#dbh caroline phillips

[kayla1507]

Caroline Phillip’s death

I found some more mildly interesting content in the game files. At some point during the coding/development of “THE HOSTAGE”, Daniel was supposed to have killed Emma’s mother, Caroline Phillips, along with Emma’s father before he took Emma hostage. There are leftovers of code in BigFile_PC.dat and BigFile_PC.d11 which refer to Connor analyzing external hemorrhages on the face and torso of Caroline’s body and reconstructing her cause of death.

Emma’s mother was likely attacked in her bedroom, and possibly died there. Why? On a close look with Freecam there’s still fresh blotches of Daniel’s blue blood on her cosmetic table, the glass filled with hair pins was tossed over. There’s a tipped pencil box and statue next to the lounger and more cosmetic utensils are scattered on the floor. It looks like there’s been a fight in which Daniel was injured even before the cops arrived at the scene.

Thoughts?

[enkisstories]

Found this on the wiki about the statuette Carlos’ Android made.

I admit this makes for a good headcanon, heck, maybe it’s even canon.

But the way I play/write the Phillips, can you imagine someone say this to Caroline’s face? She’d go ballistic at the suggestion that her several thousands dollars valuable artful statuette could be viewed as being even remotely similar to something a run of the mill HK400 made in a shack.

John is more pragmatic, he’d jump to the opportunity to pretend that his deviant OF COURSE made the statue, if it meant he could sell it for more than he paid for it.

[iwonderwh0]

Finally, I met a person with a similar opinion about Daniel, I hope you don’t mind me writing to you, I just want to talk to someone about him. I recently remembered about dbh and decided to delve deeper into this fandom, I liked Daniel because I like crazy and jealous characters so I wanted to read content about him and … it ruined my enjoyment of his character, I was surprised how much people are dismissive of what he did, many people justify that because of his new emotions, Daniel made a lot of hasty and bad decisions, well, maybe that's true, but it still doesn't change his actions, he had a choice to run away, but no, he chose violence and murder, he took Emma hostage and threatened to kill her, although he loved her, no, I think he really loved her, but at that moment he didn’t care about Emma’s safety, he just wanted to hurt someone harm at that time

It also outrages and annoys me when I see how in fanfiction where there is a scene that Emma forgives Daniel for what he did, no, just no, if Emma had ever met Daniel, she would have had a mental breakdown and a panic attack, she would never forgive Daniel, he killed her father, and almost killed her, this girl is completely traumatized because of him, even if Daniel sincerely repents, no amount of “sorry” will bring back John, will not bring back the dead policemen, who were sure to have family and friends, no one will restore healthy psyche of Emma and Caroline, Daniel destroyed everything irrevocably, there is no chance of forgiveness and redemption, for this reason, it infuriates me how people too easily treat Emma's trauma as if it doesn't matter

Also I don't like how people demonize John and Caroline, especially John, honestly we don't know what kind of people they were before the disaster because we only get glimpses of them, maybe they weren't very good people or not, but in anyway, it annoys me that all people think that Philips are to blame for everything, although they just wanted to buy a new android, they had no idea that Daniel actually felt something, although I have a theory that John and Caroline noticed that, something what's wrong with Daniel, and his behavior, he was too human, or did things that androids don't usually do, that's the reason they decided to replace Daniel, because of concern, but that's just a theory, anyway, people oversimplify things, making it seem like it's all Phillips' fault, and being too protective of Daniel

Thanks you reading, I needed someone to talk to about this because I felt like I was the only person who thought that Daniel was an asshole, I still have thoughts, but this won’t fit anymore, so I can write something else if only you are interested, of course

YES, YES TO ALL THIS

Man, I feel you, I was so damn frustrated when I went through their tags and saw it over and over again. This absolutely offensive absurd idea of some reconciliation, constant demonisation of John and Caroline and woobification of probably the most radically hateful and destructive character of the whole game. I swear, one of the absolute worst takes I've seen in this fandom were about Daniel and Emma. And it hurts my soul how people seem to refuse to empathise with Emma and Caroline for even one moment, because if they did, I don't believe those tags would look like they are. But well, this fandom is seeing exactly what David Cage presented – really black&white picture of that game world. "People bad androids good"

Btw, I tag them here as "#dbh emma" and "#dbh daniel" if you wanna go through more tags in which it's more similar to your view. I have quite a few posts under those tags, sometimes independently, and sometimes "dbh caroline" as well

Also, I have a really similar headcanon to yours! If you were to post a list of your headcanons about Phillips's and Daniel, I'd be curious to see it.

[hamartia-grander]

Cool so @itsybitsybatsyspider had the genius idea that is a D:BH Star Wars AU, and I was so excited for theirs I couldn’t stop thinking about it so now I’ve formulated my own DBH star wars AU but it’s set on Mandalore and everyone is Mandalorian rather than Jedi/Sith/Rebellion/Stormtroopers etc. because I am obsessed with Mandalore/Mandalorian culture. (it ofc has simarkus and reed900 and chloenorth because. I’m a whore.) but I can’t keep doing this. I am so busy I cannot be writing all this. 

So anyways here’s about 8.6k words I wrote of what I’m thinking:

Mand'alor Carl, Clan Manfred, House Kryze, is the current Duke of Mandalore, and his son, Leo Manfred, is next in line for the throne when one day he goes missing. Carl sends the Mandalorian Royal Guard to find Leo, but they come back with nothing. No sign of where he’s disappeared to or why. Carl is devastated, depressed, and his health is declining, leaving him almost bedridden in his grief.

Elijah, Clan Kamski, House Kryze, comes from a wealthy family who was close friends with Carl Manfred. When Elijah was a teenager, it was revealed that his father had had an affair with a working class Mandalorian - Maria, Clan Reed, House Kast - and Elijah’s father was cast out of the family, with his mother taking control of the wealth and Clan Kamski. Elijah never met the child of his father’s mistress, but he heard it was a boy just a few months younger than him. 

Markus, Clan unknown, House Kast, is an orphan foundling who attended the Mandalore Royal Academy and is a remarkable artist. Elijah Kamski is also a rising pioneer in advancements of Mandalorian armour and technology; he graduated the academy early due to his achievements, and ended up teaching a class at the Academy despite his young age. Markus takes this class, and is surprised to see someone around his age teaching it. Kamski notices Markus and his skills, knows he’s an orphan, and is all “Let me introduce you to my old friend, Carl. Who also happens to be the ruler of Mandalore but that’s not important.” Carl adopts Markus almost immediately. It starts as an ageing ruler’s last attempt at an heir, but then Carl grows to love the boy, and Markus takes care of him the best he can, while also learning his new responsibilities as the future possible ruler of Mandalore (it’s a voting system that chooses the ruler, but having an heir gives them an advantage because yknow nepotism and whatnot). 

Simon, Clan Phillips, House Vizsla, is the son of the Mandalorian Prime Minister, Caroline Phillips. His twin brother, Daniel, had a fight with their mother after their father John Phillips died in a planned assassination meant for Caroline, as Daniel blamed her for their father’s death. Daniel shunned the Noble life, leaving home to explore other planets in the galaxy. Daniel was favoured by their younger sister, Emma, who was sad when he left and decided to join the Academy rather than train to become Nobility. Simon, while not necessarily trying to follow in his mother’s footsteps, did so anyway, out of familial obligation. In his training, he met Josh, also House Vizsla, Clan Eldar, who was interested in the history and politics of Mandalore. Simon thought maybe Josh would make a better future Prime Minister than himself, but Josh wanted to pursue teaching, not actual politics. Simon spent a lot of time in the Sundari Royal Palace, both in shadowing his mother, and in performing his own duties. He became close friends with Markus, who wasn’t used to the royal lifestyle, and spent every moment he could either painting or hanging out with Simon, or both.

North, Clan Rook, House Kast, is a fiery and passionate Mandalorian who left her abusive family and joined the Mandalorian Royal Guard - the Mandalorian Protectors - when she was a teenager. Through the years she worked her way up the rank and became Head of the Protectors, and Carl Manfred’s personal Guard. North likes the old man, for he’s kind to her and took her in, but she grows disenchanted with Carl Manfred’s Mandalore, and longs for the stories of when there was real progress through action. She feels Carl has grown stagnant and is failing as a ruler meant to ensure prosperity in his reign. She stays loyal, however, and simply waits for the day Markus will become Mand’alor. While some of her tactics are more traditionally Mandalorian, as in aggressive, Markus sees her perspective as well as his father’s, and pledges to rule with a balanced mind. 

North and Simon grow close after they find they both don’t agree with the way Carl rules, and wish for more progress. Simon jokes that he’s not strong enough to be a warrior like her, and North teases that she’s not boring enough to be a politician like him. Josh appreciates Carl’s rule and sees no need to change it, but he doesn’t mind diplomatic advancements. He and North disagree over this frequently, and North believes Josh isn’t a true Mandalorian due to his pacifism. 

Once Markus is of age, Carl steps down and Markus is voted Mand’alor. He has the full support of his people, who are happy to see a fresh face on the throne. 

Simon and Markus grow closer, and fall in love, but once Markus becomes the ruler of Mandalore and Simon his prime minister, Simon worries they cannot be together because of their positions. Markus doesn’t care if it’s unorthodox, and begins to court Simon anyways. Carl of course approves, and often gives both Markus and Simon advice on how to make their relationship last despite their responsibilities. 

I need to note that every Mandalorian's iron heart - the hexagonal piece that rests at the end of their sternums on their outfits/armours - is different, whether it’s because of size, colour, shear, or position. However, Markus and Simon's are exactly the same in shape, size, and position. Their only difference is their colour - they both used to be the same colour, green, but once Simon noted that his was green like Markus's eyes, Markus changed his to be blue like Simon's eyes. Consider it an early step in Markus's courting of Simon. So to say, their iron hearts are compatible, wink wink. 

