#avian hazard | Rook

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If the bear was content with no treats, Rook was fine with simply shoving her face in her fur. "Would be funny if you could install a mini fridge."

"Please, ignore that." Willow cut in, "I must say that gesture was quite precious and it certainly justifies why that excuse would be so effective."

Or why nobody had bothered sending Peter to bed so far. They had provided instructions for the custom androids, the androids present could handle the task efficiently. Apparently, the resident human was simply too endearing to be dismissed.

While Dan seemed to find some use in Bishop's suggestion, the other was by far not a fan of the implications, or the tone of his organic counterpart. The lack of a LED didn't hinder his ability to show his distate for the suggested name. "That's merely an acronym."

Bishop simply raised an eyebrow "Does it really matter?"

The android glared at him.

"I understand the feeling." Willow replied, "My favorite human doesn't show the greatest self preservation instinct either. Training is a slow process."

"Someone's hogging the treats. Heck." Rook said, still petting BeeBee, "And I didn't even bring any snacks along."

It normally wouldn't be an issue to go retrieve some, but she had to mind her own energy levels while they were out there.

"So you can just go out and buy a stomach. That's sick!" And weird at the same time. But Dan's story showed there was at least some kind of reasonable use for the upgrade.

"What was your first meal?" Willow asked, while keeping an eye on Peter.

"I bet it was chips." Rook said.

"You should start with giving him a proper name. Perhaps you could call him WAU." Bishop said with a not so subtle grin that won him a skeptic look, including from his double, "What?"

The android didn't need to ask to know when Bishop was being a dick on purpose. He flexed his arm, as a reminder that he was now ready for another go if he didn't behave.

"Yes, sometimes love comes at the expense of our wardrobe." Willow agreed.

"Hey, I never bled all over you." Rook protested.

"But it's still worth it, isn't it?"

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"Pleasure doing business with you." he replied.

"Go fuck yourself!" The doors were shut just a second too late, it seemed. Rook still wasn't about to sit quietly, though her anger quickly turned into frustrated sulking as she leaned slightly on Strasky, "I don't like he's got the chance to use your friends against you."

Bishop bumped his fist on top of the van. As it drove off, the old agent turned away and quickly rejoined his men. There was a lot of work to do before they could move on from this disaster of a mission.

He smiled back a bit, mainly out of habit as smiling is what he usually did and would do so whenever acceptable. He was just a generally happy person, and that was something he was fine with.

"Alright, sounds good." He nodded as he helped Rook into the vehicle before he spoke with her.

"Maybe at the end of the ride, if not... I'm sure I can figure out something." He would do his best if that was the case, and he had a few ideas of how to remove them as they probably wouldn't effect him.

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There was no resistance from either. Rook was still dealing with all the extra energy she had absorbed from the explosion and was surprisingly warm, even for her standards. While as far as Bishop was concerned, he was done with both and had no reason to get any closer to the entrance than he already was. He didn't trust Shade not to get up to any nonsense now that he was free to roam again.

"As I said, she's free to go." the agent replied calmly, "I got what I wanted. Now, I would appreciate it if you could both take your leave."

"Well, I could use a ride home." Rook said, "And I'd rather not stay around to see how many missiles Bishop can shoot at you. We should really go, Shade."

All things considered, throwing herself in the middle of an explosion and looking just a little aloof afterwards was quite the achievement. She was just a little stiff, what with the current state of her body.

"…Oh. It's still there." The flames bent at an angle and coalesced to form Rook's missing arm. "Good as new! Are you also in your right mind, Bishop? I don't want to spend the night here troubleshooting your stupid brain."

Bishop tugged at the lapels of his coat, finally content with the way he looked. "You're free to go."

Well, she didn't need to be told twice. Rook walked to the hangar door and raised the orb. What definitely wasn't a moment of hesitation was quickly replaced by a chuckle as the arcane trap lit up. "I choose you, Pikachu."

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"Someone's hogging the treats. Heck." Rook said, still petting BeeBee, "And I didn't even bring any snacks along."

It normally wouldn't be an issue to go retrieve some, but she had to mind her own energy levels while they were out there.

"So you can just go out and buy a stomach. That's sick!" And weird at the same time. But Dan's story showed there was at least some kind of reasonable use for the upgrade.

"What was your first meal?" Willow asked, while keeping an eye on Peter.

"I bet it was chips." Rook said.

