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No one expected the attack,not even the best androids.Attacks happened in public areas,not in police office buildings.Nines (RK900) was the one to shout out when he heard the window smash,watching as something circular rolled in.A bomb.
Tina Chen was injured,much to Gavin's dismay.Connor had shielded Hank,losing a leg,so he was in repair.Several other officers and androids got damaged too but it was lucky that no one got hurt.
It took two weeks to rebuild the office but it only took a day for every to accept that it isn't safe,so the windows got thicker,the fence around the DPD went up and more and more cameras were put up.
They never caught the fuckers.
It pissed everyone off that they couldn't find who did it.It caused Fowler to draw to drastic measures.
All solo android detectives had to work with a solo human detective.So it didn't surprise Gavin when he was called into the office.
Gavin Reed,the detective who hated androids before the revolution.He even threatened to set Connor on fire.And when Connor told Hank later on,he wasn't exactly happy about it.Now,Gavin had to adjust to the changing rules of androids and he wasn't very happy about it,but what could he do?He had to bottle all his hatred deep down inside of him and he stopped himself from spitting things out every now and again.
But everyone knows that deep down Gavin is still an asshole.
He lives alone with his cat,Izzie,in an apartment on the third floor,which always annoyed him when the elevator broke.He has a best friend at work called Tina Chen.She once asked Gavin why he named his cat Izzie and the response "because it's Izzie to remember" wasn't the answer she was expecting.
Gavin is a big contrast to his new Android partner.
RK900,nicknamed Nines from Conner but he registered himself with the name of Conan.He liked it,it sounded similar to the name Connor but at the same time,completely different.Conan had ditched his Cyberlife Jacket several months ago so he wore a black turtle neck jumper with high waited jeans quite alot of the time,or he wore clothes that generally hid his neck.He lived in an apartment,similar to Gavin,but he lived alone,no cats,no dogs -despite how much Connor pleaded -
Conan had his own desk far away from Gavin's,tucked away in the corner of the room.Gavin always had coffee cups on his desk with post it notes stuck around his computer.Conans desk was clean with his papers stacked up near his computer,against the wall.He even had a little cactus at the opposite side.He liked looking after it.
Both males got gotten up from their desks when they received an email from Fowler.Conan went in first,sliding a hand into one of his pockets as he went to close the glass door behind him,but Gavin stopped it with his foot.
Blue met Green.They paused.Conan pulled the door open to let Gavin in,which the smaller male dismissed as he moved to Fowler's desk.Fowler looked between the two as he prepared himself for what he was about to say.
F:"I think you know why I've called you both in here...you both work alone so I'm pairing you up"
G:"Pair us up?God you make it sound like we're at damn school!"
F:"Well it might as well be,you both need to learn how to be more social"
C:"What do you mean by that?"
Gavin looked back at Conan,glaring a little as he stepped forward to poke the others LED
G:"Really??You should know that out of everyone,tin can"
F:"Gav-"
C:"Don't call me that"
Conan grabbed Gavin's wrist,his LED going a steady yellow as he pushed him away
F:"For god's sake.."
Fowler pinched the bridge of his nose as he let out a groan,leaning back in his chair.He held his other hand,telling the two to stop.Gavin just growled as he adjusted his jacket,stepping away from the android and he shoved his hands in his pockets.Conan lips turned into a little smirk which just made Gavin more pissed.
F:"Right...you both need to work together,okay?It's not safe for androids here,so Gavin,please just suck it up.It's only until we sort this crap out.Both of you,act like adults"
Conan stiffened up at those words,raising an eyebrow
C:"I don't need some human protecting m-"
F:"Like adults!You just need to accept it..every other officer chose what Android to get paired too but..you two mostly fly solo,you barely talk to anyone here..so I'm putting you together"
Gavin raised his hands in defeat before he turned on his heels,walking out,shutting the glass door behind him.Fowler looked up at Conan,folding his arms across his chest
F:"As for you....you need to occupy the desk opposite Gavin's,it's only fair you sit with him"
The Android went to open his mouth but Fowler was faster
F:"I know you like your desk,but we need you near Gavin...Heck it's your fault we survived the bomb,it gave chance for people to jump away..Gavin is a great detective,he's just a bit slow with some things...like androids....now skat before I kick your metal ass out!"
And that was the day Conan and Gavin became work partners.Sure,Gavins hate for androids has sizzled down but..Conan looked like Connor..
But taller with a more prominent jaw.Blue icey eyes instead of brown.Broader shoulders and his voice was deeper too.Connor but not Connor.Gavin disliked Connor,so to have the fucker who was based off of him to be his partner was some luck.He always saw the Android talking to Connor and Hank,but Gavin chose to ignore it.