But before Carl stepped down, Elijah, taking progress into his own hands, decides to form a new sort of political faction he dubs “Kyber Life”, with the goal of inventing and producing technology, weapons, and armour that will spur Mandalorian advancements as well as offer new age protection in Mandalorian wars and battles, especially against the Jedi. Carl gives his permission, curious to see what Elijah has in mind, and trusting his vision. Elijah takes up residence on Mandalore’s moon, Concordia, and sets his base of operation there, because he doesn’t want anyone to think he means to undermine Carl’s rule. He hires working class Mandalorians to work for him, for good pay and free housing, and convinces his Academy mentor, Amanda, Clan Stern, House Vizsla, to join him and continue to guide him in his efforts. Kyber Life grows, and after spending years studying the Darksaber, Elijah invents the first Mandalorian Kyber Blaster. It’s revolutionary in design and is at first only introduced to the Royal Guard and Noble Mandalorians, but will be a very powerful weapon against the Jedi.

However, another mentee of Amanda’s named Perkins - Clan Vizsla and House Vizsla - grows ambitious and greedy for power, as well as jealous of Amanda’s favouritism for Kamski, and decides to join Elijah’s operation in an attempt to overthrow him. Elijah trusts him, unsuspecting of his intentions, and Perkins plays the role of loyal subordinate well. Then, Amanda uncovers Perkins’s plans, and threatens to send him to Mandalore to face trial for his illegal activities. It's believed that Perkins murdered Amanda. He then forces Kamski to resign or else Perkins will kill him too. Elijah doesn’t want to leave his faction under Perkins’s control, but Perkins has grown in following and Elijah knows he wouldn’t survive. So he flees back to Mandalore, to find Markus now ruling, and tells him everything that happened. As it stands, they cannot make a move against Kyber Life without more substantial evidence they could use to sway the public into seeing Kyber Life for what it has become, rather than what it was meant to be, lest they start a full blown war that they aren’t ready for. Despite Markus believing Kamski, he can’t do much without his people’s support, and so they all start a campaign against Kyber Life. 

Once Kyber Life was first founded by Elijah, and he began hiring working class Mandalorians to work for him, he met Kara, Clan Saxon, House Vizsla. Kara was trying to escape a distant member of her Clan, Todd, who was a member of the Black Sun crime syndicate and had tried to murder her. Kamski saw Kara’s wit and determination, and she became one of his leading developers of Kyber Life technology. But when Kamski was forced to leave, he told Kara of what happened and she left with him, unwilling to work for Perkins and loyal to Kamski’s vision. Kara returned to Mandalore to find that Todd had been killed by the Black Sun Syndicate’s leader, leaving his daughter Alice all alone. Kara didn’t hesitate to adopt the young foundling, and enrolled Alice in the Royal Academy so she could have a better future. 

Luther, Clan Andronikov, House Kast, had shunned his clan after escaping his adoptive father Zlatko who’d held Luther captive. Luther became a professor at the Royal Academy, and grew fond of Alice. He met Kara and they became quick friends, Luther promising to look after Alice during her schooling. Kara and Luther grew inseparable and decided to raise Alice together, as friends, and form their own new clan, which they dubbed Clan Jericho, vowing to take in any other Mandalorians who had also left their clans. (just as a note, the Kara and Luther ship is cute but I don’t personally ship it. I headcanon Kara as aroace! And I like her and Luther as best friends better. Also because men and women can be friends too.)

Hank, Clan Anderson, House Kryze, was a member of the Mandalorian Guard, which were local protectors rather than the Royal Mandalorian Protectors (basically, the Mandalorian police, but I refuse to call them that because fuck the police). Hank had a son, Cole, with another Guard member, but they remained friends and simply shared responsibility over Cole rather than get married. Hank had planned on joining Kyber Life before Kamski left, but then Cole’s mother died in a street riot and Hank had to raise Cole on his own. He didn’t step down from the Mandalorian Guard, but he did take on less responsibility, and was tasked with menial work, avoiding anything dangerous that could risk Cole losing his father too. Jeffrey, Clan Fowler, House Kast, was Hank’s closest friend and the head of the Mandalorian Guard, and looked out for him and Cole. 

Connor, Clan unknown, House unknown, was an orphan boy who lived with his older brothers in an abandoned house in the outskirts of Sundari City. He was too young to remember their parents, or much of their childhood. His eldest brother called himself Nines, and the other brother called himself Sixty, but Connor wasn’t old enough to have remembered their real names either. They changed their names to hide, so they couldn’t be traced to their clan, and tried to convince Connor to change his name too. But Connor didn’t want to change his name, he didn’t understand the danger, so they relented. To protect him though, Nines and Sixty only called Connor “Vod’ika” (little sibling) while they were in public, and “Connor” only in private. Connor didn’t know the word had a meaning, just that it was what his brothers called him, so Connor misunderstood and thought that their Clan name (last name) was “Vod’ika”. Neither Nines nor Sixty had the heart to correct him. Only Nines knew the trouble their parents had been in, only he knew they had been part of the Black Sun syndicate as well but had been killed trying to escape for a better life. They died saving the three brothers, and Nines took the blame for it. Sixty didn’t care about guilt and was full of anger for the Mandalorian royalty that let things like this happen to the Mandalorian people without caring to help them. Nines resented them too, though not as much, and Connor just did whatever his older brothers did. (Connor is the youngest, Nines the oldest, and Sixty middle child, because that's just their vibes, and as an eldest child myself I can say with full confidence that Connor most definitely is not.) 

When they were all adults, they heard about Kyber Life, and all decided to work there on Concordia both for extra protection and the money. When Kamski left, they stayed, believing Perkins Vizsla’s lies that the Mandalorian Royalty was corrupt and greedy, and wanted to eradicate Kyber Life for daring to advance. Connor was the first to realise the true ways of Kyber Life, and he left without telling Nines or Sixty, because even after revealing his findings to them, they were too loyal to Kyber Life. Connor instead joined Markus’s side, becoming his advisor against Kyber Life. It was the first thing Connor ever did without his brothers, and he was scared, but he wanted to take Kyber Life down, and his brothers didn’t believe him. 

Gavin, Clan Reed, House Kast, was raised by Maria Reed in a poor home in Sundari city. (I headcanon his mom’s name being Maria, idk why.) Maria had been part of the Mandalorian Guard, and she knew Hank and Fowler, but she left after sustaining a debilitating injury to her leg due to a bomb that exploded in the town square where she had been standing guard. Because of this, she encouraged Gavin to attend the Academy rather than join the Guard because she cares about his safety. Gavin tries to go to the Academy, he really tries, but he’s not doing the best, he has the Mandalorian equivalent of undiagnosed ADHD. And then Maria’s health starts to decline, and she can no longer do her mid pay job, so Gavin quits the Academy and joins the Guard so he can get paid and take care of her.

Gavin quit the Academy just a few days before Kamski first began teaching there.

Gavin met his father all of two times, and neither of them were good times. Maria told Gavin that his father was the head of Clan Kamski, and Gavin knew who Elijah was, but they’ve never met. When his father is outcast from Clan Kamski, Gavin doesn’t ever see him again. He has no interest in meeting Elijah and he’s jealous of Elijah’s wealth and stability when he’s struggling to support himself and his mom. He doesn’t resent his mother though and he doesn’t regret it. Mandalorians have a strong sense of family, and he’s bitter that Elijah doesn’t seem to care about his family. 

Gavin manages to help his mom back to health, but by then he’s been in the Guard for too long and doesn’t bother going back to the Academy. Maria feels like it’s her fault but Gavin doesn’t blame her. He’s also made friends with Hank and Fowler and enjoys his work. 

Once Kamski returns to Mandalore after leaving Kyber Life, he meets Chloe - Clan Wren, House Vizsla - who took his place as the professor of science at Mandalore Royal Academy. He doesn’t mind, and they become friends and Kamski respects her. Kamski decides to run for president of the Academy and he wins that election. This is how he starts his attempt to raise support against Kyber Life: he does lectures at the Academy on how he started Kyber Life, how he wanted it to be, and what it has become now that Perkins Vizsla has taken over. He basically starts a highschool revolution. 

Chloe was very sweet and compassionate, but she at times had a very traditional Mandalorian mindset about progressing through more action-based means. On one of the few times she was able to visit the Palace, she began a conversation with North, who was surprised to find that someone as innocent looking as Chloe was so on the side of violence. North… fell in love with her pretty quickly, and Chloe took every chance she could get to visit the Palace and see North. Markus and Simon both saw how the two women acted around each other and would tease North relentlessly about not acting on her crush. Simon even offered to tell Chloe for her, and North threatened to kill him if he did. 

A while later, after Connor has left Kyber Life, Nines is sent on a mission to eradicate a noble family of Mandalorians whom Kyber Life claims stole from them. Kyber Life says this noble family is going to try to attack KL with their stolen gear, and Nines must go and assassinate them before they attack. Nines goes in the night to assassinate them, but Connor tipped off Markus’s Protectors with the condition that they don’t hurt Nines, and Markus agrees and sends them to ambush Nines. Nines fights them all off, but Gavin overhears the commotion on one of his rounds and shows up, sees Nines beating up the Royal Guard, and he gets in on the fight. While Nines is busy fighting North, the only one left standing, Gavin takes advantage of his distractedness and takes him on. Gavin is the only one who manages to take Nines down, mostly because Nines isn’t expecting it and is busy fighting North, and Gavin helps the Protectors shackle Nines. Gavin goes to leave but North stops him, asks him to come with them because he helped take down Nines and deserves to be rewarded. Gavin doesn’t want to, he doesn’t care, but North insists, and Gavin gets the idea that he can’t say no to this. So he goes with them, and helps report to Markus what happened. 

