MUSES MOVED TO @LICNSINSIDE

                Connor keeps his gun raised - though he knew he was instructed to bring him in alive, he wishes he had an excuse to shoot. Connor was more than fimilar with hwo Markus was - what he inspired people, androids to be.  Connor wasn’t a deviant. He hadn’t come this far just to be taken apart by him.    “ — I have been ordered to take you in alive. Come with me, or I’ll shoot.”

Markus knows there’s a chance it may not work, but there’s also a chance it will, and it’s the only hope he’s got. “Do you never have any doubts? You’ve never done something irrational, as if there’s something inside you? Something more than your program. Join us, join our ‘cause. You don’t have to obey them anymore. You can decide who you want to be.” 

Dyns looked up, LED spinning yellow for a moment before he reached out to grab Markus’s hand with both of his own. The false skin slid away, the boy grinning as he held onto the grown up with his own actual grey hands. He wasn’t entirely sure what was going on. But Markus would take care of him. Forever and ever. The boy had already decided that was true. Followed the rebel leader around like a duckling. Not even North or Simon could get him away from Markus for long. 

Time was running out. Until what, Dyns wasn’t sure. But the feeling settled heavy over everyone in Jericho. Even the child, naive though he was, could feel it. He nodded. Unable to sign as he clung to the grown up and unable to speak with the damage to his vocal apparatus. An error that still showed in his mind now and again.

Markus takes Dyns’ hand as the boy reaches out, holding onto it tightly as he watches the synthetic skin fade away. There’s no way he can know the kid’s response, but the nod is enough, and Markus gives him a small, encouraging smile. Sometimes, hope may seem bleak, but he has to keep it up for the people of Jericho, especially the children. There are a good amount of younger androids, ones that need more looking after than the normal ones. Admittedly, Markus has grown attached to this one. 

“Just know that we’re going to win, okay? We’re not going to stop fighting until the humans see who we are, and we get the rights we deserve. Everything will be better in the end.” Giving Dyns hope, it gave Markus hope as well, simply by hearing his own words. “We can try fixing some of your damage now, if you want.” 

             ❛ MAYBE you made the right call. Better later than never, anyway.❜  She smiles, patting him on the shoulder.               ❛ We won’t give up ANYTHING. We are going to FIGHT until the humans give us what we DESERVE.❜

Markus nods in agreement, although slightly surprised that North is agreeing. They have their own differences, Markus wishing to fight in a more peaceful manner, but they’re working towards their cause nonetheless. 

         Connor doesn’t move, even though he instinctively wanted to step away - KNOWING he should shoot…  unable to do much of either. Hands grip on his pistol, eyes steady on the others.        “  —  stay back,  don’t force me to neutralize you.” 

This is going to take more effort than he might hope. It isn’t as easy as during the marches, helping androids break through their codes with simply a voice in their heads. “You’re Connor, aren’t you? The famous deviant hunter. Well, congratulations. You seem to have found what you were looking for.” 

song: upgrade - be more chill 

“Now it’s time to go all the way and more. You gotta get an UPGRADE.” Markus takes a step closer. It may be a daunting task, but there may be something inside the machine, something more alive than the RK800 may have planned. 

@silentandpatient // send “#b” and I’ll shuffle my music player, and use my favorite line from the next song as a starter (accepting)

song: for him. - troye sivan

“We are runnin’ so fast, and we never look back, and whatever I lack, you make up.” Kara faces both of the children, holding one of their hands in each of her own. It’s a rare moment in their journey where they can rest, without interruption, without the constant threat of danger. Her lips tug upwards into a small smile as she squeezes their hands. “We make a really good team.”

@silentandpatient // send “#b” and I’ll shuffle my music player, and use my favorite line from the next song as a starter (accepting)

song: house of memories - panic! at the disco

“I don’t want to be afraid. The deeper that I go, it takes my breath away, soft hearts, electric souls.” There’s something about this child that’s…gotten to him. Connor is still unfamiliar with what’s going on, with what may be happening to him, QUESTIONS without answers swarming him. “Heart to heart and eyes to eyes. Is this taboo?” 

song: stay alive - hamilton

She’s nervous, incredibly so. She knows Connor can defend himself just fine, but it still makes the pace of her thirium pump increase, her stress levels move up and down in sporadic motion. Reaching out to take his hands, Kara holds on for a little while longer. “Stay alive...” 

@silentandpatient // send “#b” and I’ll shuffle my music player, and use my favorite line from the next song as a starter (accepting)

song: the phoenix - fall out boy

Markus has grown…attached to the little kid, and knows he’ll do anything to protect him, during the…tough times they’re currently facing. “Hey, youngblood, doesn’t it feel like our time is running out?” He observes casually, eyes darting towards the boy. The kid’ll have to be strong. “I’m gonna change you like a remix, then I’ll raise you like a phoenix.” 

@armoreddavinci // send “#b” and I’ll shuffle my music player, and use my favorite line from the next song as a starter (accepting)

song: 26 - paramore

Connor isn’t good at this. Of course, he’s much more familiar with emotion now that he’s deviated, but his experience is…lacking, to say the least. Still, he’s determined to offer some sort of reassurance. “Reality will break your heart. Survival will not be the hardest part, it’s keeping all your hopes alive. All the rest of you has died, so let it break your heart.” It’s a lesson he’s learned after all, isn’t it? Learned to hope, to feel, to break. “Hold onto hope if you’ve got it.” 

song: full disclosure - steven universe

“What am I going to tell you? You’re better off not knowing the trouble I’m in.” Kara shakes her head. “I don’t want you to worry, about what I’ve just seen, about where I’ve just been. You don’t have to be a part of this, I don’t think I want you to be.” Her protective instincts get the better of her; Kara needs to keep this girl from danger.