"You should start with giving him a proper name. Perhaps you could call him WAU." Bishop said with a not so subtle grin that won him a skeptic look, including from his double, "What?"

The android didn't need to ask to know when Bishop was being a dick on purpose. He flexed his arm, as a reminder that he was now ready for another go if he didn't behave.

"Yes, sometimes love comes at the expense of our wardrobe." Willow agreed.

"Hey, I never bled all over you." Rook protested.

"But it's still worth it, isn't it?"

None of that seemed particularly bear like behavior, but Rook didn't seem to have an issue with it. "It's a shame I probably can't give you a treat."

"Very well." That would give her time to decide the most appropriate method to operate the transfer. It wouldn’t do if she melted the processors of these brand new computers in the process.

Of course, it wasn't surprising that the Bishops didn't look eager to hear Ross had to keep blessing the world with his presence, but they didn't feel like arguing. The nameless android required proper assistance, before the self professed genius responsible for his state could be dealt with.

"Well, if I can't put an end to the misery he's causing, perhaps I could have a word with him." the android said, flexing his new arm, "It's my job."

"Police work seems a waste of your potential." the agent noted.

"I lead a task force dedicated to investigating cases such as the one of Johan Ross. It's been recognized that it would be in everybody's interest to stop that sort of abusive behavior before the android goes on a rampage like Daniel and others did." He shrugged his coat back on, "It's important work."

"I suppose so." Bishop made sure to keep his back turned, feeling the cyborg's gaze on him. Yes, he had noticed a resemblance with what he did. There was no reason to rub it in his face.

"Hey, BeeBee, I think Peter would like a hug too." Rook told the bear.

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None of that seemed particularly bear like behavior, but Rook didn't seem to have an issue with it. "It's a shame I probably can't give you a treat."

"Very well." That would give her time to decide the most appropriate method to operate the transfer. It wouldn’t do if she melted the processors of these brand new computers in the process.

Of course, it wasn't surprising that the Bishops didn't look eager to hear Ross had to keep blessing the world with his presence, but they didn't feel like arguing. The nameless android required proper assistance, before the self professed genius responsible for his state could be dealt with.

"Well, if I can't put an end to the misery he's causing, perhaps I could have a word with him." the android said, flexing his new arm, "It's my job."

"Police work seems a waste of your potential." the agent noted.

"I lead a task force dedicated to investigating cases such as the one of Johan Ross. It's been recognized that it would be in everybody's interest to stop that sort of abusive behavior before the android goes on a rampage like Daniel and others did." He shrugged his coat back on, "It's important work."

"I suppose so." Bishop made sure to keep his back turned, feeling the cyborg's gaze on him. Yes, he had noticed a resemblance with what he did. There was no reason to rub it in his face.

"Hey, BeeBee, I think Peter would like a hug too." Rook told the bear.

"Sure, I'll give you a hug!" Rook was glad to do just that, as long as she didn't get squished.

"Excellent." Willow replied, "I appreciate your cooperation." She could tell it was quite difficult as it was and decided that would be enough for the time being. Even if Vincent was seemingly immune to any self destructive urges, there was no need to add more stress than necessary.

The cyborg stood up. "I would be delighted to see it as soon as it is most convenient for you. If there is anything I can do to speed up the process, I'd gladly lend my assistance."

She was the Core. She could probably set up all the computers in a few minutes, once they were properly plugged in.

Bishop decided his double would be more interesting for the time being. The android glared at him as he approached, but they were quick to settle for an acceptable distance from which he could watch him attach his arm. He was still listening in the meantime and was hardly impressed by the failures of this other Ross.

"That's hardly surprising. Ross' obsession demanded the android's presence, he had to ensure he wouldn't leave under any circumstances."

"Should have let me kill him." the other Bishop insisted.

"If your methods have failed, you should get the pink one on the case. She knows how to persuade people like Ross."

"Why, I'd expect you to be eager to conduct an interrogation, agent Bishop." Willow said.

"You must understand this is hardly my concern."

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"Sure, I'll give you a hug!" Rook was glad to do just that, as long as she didn't get squished.

"Excellent." Willow replied, "I appreciate your cooperation." She could tell it was quite difficult as it was and decided that would be enough for the time being. Even if Vincent was seemingly immune to any self destructive urges, there was no need to add more stress than necessary.

The cyborg stood up. "I would be delighted to see it as soon as it is most convenient for you. If there is anything I can do to speed up the process, I'd gladly lend my assistance."

