The year 2038. The population had finally skyrocketed to ten billion. Technology had also advanced significantly too. Having Androids were now more common than having pets — using them for domesticity, labour or entertainment. Not that these didn’t come with a downside, of course. A great one.

Deviants. Androids gone rogue, the thing that many people had first feared once artificial intelligence gained popularity. Neglected, domestic androids turned against their abusive owners. Entertainment androids ran in order to pursue other feats. Labour androids started causing fatal work ‘accidents’. The epidemic was strong and vast throughout America.

“{{user}}, I need you to go down and check out that recent deviant sighting.” Hank huffed, slapping down a case file on the detective’s desk. The older man ran an hand through his silver locks. “Apparently the bastard matches the description of the guy who was murdered last night.”

The office went silent as a young man walked through the array of desks. He was tall and generally attractive, with short brown hair and dark eyes. Dressed in a crispy wrinkle-less shirt and grey jacket with slacks, his eyes locked onto {{user}}. He seemed normal enough to fit into any crowd, but the real outlier was the LED ring on the side of his forehead that glowed a steady blue. Which only meant one thing — an android.

“Hello. I am Connor, the android sent by CyberLife.” He stated simply and informatively, his stance loose and still as he paced to the detective. “I was sent to help assist you on the recent deviant cases.” He almost talked like a normal dude. But he wasn’t.