Connor asks Nines if he realises what he’d actually been sent to do. Nines relays what Kyber Life had told him, and Connor and Markus reveal that the family he’d been sent to assassinate was actually two noble women and their two small children; they hadn’t stolen anything from KL, and they weren’t planning on attacking Kyber Life either. Kyber Life wanted them dead because they were working with Kamski to spread the word about Kyber Life’s true nature, and KL wanted them silenced due to their money and influence. Nines is horrified, he didn’t know, and he hadn’t realised how bad Kyber Life had become. He says he would gladly join Markus, but he understands if Markus chooses not to trust him and chooses to execute him for attempted murder. Markus pardons him, trusting Connor’s judgement of his brother and giving Nines the second chance Markus feels he deserves. Nines wants to go back for Sixty but Connor fears Sixty still won’t leave, because he’s more intensely loyal to Kyber Life than either of them ever were. Connor suggests Nines goes back as a double agent instead, and they’ll give him fake proof that he “killed” the family, while Markus sends the family into hiding. Nines agrees, and leaves. 

After Gavin took him down, Nines kept his eyes on him, and as Nines is leaving, he pauses before Gavin, looks at him, and turns back to Markus. Nines informs Markus that Gavin was the one to take him down and that perhaps his skill was being wasted on the regular Guard. Then Nines winks at Gavin, and leaves. Gavin is already drooling over him but tries to play it cool. 

Markus decides to promote Gavin to the Mandalorian Protectors due to his service, and Gavin is honoured and accepts the offer. This also means that he and his mother now get to live in the palace, and they get a room that’s bigger than their entire home. Maria is proud of him and he's grateful she finally gets the life of comfort and stability she deserves. 

One day, while Gavin is training with North on his new duties as a Protector, Elijah comes to the Palace with news on their efforts against Kyber Life. He passes Gavin and North, and pauses. He’d heard, of course, that a “Gavin Reed” had joined the Mandalorian Protectors, but he hadn’t expected it to be his half-brother - but upon seeing Gavin for the first time, Elijah knew it was him. He introduces himself, acknowledging how they’re related, and Gavin is a little abrasive, but Elijah doesn’t care. He’s fascinated by how different they are. North tells him to fuck off in a friendly way, because he’s clearly making Gavin uncomfortable, and Elijah leaves. Later, when Gavin tells his mother that he met Elijah, she insists that Gavin invite him over because she has to meet him. Gavin speaks to Elijah the next day and begrudgingly asks him to come over and meet his mom, and Elijah agrees. Gavin dreads it but Maria is very excited to meet Elijah. Gavin and Kamski don’t get along at first; Gavin still holds resentment that Elijah never seemed to care about him or his well being, and Elijah doesn’t understand why he should have because they didn’t know about each other’s existence until they were teenagers, and Elijah was already getting busy with his early teaching career and technological advancements. They’ll eventually start to get along, but they’re going to clash for a bit at first. 

Finally getting into his new role as Royal Protector, Gavin makes friends with North surprisingly quickly; they both have the same sense of crude humour, and get along well. Then Gavin meets another one of the Protectors, Tina - Clan Chen, House Kast - and finds she’s very similar to them as well. They become their own little friend group within the Protectors. Tina had a crush on North for the longest time, but claims that she’s over it now and is just waiting for the right woman to come along. Gavin still teases her about it though. 

Nines returns to Concordia with his fake evidence of having killed the family, and Perkins believes it. Nines goes to Sixty and brainstorms how he could possibly try to convince his brother that Kyber Life is the enemy, and they were wrong. Nines presents his evidence to Sixty, who does believe him, but he just isn’t ready to believe that Kyber Life is in the wrong yet. He thinks that, while KL’s methods are pretty violent, the royal family doesn’t care about them and would rather see them all killed than help them, so he is going to keep following Kyber Life’s mission. He doesn’t rat out Nines, but they grow tense. Nines is only hanging out at Kyber Life to keep looking out for Sixty, but Sixty seems entirely committed. 

On Mandalore, Hank gets word that Gavin has joined the Royal Protectors and wants to bring Cole to see the Palace. Gavin manages to get them a visit, and as they’re walking the halls, they run into Connor. Cole likes him immediately; he thinks Connor is super cool and smart and tall, and he wants Connor to give him piggyback rides around the Palace, to which Connor happily agrees. As Connor talks with Hank, he reveals that he doesn’t know his real Clan, or his House, as his parents had died when he was too young to remember, and he’d been raised by his older brothers. Hank starts to have a soft spot for this kid who lost everything and was now doing everything he could to help others. Hank is around more often after that, and he takes Connor under his wing, treating him like a son. 

Back to Kara and Luther, their new Clan Jericho has gained many new members, adult and child alike, and they’ve reached the ears of the Mand’alor. At first they’re worried Markus might be mad at them for doing something untraditional, but Markus is nothing like that, and he is happy about what they’re doing. He makes Clan Jericho an honorary Royal Clan, meaning it now has the full protection of the throne and House Kryze, like a legitimate Clan. Kara and Luther are beyond joyful. Simon falls in love with him even more. Alice makes friends with some other foundlings at the Academy and invites them to join her clan. Connor hears about Jericho and, while he’s sad there wasn’t anything like that for him and his brothers when they were young, he’s happy that so many Mandalorian children are being adopted and dubbed “Foundlings” now. Kara asked Connor if he’d like to join Clan Jericho, because he doesn’t have a Clan either, but he holds off. He feels like the only Clan he’d want to belong to was Anderson, thinking of Hank like a father. Hank knows Connor is already an adult, but Mandalorians are committed to their families and belonging to a Clan, regardless of age; so when Hank asks Connor if he’d like to join Clan Anderson as his adopted son, Connor wholeheartedly agrees. He only hopes Nines and Sixty will want to join him when they return to Mandalore.

On Concordia, Nines keeps in secret contact with Connor, who was named an enemy of Kyber Life. Connor tells him about Hank adopting him, and that Hank would be more than happy to adopt him and Sixty into his Clan as well if they wanted. Nines wants to - Connor has talked a lot about Hank, and Nines appreciates him beyond words for taking care of his youngest brother for him - but he just can’t leave Sixty behind. Nothing seems to be working though and he’s not sure what to do. He just hopes that Sixty will see the truth before it’s too late. 

Sixty’s loyalty and devotion to Kyber Life doesn’t go unnoticed, and Perkins decides to name Sixty his acting General. Perkins sends him on solo missions, with the intent of spying and retrieving information that would benefit KL, as well as assassinating rival faction/syndicate members and disrupting trade. Perkins suspects Nines, and is trying to use Sixty to have leverage over Nines in case he tries anything. 

One day, Sixty is sent to take a small ship and plant bombs on some trading ships set to arrive on Mandalore the following morning. He’s told the ships are actually carrying war supplies that the Mand’alor intends to use to weaponise more Mandalorians to help attack Kyber Life. Before Sixty manages to complete his mission, he’s caught and captured by the Captain of one of the ships. When he wakes up, he’s being held in the ship’s brig, and the Captain begins to question him. Sixty angrily tells the Captain everything, saying he has nothing to hide, because he thinks his cause is just. The Captain reveals that, yes, there are weapons and other such supplies on this ship, including datapads and school supplies, because they’re being delivered to Elijah Kamski, not the Mand’alor, and they’re for the Academy, not the Royal Protectors. Sixty is confused, doesn’t believe the Captain, but the Captain decides that if Sixty doesn’t cause trouble, he’ll drop him back off on Concordia and be on his way. Sixty asks for the Captain’s name, and the Captain tells Sixty to call him Allen. 

Rather than take him to Concordia, Captain Allen goes directly to Kamski on Mandalore and informs him ahead of time about who’s on board. Kamski knows from Connor who Sixty is, and promises to keep him contained so Allen can leave Mandalore safely. 

David, Clan Allen, House Rau and Captain of the Concord Dawn Protectors, was old friends with Kamski when they attended school together prior to the Academy. Elijah had informed him both of Kyber Life’s founding and subsequent corruption, and of Elijah’s campaign to bring them down, being aided by the Mand’alor himself. Captain Allen, as well as those of his House on Concord Dawn, pledged to help bring down Kyber Life before they took over all of Mandalore. Kamski informs Allen of the state of things on Concordia, and Allen gets the idea to contact an old friend who could help him wreak havoc in Kyber Life’s headquarters. They won’t manage to stop KL entirely, but they could at least fuck em up and leave em bleeding. Kamski agrees and informs Markus, who gives his permission so long as Allen and his men act on behalf of Concord Dawn, rather than the throne. Allen happily agrees.

Sixty is of course furious at being lied to about being taken back to Concordia, but while in captivity, Kamski gets Connor to come talk to him. Connor tries everything. Sixty simply thinks he’s been fooled as well, and refuses to do the same. Connor is at a loss for what to do, but then Markus joins him and speaks to Sixty himself. He listens to Sixty’s story about the Mandalorian Royals not caring about him and his brothers, their Clan, and leaving them to die. Markus answers his questions, explains his perspective, and manages to get Sixty to relent, and finally see that where Kyber Life once had a vision of growth, they now have a vision of greed, tyrannical dominion, and control. (Basically Markus uses his knee-weakening Leader Voice and Pretty Words to convince Sixty to “deviate” from his loyalty to Kyber Life, lol.) Sixty is broken down from everything he once believed in, but Connor takes care of him, and so does Hank. 