She was the Core. She could probably set up all the computers in a few minutes, once they were properly plugged in.

Bishop decided his double would be more interesting for the time being. The android glared at him as he approached, but they were quick to settle for an acceptable distance from which he could watch him attach his arm. He was still listening in the meantime and was hardly impressed by the failures of this other Ross.

"That's hardly surprising. Ross' obsession demanded the android's presence, he had to ensure he wouldn't leave under any circumstances."

"Should have let me kill him." the other Bishop insisted.

"If your methods have failed, you should get the pink one on the case. She knows how to persuade people like Ross."

"Why, I'd expect you to be eager to conduct an interrogation, agent Bishop." Willow said.

"You must understand this is hardly my concern."

Bishop watched the polar bear act like an overgrown puppy, questioning whether this place wasn't all just a big playground for a kid and his androids. Of course, he wasn't surprised that Rook had managed to fit right in, she had as much of a penchant for surrounding herself with freaks.

Of course, she was having a grand time petting that fluffy bear. He couldn't possibly imagine wasting time with such things.

"It's a real shame you're surrounded by potential witnesses." Willow taunted him.

No, he didn't want to pet the bear.

The android Bishop nodded to Vincent, then stood up to go get his new arm. It was a rather simple operation, thus he was perfectly able to keep an eye on things in case his presence was needed again.

Willow spoke softly, preferring to keep her attention on the rest of the room instead of looking at Vincent. "I take care of quite a few children. Would you be able to provide me with— Let's see. The closest amount to one hundred plushies would be ideal."

"I can respect someone who decides not to be an ass." Rook said, watching Sixty. She watched as Dan and Daniel panicked and honestly wasn't surprised to hear the reason behind that behavior. "Oh."

"I'm beginning to notice a pattern." Bishop mused, "The Straskys are rather bad at picking their friends, aren't they?"

"No shit. It's the same three guys." Rook replied, "Did you catch that guy?"

"They didn't let me murder him." the android Bishop protested.

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Bishop watched the polar bear act like an overgrown puppy, questioning whether this place wasn't all just a big playground for a kid and his androids. Of course, he wasn't surprised that Rook had managed to fit right in, she had as much of a penchant for surrounding herself with freaks.

Of course, she was having a grand time petting that fluffy bear. He couldn't possibly imagine wasting time with such things.

"It's a real shame you're surrounded by potential witnesses." Willow taunted him.

No, he didn't want to pet the bear.

The android Bishop nodded to Vincent, then stood up to go get his new arm. It was a rather simple operation, thus he was perfectly able to keep an eye on things in case his presence was needed again.

Willow spoke softly, preferring to keep her attention on the rest of the room instead of looking at Vincent. "I take care of quite a few children. Would you be able to provide me with— Let's see. The closest amount to one hundred plushies would be ideal."

"I can respect someone who decides not to be an ass." Rook said, watching Sixty. She watched as Dan and Daniel panicked and honestly wasn't surprised to hear the reason behind that behavior. "Oh."

"I'm beginning to notice a pattern." Bishop mused, "The Straskys are rather bad at picking their friends, aren't they?"

"No shit. It's the same three guys." Rook replied, "Did you catch that guy?"

"They didn't let me murder him." the android Bishop protested.

"So it was to prevent animal cruelty. That's surprisingly enlightened for a corpo."

Or she supposed the marketing team was at least somewhat competent. There was no better way to sell fake animals but pretending that the industrial process behind their production was any good for the environment.

They better have made dinosaurs too.

In any case, Rook was delighted to be able to pet a polar bear. BeeBee was wonderful and deserved all the pats.

Bishop saw the general reaction to the frankly odd choice for a delivery system and decided to provide pointless commentary. "Why, have you never looked into the abyss before?"

He did. Right after said abyss was done raiding their supply convoy. But he wasn't going to mention that particular encounter, or what he did about it. He would have liked to be returned to his base at the end of this visit.

"I apologize for the scare. I would appreciate if you didn't mention this either." Willow said, standing up. If anything, she could offer her help setting up the new computers faster.

She briefly looked in Vincent's direction, only for the android Bishop to move to stand in her way. If he meant to look menacing, Willow was having a hard time appreciating that when he was still missing an arm.

"I wished to inquire your friend about the stuffed animals he makes. I would like to purchase a few."

The android knelt down, quietly inquiring Vincent about it.

