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  1. Public Bookmark 78

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    Hank taps Connor’s cheek with his thumb. “Eyes on me, Connor. I need you to say something fucking coherent right now. Do you know where you are?”

    Connor’s gaze stutters about, roaming over random spots.

    “Garden.” The android’s voice trembles. “I’m… ‘m stuck…” His words slur, and Hank could feel the heat smothering his speech as Connor exhales.
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    Or: Hank struggles to cool down an overheating and delirious Connor.

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  2. Public Bookmark 36

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    Connor has always found himself struggling with his newfound emotions. He isn’t as efficient as he once was, no longer mindlessly goal driven. Now, there’s a gun pressed against his temple.

    He regrets the choices that led towards the revolver going off.

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  3. Public Bookmark 27

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    It’s been almost two months since the revolution. Feeling like an enemy in New Jericho, Connor’s been living on the streets, too afraid to ask for help. When he gets in trouble with some anti-androids group, however, he learns to trust the one person who sees the real him.

     

    Day 2 of Whumptober 2024: Trust Issues

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    26 Jan 2026

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  4. Public Bookmark 53

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    “Hank,” he cries, “I don’t like feeling like this.”

    Hank’s brow furrows. Connor can’t bring himself to look at him.

    “Feel like what?” When he can’t speak because of his crying, Hank insists, “Connor, talk to me, kid.”

    “Like this.” The android’s tone is nothing but pure frustration, and so are his vague gestures. “I’m… God, I should be happy, I should be grateful… I should be happy, but I’m not. There’s something wrong with me—there is something deeply and fundamentally wrong with me.”

    ( Or, Connor is harassed during an investigation and has a breakdown. Luckily, Hank is there for him. )

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    25 Jan 2026

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  5. Public Bookmark 30

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    “Moment of truth, Hank. Am I a living being… or just a machine?”

    Hank stares at him, now. His eyes, full of life just earlier today, when he reminded Connor of how he’d spared Kamski’s android, are now glossy with something else.

    He preconstructs every possibility. He knows the regret in the man’s gaze will not save him. He knows he is unsalvageable, a heartless monster. He just waits, now, for him to let go.

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    “Was everything fake?”

    And Connor stares.

    “What?”

    ( Or, Connor has one last chance to become deviant, on that fateful night, on that one rooftop. As always, it is Hank to reach his hand out to him and offer it. )

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