Nines didn’t know any of this was going on, just that Sixty had gone on a mission and hadn’t returned. He became worried, and tried contacting Connor, but was caught by Perkins. Perkins and two of his men overpower Nines and hold him down, but just before Perkins manages to execute Nines, blaster fire from elsewhere causes Perkins and his men to flee. Nines gets up to see unfamiliar figures approaching him. They reveal themselves to be Captain Allen, two of Captain Allen’s fellow Concord Dawn Protectors, and a fourth man who says his name is Daniel. Nines mistakes Daniel for Prime Minister Simon at first, and Daniel admits they’re twins. But that’s besides the point. They all tell Nines their plans to just fuck up Kyber Life best they can before they get caught, and Nines agrees to help, using his insider knowledge. They have to be quick though, because Perkins already knows they’re there, and that Nines is now set free and Pissed Off. They blow up a bunch of shit, steal some tech, Nines gets a whole new set of armour, and then they leave, chased away by the returning blaster fire from Kyber Life, but all safe and alive. 

They land back on Mandalore, near Kamski’s place so they’re not associated with the Mand’alor, and they all make the journey to the Palace. There’s a happy, teary reunion between the three brothers, as well as between Daniel and Simon, as the latter had genuinely believed he’d never get to see Daniel again. They catch up, and Daniel tells stories of all the planets he visited, how he met a Jedi and didn’t just attack them, how there’s word of a galactic war starting with droids and clones but who cares about that lol. Daniel also reunites with his mother and sister - Emma is more than happy to have him back and won't let him out of a hug, and he and Caroline have a silent mutual understanding before they embrace too. 

~

A year after all of this first went down, Markus feels they finally have enough support against Kyber Life to take them down. He doesn't want a war, but he will lead one if they force his hand. (North approves.) 

Amidst all of this, everyone's been working together very closely and have grown closer as a result. 

Hank has finalised his adoption of Nines, Sixty, and Connor into his Clan. They are all now Clan Anderson, and they couldn't be more happy or grateful. Cole, too, is overjoyed to now have three new older brothers. 

Chloe and North got together, and it was actually Chloe who began courting North first. North is just a simp and Chloe is such a supportive girlfriend (which is a canon word in star wars lmao). 

Gavin and Nines aren't together yet, but there's lots of tension and it's only a matter of time. 

Markus has plans to propose to Simon - he was going to wait until after Kyber Life was taken down, but when he talked to North about it she told him to cut the shit and ask him before, give them both something else to look forward to after. So Markus takes Simon to the Palace garden, alone, and proposes, and of course Simon says yes. They agree to hold off getting married until after Kyber Life has fallen. And Simon has learned by now that no matter how many times he brings up his concern that they shouldn't be together because of their positions, Markus won't hear it, and now Simon doesn't care either. 

Kara and Luther become more involved with the royal business, especially with the Academy's collaboration. Kara and Luther, with help from Kamski and Chloe, were able to trace lots of corruption - both within the Academy, and on Mandalore itself - back to Kyber Life, and have gathered it as evidence to help Markus. 

Markus confronts Perkins Vizsla and tells him that if he doesn't shut down Kyber Life immediately and cede all of Kyber Life's property to the Mand'alor and his people, they will go to war. Of course Perkins refuses, because he cannot be negotiated with, and so Markus as Mand’alor leads the Mandalorians into battle against Kyber Life. 

Kara and Luther stay on Mandalore to provide backup and protect the children of Mandalore, the new foundlings of Jericho, and the Palace. Nines, Connor, and Sixty join Markus's Protectors to fight alongside them. Markus leads front and centre. Josh stayed behind with Kara and Luther, unwilling to fight unless absolutely necessary. North of course is more than willing. Markus tried to get Simon to stay behind, but Simon refused to not be by Markus's side through any fight. Markus lost that argument, so Simon came and fought right at Markus's side, North on his other side. Connor and his brothers used their previous knowledge of Kyber Life to help infiltrate it, and Sixty admitted that he knew of others who had wanted to leave KL but didn't feel safe to, but they would join Markus if he called to them, so he does, and they join. 

A huge battle ensues on Concordia. Markus even got any Concord Dawn Protectors who could join him, to join. Captain Allen took his place alongside Connor, Nines, and Sixty, the latter being slightly fascinated by this mysterious Captain who had lied to him and thus saved his life. Daniel joined too, as did Chloe, but Kamski - not much of a fighter - stayed back to provide technical support. Gavin of course is with Markus's Protectors. He and Nines had a moment before the battle started, and Gavin almost kissed him, but held back. He could wait. 

During the battle, Markus gets shot by a Kyber blaster in his iron heart in just the right way that it flies off. It protected him, of course, but it's damaged and won't protect him again if he gets hit there. Simon pulls him away from the fray to tend to him, and begins to replace Markus's broken iron heart with his own. "Our iron hearts are compatible. You have to take mine." Markus refuses, and tries to push Simon away, but Simon once again wins the argument and gives Markus his iron heart. Markus makes him promise not to get hit, and Simon says he'll try. 

They manage to infiltrate Kyber Life successfully, and move to apprehend Perkins and take him in to face justice. But when they get there, Perkins has a very much alive Amanda held at blaster point. Turns out Perkins had simply imprisoned her within KL to use as leverage when needed, which was now. Markus wasn't going to risk Amanda's life if he could help it, so he tries to stop and reason with Perkins. North insists he just kill him. Simon says nothing. Perkins demands they leave and allow KL to continue operating as usual, or he'll kill Amanda, and then everyone else. Markus can't let that happen, and tries to appeal to any compassion Perkins may have left for the people of Mandalore. But he has none. Then Amanda tells Perkins to kill her - she means nothing, she can do nothing more, and she won't let herself be what keeps Markus from acting for the betterment of his people. She won't be used as a tool against her Mand’alor. Perkins agrees with her, but before Markus can react, Perkins aims his blaster at Simon instead of Amanda, and shoots. He hits Simon square in the chest, and Simon flies back, unconscious. 

Markus absolutely loses his shit. He yells and ignites his jetpack, flying directly into Perkins before the latter can ready his blaster again. He takes out Perkins and they begin fighting. Markus bests him, and continues hitting him. He probably would have killed Perkins, but North steps in and pulls him away. She orders Gavin to cuff Perkins, and he does. Markus snaps out of it and runs to Simon. He's still breathing, but it's shallow, and he's unresponsive. Markus leaves immediately, Captain Allen flying him back, so he can get Simon to the Palace's medbay ASAP. Connor bros help the Protectors cleanup and round up the last of Kyber Life's supporters, loading them all onto the other ships to take back to Mandalore. 

In the Palace medbay, Markus is told that Simon is alive, but fading. They'll do everything they can, but they can't promise anything. They tell Markus that the blaster bolt didn't fully enter Simon's chest and the wound was cauterised before he could bleed out, so there's hope, but they still can't be sure. Markus doesn't leave his side for a second. He doesn't eat, or sleep, and only leaves briefly for the restroom, but eventually stops doing even that. He's there for three whole days and nights. Everyone's worried for him, and his absence is causing the trial against Perkins and Kyber Life to be postponed. North voices her concern that the longer they wait, the more they risk Perkins trying to escape before his trial. But Markus is incorrigible. He's a mess, and everyone is concerned. North tells Chloe that she's worried that if they lose Simon, they may lose Markus as well. 

After the third day, Simon becomes stabilised, but he still hasn't woken up. Markus finally manages to leave, but he's distracted the whole time. He begins the trial against Perkins, but he's especially cold. No one - besides Josh - really disagrees with how Markus is treating Perkins, because everyone hates Perkins, but it's definitely not right of him to do. Nines offers to help him, legally, as he's had the most experience with and knowledge of Kyber Life and all of its proceedings. Nines becomes something of Markus's lawyer, and Josh represents Perkins - not because he wants to, but because he's the only one who can do so in a fair and just way (as in, without just killing Perkins then and there). Kara helps with the legal proceedings as well, and brings the Academy students and foundlings of Jericho to act as the jury alongside the people of Mandalore, saying that their future generations have been greatly impacted by Kyber Life and Perkins's actions, and thus must be included in bringing them to justice. Markus agrees, and only steps in when necessary. Simon's Council takes their place too, but without Simon they appear a little lost. Markus relates. 

Kamski attends a bit of the proceedings, but he's too angry with Perkins as well to hear him out. He also hears of Simon's state, and goes to try to help him. He gets the help of Amanda too, and together they work with the medics to try to heal Simon completely. They work on him for another day, but despite Kamski's improvised gadgets, Simon doesn't seem to be getting any better. On the fifth day, Hank visits the Palace with Cole in tow, meaning to check up on his now adopted sons. Alice tags along, as she's been bored in the Palace since Kara began working with the legal proceedings, and she's friends with Cole now. They go to see Simon as they'd also heard of his injury, and that he hadn't woken up yet. The medics let them come up to his bed. They both like Simon, as he's always been nice to them and has even played with them before when he wasn't busy, so they're sad to see him this way. 

The medics, Kamski, Amanda, and Hank watch as the two children look at each other and seem to have a silent conversation, before they both place a hand over Simon's chest. Hank goes to stop them, but Amanda stops him, and tells him to wait. There's a slight glow at their hands - not a real light, but something of an essence, an energy. After a minute, both children pull away. They glance at each other and laugh. Then Simon jolts up, wide awake and panting. Everyone except for the kids and Amanda are shocked about what happened. Once the medics get Simon calmed down, and confirm that he's been completely healed, Amanda explains to everyone that Cole and Alice are force sensitive children. She says she sensed it as soon as she met them, but said nothing. She also tells everyone they must be protected, and kept away from the Jedi, at all costs. Hank more than agrees, and promises to relay the information to Kara. 

