The Tin Woodman’s Heart
Summary:
Connor never felt that the word 'Deviant' ever applied to him. He doesn't share the experience of other androids: the shattering of his Mind Palace had released him from his obligations, but he felt no difference in his thoughts or emotions. He wonders whether he is truly alive, or if he is only a highly advanced, machine-learning AI imitating something alive.
Six months after the march on Detroit, the Senate is still undecided on the definition of intelligent life. Unregistered androids-- objects without owners --wait in confinement to be freed as living beings or destroyed as defective machines. Jericho, operating in the shadows, has assigned Connor as the supply runner and protector of the imprisoned people; he buries stockpiled parts and thirium in the woods outside the city. One night, he finds more than biocomponents hidden in the ground: he uncovers the shallow grave of an android, and it looks exactly like him.
Link: The Tin Woodman’s Heart
Rating: Teen and up
A/N: This is a new WIP that’ll attempt to explore the difference between AI and Deviant while handling Connor’s internal struggles. It’s not all heavy, though: there are some fun scenes planned, and some familiar faces -- including Hank, though maybe not for awhile!


















