Going straight into a combat scenario was never our way. "Wait a minute. We just wanted to know what was going on here. Aren't Conquerors supposed to hate all of the humans? Why are you dating one?" Paul asked. The cyborg rolled his eyes. "That is inaccurate and you know it. Are you not friends with 08-001, 002 and 003!?" he shot back. It was true. Brett smiled and said "Jake and one of our human clan officers go way back. It's leveraging their family ties over all the faction bullshit for us. What the hell is your excuse?" The woman answered. "I was a scrapper. Scavenging parts and selling them on the markets was the only way my brother and I could survive. We caught some PEP units off guard and dissembled them. We went to the drop off spot we usually went to. They were under new management. While they were speaking to my brother to 'negotiate' prices, they drugged me and tried to rape me. My brother heard me and fought them. They shot him in the back of the head for it. I got got. If I did not play ball, they'd kill me. Fivey came in after the second round." she explained.
He sighed and joined in. "I was recently online and did not understand how filthy humans could be. Betraying their own and abusing themselves is just one of the reasons that humans like you deserve to die." he said with such vitriol, I almost forgot that this was a video game. The woman said "Fivey killed each and every one of them. Do not get me wrong. I was not a virgin before that day. My brother and I both had to sell ass to make rent some months to keep a roof over our heads." She then smirked at us before looking at the AEP unit. "Do you remember what you said to me after you saw I was still alive?" she asked him. He just looked at her blankly. "My memory is perfect. I said 'Are you not tired of living like filth yet? I can set you free.'" he recited without much emotion. She smiled. "I told him I would be his forever. Fivey actually decided to keep me." The cyborg shook his head. "This female is a willful pet. I have become the sole being responsible for her sustenance, shelter and other needs." he said. "Has having her in your life changed your opinion of humanity at all!?" I asked.
It was then that he frowned while looking down at the ground. "I could crush this female with not even a tenth of my full strength. But she is gentle with me. I do not care if she wears clothes that she likes or not. She went out and recreated our uniforms and wears them all on her own. I don't have definite human features or nerves. When this female arranges my artificial hair follicles or runs her fingers against my cheekbones or ears, it feels... pleasant." He looked like he was ashamed of admitting this out loud. As a Conqueror, they wanted to be hostile to humans. Electric Clan had clearly taken the extermination route of the ideology. Still, he had come to care for his human pet. I was willing to leave them be. "Let's go. We got the answers we had wanted." I said. Paul and Brett looked satisfied. 07-005 glared at us. "You are not going to fight me!?" he demanded. "No. You are on a date. Just go for it." I said. He looked scandalized. "How ridiculous! I do not have a sexual upgrade. Even then, I would never mate with a lowly human. How could you even suggest something that gross!"
