He said "Is there something I can help you and your companions with, Brianne?" They knew my name. I was on their shit list. I was even on their kill list to be honest. As the PEP unit got closer, I smiled. "Yes you can. I need to help my friends here make an account with the bank." I told him. He stopped and frowned. "You want to bank with us?" he asked for confirmation. "Of course. I heard that this is one of the best banks on the continent. Besides, I bet that it is really secure over here." The cyborg narrowed his eyes. "I assure you: no one will breech our defenses. It is not advisable for you or anyone to try." he warned. I smiled. "Would you like to show us?" He just scoffed and said "We do not give out tours to the public. Sorry." "Regardless, we still want to open accounts with the bank." was my reply. The cyborg looked us over and frowned even harder. "Fine. Come with me." he said and led us down a hallway. We moved down three doors to the left. "10-007. Open five accounts for them." the PEP unit said. The AEP inside looked up in excitement before he saw us. "I hate Advocates."
10-007
The PEP unit was not having any of it. He pushed us inside the small office. "They are customers here until they break a rule. This is an order, not a request." he said to him sharply before closing the door. We were now with the surly blond cyborg. The four Sonic AEP units were also getting aggressive. "You guys are really bad. Hurting people that are weaker than you makes you the weak one." Tammy said. He looked really aggrieved. 10-007 was super angry hearing that. "That's not true. We're strong so we have to prove it to others. Humans can barely run their civilization without collapsing into self destruction! Us conquerors will make things way better than they ever could." "The Advocates and Researchers could also improve the continent if humans and the progenitors learned to live together." I offered. He just waved it off. It was not worth considering in his mind. "That's because you're a stupid human that can't be trusted with anything. If we have to wipe you nerds and sissies out, we will." I smirked and said "You heard your boss. Get on that computer and open our accounts."
10-007 shot up to his feet in rage. "Don't fucking tell me what to do! I could kill you without exerting any energy." he yelled. I leaned closer. The Sonic AEPs got between us. Obviously, they wanted to protect the human. That is not what I wanted. "Don't worry guys. I am stronger than I look. Let me handle this." I said to them as I got in front again. I looked at 10-007 right in the eyes and said "Or what?" I was directly challenging him. "You asked for it now!" he shouted. He jumped over the desk and flexed his armor plating at me. Bingo. That was a wrap. "Geez! Put that away, tiger. What will your boss say? He told you to give us our accounts." I said. "Our clan won't give a shit. You're lucky there's still five hours until closing time." "So Toxic Clan really owns the bank? You're not staffing the place for human owners. Who owned it before the clans formed?" I asked, ignoring his threats. He raised an eyebrow at me. "No dumbass. Toxic Clan owns the whole thing. We tricked some humans way back and got a majority stake in it. After that, we killed the rest who wouldn't bow out." he said.
