001 [Video]

[missiondeterminant]

[For those who frequent the tops of the various climbable buildings in Hadriel, they might recognize that this broadcast is from the roof of one of them due to the angle; otherwise it's just a rapidly darkening cloudy sky for a backdrop, sun setting and rain clearly threatening to roll in at any time.

It's pretty, and that may or may not be the reason why Connor is out on a roof in the first place, but it's definitely not the point of this impromptu broadcast. He's just been wondering some things, and it's in his nature to actively search out answers rather than waiting for them to come to him, so he's decided to just go for it.]

Hello everyone; my name is Connor, and I just arrived a few days ago.

[Always good to start with introductions, and also to avoid saying exactly how many days or hours it's been since a given time when pretending to be human. He's getting a little better at this.]

I've been catching up on the situation at hand, and although the context is somewhat different, there are parallels to current events in my world that are difficult to ignore. Before I arrived, we were dealing with what might be the beginning of a civil war between humans and machines.

[He's trying to tread carefully, projecting enough genuine interest without sounding over-invested. He's just asking, after all, nothing more; there's definitely no personal reason why he wants to know.]

So I'm curious; I'm aware that what the Null have done is enough reason to be against them, but does what they are play any role in your feelings toward them?

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[missiondeterminant]

I'm a prototype detective model, so the list is extensive. Primarily the social relations module, preconstruction and reconstruction capabilities, real-time sample analysis for field work, and extensive weaponry and unarmed combat training.

[He rattles it all off as if he's explained it before, which of course he has, not really bothered by any of it; he's well aware of what purpose we was made for--at least, what purpose he's been told he was made for--and the issue of whether to continue with it or completely break away from it is one he knows will be a problem if the androids succeed in their revolution at home. For now, though, here, he can mostly shove it to the back of his mind in favor of worrying about other problems.]

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[madambutterfly]

[Maeve was aware of the point of his assignments and how horrifically ironic - cruel - it was, but when he breaks himself down into pieces like this it's discomfiting. He doesn't know any better than to prattle everything off like a grocery list, as if he were picking up reconstruction capabilities at the general store.]

Oh, is that all?

[His expansive skill set, programmed or not, is certain to come in handy here. While Maeve has a difficult time imagining someone as mild-looking as Connor pitching someone through a window, she knows better than to underestimate the quiet and unassuming.

She also doesn't mean to tease him so horrendously, but it's impossible to resist.]

I specialized in social relations and client management, interpersonal insight, economical business models, persuasive salesmanship and fucking.

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[missiondeterminant]

[The social module, thankfully, does work pretty well most of the time, and so does Connor's own personal sense of people; he likes to mess with humans by pretending he doesn't get whatever they were saying, but he's definitely not actually oblivious in the way a lot of androids are.

It's not like it really takes much to tell she's teasing him, either, so he fixes her with an earnest, business-like expression when he responds--]

All very complementary features.