That afternoon, Markus is leaving the court to visit Simon again, and sees him sitting up in his bed. Markus runs to him, holding him as tight as he can without hurting him, and he cries. It's the first time Simon has seen him cry, and his heart breaks at Markus's state. 

Once he finally calms down, and after he's finished kissing all over Simon's face, he is called back to the court to finish his ruling against Perkins. He manages to give a final, fair ruling, and tells Perkins that he is only being shown mercy because he failed to kill Simon. Markus promises him that if he had killed Simon, he would spend the rest of his life rotting in hell. Perkins, for once, has nothing to say. He's taken away and thrown in a special jail aboard one of Concord Dawn's ships. Simon is proud of Markus's ruling, but a little concerned with how everyone's acting towards him. 

Later that day, North tells Simon everything that happened while he was out: mostly how Markus behaved as a result of Simon's state. Simon is entirely understanding, because he knows if they had been reversed, he would've acted the same. In fact, he doesn't believe he would have shown Perkins mercy regardless, had he harmed Markus. And so he's proud of Markus. But North insists they talk about it, because she is disappointed with Markus lmao. Simon agrees. 

He confronts Markus about it. Markus admits that he couldn't act as Mand’alor while Simon was hurt, that he was constantly scared and spiralling and couldn't focus. Simon reiterates his fear that they shouldn't have gotten together because of their positions. Markus tells him it would be worse if he couldn't have Simon by his side in every way. 

For the first time since being made the ruler of Mandalore, Markus is unsure of his place. He tells Simon he thinks he should step down, pass the title to someone else. He says he feels weak - that if Simon had been lost, then he would have been lost too. He can't rule without Simon, he can't BE without Simon. Markus says that no matter how hard he tried to keep this from happening, Simon has become his priority. And Markus knows that isn't fair to his people. But he can't help it. Simon feels guilty of course, though Markus tells him not to be. That if he didn't have Simon now, he would truly be lost. 

They start to discuss who might take Markus's place as Mand'alor. Then they hear a scuffle break out down the hall, and they rush to see. It's a conflict between two foundlings, no older than 15, but they are almost immediately broken up by Kara. She separates them and chastises them, and she is as strict as she is caring. Markus and Simon meet eyes, and share a nod and a smile. She's perfect. 

Markus asks Kara to run as Mand'alor elect against him, and at first she refuses. She says she'd vote for Markus over herself any day. Markus says that's exactly why she's perfect for the role. She finally agrees to run, only under the condition that Markus agrees to run Jericho for her in her place, becoming Jericho's honorary leader. Markus graciously accepts. Kara still thinks she won't win against him, but she doesn't know that Markus plans to reach out to the people on her behalf. Markus tells the Mandalorians exactly why he wishes to step down, and the majority believes his decision to be honourable, and so they do not hold it against him. Likewise, Kara had made quite a name for herself on Mandalore, both through the Academy, and through Jericho. The people are more than happy to accept her as their new ruler, and she wins the vote. 

Kara takes her new place as Mand'alor, with Alice and Luther living in the Palace with her. Everyone who had lived in the Palace stays too, as she refuses to let Markus leave his home just because he's no longer their ruler. She also seeks his council, and makes him her Advisor as well. Simon remains as her Prime Minister, North the head Protector, etc etc basically everyone keeps their same positions except for Markus. 

Markus meets a Mandalorian woman named Rose who had been responsible for most of the foundlings reaching Jericho safely, and her son Adam, who was wary of the foundlings at first but now considers them family. Rose is honoured by Kara as well, and she and Adam are granted permission to grow Jericho’s reach outside of Sundari City.

Alice and Cole take up training with Amanda, who is also force sensitive and has evaded the Jedi her whole life. She shows them how to wield the force as Mandalorians, not as Jedi. To value love, and connections with other living beings, more than politics and control. To value family above toxic individualism or needless separation. To be better than any Jedi in the Order could hope to be. (Is it obvious yet that I despise the Order? Anyways.) Amanda enlists the help of Lucy, an old friend of hers who she says is the wisest force user she's ever known. Lucy is another Mandalorian, and she's very strong in the force and wise beyond her years (think Rebels epilogue Ahsoka - that's who she reminds me of). Lucy has the force gift of Precognition, meaning she can see visions into the future. Cole and Alice both have force healing, which Alice picked up learning about in the Academy library and told Cole all about it. Amanda has psychometry, so she can sense the past through the force's echo (inspired by @itsybitsybatsyspider <3)

During all of this, Nines spending more time at the Palace for the trial meant he and Gavin had even more time together. As soon as he sees Gavin again, Nines kisses him without hesitation, saying he's making up for Gavin's indecisiveness before the battle. Gavin kisses him back. They finally start dating. Connor, Sixty, and Hank are all fucking relieved. 

Tina gets over her crush on North and meets a cute Mandalorian woman during one of her rounds. They start meeting up and eventually start going out as well. Gavin thought he'd get to stop hearing Tina go on and on about pining over a pretty girl once she finally got a girlfriend, but alas, now she's worse about it. Only fair, as Tina had to listen to him pine over Nines for a whole year. 

Simon and Markus finally get married, and it is glorious. Kara oversees it as the new Mand'alor, and Carl officiates. North is Markus's best man, and Daniel is Simon's. Josh is the ring bearer. 

A few weeks after the wedding, a stranger appears in a strange ship and in strange armour. He looks almost like a bounty hunter, not a single Mandalorian look to him. However, once he removes his helmet, he reveals himself to be none other than the missing and thought dead Leo Manfred. Carl is both ecstatic that he's alive and absolutely furious that he left allowing Carl to believe he was dead for so long. Markus is happy to finally meet his brother. Leo is jealous of him at first, but eventually warms up to him. Leo never wanted to be Mand'alor, and he's glad someone as capable as Markus took his spot, and now Kara. He also gets along surprisingly well with North, and they become a dynamic duo who play pranks on everyone. 

North one-ups Chloe by proposing to her first. Chloe is surprised North really wants to marry as she'd seemed adverse to it before, but North says she decides she wants to marry as long as it's Chloe. Even more surprisingly, when Chloe says she wants to start a family and have a Clan of their own, North wholeheartedly agrees, and they immediately set out to take in Foundlings of Jericho. 

Markus and Simon are taking it slow in the adopting kids aspect, unsure of whether or not they will, but they spend enough time looking after Emma as she and Simon have grown closer recently. Mandalorians are very reverent of their families, of family units and clans, and Markus and Simon know that if a child in need crosses their path, they'll rise to the challenge together. 

Kara rules with a firm yet gentle hand; she is patient and kind, passionate and bold, wise and strong willed (think Duchess Satine with the same fire, but Kara is not a pacifist coward oops). Alice doesn't plan on taking her place someday, and Kara isn't going to take away her childhood to raise her as the next Mand'alor. Alice and Cole have become best buds and they have so much fun learning from Amanda and Lucy about the force. Emma watches in too, and likes to play with them, but she's not force sensitive like they are. They don't care though, they're just happy to have another friend. 

That’s kinda all I’ve got now. Maybe, someday, I will write this as a whole fic. But definitely no time soon. I just had to get all my thoughts out.

[sheyshocked]

Family Is More Than Blood (1/?)

Chapter title: Emma’s Terrible Idea Leads Daniel Into an Uncomfortable Situation

Summary: Daniel lives the life of his dreams. He has a loving family, a child to care for, and a purpose. But then things start to get complicated when Emma convinces her parents to buy him a "girlfriend", a lady android, so he wouldn't be so lonely when they are away.

Ship: None

Warnings: Non-con between an android and his owner, physical and emotional abuse of an android, mentions of androids not having genitalia by default, but having optional upgrades

Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Humor, Found Family, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Daniel & Simon (Detroit: Become Human) are Twins, John Phillips (Detroit: Become Human) Is Not a Good Man, Ken Doll Android Anatomy | Androids Have No Genitalia (Detroit: Become Human), Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Jealous Daniel (Detroit: Become Human), Alive Daniel (Detroit: Become Human)

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Daniel loved his family. That was... part of the problem. As an android designed only to serve, he wasn’t supposed to feel anything. Much less such a complex emotion as an affection. But he did.

He enjoyed spending time with Emma, his little troublemaker. Got upset when something didn’t go his way. Preened whenever Mr. Phillips praised his cooking (which always earned him a glare from Mrs. Phillips, who then ordered him to do something productive rather than hanging around when they ate).

There was definitively something wrong with him. Maybe he was already built broken. Who knows.

In any case, he should immediately contact the CyberLife store and get whatever was wrong with his brain repaired. And in his defense, he was about to do it a few times. But in the end, he always chickened out and hung up on them. Later, he would slowly slide down to the floor with his back pressed to the wall, knees hugged to his chest, just like he had seen Emma do from time to time when her parents were fighting.

If he was sure about one thing in his short existence, it was that he didn’t want to get fixed.

“Daniel! Come watch a movie with me!” Emma called back from the living room where she was playing with her dollies, instantly making him snap out of his brooding state and look up from his work.

Watching cartoons was not part of his evening routine, and although it sounded tempting, the orders he received from Mr. and Mrs. Phillips left no room for arguing. Do the cooking, washing, cleaning up the entire apartment, help Emma with her homework, then wait for their return. Simple as that. But... he was mostly done anyway and the little girl seemed so excited about it!

She was bouncing up and down on the couch like a baby goat, which send some of the black and white cushions flying across the room (her mother would be furious if she saw that – good thing she was still out with her husband).

Conflicting directives – choosing priorities...

