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New Objective:
_// Protect_Alice//_
Connor was frozen in place as the invisible walls that previously held him shattered. His body seemed to loosen, a weird feeling of...freedom? Washed over him. The robot's head turned Alice who was still crying when he paused.
"-ey? Where's that girl? The dad's pretty pissed."
"-with the android-"
Ah. His signal got stuck on the officers walkie talkies. He logged into the police department's files and pulled up the incident report.
'Lieutenant Anderson brought in Todd Williams at 7:32 A.M. after a house inspection. At first he believed it was a domestic dispute until we scanned for records. The daughter was later found out to be a YK500. Mr. Williams was still charged with a parole violation after the discovery of red ice. To be released later with more check ins and a scheduled court date-'
They were going to give Alice back to Todd. He was just going to get a slap on the wrist for violating his parole. For red ice. Not for the fact he murdered Kara. Not for abusing Alice. No one cared about the androids. They were just things to this people. Things that could easily be thrown away.
"Alice, we need to go." Connor picked up the smaller android who was still crying over Kara. "I know this hurts but I need you to be quiet."
"But Kara-"
"I know. And I made a promise to Kara to keep you safe." The girl hiccuped. "Please? Until we get out of the station."
"O-okay..." Alice nodded as she buried her face in Connor's shoulder. The man gave a quick glance back at Kara's body before rushing out the door. They were looking for Alice and if he got caught trying to help the girl escape he'd be sent back to Cyberlife and dismantled.
The android exited the room, ducking behind the nearby wall as two officers walked by. His eyes focused on the camera that stood between him and the exit.
'Shit. How am I going to-'
"What are you doing?" The android almost jumped at the voice behind him. Turning he came face to face with Officer Tina Chen. The woman looked between him and the little girl he held confused.
"I can explain-"
"It's okay." The woman cut him off. "What do you need help with?"
"I...the cameras by the desks. If I'm caught on them they'll realize I've left the station sooner."
"Got you covered." Tina went over to the nearby lockers and pulled out a police issue jacket and hat. "Try these on." The android stared for a moment before he gently set Alice down and began to out the jacket on. Said jacket that was made for the much smaller officer was tight but it covered his Cyberlife insignia. The hat obscured most of his face when he adjusted it. Alice grabbed his hand giving it a tight squeeze.
"Why...why are you helping us?" Connor stared at the human officer in confusion. This was going directly against her job. If she got caught, the consequences ranged from being reprimanded to being arrested.
"Because it's the right thing to do." The woman smiled as she took Alice's other hand and walked the two out of the offices into the lobby. People didn't take a second glance at the three before they were finally outside. Connor didn't realize he'd been holding his breath until he finally exhaled in relief. He wanted to thank the woman who helped them but she had already disappeared back inside.
Maybe...not all humans were bad.