"You are incorrect again, Dr. Jackson. I don't have feelings. You always seem to forget that I am a machine." He said monotonously.
Diamond hesitated, her brow furrowing.
"Yes, but some androids are known to develop consciousness." She combatted bac...
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A thick blanket of silence woodshed over the room as Diamond stepped inside. Conner followed closely behind, feeling the temperature drop even more to a staggering 57 degrees Fahrenheit.
There was no more than ten people in the room, all aligned alongside an extended table. They looked to be in a male-female pattern with a older man at the very front of the table.
Conner's observing orbs locked on him.
NAME : ZACHARY LANCE BLUE D.O.B : 12 / 16 / 2000 OCCUPATION : CHEIF OPERATING OFFICER ( COO ) OF CYBERLIFE (see more...) CRIMINAL RECORD : NONE
Conner recognized the man at the fron of the room as "Mr.Blue" , Diamond's boss. He was also the cause of her rocketing stress rate. The man was a tall one, reaching six foot five. Just five inches taller than himself. The man's hair was slicked back and shiny with gel. The color of the slick strands were a dark brown, damn near black, with grey streaks here and there. His eyes were a striking blue, almost more vivid than Conner's LED.
A large smirk snaked a way to Mr. Blue's face. Again, it wasn't the sweet ones that Diamond gave him, no. What was up with these humans? Isn't the smile supposed to indicate good intentions and pleasure? Conner felt his LED turn yellow as Diamond's slipped off the door. Conner caught the closing door, and stepped inside, closing it softly behind him.
He stood up straight with his hands behind his back as Diamond gripped her briefcase.
The older man clasped his large hands together as a deep chuckle left his lips.
"Ms. Jackson. So glad to see you back. I noticed you bright something else with you." He started. The man's icy irises landed on the android.
Diamond bit the inside of her cheek and forced a shaky smile on her lips.
"I-it's good to be back." She said, her voice trembling a bit. "Sir." She said quickly, her chocolate orbs glancing over the cold stares she got from around the room.
He motioned to an empty seat to the right of him.
"Come sit. Bring the android with you."
Diamond glanced at the android behind her before hesitantly walking over to her boss. She sat down and cleared her throat, placing her briefcase on the table. Conner of course followed her to the front of the room, hands still behind his back.
Diamond started explaining the physics and the work that went into making the newest android. Conner learned that Cyberlife only provided her with tools and the broken pieces of a bare endoskeleton to create him. His programs, detabase, and other equipment she had to find by herself. Her voice shook as she spoke, but there was no doubt in his artificial mind that she was a very intelligent woman.
"You know, Conner here looks strangely familiar." Blue said, effectively cutting Diamond off from explaining his database.
Conner could only stare as Diamond's heart rate increased.
She sputtered over her words before finally forming an understandable sentence.
"Y-yes, I designed him to..." she paused, looking around the room again as she clenched her fists.
"I designed him to look as human as possible. So we would feel as comfortable—"
"Him?"
Ten pairs of curious and amused eyes landed on the shaking woman.
The man smirked again, leaning towards her. Conner got that uneasy sensation again.
Diamond quickly shut her mouth, as her heart relate increased yet again.
"Oh that's rich. Did you make it look like that for us, Diamond, or for you?"
No, Conner thought. Something about the way her boss said her name disturbed him.
She gasped. It was a silent inhale of breath, but Conner detected it.
"Sir, I—"
"Take a good look at it, Diamond." His smug words turned into hisses.
"You're really telling me that you didn't get distracted while working with it, maybe designing it, even?"
"You—" Diamond started, but quickly closed her mouth. She reached up and combed her fingers through her curls.
"What was the inspiration behind the damn thing? Hm?" Another one of her co-workers asked, grabbing her attention.
Her breathing hitched as another person questioned her about Conner.
Confusion wrapped around Conner's mind. Why was his design so important? What did it have to do with the police department? Or Diamond's hard work?
"If you don't mind me commenting, Mr. Blue, What does my design have to do with the way I accomplish a mission?"
Blue's vivid orbs landed the android, his eyes narrowing dangerously.
One-by-one, Diamond's co-workers glared in Conner's direction. He didn't pay attention to them though, his artificial irises in a fierce battle with Mr.Blue's cool ones.
Diamond looked at her android with wide eyes, her mouth hanging agape for a few seconds.
"Conner!" She hissed, like a mother scolding their child. He glanced at the colored woman, unable to identify what he did wrong.
Couldn't he ask a simple question?
"Mr. Blue, I-"
Like time repeating itself, The older man cut her off.
"And who gave you the order to speak, android?" Mr. Blue spat, glaring with all his might at the unfazed android.
Ah, Conner thought. I spoke out of turn.
His LED turned a dull yellow. What the hell was he doing? He was created just a few days ago and he was already disobeying orders— well, unspoken orders?
But they were belittling his maker.
Surely it was necessary?
Conner cocked his head slightly to the side.
"My apologies for speaking out of turn, but I was designed specifically to—"
"Conner that's enough!" Diamond exclaimed, gaining the attention of the room. Grimacing, she looked down to avoid the peering eyes.
"I'm not about to argue with a android. Shut the damn thing off."
What?
"What?" Diamond asked, her head snapping up.
Mr. Blue's chalky husky rang out again.
"Shut the damn thing off!"
Conner didn't understand. Yes, he spoke out of turn, but he was still a great functioning android.
"It cares about you, and that's not what androids are designed to do."
His Yellow LED swirled as he looked between the tall man and Diamond. That was wrong. He didn't have any emotions. He was just looking out for-
"No! Wait, it won't happen again!" Diamond gushed, swallowing.
Mr. Blue glared at him.
"I trust you will make him more obedient." The tall man said as more of a demand than request.
Diamond nodded, breathing through her nose.
Mr. Blue scoffed and turned to a bald dark skinned man. The police chief.
The rest of the meeting, Conner didn't open the mouth.
Neither did Diamond.
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[A/N]: finally this chapter is out of the way! Lmao there was like three different ways I wanted this chapter to end. Anyway, please make sure to favorite and comment ! It means a lot!
I most likely will update later today! Thank you for reading !
EDIT - LMAO IN MY LIKE THREE YEARS OF BEING ON WATTPAD I JUST FOUND OUT THAT LITTLE STAR THING WAS VOTE SJJSKSKSKS
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