"You'd think they were made from the same mold." Rook replied, watching Peter and Sixty's shenanigans.

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"So it was to prevent animal cruelty. That's surprisingly enlightened for a corpo."

Or she supposed the marketing team was at least somewhat competent. There was no better way to sell fake animals but pretending that the industrial process behind their production was any good for the environment.

They better have made dinosaurs too.

In any case, Rook was delighted to be able to pet a polar bear. BeeBee was wonderful and deserved all the pats.

Bishop saw the general reaction to the frankly odd choice for a delivery system and decided to provide pointless commentary. "Why, have you never looked into the abyss before?"

He did. Right after said abyss was done raiding their supply convoy. But he wasn't going to mention that particular encounter, or what he did about it. He would have liked to be returned to his base at the end of this visit.

"I apologize for the scare. I would appreciate if you didn't mention this either." Willow said, standing up. If anything, she could offer her help setting up the new computers faster.

She briefly looked in Vincent's direction, only for the android Bishop to move to stand in her way. If he meant to look menacing, Willow was having a hard time appreciating that when he was still missing an arm.

"I wished to inquire your friend about the stuffed animals he makes. I would like to purchase a few."

The android knelt down, quietly inquiring Vincent about it.

"You'd think they were made from the same mold." Rook replied, watching Peter and Sixty's shenanigans.

The android nodded, accepting the apology. It was easy to forget he used to be one of the many who had to endure Zlatko's experiments, before he was able to escape. That wretched human was the only responsible for the irreversible damage to his memory.

He had vowed to never return, but he had to rethink that decision when it turned out someone else was living on the property and they were working with androids.

"Oh, so somebody wanted a really fancy plushie." Still, Rook was delighted to have a chance to pet a polar bear. She approached the way she approached dragons, with one hand stretched out in front of her, fingers loosely curled. "Are there android kids too?"

Her focus remained on that, even as a crack began forming on the floor, before it split open to make way to a pool of inky blackness.

"Do not panic. I asked for express delivery." Willow said as various crates emerged in pristine condition.

Bishop got closer to examine the anomaly, only for the void to shoot something at him. The projectile was swiftly caught before it could hit him in the face and he looked down to stare at a lemon. Somehow, he wasn't surprised by this.

"Your order has arrived." the agent said dryly. He started ripping the crates open with his bare hands. Having heard these new computers would sensibly speed up the process, he figured they should set them up right away.

And while at it, he would gladly have a look at what passed for commercial use machines around here. If asked he'd point out they should check whether Willow had ordered the right items to be stolen.

"Makes sense. At least you got a funnier guy to watch now and I think his brother needs to talk to somebody. If deviating makes androids want to hurt themselves and he had to be in the middle of the revolution, Dan probably has some feelings to address."

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The android nodded, accepting the apology. It was easy to forget he used to be one of the many who had to endure Zlatko's experiments, before he was able to escape. That wretched human was the only responsible for the irreversible damage to his memory.

He had vowed to never return, but he had to rethink that decision when it turned out someone else was living on the property and they were working with androids.

"Oh, so somebody wanted a really fancy plushie." Still, Rook was delighted to have a chance to pet a polar bear. She approached the way she approached dragons, with one hand stretched out in front of her, fingers loosely curled. "Are there android kids too?"

Her focus remained on that, even as a crack began forming on the floor, before it split open to make way to a pool of inky blackness.

"Do not panic. I asked for express delivery." Willow said as various crates emerged in pristine condition.

Bishop got closer to examine the anomaly, only for the void to shoot something at him. The projectile was swiftly caught before it could hit him in the face and he looked down to stare at a lemon. Somehow, he wasn't surprised by this.

"Your order has arrived." the agent said dryly. He started ripping the crates open with his bare hands. Having heard these new computers would sensibly speed up the process, he figured they should set them up right away.

And while at it, he would gladly have a look at what passed for commercial use machines around here. If asked he'd point out they should check whether Willow had ordered the right items to be stolen.

"Makes sense. At least you got a funnier guy to watch now and I think his brother needs to talk to somebody. If deviating makes androids want to hurt themselves and he had to be in the middle of the revolution, Dan probably has some feelings to address."

"There's three." the android corrected, "Three of us remain on the property."

"What's the point of android animals?" Rook asked, "Do they deviate too? Are they fuzzy at least? Can I pet BeeBee?"

"Rook."

"I want to pet a bear, Willow!"