He always slagged them off to Tina but Tina was...distracted by the new female Android that works downstairs in the office reception.This new Android was added security and her name was Mitchell.Needless to say Tina had a huge crush on her.
Mitchell had red sleek hair that was short,so that it would be used to be pulled if a physical confrontation happened.Her eyes were a deep grey,perhaps to be seen as intimidating but Tina liked them.It pissed Gavin off more
It's not because he hates the Android that Tina has a huge crush on...No..
It's because Gavin knows that he's only one alone at the station now.He had Tina and Tina alone,now Tina has an android friend.Even Conan had Connor and Hank.Gavin is embarrassed that he doesn't have more friends at the age of 37.He knew exactly what Fowler meant when he told him he wasn't very social.
Gavin had sat back down at his desk and then sighing when he sees that his coffee cup was empty.He needed a coffee after that.Conan had grabbed his things and moved to the desk opposite Gavin,it confused the smaller male
G:"What are ya doing,tin can?"
C:"I was instructed to move here by Fowler,meat bag"
Gavin glared but he kept his mouth shut.He didn't like how his insult was flipped back on him,well of course the insult being about a human rather than an android.He watched as Conan placed the papers down,sitting the cactus near his computer
G:"Is that real?"
He leant over to press a finger against the cactus,only to retract quickly
G:"Ow!"
C:"Yes,it's real,you should of waited for my answer before you decided to stab yourself on my cactus"
Conan let out a small laugh,brushing the Cactus as if he was brushing,whatever was left of,Gavin on it off.Gavin hadn't heard him laugh before so it seemed strange.
G:"Does me hurting myself amuse you?"
C:"Greatly,Gavin"
G:"Urr don't call me Gavin"
Conan sat down on the chair as he showed visual confusion.He scanned Gavin to make sure that it was his name and indeed it was
C:"But it's your name"
G:"I know that,dipshit.I don't want you to call me Gavin at work,call me Reed"
Conan just shrugged at Gavin's weird logic,falling silent as he shifted through his papers to arrange them in an order that he believed was better than last time.Gavin leant back from his computer and rested an arm on his desk,looking through the gap between the computers.He eyed the Android up,taking in the sight of him.He might as well see what he was dealing with.
Connor but not Connor
Intense eyes flicking through the paperwork,his long pale fingers pausing everynow and again to pull out certain pages only to shuffle them to a different place in the pile.His LED was a steady blue,reflecting in the very corner of his eyes.Gavin even noticed that he has some freckles on his face,similar to Connor,but they went further than his face.He could see one under his chin and he wondered if he had some hiding under his turtle neck too
C:"Reed"
G:"Hmm?"
He was spaced out for a moment,his eyes following the others jawline
C:"You're staring"
That made Gavin's eyes snap up.He didn't notice before that Conan was staring right at him,a smug look on his face as he raised an eyebrow at him.Cocky bastard.Gavin soon snapped back to his senses and he looked away.He didn't mean to,he was just looking to see the difference between Conan and Connor...Totally
G:"I wasn't staring"
C:"Then what was you doing?"
Gavin huffed,folding his arms.He wasn't staring!Nope!Not at a plastic prick.Conan noticed that Gavin was silent so he laughed
C:"Trying to come up with an excuse?"
G:"Phcking no!!I was just...seeing..the difference between you and Connor,that's all!"
C:"I'm an upgraded version of Connor,Reed.I am similar to him in appearance,well in some parts,but my processors are better.I'm faster and stronger too,I have many more additions too"
Gavin just nodded,looking away from Conan and glancing over at Connor.Connor was sat casually on Hanks desk,a soft smile on his face as they spoke.He was wearing one of Hanks DPD hoodies.It was a little too big but Connor loved it.You can't even tell that the damn android had lost an entire leg to an attack not too long ago,mechanics knew what they was doing when it came to androids,no scars,nothing out of place.Then again Gavin couldn't tell because of Connors trousers.He soon drove his attention back to Conan.
G:"So are you two basically brothers?"
C:"I guess,in human terms we would be seen as brothers"
G:"And in Android terms?"
Conan thought for a moment,his LED going yellow as he processed it.Gavin pushed the empty cup off his table and putting it in the bin and he waited
C:"Well..I am Connor,just better..So I think in Android terms I'm his twin..so I guess we're still brothers in Android terms"
Gavin just nodded as he stood up,brushing down his jacket at he glanced back,checking if Tina was in the break room.
C:"Why were you interested?"
Gavin just rolled his eyes
G:"I was just curious"
C:"That doesn't answer my question"
Gavin just left to get his coffee and he sighed.And that was the day when Conan and Gavin got partnered up in the DPD.