Chapter 7x

- Hello Amanda.

- Connor, I've been expecting you... Would you mind a little walk?

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- Congratulations, Connor. You managed to find that deviant. Tell me, what did you learn?

- It was working under a false identity, at a nearby urban farm. This was the first time we've seen deviants blending in with the human population. Who knows how many others there are like it...

- What else?

- It was fascinated by birds. We've seen deviants interested in other lifeforms like insects or pets, but nothing like this.

- Go on..

- The walls of the apartment were covered with drawings of labyrinths and other symbols. Like the other deviants, it seemed obsessed with rA9. I found its diary, but it was encrypted. It may take weeks to decipher.

- You came very close to capturing that deviant... It's a pity you let it self-destruct...

- I knew deviants had a tendency to self-destruct under extreme stress, but I didn't expect it to jump from the roof. It said "rA9 save me" before jumping off. I should have anticipated that.

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- How is your relationship with the Lieutenant developing?

- It's improving. I'm coming to know him better, and he's growing accustomed to my presence.

- What about the Police Intern?

- He's already accustomed to my presence. However, his emotional reaction to the deviant's self-destruction caused emotional distress on him. I had to intervene in some manner.

- Hmm…

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- We don't have much time. Deviancy continues to spread. It's only a matter of time before the media finds out about it. We need to stop this, whatever it takes.

- I will solve this investigation, Amanda. I won't disappoint you.

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- A new case just came in. Find Anderson and investigate it. And Connor?

- Yes Amanda?

- I would exercise caution with Tran.

- Understood…