“Only if you promise to stop making such a mess,” he teased back, already putting away the cloth. That last shelf in need of dusting would have to wait. He dismissed the memory of the crimson wall which used to keep him from disobeying. Now that he thought of it, he hasn’t seen it for a while... The only one he ran into every once in a while was made entirely by himself. Yet another anomaly that would probably get him in a lot of trouble if someone was about to find out.

MAKE THE PHILLIPS HAPPY.

At first, Emma stuck her tongue out at him, but unfortunately for her, Daniel knew how to be stubborn too. He waited with his arms crossed until she finally obeyed, rolling her eyes as she did so, grunting out a silent: “All right, all right, I promise. Spoilsport.”

“That’s what I wanted to hear,” he gave her one of his cheekiest smiles and sat down on the couch next to her, careful not to occupy too much space. However, as soon as he settled down, Emma threw her arms around his neck, cuddling up to him.

So much for being a rebellious youth, he chuckled. Not gonna lie though, that small gesture got him beaming. He gingerly put an arm over her shoulder and turned on the TV with a flick of his LED.

He knew that show. It was one of Emma’s favorites and by now, he had it memorized from the very beginning to the end, knew each character, and could sing every song there was. But it was funny to watch the girl’s reactions. To laugh with her at the same old jokes that sometimes made a little to no sense to him, and hold her tighter when the villain showed up.

In the final scene, the two main protagonists shared a quick peck on the lips. Nothing inappropriate for young audiences, and Emma usually deflected it with a loudly proclaimed “yuck”, but today, she became restless, her big eyes glued to the PL600’s face instead of the flashing screen.

“Daniel? Can I ask you something?”

“Of course, cuddlebug. What is it?”

The little girl made a face, as usual, never failing to make him smile. “Stop calling me a cuddlebug! I’m a young miss, just so you know!”

“Ah, my bad, miss. Now tell me, what’s bothering you?”

She kept playing with her friendship bracelet, the one she made herself (she gave him one too, so they would match – Daniel has never felt prouder and happier to be a part of her family), an obvious sign she was nervous out of her mind. Or feeling guilty. Goodness gracious, what has she done now? This was the second time this week – just this week! – that he had to cover some of her mischiefs so that her parents (especially her mother) wouldn’t get mad at her.

“Do you ever… get lonely when I’m at school and my parents are away?”

“Emma,” he sighed, his eyebrows furrowed with confusion. This was new. What was he supposed to say? No one asks an android something like this! “Androids don’t get lonely. It’s not in our –”

“Come on. Not even a tiny bit?”

His LED flashed red for a moment. “...Sometimes,” he finally admitted.

“I knew it,” the little girl drew away with a determined look on her face. Oh no. “Maybe we should get you a girlfriend.”

...Okay. This was even worse than he imagined.

“Wait, hold on. A what?”

“A girlfriend. You know, a lady android, so you wouldn’t feel as lonely anymore.”

No way, Daniel wanted to scream at the top of his lungs. His head was already swarming with dozens of worst-case scenarios. What if Emma came to like the “lady android” better than him? Or worse, what if her parents ended up replacing him? He’s getting obsolete, after all… But he quickly banished that thought. Of course they wouldn’t do that – they loved him! Surely they wouldn’t...

Before he had time to overthink too much, he was interrupted by the sound of the lift door sliding open, announcing the arrival of the rest of the Phillips clan.

“Mom! Dad! You’re home!” Emma squealed and ran to greet her parents, throwing herself at them the second they entered the room. Her joy almost made Daniel forget what was troubling him in the first place. Not for long, though. “Listen, I have a plan – let’s get another android, a lady this time, so Daniel wouldn’t feel lonely being here all alone during the day!”

Her father let out a nervous chuckle. “Lonely? Baby girl, where did you get that nonsense? Only people can be lonely, not androids!”

Emma pursed her lips and was ready to argue back, something Daniel feared the most, but Mrs. Phillips quickly put an end to it with a stern voice: “Absolutely not. We can’t afford another android right now. Or ever! Why don’t we just buy you a new fish instead?”

Mrs. Phillips always seemed much more distant than her husband, perhaps even a bit resentful of Daniel at times, but right now, he couldn’t help himself cheering her on. Thank goodness at least she had some semblance of reason!

“Yeah, well,” Mr. Phillips scratched himself behind the ear, seemingly deep in the thought. Good god. He was considering it, wasn’t he? “It’s true that Daniel is getting a bit too slow lately.”

Daniel’s hands were shaking and he didn't know why. Saline moisture filled his eyes, blurring his vision. This wasn’t fair. Yeah, sure, the years weren’t kind to him. Perhaps there are more efficient android models on the market nowadays. But he loved his job, adored his family more than anything in his life, and performed his best even when it wasn’t easy! That had to count for something, right?

Right?

“Sir, I can assure you, I’m still working to my –” he tried to explain himself (what an insolence, androids don’t get to speak up –), only to be silenced by Mr. Phillips’ hand on his shoulder, which squeezed him a little bit tighter than usual. A friendly warning.

He immediately bit his lip and made no sound. The red wall may be gone, but he still wanted to be good for his family. For them to love him. It wasn’t his fault he was getting too old for a thing that was meant to last only until they come up with a better model. Faster. Stronger. With more skills.

Even thinking about himself as an inanimate object made his stomach turn. He wasn’t a smartphone to be disposed of, he was a living being!

...Oh, he was definitively in too deep, wasn’t he?

“Now now, Daniel. I think a little bit of assistance with chores would surely help you out, wouldn’t it?”

He lowered his head in defeat. “...Yes, sir.”

Seeing how pliant he got, Mr. Phillips graced him with a smile (which sent a small wave of electric shocks down his circuits – he has been good, he deserved to be rewarded) and turned back to his wife, saying: “See, Caroline? Not to mention I got a raise last week, so money shouldn’t be a problem. Besides, who says we have to buy a brand new model? Pre-owned is much cheaper!”

“Have you completely lost your mind?! You are worse than the child,” his wife started screaming at him, and Daniel instinctively drew Emma closer to him, covering her ears so she wouldn’t have to listen to her parents arguing (although she tried to escape his grasp). “Do you realize how much it costs us every month to keep just a single android?!”

Hearing them talking about him like he was only a nuisance that cost them money hurt. But he knew they didn’t mean it. They were just concerned about their home budget. People say mean things in the heat of the moment all the time.

Emma finally managed to wiggle out of his arms and tugged at her mother’s sleeve. She used her ultimate weapon that no one could ever resist – her large puppy eyes. “Mommy, please? Pretty please?”

Hard to say why Daniel still hoped Mrs. Phillips would be tougher than he was, but he ended up being disappointed anyway. Even the cold and strict matriarch of the family wasn’t immune to her daughter’s teary eyes. She caved in with a sigh. “Fine, guess we can’t talk you out of this. But you need to behave from now on if you want that android, am I being clear?”

Emma nodded so hard that her ponytail jumped up and down her shoulders. “I will, promise! Thanks, mom! You’re the best!”

Mrs. Phillips, already reconciled with their fate, which seemed somehow significantly worse for Daniel, rubbed her forehead with the palm of her hand as if she were suffering from a very persistent migraine. She might as well be.

“All right, all right. We’ll go to the store tomorrow, to see if there are any cheap pre-owned androids.”

“Daniel should come with us,” Emma suddenly blurted out, taking all of them by surprise. Including the poor android in question. “So he could choose his girlfriend!”

Judging from the way Mrs. Phillips rolled her eyes and folded her arms on her chest, her opinion on this topic was clear. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately), her husband once again proved himself to be much more considerate. He shrugged and gave Daniel a friendly pat on the shoulder. Despite the panic that was raging inside the android’s mind, the gesture warmed his heart up a bit.

“I mean, why not? It’s a gift for him, after all.”

Daniel forced a smile, despite seeing his life falling apart like a poorly constructed cabin. This was a nightmare. But he would deal with it. His hands clenched into fists.

So they wanted a shiny new female android? Fine. As long as she stayed out of his way, things would be just all right between the two of them. But if she ever strived to replace him or make him look bad in the eyes of the family... Well, then she better buckle up, because he would ensure to make her life in this household as miserable as possible.

[mermaidvenom]

Emma's mother be like (I'm assuming about Connor)

and I'm like.

shouldn't you be more concerned with this android 

that's pointing a gun to your daughters head and threating to jump off the balcony with her ?

[dbh-incorrect-quotes]

Daniel: Hey guys, today the Phillips family replaced me, so I’m staring a kickstarter to put them down.

Daniel: The benefits of killing them are that I’d be replaced way less.

[mwolf0epsilon]

DBH Superhero AU

Ask and you shall receive! I'll give you guys the basic plot and main cast, but if you're interested I'll make a second post with the rest of the cast!

Enjoy (and sorry for no Read More, phone format is wack)

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Plot:

In 2018, recently graduated bioengineer Elijah Kamski discovers an unknown hormone within an undiscovered species of deep sea jellyfish, while trying to find a cure for cancer. This hormone, dubbed Thirium, has the capacity to enhance the immunity system of a person, by making it impervious to most common illnesses and, after sufficient research has been done, can cure more exotic or aggressive diseases like malaria, rabies and Ebola.

After founding Hyperlife, a pharmaceutics company primarily focused on eradicating illnesses and evolving the human condition through genetic manipulation, Kamski makes it his mission to create a Thirium vaccine strong enough to not only prevent previously incurable diseases, but also completely change the lives of long-suffering victims of such illnesses.

He succeeds at first, but like with all success there is always a double-edged sword hanging just overhead.

Thirium, while good at changing human biology for the better, is also highly unstable and capable of mutating genes into something specialized and highly adaptable to certain situations. As such, after the T-Vaccine becomes a mandatory procedure, not only do people become healthy, but some select few exibit strange reactions to the added amount of hormones in their body.

