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Detroit after the revolution had a dreaded sort of calm to it, humans and androids trying to figure out the new way of life they now lived in. Jericho was taking in as many androids that wanted to go to them as they could, helping them discover their newfound personhood. Markus was talking to government officials, hashing out proper rights for android kind. It was an uphill battle for them but they weren't backing down. The city police commissioner was quick to jump to the side of the androids, wanting to look good politically. Laws were swiftly put into place making crimes against androids just as punishable as those against a human. It meant the DPD was flooded with new cases within a week.
Gavin sighed as he flipped through a manila folder at his desk, one week of this had him worn out. He was ready for his shift to end already, ready to head home and sleep through his next three days off. He glanced up at the bullpen's clock, 45 minutes to go before he could leave. Looking back at the folder on his desk, he tried to focus but ended up rereading the same page twice. ‘ Yeah this isn't gonna work.’ Gavin thought as he almost read the page a third time, closing the folder, he stood and stretched, taking a look around the bullpen before his eyes locked onto Connor standing in the break room, he walked over to where Connor was getting a coffee for Hank and sidled up next to him.
“Good evening, Detective Reed.” Connor didn't even bother looking at Gavin, continuing to make his partners drink.
“Hey, how's my favourite tin can?” Gavin slung an arm over the bot’s shoulder and pulled him down a bit. “Getting on good now that you're a real boy now?”
“I suppose so. Is there something you needed, Detective Reed?” Connor didn't like Gavin but the shorter man had gotten nicer since their scuffle in the evidence room, still teased like schoolyard bully but no longer pulled guns on the android so Connor took it for what he could.
“Nah, just gotta kill some time before I can go home and crash, ya know?” Gavin leaned more against Connor so he wouldn't walk away.
“Ah. I believe Hank is doing something similar, he thinks because he sent me in here that I don't know he's playing solitaire on his computer.” the bot huffed in slight annoyance.
“Yeah, we humans are like that. We love not doing shit.” Gavin chuckled when Connors cheeks puffed out. “So, you two going at it yet?”
“‘Going at’ what…?”
“Ya know...” Gavin made a vaguely sexual gesture with his hands.
“I do not know what you mean. If you'll excuse me, I need to get the lieutenant his drink. Good night, Gavin.” Connor slipped out of Gavin's hold, face slightly tinged blue and hurried back to his shared desk.
‘ Oh they're so fucking. ’ Gavin thought as he walked over to his desk to grab his jacket. There was still 25 minutes left of his shift but he decided he'd just clock in early when he came in on Monday. He pulled on his jacket as he left the building to start his walk to his apartment, it was cold but not so cold that he needed to drive his truck to work.
Gavin quite enjoyed walking through the city at night anyway, liked the peacefulness it gave him. Listening to the clacking overhead of a train passing, the muffled sounds of people talking from their homes, music thumping from bars and clubs. He loved the city, never could understand why his brother isolated himself away from it. Gavin would die without the hustle and bustle that the city gave. Even as violent as it could be, he still loves it.
He's almost at his apartment building when he hears a sickening crunching noise and a man cry out down a dark alleyway. Immediately unholstering his gun, he cautiously starts heading towards where the sound came from, getting closer he can hear a group of people laughing and throwing insults at someone. Gavin rounds a corner to see a gang of people crowded around an android, kicking and hitting it with a bat.
“You think you're a real person but you're just a shitty bucket of bolts!” one of the people sneered, lifting their bat to take a swing at the android's face.
“Detroit Police! Drop your weapons, step away from the android, and put your hands where I can see them!” Gavin knows what he's doing is stupid, should have called backup as soon as he saw what was happening but his body went into autopilot first. Someone's immediate safety was at risk and he wasn't going to wait around for help. Luckily all these cowards needed was the word ‘police’ to send them running the other way from him. Once they were gone, Gavin holstered his gun and rushed to the android on the ground.
“Hey… Hey, can you hear me? You're alright now, what's your name?” Gavin carefully rolls the android to face him and places the bot’s head on his lap. He knows this face though. “Con…?”
“Hhh…” The android stills himself before forcing his lids open to reveal the most beautiful blue-grey eyes Gavin has ever seen. “N-no… RK900.”
“Right, RK900, can you sit up? Is there anything broken?” Gavin helps him to a sitting position and starts checking him over to see the extent of the damages. RK900 brings a hand up to his ear and rips out a small biocomponent.
“This one… I think my arms and torso got the most of it…”
“Okay. Let's get you up and to the nearest Cyberlife store then.” Gavin starts to lift RK900 up but gets pushed back.
“N-no! I c-cannot go there!!” the android suddenly looks terrified and backs away from Gavin.
“Woah! Woah… okay no Cyberlife. Where do you live? Is there somewhere I can take you?” Gavin puts his hands up to show no harm. The android shakes his head.
“What about Jericho?” Another head shake. Gavin takes a look around the alley, there's clear signs it's being lived in. “Are you… are you living here?”
“I-I am… I have nowhere else to go… Jericho doesn't want me there, I look too much like the Deviant Hunter for them to trust me…” RK900 pulls his knees close to himself, he looks scared and Gavin can't stand it.
“Shit… Okay, shit. Right. Get whatever things you have and get up, my apartment is close. You can stay with me for now.” Somewhere in Gavin's head, he knows this is a bad idea but the look of the android is breaking his heart and like fuck if he's just gonna leave him in the alley, beaten and bloody. When the offer of a warm apartment hits the android’s one working ear, he looks up at Gavin like he's looking at the sun for the first time. Gavin definitely doesn't know what to do about that but do now he focuses on helping RK900 get the few possessions he has hidden and helps him walk to his apartment. So much for sleeping his days off away.