A/N: So, this is now part 3 – I'm really sorry it took me a little longer than Part 1 and 2, but I had my 2 nine-year-old nieces over the last few days and you can imagine, those kids kept me pretty busy. It's actually and probably the last part since, well, the 4th part I had planned was probably really awful (at least that's what one of the 2 persons who read it told me XD) and so I might just leave it at that… not sure yet… I'm glad some of you enjoyed what I did here, though and thanks for all the comments already ;-) That means a lot to me since Almost Human is like one of my Top 3 shows at the moment and I'm still insecure writing in that fandom ;-)

3. Answers

"Are you sure we should be doing this?" John asked once he and Dorian were standing in front of the building that would lead them to Rudy's laboratory.

"Are you?" Dorian gave back, looking at his partner expectantly.

"No," John admitted with a grin.

"Me neither," Dorian agreed. "But we're here now and I need those answers."

"So we're gonna do this?" John wanted to know. He looked almost a little embarrassed, but that probably wasn't totally surprising considering what they were about to do and what kind of questions they were about to ask Rudy.

"I guess we are," Dorian confirmed. "But maybe you should let me do the talking."

"You think?" Raising an eyebrow John looked at his partner. "Try not to scare him off, okay? You want answers and you won't get them if you behave like usually."

"I won't get them if I beat around the bush either, will I?" Dorian stated matter-of-factly.

"Probably not," John agreed.

"Just let me handle the conversation. I promise, I'll behave," Dorian replied when suddenly another voice interrupted their conversation.

"I can see you. And hear you," Rudy said. "So are you gonna come in and ask me whatever you need to know or do you plan staying outside and discuss what to do much longer? I'm just asking because if you'd rather stay outside I'm gonna get back to work."

"We're coming in," John decidedly replied way before Dorian had even opened his mouth and only a few seconds later John was already pushing him inside once he had opened the door.

"Someone's in a hurry to get some answers," Dorian teased him but walked towards Rudy alongside him.

"I just can't stand you being all edgy any longer, that's all. We're gonna talk to him, get our information and then we're out again," John informed him. "I don't plan on spending more time in there than necessary. That lab makes me feel like I'm being watched."

"Which is kind of true since there are cameras everywhere. For safety reasons, of course," Rudy stated when he approached them, the head of a synthetic in one of his hands. Which was quite normal for him since he seemed to be working on something all the time. He basically lived down here and all of a sudden Dorian's cabin didn't seem so bad anymore. At least he had his quietness there.

"What can I do for you, guys?" Rudy asked, looking at both of them alternately. "Whatever it is, it sounded pretty serious. Is it a new case?"

"No, nothing like that," John was the first to speak. "It's more of a private matter, it's kind of… you know… delicate."

He seemed pretty uncomfortable all of a sudden and when Dorian scanned his vital signs he noticed that his heartbeat had quickened and even his breathing was shallower. For a human those changes were impossible to catch onto, but since Dorian was a robot he had his possibilities. Or rather abilities. Although he most likely would have sensed his change of behaviour anyways. By now he had really learned to read his partner and he could tell when something wasn't right.

"Okay…" Rudy looked at them curiously. "So what is it?"

"Can we talk in private, please?" John demanded, causing Rudy to raise an eyebrow

"We are in private. There's no one else here."

John looked at the head in Rudy's hand, although it seemed pretty lifeless this time and unlike last time, it also wasn't talking.

"Oh come on," Rudy sighed. "It's just a head."

"What about the cameras?" Dorian jumped in. "We seriously don't need this conversation to be taped."

"Okay, now you're scaring me," Rudy admitted, but switching off the cameras right away by pressing one of the buttons. He even got rid of the synthetic head by carrying it over to the next room.

"I'm all yours now," he announced when he got back, looking at them expectantly.

John sent Dorian a look and Dorian knew even without words that it was his turn now. It was what he had wanted after all, right? So after clearing his throat to get the uneasy feeling away he started talking.

"Well, we were wondering…" When he saw the shocked expression on John's face he pulled back immediately. "Okay, I was wondering…" he corrected himself. "….well, is there any reason that I have a cock while the MX's were built without one?"

Okay, this conversation started feeling awkward already and it hadn't even fully started yet. Coming here didn't feel like a good idea anymore, even though Rudy hadn't even blinked.

"What exactly do you mean by that?" he asked instead. "You know you were built to look like a real man, while the MX's were created for the mere purpose of doing police work. They are nothing more than robots."

"So what am I?" Dorian asked. "I'm built to be a cop as well and still I'm completely different."

"Where is this coming from?" Rudy asked back. "Did something happen?"

"No, I mean…" Dorian started talking, but got interrupted by John.

"I asked him if he was capable of having sex," John blurted out. "So this is kind of my fault."

Rudy raised an eyebrow. "Why? Are you two… you know…?" he waved his hand in between John and Dorian.

John and Dorian looked at each other for a split second, then back at Rudy. "No!" they spat out simultaneously.

"Hell, no!" Dorian added. "It's just…" he let out a sigh. "Ever since John brought it up I can't stop thinking about it." It was a huge thing for Dorian to admit to something like that, especially in front of Rudy, but he was quite sure honesty would work better for him in this case.

"So… is there someone you would want to have sex with?" Rudy wanted to know.

Dorian thought about it for a moment.

"At the moment I don't think so, no," he finally replied. "But that doesn't mean it can't happen at some point."

