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[giveusfreedom]

[Markus is a bit nervous about introducing himself, but figures it's better late than never.]

Hello, everyone. I am new here, my name is Markus. I have reached a Data Point and learned more information about our...Mission.

[Is it even the right word? He's not sure.]

I am not built for heavy manual labour, [literally] but I am quite strong and resistant, and my senses are sharper than average. I can also give hand if we need to work with AI.

[Look at him, the proud leader of deviants tiptoeing around revealing his identity. What would Josh think? God, he's feeling guilty already.]

Let me know what you need help with, it's best to make the most of every second we are here.

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[giveusfreedom]

[Markus does indeed tense up when he sees someone recognizes him, but he knows that it's not necessarily a bad thing. He forces a smile, although it doesn't hide the tiredness and tension.]

Yes, it's me. And you are...? I'm sorry, I don't think we have met before.

[He is not sure about how to answer the question.]

It looks like it. I think I have seen a child being brought here.

[He's already wondering about what to say in an eventual private conversation.]

[buildingitsir]

_{[It's hard to analyze through the communicator, but it's also not exactly York's directive, either. He can scan architecture and gather all the data he needs. People, not so much.]}

Sorry, just.. _{[Excited is too strong of a word, so he drops the sentence entirely instead.]}

Welcome to Temba. My name's York, android 'son', so to speak, of Stark Tech androids. Granted, there's only three of us so I don't know how much that counts... but whatever.

_{[He pulls it together.]}

You still in the city center where the fountain is?

[giveusfreedom]

Yes, I'm still here at the moment. Would you like to meet up?

[buildingitsir]

I can meet you in that area. So if you explore, you'll just have to let me know where you went.

I'm currently in the southeast section and I gotta walk.

_{[Though he's already jogging, since stamina isn't a weak point. Not while he's fully charged anyways.]}

[giveusfreedom]

I'll wait for you here, if you don't mind. You could always show me around.

[He's not really fond of taking initiative in a moment like this, but only because he's thinking of how the battle in Detroit is going.]

[buildingitsir]

_{[It takes a bit to get from his warehouse to the central point of the city. York picks up the pace heading to Markus and closing the distance. He keeps an arm or so length away and just... looks up at him. York's helped him once, but then let himself fade into the background to hang out with the Jerries. He liked them.]}

Hey Markus.

_{[Well that sounded lame as fuck. The smaller android shifts a little and then gestures around.]}

Anything you wanna look at first? Hangars? Hotel? Library with the spooky shit run by Jon?

[giveusfreedom]

[He raises an eyebrow at that last one.]

Whatever you feel is the most important.

[buildingitsir]

_{[What would be most important to him? Getting home, but that’s not a possibility here. Not until the Agrii say so anyways.]}

Probably the hangars then. In case we’re called to go off planet again. Sometimes it’s fun, I terrorized some birds on a beach.

_{[He points, then starts walking in the direction he pointed.]}

So… last I was in Detroit, Jericho had been invaded. Military, police, Everyone working for Cyberlife with the means to take us out. I looked like a crime scene dropping here in this shitty fucking town.

[giveusfreedom]

[Markus's expression darkens at the mention of Jericho.]

We lost so many in Jericho. Even Lucy...I wonder what she would think of all of this.

[buildingitsir]

_{[York keeps his audio output shut about Lucy. She... scared him, because of the way she looked. He knew she was nice, did well in 'running' Jericho, but she just... unnerved him. He keeps pace with Markus.]}

She'd probably say we should just find our way through it or some shit. That stuff like this won't keep androids like us out. And... and people are actually pretty good about androids here. Not like the humans back home, they're actually... decent.

_{[He is so glad there's no one else around them to hear him admit that.]}

[giveusfreedom]

[Markus almost doesn't want to do this, because he shouldn't be weak in times where his leadership is needed, but he does it: he takes York's hand, and exchanges data. He transmits the things he has seen, and the discomfort he feels, and a silent plea. Please, he sends, please tell me that everything is going to be okay and that this will not be in vain.]

[buildingitsir]

<sub>[York looks between their linked hands and Markus' face, almost stunned. Why was he-- The access is given easily, with the android leader getting his full name, the code SI25Y flashing from red to green, before opening for communication.

At first, there's no answer. But York's watching him. Even with the emotionally charged images and videos he's seeing that are Markus' memory files. His memories.

'I can't. And I won't lie and say that it will be okay. But I know that whatever we do? Whatever you do? Won't be in vain, Markus. None of it will.'</sub>