Willow rolled her eyes, "Yes, the belief that the evil machines are stealing jobs is a myth that only serves the corporations. Unfortunately, most humans are too dense to understand they're considered on par with any other piece of equipment, thus are just as easily replaced by whatever is more cost effective."

So, trying to get the computers out of storage through semi legitimate means was most likely a lost cause. Willow resorted to sending a text instead. "Would you like to have everything delivered to this room?"

"I'm glad you understand now." It still didn't explain why Bishop specifically wanted his counterpart to fail, but that wasn't relevant to the android's argument as to why he felt the need to prevail.

It was a reasonable question, as far as he was concerned.

"Sometimes kids don't know better. Maybe she'll come around when she grows up and starts thinking with her brain." Rook told Daniel, "It's good that you found yourself new people to hang out with, even if one of them speaks in riddles— You've got something to add, Willow?"

"Oh, I was just thinking that Dan was right about most of Jericho's plans."

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"There's three." the android corrected, "Three of us remain on the property."

"What's the point of android animals?" Rook asked, "Do they deviate too? Are they fuzzy at least? Can I pet BeeBee?"

"Rook."

"I want to pet a bear, Willow!"

Willow rolled her eyes, "Yes, the belief that the evil machines are stealing jobs is a myth that only serves the corporations. Unfortunately, most humans are too dense to understand they're considered on par with any other piece of equipment, thus are just as easily replaced by whatever is more cost effective."

So, trying to get the computers out of storage through semi legitimate means was most likely a lost cause. Willow resorted to sending a text instead. "Would you like to have everything delivered to this room?"

"I'm glad you understand now." It still didn't explain why Bishop specifically wanted his counterpart to fail, but that wasn't relevant to the android's argument as to why he felt the need to prevail.

It was a reasonable question, as far as he was concerned.

"Sometimes kids don't know better. Maybe she'll come around when she grows up and starts thinking with her brain." Rook told Daniel, "It's good that you found yourself new people to hang out with, even if one of them speaks in riddles— You've got something to add, Willow?"

"Oh, I was just thinking that Dan was right about most of Jericho's plans."

"Well, I smashed a couple of computers with a hammer to rid them of the curse, but nothing like that." Rook said, sparing the basement another look. She wasn't too happy with being down there knowing exactly what used to go down among those walls, especially when Willow was there too. "I hope that guy got punched or arrested for doing weird shit with the androids. That's probably unsafe handling or something."

It didn't sound like much, but it would have to do until androids rights were formalized. She was expecting Willow to comment on that, but the cyborg was apparently too caught up on the poor handling of the supply chain on that side of the world to participate.

"So, in absence of their slaves, they deemed it more appropriate to halt operations entirely instead of adapting their facilities in order to temporarily hire human laborers." Willow scoffed, "I can imagine the slight inflection in the productivity chart that would have implied is still giving them nightmares as we speak."

Now she was very tempted to add property damage to their list of grievances.

"I doubt it." the android Bishop grumbled. At this point, he was convinced Dan would never agree entirely out of some shallow moralistic views. "My memory has been damaged, but I know I'm right."

"He would be correct." Bishop agreed, "For the sake of this conversation, imagine everything that Zlatko individual did to the androids he owned being done to humans."

He would have remarked not even he would do something like that, but he didn't want to bring too much attention on his own activities.

"But if my counterpart is anything like me, he might still find some use in this unit here."

The comment didn't please his copy, but he stood corrected.

Rook listened to the story with the expression that such awful behavior warranted. "I'd ask how stupid do you have to be to not notice the difference, but it sounds like those guys couldn't make a functioning brain even if they put together all their braincells in a jar."

She could tell the difference between Dan and Daniel by the way they carried themselves as well. Then again, she was trained to recognizing different versions of the same person at this point.

"It's good that you've got something better now, though. I hope you can build something better for yourself."

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"Well, I smashed a couple of computers with a hammer to rid them of the curse, but nothing like that." Rook said, sparing the basement another look. She wasn't too happy with being down there knowing exactly what used to go down among those walls, especially when Willow was there too. "I hope that guy got punched or arrested for doing weird shit with the androids. That's probably unsafe handling or something."

It didn't sound like much, but it would have to do until androids rights were formalized. She was expecting Willow to comment on that, but the cyborg was apparently too caught up on the poor handling of the supply chain on that side of the world to participate.

