Catch of Breath

Chapter 5: High Spirits

February 2nd, 2039
09:20 am

While you were looking for an escape route, Connor was walking over the parking area belonging to the apartments. It was possible that there was a hidden clue or a give away furthering his investigation.

Added to this he almost gave away that he was an android. He has to be more careful, otherwise, the Human-Connor-Day would end at 9 in the morning.

But as soon as he realized that you used the metric system and he was used to the US customary, he kind of slipped and responded with the exact translation.

The same applies to the blade Connor found earlier.

It wasn't authentic to 'just guess' that a piece of metal got stuck in the body. And furthermore, grabbing into the torso without asking if they found anything suspicious inside of it.

Connor looked at his still bloody hand. Now that he thought of it, it wasn't really human to just grab into a dead man's chest. It was harder to pretend to be human than he thought. He began to consider making a list of appropriated and inappropriate behavior.

The ground was covered with wet asphalt forming small puddles at certain spots which created a faint squish with every step Connor made. The cars were a varied mixture of the price range, some upper-class vehicle, and even two old-fashioned cars. All of them in good condition.

The only suspicious thing he could find was that the cars were gray. Every single car. Some lighter, some darker but no other color was visible. The parking lot had no energy at all. It was plain and cold.

Walking through the spaces he glanced over to the actual place of murder seeing you talking with the AX400 police android.

Connor was glad you successfully managed this situation. Even though you had difficulties at the beginning the insecurity slowly melted away and your perception sensitized.

When you arrived at the crime scene he was uncertain if you were ready to investigate a dead body. Regarding your high stress-level.

He waited for you to settle in and choose to give you some space. Taking you by the hand and leading you through the investigation would most likely have made you feel like a newcomer. He already learned that you were an experienced detective, you were practiced enough to find your own way through this job, and he was right.

After warming up your presence changed into a more confident one, concentrated bustling around you were finding clues on your own.

In parallel to the murder case, he took the chance to analyze your character.

He already collected a small amount of information. For example: When you were precarious or nervous you shove your hands into the pockets of your pullover, but when you placed them in the pockets of your leather jacket you were calmer or lost in thoughts. And when you needed to think your eyes focused on a calm spot while slightly moving your lips. It was like you were talking in silence.

He enjoyed watching you.

Therefore Connor still wasn't sure what opinion you were holding concerning androids.

You did not show any aversion when you met the AX400 police officer, who was showing you the camera recording, but that didn't mean anything. Detective Reed wasn't yelling at every single android he met, either. But Connor could tell that he would never choose an android to be his friend.

On the other side Connor saw you admiring the projection on her hand, and so he started wondering how much you even knew about androids. Maybe he could talk with you about them on occasion. It would be nice to inform you about his skills.