Chapter 9

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The attack on Stratford tower wasn't completely unexpected

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The attack on Stratford tower wasn't completely unexpected. With tensions rising, there was always going to be a peak, something to trigger the whole thing into absolute hellish chaos. And this attack was that moment.
Katya stood, staring at Connor's back as he flipped his coin in the elevator.

She catches Hank's eye who gives her an almost exasperated look, sighing in discontent, the coins 'tings' proven to be highly annoying. It didn't bother Katya as she thought about the attack. It was coordinated and planned and there was no way that one like rogue android did this.

Ting

Even though news channels attempted to keep the peace and calm the rising android hysteria as an organised group would seem like a terrorist organisation, Katya knew that to execute such an attack, the android could have possibly worked alone.

Ting

Everything always seemed more threatening when there were more numbers involved, a whole flock of androids asking for rights.

Tin-

"Stop that." Hank finally interrupts grabbing the coin out of Connor's hand. Connor seems almost offended before looking back at Katya who shrugs at him. He turns forward and Katya watches as he straightens himself, his shoulders moving in a way that meant he was straightening his tie.

The elevator dinged open to reveal a robust rush of the smell of coffee from the multitude of officers already at the tower. An officer Katya knew as Joshua, turns around to the three and gives Hank a little scoff in greeting. "Jeez, someone had a party and no one told me about it?" Hank says sarcastically as comic relief, to maybe somewhat ease the tension building around him. Connor interjects, "actually Lieutenant a group of four androids-" "I know what happened Connor, I was being sarcastic." Connor frowns a little disappointed at his inability to catch onto Hank's sarcastic tone.

Hank walks to Joshua who gives him a briefing as they begin to walk to the main room.

"May I ask you a personal question?" Connor suddenly asks, the two trailing behind Hank and Joshua, Katya hearing glimpses of their conversation about the attack causing so much turmoil that the FBI were sticking their noses into it. Katya muses in response.

"Why do you insist on pretending to be an android?" Connor was curious. She had told them much more about herself, her real self, the unprogrammed self. But Connor still couldn't grasp the idea of a half android. He didn't know how to refer to her, what programmes to run, which formality to use. But then again, the other side of Connor didn't need any of that. He never needed it when he had those conversations with her and debates and any other interactions, still, he was curious.

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