"So, in absence of their slaves, they deemed it more appropriate to halt operations entirely instead of adapting their facilities in order to temporarily hire human laborers." Willow scoffed, "I can imagine the slight inflection in the productivity chart that would have implied is still giving them nightmares as we speak."

Now she was very tempted to add property damage to their list of grievances.

"I doubt it." the android Bishop grumbled. At this point, he was convinced Dan would never agree entirely out of some shallow moralistic views. "My memory has been damaged, but I know I'm right."

"He would be correct." Bishop agreed, "For the sake of this conversation, imagine everything that Zlatko individual did to the androids he owned being done to humans."

He would have remarked not even he would do something like that, but he didn't want to bring too much attention on his own activities.

"But if my counterpart is anything like me, he might still find some use in this unit here."

The comment didn't please his copy, but he stood corrected.

Rook listened to the story with the expression that such awful behavior warranted. "I'd ask how stupid do you have to be to not notice the difference, but it sounds like those guys couldn't make a functioning brain even if they put together all their braincells in a jar."

She could tell the difference between Dan and Daniel by the way they carried themselves as well. Then again, she was trained to recognizing different versions of the same person at this point.

"It's good that you've got something better now, though. I hope you can build something better for yourself."

"That's easy. You stick your hands in humanoid shaped things most of the time." As Strasky's reaction proved. It was more difficult when she was simply disassembling a computer.

"Well, Doomguy's armor doesn't peel off, for instance." Willow replied, before shifting her attention to the computer. "It's been weeks and they still haven't reestablished the chain. I'm hardly surprised."

Oh well, she would see to that. Willow placed her gloved hand on the computer, using its connection to begin sorting out the situation and have the packages finally be delivered.

"My memory is incomplete." the android Bishop complained. And even if he explained himself, he doubted he would be believed. And to make it worse, his organic counterpart over there wasn't being any good at persuading either.

"We could waste the rest of the day trying to explain it to you, or you could see for yourself." Bishop replied, motioning to Willow.

"I'm busy right now." the cyborg snapped. She spared Daniel a glance, just to keep track of the present and their movements while she worked.

"Hello, Daniel." Rook said then, coming over, "Don’t worry about us. We just got done dealing with some really messed up stuff and you're the friendliest looking dangerous guy we've seen since, well, ever." She shrugged a bit while grinning, "So what do you do now that you got a second chance? Do you live here too?"

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"That's easy. You stick your hands in humanoid shaped things most of the time." As Strasky's reaction proved. It was more difficult when she was simply disassembling a computer.

"Well, Doomguy's armor doesn't peel off, for instance." Willow replied, before shifting her attention to the computer. "It's been weeks and they still haven't reestablished the chain. I'm hardly surprised."

Oh well, she would see to that. Willow placed her gloved hand on the computer, using its connection to begin sorting out the situation and have the packages finally be delivered.

"My memory is incomplete." the android Bishop complained. And even if he explained himself, he doubted he would be believed. And to make it worse, his organic counterpart over there wasn't being any good at persuading either.

"We could waste the rest of the day trying to explain it to you, or you could see for yourself." Bishop replied, motioning to Willow.

"I'm busy right now." the cyborg snapped. She spared Daniel a glance, just to keep track of the present and their movements while she worked.

"Hello, Daniel." Rook said then, coming over, "Don’t worry about us. We just got done dealing with some really messed up stuff and you're the friendliest looking dangerous guy we've seen since, well, ever." She shrugged a bit while grinning, "So what do you do now that you got a second chance? Do you live here too?"

"I know, I know." Rook replied, looking at the screen, "I just liked it more when we had bulky wires and could open up stuff with a couple of screwdrivers. It made us look like mad scientists when we're worse than that."

Even though most would argue that sticking a wire into anything humanoid shaped would give the same impression just fine. Perhaps Rook had seen enough to be essentially desensitized at this point. Or maybe she was too focused on learning as much as she could about how the androids worked to really care.

"You must dress to impress, Dan." Willow tutted, "Even Bishop understands that."

The android made an expression that vaguely resembled a content look at the compliment, before it shifted back to his usual frown. He wasn't surprised that Dan would disagree and as of now, he couldn't be bothered to argue again.

But Bishop was. "As a matter of fact, it'd be best for the sake of those on this property if you never find out what my counterpart can do." he smirked, motioning to himself, "I'm a real gentleman in comparison."

"I can second that." Willow confirmed.

