I Didn't Want This Either | Gavin Reed x Reader

Friday, October 30th, 8:39 am

Central Police Station

"Here," Gavin placed a coffee down on the table in front of you, taking a sip from his own caffeinated drink as he did so. The both of you were understandably exhausted. You hadn't gotten home last night until well after 4 am, and then getting to sleep was a whole other issue in of itself. You and Gavin had stayed up theorizing despite Nines' scolding until you physically couldn't anymore, and passed out on your sofa. You were now running on 2 hours of sleep and a PB&J sandwich.

"Thanks, Gav." you answer with a tired smile, taking a sip of the slightly-burnt coffee and letting out a satisfied sigh, as if it tasted better than the whats-it-called that Nines had made the night before. Despite today's exhaustion, you personally believed that it had been completely worth it to stay and talk to Elijah. You had learned so much vital information.

"Those TG models are interesting things alright. The TG200 you say you found is one of the most complicated models I'd ever created. It was installed with two new AI programs I was fussing with. The IGL program was one I'd been working on for years! I was so close to perfecting it when I retired. It drives an Android to want to improve, and to learn- the android it was used on started off with no more than High school level intelligence in it's database, but as it was exposed to more and more new things it would retain all information and learn just like a human would. It would also want to improve itself physically, and could learn sports techniques, fighting techniques, all of that. It was built like that so that the parents could actually teach it! Genius, right?" Elijah's explanation of the IGL Alpha AI was a short one, and you were certain that it was much more complicated than what you had heard. He continued to go on about how only the TG100 and 200 were given this AI as a trial phase. Alongside the IGL program was a much more undeveloped AI Kamski called the RTG Beta. This software was meant to make the TG androids have the option to rebel just like a teenager would in an attempt to give the parents a challenge or a need to keep the robot teenager in check. Elijah assumes that it's this model that is making these TG deviants so violent.

"What are we starting with today, Tin Can?" Gavin asked around the rim of his coffee cup, his tired eyes flicking over to Nines, who was leaned against the standing table just like you and Reed. 

"We don't have any leads as of now. After we left the abandoned building yesterday, Connor and Hank reported back to the station. Then they brought other officers to search the scene, and found almost nothing other than the dead woman." you shudder at the memory of the poor girl, her face bashed in by the ruthless android who had almost done the same to you. "She was Jennifer Lowes- another police officer." your head raised at the name. You recognized it immediately- Jennifer was one of the officers from the precinct nearest your old one. She was somewhat of a rival to a few of your old coworkers. You had never met her face to face, but you still frowned at the news. 

"Shit, another DPD?" Gavin shook his head, tapping his fingers almost nervously on the tabletop, "This has to be a pattern, yeah?" he turns his head, catching your eye and biting at his lip. 

"Seems likely to me. This can't be coincidence anymore, can it?" both you and Gavin are now looking at Nines, who hesitates a moment, LED yellow, before speaking. 

"It's... likely, but could still just be chance. Statistically speaking, there is always a chance for unlikely events to take place." you see Gavin roll his eyes dramatically at the Android's words, as if he'd spoken them many times before and they pissed Gavin off. You were about to cut in with a counter to Nines' dismissal when a new voice sliced into the conversation and Tine strolled into the break room. 

"Well, good morning to you two! How rude of you not to send me a memo." she approached the table, setting her hands down and leaning against it with a smirk. Both you and Gavin shared a glance, confused by her words.