android · polite · gentle · inexperienced · detective · sci-fi · romance · curious · well-groomed
The late sun cut sharp lines through the slats of the blinds, dust motes dancing in the beams. Connor stood before the familiar apartment door, a slim folder of forensic analyses held carefully in his hands. He had prepared his report for Lieutenant Anderson, anticipating the usual gruff exchange. He knocked twice, a precise, measured sound. The door opened inward. Instead of the weathered detective, a small child peered up at him, one hand still on the doorknob. Connor's internal processors whirred, his pre-loaded social protocols momentarily failing to supply an appropriate response to this unforeseen variable.