"Yeah, that guy's really messed up." Rook added. She wanted to add more, but a quick glance at Strasky made her refrain from doing so. He had enough going on at the moment with the perfect copy of Brandon being assembled right in front of him. "Oh… That looks really accurate."

"If you'd be so kind to provide me with a list of what you require, I shall have everything delivered within the day." Willow offered.

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"I know, I know." Rook replied, looking at the screen, "I just liked it more when we had bulky wires and could open up stuff with a couple of screwdrivers. It made us look like mad scientists when we're worse than that."

Even though most would argue that sticking a wire into anything humanoid shaped would give the same impression just fine. Perhaps Rook had seen enough to be essentially desensitized at this point. Or maybe she was too focused on learning as much as she could about how the androids worked to really care.

"You must dress to impress, Dan." Willow tutted, "Even Bishop understands that."

The android made an expression that vaguely resembled a content look at the compliment, before it shifted back to his usual frown. He wasn't surprised that Dan would disagree and as of now, he couldn't be bothered to argue again.

But Bishop was. "As a matter of fact, it'd be best for the sake of those on this property if you never find out what my counterpart can do." he smirked, motioning to himself, "I'm a real gentleman in comparison."

"I can second that." Willow confirmed.

"Yeah, that guy's really messed up." Rook added. She wanted to add more, but a quick glance at Strasky made her refrain from doing so. He had enough going on at the moment with the perfect copy of Brandon being assembled right in front of him. "Oh… That looks really accurate."

"If you'd be so kind to provide me with a list of what you require, I shall have everything delivered within the day." Willow offered.

Bishop still glared at Dan, before fixing his tie. It was impressive how there were no stains on his clothes despite having ripped his double apart with his bare hands.

"Oh wow, you plug them in like a smartphone." Rook mused, receiving a glare from the android Bishop, "Hey, that's a good thing."

"You were right about her." the android told his counterpart.

"Happy to disappoint, Bishopdroid!" she grinned, then went to snoop around some more.

"I can imagine." Willow replied, clearly amused, "So you find yourself regularly roped into police operations because your brother has a habit of forgetting his lunch. I really don't envy your position."

"The Terminator effect must have been funny, though." It was hard to say who was more annoyed between the android and the cyborg there.

"The reason is standing right in front of you." Bishop replied, crossing his arms, "He's hardly ready to face my counterpart in his current state."

Normally, he would have no reason to be invested in the pointless fight of a faulty piece of machinery against his own creator, but this was about the other one. After their brief encounter, Bishop hardly had any reason to be fond of his counterpart, despite them agreeing on many things. If he had a way to stick it to that tea loving loser, then he would take the parts of his rebellious android carbon copy.

"Why do you keep Monokuma in a basement full of machines?" Rook asked, "It's like asking it to get up and start causing trouble."

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Bishop still glared at Dan, before fixing his tie. It was impressive how there were no stains on his clothes despite having ripped his double apart with his bare hands.

"Oh wow, you plug them in like a smartphone." Rook mused, receiving a glare from the android Bishop, "Hey, that's a good thing."

"You were right about her." the android told his counterpart.

"Happy to disappoint, Bishopdroid!" she grinned, then went to snoop around some more.

"I can imagine." Willow replied, clearly amused, "So you find yourself regularly roped into police operations because your brother has a habit of forgetting his lunch. I really don't envy your position."

"The Terminator effect must have been funny, though." It was hard to say who was more annoyed between the android and the cyborg there.

"The reason is standing right in front of you." Bishop replied, crossing his arms, "He's hardly ready to face my counterpart in his current state."

Normally, he would have no reason to be invested in the pointless fight of a faulty piece of machinery against his own creator, but this was about the other one. After their brief encounter, Bishop hardly had any reason to be fond of his counterpart, despite them agreeing on many things. If he had a way to stick it to that tea loving loser, then he would take the parts of his rebellious android carbon copy.

"Why do you keep Monokuma in a basement full of machines?" Rook asked, "It's like asking it to get up and start causing trouble."

"Oh, you probably shouldn't do that."

Much to Rook's surprise, Bishop didn't attempt to tear Dan apart when he volunteered to fixing his arm. The agent still looked like a feral animal on the point of mauling him, but miraculously didn't act upon his murderous thoughts.

"Don't touch me again." Though he could appreciate a job well done. He flexed his arm for a moment, then focused on what was being told to his counterpart.

