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Break the Ice Part 2

Well that was. [Han...] You all did really well yesterday.

[She didn't participate but of course, she was watching! ...probably on her phone. But today she's here to assist! Which means there's probably some other stupid activity ready to be thrown your way.]

Today we have a different kind of bonding activity for you! The name of today's game is--! Two lies and a truth. Today you're going to test how well you know each other-- and maybe learn a lot more!

[And for those who may not know the rules--]

You're going to give someone a list of two things that are not true about you-- and one that is. And based on what they know about you and their impressions of you, they're going to do their best to find the truth. When it's all done, you'll tell them whether they're right or not and if they got it wrong-- you'll tell them the truth!

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I don't expect you to know, it's fine.

[ Hank waves a hand idly, he doesn't really care either. ]

Uh. Wait. So there's somebody else in your head... gardening?

[ he hums, somewhat non-noncommittally but also somewhat in the affirmative ]

An AI named Amanda.

Huh.

[ That's... certainly strange. But I mean, androids, right? ]

She in there now?

No. Apparently, it requires an active connection to CyberLife.

[ he's fucking lost without her and it sucks ]

Oh. Well, that... probably sucks, doesn't it?

[ I mean, Hank would be happy to not have a voice in his head but Connor's an android so that was probably pretty nice. ]

Guessing you wanna avoid the garden here then, huh?

Not having her is...different.

[ please don't ask him about his existential crisis. anyway, about the garden: ]

It's actually the opposite. Is that strange? I like the garden here. It's peaceful.

[ That can wait for later, it's ok. ]

Oh, yeah? Guess they even made you better at dealing with loss than most people.

She isn't dead. And it's a different kind of garden.

[ he just likes gardens??? thanks hank for telling him its strange. ]

Sure, okay.

[ he's not gonna tell u how to live your life, connor. ]

I mean, you gotta take your likes where you can get 'em. If you like gardening, I'm not gonna stop you.

[ you know what he told you something about hiMSELF for once and now he's deeply regretting it. ]

Thanks.

[ people change, okay!!! Sometimes over the course of just a few days. It's fine. ]

So, you want me to do one next? See if you can figure it out?

[ A two lies and a truth, he means. ]

If you want.

[ i thought you were trying to be nicer 2day hank ]

[ he is trying to be nicer, this is him being nicer. ]

Let's see...

My dog's name is Fido, I listen to alternative rock, and this is the longest I've ever been around an android.

[ connor considers these for a moment. hank is definitely not a fido kind of person, unless it was ironic, but he sort of doubts that. he'd heard his music in the car on the way from the bar and it was definitely not alternative rock. but ]

Aren't there police androids at the station?

[ See, look, he's even talking about himself. ]

Sure, but I've never had to work with one. You're the first plastic detective -- I don't run cases with beat cops.

I know it isn't your preference. I'm sorry that the circumstances became even worse by coming here.

[ at least he doesn't sound upset about it, now, just very matter of fact. and he is sorry. ]