet here he was. Elijah Kamski, father of androids, blinked in surprise.
"You want me to help you hack into the company I created." He looked confused, but intrigued. Hank could work with intrigued. "You know you could lose your badge for that."
"I was kidnapped from my hospital bed and watched as an android, my apparent partner, raised an entire fucking army. I could give a shit about now."
Kamski processed. Several of the reporters had come down by now, and one or two were whispering and pointing. Surprisingly, they were pointing at Hank. Shit.
"Perhaps we should talk on the way." Kamski had followed his gaze. "My car is parked out front."
Hank nodded and followed Kamski. Just before he made it to the door, a reporter stepped in front of him.
"Lieutenant Anderson, is it true that your partner, the RK800 prototype, is now working on the side of the deviant androids?"
Anderson pushed past. The reporter didn't give up. "Are these androids a danger to the public? What are your thoughts on the rebellion? What is your relationship with Elijah Kamski?"
"Go bug someone else." Hank snapped. "Can't you see I'm working here?"
He got into the car and slammed the door. Kamski looked amused as he put in the address. It was a self driving car, so they could talk without distraction.
"What is it exactly that you want from CyberLife, then?" Kamski wasted no time.
"Connor's memory." Hank watched the buildings fly by. There was signs of the military everywhere. "I don't remember anything, but maybe looking at his memories will help. At least they'll give me an idea of what the hell is going on, and how I'm involved in it."
Kamski chuckled. "Just when I thought I was done..." Then he spoke louder. "You can come to my house. We'll be safe there from annoyances and we can see about getting you Connor's memories."
"Thanks..." Hank didn't like how Kamski acted. He was too self assured. It was almost like he was untouchable. Part of him wanted to wipe that stupid rich guy look off his face.
"You know, Connor came to me. Lost. He was a complete wreak. He said he had ruined his chances of becoming friends with you after you woke up in the hospital."
Hank could see Elijah was watching his expression. He hid the scowl he had made at the reminder of his loss. It was none of this asshole's business.
"I haven't made up my mind on Connor yet. He said we were friends before, but I need to know for myself."
"So why ask me to help you?" Kamski moved on without loss. "I created CyberLife. It was a big risk asking me."
"You just got off national news saying you hated the place. I figured if anyone would help it would be you."
"It's still illegal."
"Yeah, well I just guessed. I trusted my gut.... Besides, it worked, didn't it?" Kamski looked amused. Hank wasn't. "What's with the androids, anyway? Are they really alive?"
"I don't think I can rightfully judge that. I would say I'm alive, and that would lead me to assume you're alive, but what exactly does that mean? I can confirm that androids have free will. Connor proved that by fleeing CyberLife and joining the rebellion. They have emotions. They even build relationships. How are they different from us then?"
"They're made from computer parts."
"And yet they are made in our image. We are nothing more than biological machines, right? So we built them to be like what we became naturally. The components may be different, but the body functions similarly."