"That would be ideal." the android said with a nod, before moving to look at the laptop with his good arm folded behind his back.

"That's so weird." Rook muttered, turning to Willow. Upon receiving no answer, she squinted at her clone, before looking around to guess to which piece of machinery she was connected to.

The thing in question turned around and pushed his blue bloodstained shades up. "Stop that."

"No peeping!" Rook teased her.

Willow rolled her eyes, "My, and I thought I had an interesting life. What were you even doing on top of a skyscraper?"

"Ropeless bungee jumping." Rook replied.

"Leave me alone, Dan." the android Bishop grumbled, not in the mood to argue.

"He would be putting those upgrades to good use." Bishop insisted. He knew what they would be used for and, all things considered, he could approve of his counterpart's intentions.

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"Oh, you probably shouldn't do that."

Much to Rook's surprise, Bishop didn't attempt to tear Dan apart when he volunteered to fixing his arm. The agent still looked like a feral animal on the point of mauling him, but miraculously didn't act upon his murderous thoughts.

"Don't touch me again." Though he could appreciate a job well done. He flexed his arm for a moment, then focused on what was being told to his counterpart.

"That would be ideal." the android said with a nod, before moving to look at the laptop with his good arm folded behind his back.

"That's so weird." Rook muttered, turning to Willow. Upon receiving no answer, she squinted at her clone, before looking around to guess to which piece of machinery she was connected to.

The thing in question turned around and pushed his blue bloodstained shades up. "Stop that."

"No peeping!" Rook teased her.

Willow rolled her eyes, "My, and I thought I had an interesting life. What were you even doing on top of a skyscraper?"

"Ropeless bungee jumping." Rook replied.

"Leave me alone, Dan." the android Bishop grumbled, not in the mood to argue.

"He would be putting those upgrades to good use." Bishop insisted. He knew what they would be used for and, all things considered, he could approve of his counterpart's intentions.

"The low-poly cleavage one. But she kept saying all the good ones are old! Angel of Darkness sucks ass!"

"My statement was so controversial entirely because the franchise is as old as her." Willow explained.

"It's not old!"

"As far as media is concerned, it is, Rook." Willow replied, holding back while Peter went off on whatever it was he was doing, "I understand you have been trained to endure dad jokes and to hold three different conversations at all times. I only have to ensure mine doesn't start herself on fire at inconvenient times."

The little crowd staring at them as they walked in shame back to the basement didn't please either Bishop. They proceeded silently, not really fazed by the sight of the large android when they arrived.

"These upgrades are unsatisfactory." Bishop stated, motioning to his android's counterpart, "The joint in his right arm snapped too easily and his balance when performing a roundhouse kick is frankly pathetic."

"Agreed." the cyborg added, showing what remained of his arm to Peter.

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"The low-poly cleavage one. But she kept saying all the good ones are old! Angel of Darkness sucks ass!"

"My statement was so controversial entirely because the franchise is as old as her." Willow explained.

"It's not old!"

"As far as media is concerned, it is, Rook." Willow replied, holding back while Peter went off on whatever it was he was doing, "I understand you have been trained to endure dad jokes and to hold three different conversations at all times. I only have to ensure mine doesn't start herself on fire at inconvenient times."

The little crowd staring at them as they walked in shame back to the basement didn't please either Bishop. They proceeded silently, not really fazed by the sight of the large android when they arrived.

"These upgrades are unsatisfactory." Bishop stated, motioning to his android's counterpart, "The joint in his right arm snapped too easily and his balance when performing a roundhouse kick is frankly pathetic."

"Agreed." the cyborg added, showing what remained of his arm to Peter.

"Why do you guys know Hank Hill?"

"Why are you surprised?" Willow replied, clearly amused.

"Because they've got Data running about the property and you called Tomb Raider ancient!"

Willow chuckled, ignoring Rook's annoyed glare to look at Dan instead, "Siblings are a blessing, are they not?"

"You should probably stop them before they tear each other apart and start tossing their insides at each other." Rook confirmed, before going up to Willow to try messing up her hair.

Strangely enough, that wasn't going to be the case. The Bishops apparently didn't find fighting as entertaining when one of them was already missing a limb and were heading back inside.

"It was an accident." the android muttered, in case Vincent spotted him in that disheveled state.

Bishop had nothing to add on that particular matter and simply held onto his arm for the time being. He would fix it once he was certain none of the other androids was going to jump at him for damaging one of their own.