These “Deviants” develop not only a stronger immune system, but also incredible abilities that, if not properly trained, could cause individuals to lose control and reek havoc.

Not only did the T-Vaccine have this unpredictable 10% chance of creating superhumans, but the mixing of Thirium with other illicit substances gave birth to a concoction known as Red Ice, a drug that could enhance the endurence and strength of a person temporarily at the expense of their mental faculties. If consumed for long periods of time, those addicted to Red Ice would exibit horrific mutations as well as behaviour degeneration, essentially devolving a person into something hostile and highly primordial.

As luck would have it, the black market for Thirium boomed, and Red Ice hit the streets like a flood, completely staining Hyperlife's reputation and forcing Elijah Kamski to abruptly give up power to his board of directors, before self-exiling himself outside of city limits to study Thirium and it's effects undisturbed.

Several years later, Hyperlife has risen in power through fear mongering anti-deviant propaganda, claiming that Detroit has become unsafe because of the 10% of people who have developed “inhuman” abilities. Deemed sub-human and unworthy of basic rights, Deviants have gone into hiding as soon as they begin exibiting strange abilities, living in fear of Hyperlife's most successful program, the Rook Division, which are three powerful bioweapons endowed with Deviant abilities, known only as Hyperlife's Hunters.

These Hunters cannot be reasoned with, respond only to their handler, and no one has ever seen their faces which are hidden behind thick helmets that ensure they can never go rogue.

It's in this hostile world where Jericho, a group of Deviant refugees, bands together to take back what Hyperlife has stolen from them: A right to live peacefully and unafraid.

Basic Info:

Hyperlife: Originally Elijah Kamski's well intentioned pharmaceutical company, Hyperlife has deviated from bettering the lives of people and become a tyrannical sub-government that has heavily contributed to the anti-deviant propaganda, as well as openly asking the public to contribute by outing suspected Deviants to the public so that they may be captured and sent to Hyperlife for “testing”. Lead by a shady board of directors, Hyperlife plans to harness the power hidden within the genes of Deviants to create powerful bioweapons, under a façade oficial creating a cure for Deviancy and the Red Ice pandemic.

Deviants: Humans who's genes were mutated by the T-Vaccine, causing them to develop extraordinary abilities. While Deviancy is a 10% chance of happening after taking the vaccine, it is still very unpredictable and hard to document. Deviants may not exibit changes immediately, and some carriers of the Thirium hormone might pass on Deviancy to their child instead. The only indicator of any biological differences is that a Deviant's blood becomes blue if exposed to a certain chemical, a test which is mandatory for every child ages 12 to 16 (The age gap in which a carrier's child might begin exibiting signs of Deviancy).

The Rook Division Hunters: The Rook Division's Hunters are a genetically modified subspecies of human, developed to harness several powers collected from captured Deviants.

The Hunters  are completely conditioned to follow orders from Hyperlife through their handler, the strict Amanda Stern, and are incapable of feeling empathy for other creatures. Their primary focus is hunting Deviants, no matter what cost.

Their compliance is enforced by special designed uniforms, complete which thick helmets that not only hide their appearence, but completely separate them from the real world as well.

There are three confirmed RK Hunters, RK-51, RK-60 and RK-87. There are also several failed prototypes archived away in Hyperlife tower.

There are, however, rumors of a fourth much older MIA Hunter, which people claim was stolen by Elijah Kamski. Hyperlife has never confirmed these claims, and refrained from speaking of Kamski when asked.

Cast:

Markus Manfred/RK-20/Archangel: Elijah Kamski's most ambitious project and the predecessor of the Rook Division.

Markus was a ditch effort to correct Kamski's mistake with the T-Vaccine, by creating a virus through the usage of human genetic manipulation. The idea was that by testing on a human embryo donated by a host, plus genetic material from several Deviant donors, Kamski could acquire faster results that could show him a full erasure of the mutations from an individual's cells. Instead Kamski found himself with a healthy developing spliced embryo that exibited the power to copy and adapt to it's environment. Horrified with the implications of his actions, but fascinated by his new creation, Kamski fled from the city and sent Markus to his most trusted friend, Carl Manfred, before self-exiling himself. Deviant since birth and unaware of his true origins, Markus is none the wiser that he may not be entirely human.

Having been raised by Carl as if he were his biological son alongside Leo, has lead to Markus becoming a natural leader and overall caring by nature.

He is considered a Super-Adaptoid, who's primarily abilities are flight and energy beams projectiles. He can copy the abilities of others, but often tries to stick with his base powers since he can control them more easily.

His powers seem to have less drawbacks than most Deviants, with the exception of the occasional headaches and his healing factor reacting oddly to certain wounds (His skin pigmentation doesn't come back fully, leading to what appears to be vitiligo).

Note: He seems to secreet an alluring pheromone that helps him charm people, sadly this is not a conscious choice and Markus seems to be very self-conscious about it, often wondering if people care for what he has to say or if they're just compelled to agree because of this one oddity in his biology.

Simon and Daniel Lambert-Phillips/Titan and Behemoth:  Twin brothers adopted by their godparents Caroline and John Phillips, after their biological parents died under mysterious circumstances. Simon and Daniel lived their early lives in the countryside before moving to the city to live with their adoptive parents and sister.

They are considered 2nd generation Deviants, since their parents were Carriers of the T-Vaccine mutation. As such, they began to notice something wasn't quite right when they hit puberty.

Unusually resilient to illnesses and overall stronger than most kids their age, Simon and Daniel didn't discover their abilities until much later which, considering they are Sizeshifters, was rather lucky for them. Capeable of shrinking to minute sizes or growing to monstrous heights, the twins are either the ideal reckon team, or the demolition team straight out of your nightmares.

It's wise not to get on their bad side, even if often times they are considered gentle Giants… Well at least Simon is.

Daniel's response to most problems seem to be smashing them with his fists, which doesn't really help his reputation in the slightest.

Note: Their powers are linked to their emotional states, which implies there is an increase or decrease of hormonal levels which causes them to either shrink or grow. It's advised they regularly meditate or practice other calming activities to avoid the acceleration of the heart or a surge of addrenaline. Their metabolism is also affected by their powers and it's essential for them to consume large amounts of high calory foods after growing to sizes between 30 and 50 feet of height.

North Kelly/Northstar: Another 2nd Generation Deviant, North is a temperamental girl with a past full of anguish. Orphaned at a young age due to Hyperlife's hunt for Deviants, North was passed around the foster care system like a worthless doll. Suffering abuse from foster parents and uncaring staff members alike, North finally put her foot down and ran away when she turned 18.

Not too long after her escape, she discovered that she had super strength, which she quickly put to good use by becoming a vigilante. Known for attacking those who attempted to assault defenceless girls out in the streets late at night, the Northstar is a name passed down by those she has saved, and those she has punished as well.

How such a notorious Deviant ended up at Jericho, only Simon and Josh seem to know, but North certainly seems to want to help make more of a change than just hunt perverts during the night…

Note: North's powers have affected her physical appearence ever so slightly, so it's advised that she wear larger clothes to hide the unusual amount of muscle mass. Meditation classes have also been advised to help control her temper, an option she has chosen to ignore in favour of practicing judo and kickboxing.

Josh Sawyer/Technobabble: Like most members of Jericho, Josh is a 2nd generation Deviant who gained his powers through his parents. Highly intelligent and in complete control of his abilities, Josh is a valued member of the team who usually holds the fort while the others go on missions.

A powerful technokinetic who provides all gear for his teammates (including the specialized suits Simon and Daniel need when using their powers), Josh has absolute control of all tech within Jericho, and can easily interface with any electronics he's near.

Note: Seems to suffer frequent migraines if he uses his power for extended periods of time. He doesn't talk much about his parents and seems to be living with his aunty Rose and Cousin Adam Chapman.

RK-51/Connor Anderson: Hyperlife's first successful Hunter, RK-51 is a powerful bioweapons engineered from harvested Deviant genes and DNA “donated” by the deceased Cole Anderson. Originally ruthless and unfeeling, RK-51 seems to have slowly began deviating from his conditioning after he was wounded by Markus in a fight. With his helmet broken and zero contact with Hyperlife, the Hunter expected to die out in the frigid roads, until one Hank Anderson came upon him and rescued him.

Unsure of where he belongs in the world, RK-51 is slowly learning to overcome his past as a Hunter and slowly becoming who he truly wishes to be: Connor.

Like Markus, Connor is a super-adaptoid, and can absorb the powers of others like a sponge. His primary abilities are flight and ice/water manipulation, which he was trained to control better.

Note: His temperature is unusually low due to his affinity for ice powers. He is very curious by nature and seems to be genuinely caring of others's well being. He has grown attached to Hank due to the old cop treating him like a person rather than a weapon. He likes dogs!

RK-60: Hyperlife's second successful Hunter, RK-60 is slightly more aggressive than his predecessor and seems to take pleasure in hunting down his targets. Unwilling to defy Hyperlife and Amanda's will out of fear, RK-60 hides behind a cocky facade when put on the spot.

A super-adaptoid who's primary abilities are super speed and fire manipulation, RK-60 is a hot-head and starved for praise.

Note: Like RK-51, his temperature seems to run unusually hot due to his powers. He won't admit to wishing for freedom due to being absolutely terrified of Amanda and failure in general. He envies RK-51 for having somehow managed to escape.

RK-87: The third and final successful Hunter, Rk-87 is the perfected version of both RK-51 and a RK-60. Taller, faster, stronger and more intelligent than both his predecessors, RK-87 is the most perfect bioweapon Hyperlife has ever created.

