An outgoing living Einstein, an altruistic deaf warrior, and a creative unsung hero go to college when an ambitious ice queen is added to their group. What happens next is more than just a simple joke because this is not your ordinary college story.
Agent Hale has cemented herself a reputation as the ice queen of Casa de Potencial. Cold, blunt, ambitious and scarily fierce, there's only one thing in her mind: being a Rank 1 agent and finally getting the recognition she deserves. She could care less about meeting people, having friend groups, finding that 'significant other', or Agent Orion, a cardigan-loving idiot who she hates with a passion.
So when she is added last-minute to one of the most crucial operations, one that could decide the fate of her country and her reputation as an agent, Hale begrudgingly agrees to face all her four dreads. Cue a university setting resembling all those Wattpad stories, a rebellious spirit who is both fire and water, numerous parties and hang-outs, and a friendship built on sand. This is nothing more but an operation, but Hale fears that it could be more.
DISCLAIMER
This is a work of fiction. The world of DCSM is a fictitious Filipino world, with references to real-life people, places, events, and culture, in addition to purely fictitious characters, places, and events. Do not use this story as a guide to the Philippines, nor expect it to be completely accurate in terms of miniscule details.
CDT and CDP do not exist in the country, and so do the agents of the story [but who knows]. The U.P. Diliman featured is a fictitious version, although some details of the real-life university have been preserved in the story. The same applies to real places mentioned throughout the work of fiction. Thank you for taking your time to read this, and may you enjoy the journey of these four agents-este, college students.
WATTY 2019 WINNER
Hale, a state of the art android, can do nearly anything a human can. He cooks meals, cleans and organizes the house, repairs broken appliances, and runs errands. He can even provide for the more carnal needs of his owner. None of these tasks should present any challenge for Hale, and they don't-until he meets his next door neighbour, Rayner.
Rayner seems like an unassuming gardener, but he asks Hale a lot of questions. Does Hale wish he could smell or taste food? What would he look like if his appearance hadn't been chosen for him? From the moment they meet, Hale runs into errors in otherwise simple tasks. He experiences bizarre sensations that none of his diagnostic tools can explain, and struggles to appease the people in his owner's social circle.
As the errors in his programming begin to wear on his owner's patience, Hale faces the most difficult decision yet. If he can't evolve to meet her needs, he'll be returned and recycled into parts for future androids. If he does evolve, is he still just an android? Or something more? In all this, Rayner is the only man who can help him, and Rayner only has one question left for Hale. What does he want? Hale wasn't designed to want anything, but perhaps he can find the answer in the man with all the questions.
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Story and artwork by Alistair Reeves
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Content warning for emotional/sexual abuse (not between MC and LI). Sexual abuse at the end of chapter 2 if you want to skip it.