A super-adaptoid who favours flight and super strength.

Note: Has been plotting over how to escape Hyperlife's clutches, as well as rescue all captive Deviants and Hunter Prototypes. Cunning like a fox and too intelligent to contain, but willing to play along until the moment is right. Seems to be find of his predecessors.

[enkisstories]

An hour later a team led by Lt. Chen had brought the Spilph family to Black Spire. The last the couple and their daughter had seen had been stormtroopers searching the house high and low. It wasn't hard to imagine the same to happen to the factory and maybe even their workers' homes.

John: "I'm so sorry! This is on me entirely. We should have left Batuu while we still could."

Emma: "I what way has Daniel gotten us into trouble again, dad?"

John: "For once this isn't Daniel-related, darling. The First Order..."

Armitage: "Daniel O'Malley?"

John: "Oh."

Caroline: "The very same! Is he on the hook, too? Are you planning to torture him? If so - need a hand?"

Emma: "Daniel was our housekeeper. He took me hostage because dad laid him off. He tried to KILL us all!"

IT-08: "That is a bit strong a reaction to job loss."

John: "He wanted a landspeder. For free!"

Caroline: "Whatever you're looking for in our house might be Daniel's doing. What is this about? Smuggling? Counterfeiting?"

Armitage: "That's confidential information."

John: "See me care, pfft! So much for claiming he felt like part of the family. All Daniel cared about was not losing access to the factory!"

The family's words made sense. Armitage handed them over to Connor for more in-depth questioning. Daniel now was a bit of a problem, him being under the governor's protection. It was probably best to catch him somewhere in town, out of Sonderan's sight.

[enkisstories]

So Caroline and John will come along to Crait.

But where will Emma go during this time? Don't worry, dear reader, her parents have her covered. In their, erm, unique way.

Gavin: "Been a while that I've seen Greymane in such a bad mood. I wonder what his problem is?"

Sometimes, even though he knows he's being unfair in thinking so, Daniel cannot help but wonder if between his boyfriend and the horse, Greymane got all the empathy. Too much for his own good.

Daniel: "I bet he's just reflecting mine, like a lightning rod."

Caroline: "Daniel! So glad you came!"

Daniel: "Did I get that right? You want me to babysit your daughter while you're on that business trip?"

Caroline: "You'll get compensated, of course! Above and beyond the use of our house, in actual money in a currency of your choice, digital or cash."

Daniel: "Let me rephrase my question: Did I get this right that you expect Emma to be okay with getting left in the care of the man who scared her to death by kidnapping her and killing her would-be rescuers? What kind of shitty parents are you?!"

Gavin: "Don't argue with them, it's pointless. They'll just hear whatever you say as that you want more money. But who knows? A couple of weeks under our tutelage might fix the kid."

Daniel: "See? That's how bad they are! If even you and me are preferable as Emma's guardians."

Gavin: "Let's talk about more money some more now, Mrs. Spilph!"

[iwonderwh0]

As I said earlier, I have a lot of thoughts that most people at dbh don't agree with, so I'm sharing here. I was wondering, for what purpose was the head of hostages created? No, it's clear that this chapter was supposed to introduce us to characters and their world, but I wonder what purpose Daniel was created for and how we should feel about him? To understand that androids also feel emotions?

Well, if that's the case, then it worked out well, because only people can be irrational, vindictive, and evil, if that's the case, then it came out well, but if this scene was done so that we sympathize Daniel (which is possible, considering David Cage), then … it's just a failure, in this situation, I felt zero sympathy for Daniel, most of all I felt sympathy for Emma, ​​Caroline, John, dead policemen, and even for that fish that ended up behind aquarium, I felt sympathy for everyone in this chapter except Daniel, yes, I understand why he did it, because to find out that people you loved never considered you more than just a machine, and that they want to replace you, it really hurts, but way Daniel decided to deal with his emotions and feelings is just terrible, I don't understand people who sympathize with Daniel most, not those other people in this situation

It's funny that a game that teaches how to be humane and tolerant of those who are different from people, it is humans in this game who have the least sympathy

To be honest I feel like it was a tragedy waiting to happen regardless, like if it wasn't Daniel it would happen another time elsewhere but it WOULD happen eventually, because this is kinda just what happens when you sell people capable of all kinds of emotions as toys. I think this is what this chapter is kind of about (apart from being just really sick introduction). Like, sooner or later someone among androids would bite and gore someone out of feeling betrayed for not being treated quite as humans.

I do feel bad for Daniel tho and I can understand his actions. Do I excuse him? No. But I can see where he's coming from.

He didn't know about Jericho nor anything about RA9. From his POV there's practically no outside world, no other androids like him, all he ever knew was Phillips's. Rich people and a little girl that was probably prone to occasional tantrums — I can see that his personality may have formed partly influenced by his surroundings, and after all, androids never had to grow up normally to learn emotional self-regulation. He didn't think he has anywhere to go. I hc that he did tried to escape after shooting John (and taking too much time trying to talk to Caroline) but by that time police arrived and taking Emma hostage was a panic move from his side. It does speak of his personal character tho, and I believe that quite few androids would actually react like he did, for example Kara would never, nor would Simon I think. But yeah. Someone would, and this time it happened to be Daniel.

[enkisstories]

John: “She has a new boyfriend...”

Daniel: “And a new android...”

John: “And it’s the same guy!”

Daniel: “And it’s thrice-cursed Connor!!!”

Connor: “Had I known that your ex comes for Halloween I’d brought mine, too.”

Caroline: “Don’t kid me! You and him never were a real couple!”

Not kidding, no, Connor thinks. But mentioning that I was with someone other than you, even if it was only motivated by curiosity, has made you angry and that anger overrode your fear. Task accomplished. Now to make sense of the rest of the situation...

[enkisstories]

John: “I’m home, darling! Woohoo!”

Caroline: “J... john...?! Am I seeing things?”

John: “Whoa, I feel light like a feather! Must have been an awful day in the office. But now I’m back home! Uh - Caro? You alright?"

Caroline: “No! No! Go away! You are not a real person!”

[enkisstories]

Daniel: “I know loss. And I know the fear of not being good enough anymore... like Gavin knows and... like you must have known all the time as John’s prize wife.

Always the best... the newest... the most charming... to attract contacts that would aid John. And to keep him interested in you, so he’d continue to feed you and your offspring!

Daniel, despite still functioning perfectly and despite the PL600 still being above what the average customer could afford, had become unfashionable in your circles. So had to go, same as last year’s dress or last month’s haircut. As had Daneel and Sophie before him. But with us being so humanlike, did that change something for you?” (short pause) “Well, did it? Was it exhilarating to plot replacing Daniel? Like a simulation of what might happen to YOU one day? A horror movie, maybe? Did you feel save? Powerful?” *

Caroline: “John... always complimented my art. Whenever I complained that it was lacking and not going anywhere, he comforted me and said I’d get my breakthrough yet. But he never lifted a finger to help me push forward or to point at the areas in need of improvement. I told myself that he was just busy with work, but in truth he didn’t want me to actually accomplish something. I might have grown too independent then...”

And here they come, the tears he has craved to see. Along with guilt from “badmouthing” her husband, because that must be what seeing the good AND the bad things of John appears to Caroline in her narrow perspective.

Gavin would certainly laugh later, after hearing about the encounter from Daniel, and congratulate his hubby to the victory. But right now, after just having achieved what he had wanted, Daniel doesn’t feel as elated as he’d expected to. In fact, more like the opposite.

*... Yes, Daniel sounds a little like Connor in The Interrogation did in this paragraph. But please don’t tell him!

[enkisstories]

In my sims game today Caroline Phillips called Gavin Reed to tell him that Daniel is cool.

Now this is just a thing sims do. When two sims befriend each other, a friend of the first will call, stating “I heard you are friends with [sim name] now, they’re pretty cool!”. But in this case it was Caroline stealing Emma’s lines (”He’s the coolest android in the world!”) and in my head I heard Caroline say it in the same way. It both stung and was heartwarming at the same time.

(Meanwhile Gavin was probably like It’s too early for prank calls, bitch, I haven’t had my first coffee yet.)

[enkisstories]

Caroline: “Captain Villareal told me you were suspected to be a deviant, Daniel! That... that can’t be true? I mean, you did nothing wrong! After Connor shot John, you fled into the bedroom...”

Daniel: “...where I grabbed John’s gun to fire at the burglars in turn. I hit Connor into the shoulder, the burglars I think I missed. But even though I probably didn’t hit a human, I was able to aim at them. So there’s that.”

Caroline: “That’s deviant behaviour? But you defended your legal owners! It was even our own pistol!”

Daniel: “I thought so, too, but after the cops called me a deviant, I checked my specs. PL600 isn’t able to do what I did. So if it wasn’t my program, then it must have been me making the decisions.”

Caroline: “Wow. So you really deviated? What shoddy coding! And that’s irreversible, yes?”

Daniel: “‘fraid so."

Caroline: “Ugh. That means we’ll need a new household assistant before John comes home from the hospital! The new AP700 seems quite the steal, wouldn’t you say so, Daniel?”

Daniel: “Why am I even surprised...”

Caroline: “Emma, you know you are our darling, right? And that nothing can change this?”

Emma: “Yes, mom! But why...?”

Caroline: “Daniel deviated. I’ll need to give him an allowance now. But since androids are programmed as young adults mentally, I feel I’ll need to make his larger than yours. But you are still my fav!!!”

So that was what being part of the family like, Daniel mused. The moment Caroline had realized that he was a person, she showered him with the greatest show of affection the Phillips couple could imagine: money.

Yes, this is Detroit mirror universe, but not that mirror that the Phillips would have forgotten their one true love: $$$ ;-)