"Right!" Rudy said. "And now you want me to give you a lesson in sexual education?"

"No," Dorian declined. "I know what to do n the act. Kind of. I have googled it."

"You have?" John looked at him suspiciously. "When?"

"Last night before I showed up at your apartment. There were a lot of videos, some of them pretty detailed," Dorian explained, turning back to Rudy. "I just need to know if I can… you know… get my equipment to work. Can I get it hard? Does it even have to be hard in my case?"

"Oh! That!" Rudy murmured and then he actually blushed, seeming extremely embarrassed within seconds.

"Yeah, that!" Dorian commented calmly.

"Well…" Rudy started, gesturing with his hands nervously. "I haven't built you as you might know, so I'm not sure it's functional, but if it is, you can have sex of course."

"And how do I know if it is?" Dorian demanded. "Is there anything I can try to find out?"

"In fact, there is," Rudy exclaimed. "You know there are male sex bots and I assume if your little pal down there is working it might be the same way to get it going."

Dorian let out a sigh. Rudy was completely beating around the bush but to be fair he might just be as overwhelmed by all those questions as he had been when John had started asking them. And at least he seemed to have a vague idea.

"Are you going to tell me what way that would be?" Dorian literally pleaded and he knew he had to be sounding pretty whiney right now.

"Right, yeah," Rudy gave back. "Sorry."

"No problem," Dorian forced a smile on his lips hoping it didn't look too strange. He just wanted to get this over with so he could go on with his life.

"Well, most the male sex bots can control their genitals by massaging that small spot underneath their bellybuttons. If they do it right they get… you know… what humans would describe as an erection. And the sex bots doing it that way get it down again the same way but since they are sex bots they are built to have a lot of resilience. They never get tired and they can last a whole night without having to stop once," Rudy explained. "It's actually pretty amazing."

"So you think I have that spot too?" Dorian asked. "And when I put pressure on it my little pal goes up?"

"Maybe," Rudy replied. "Only one way to find out. I can test it right now if you want," he offered sounding all professional again.

"I don't think that's necessary," Dorian hurriedly said. "I can try it later when I'm on my own."

"It's really no big deal," Rudy tried again.

"Yeah, Dorian, it's no big deal," John said in a teasing voice. "I'm sure Rudy would love to help you find all the answers you're looking for." A smirk appeared on his lips.

"Very funny," Dorian gave back. "You're just saying that because you wanna see my cock again."

"Again?" Rudy asked, furrowing his brow. "Are you boys sure you're not asking because you wanna have sex with each other? Because if that's the case…"

"We're sure," John interrupted him energetically. "This is not about us."

"I was just sayin'…" Rudy started again. "…that if this is about sex with a guy you might want to use a lot of lube or it's really gonna hurt."

"We're good," Dorian replied, pausing for a moment. "You said most male sex-bots… is there any other way?" If he had already started this, he could as well get all the answers, and if there was more to find he definitely wanted to have all the technological knowledge.

"Well…" Rudy started, letting out a sigh. He seemed a bit calmer by now, but it still didn't seem to be his favourite topic. "Some of them can control their member simply by mind control, just like they walk and talk. Even the ones that in fact have that button can learn it, but it takes a lot of effort."

"So I could probably learn how to make it rise even if I don't have that button?" Dorian asked curiously. That sounded actually quite good, because before he had thought if he didn't have that spot it was over, and now there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Although he wasn't even sure he would ever need all this information. It was good to know anyways, though.

"Yeah, maybe," Rudy nodded. "You can't be sure unless you try. But since you don't want me to test if you have this spot, I'm sure you don't need me for that."

"No, I don't," Dorian confirmed. "And I think we got everything we wanted to know. Thanks, Rudy!" He extended his hand and Rudy grabbed it, shaking it.

"Anything, although I have to admit that was kind of weird and I've never got asked something like that before. Next time you might want to have some real questions. I don't think I'm very good in explaining things like that."

"You were perfect," Dorian smiled. "I really appreciate it."

When John's phone rang he turned to look at Dorian before stepping a few feet away.

"It's Captain Maldonado," he announced. "I'm sure she's wondering where we are. We should better get going."

"Yeah, we better should," Dorian agreed, walking towards the door next to John.

"See you, Rudy," he said his good-bye and then they left the building and walked over to John's car.

"Why didn't you take the call?" Dorian asked once he sat in the passenger seat, looking at his partner.

"Because she probably just wanted to know where we are and since we're already on our way to the precinct we'll be there soon anyways," John gave back and started the engine.

"But she hates when you do this," Dorian warned.

John just shrugged. Sometimes Dorian felt like he really didn't care when in fact he was sure John really liked the captain.

For a while there was silence between them until John spoke up again.

"So are you going to try it?"

"Try what?" Dorian asked innocently, even though he was fully aware there was only one thing John could mean. Still, he just loved to tease him.

"You know what," John murmured. "Rudy's technique. Finding the spot."

"Why?" Dorian grinned. "You wanna watch?"

And with that John's heart skipped a beat and his cheeks heated up. The perspective of watching Dorian do something like that seemed to at least pique his interest.

"You wish," he gave back. "I was just curious."

"If you say so," Dorian sing-sang. "I might," he added with a grin. "Should I call you and tell you if it worked?"

Raising an eyebrow John looked at him. "I don't think that's necessary, but thanks for the offer."

They stopped in front of the precinct and got out of the car.

Dorian was already at the door when John called out for him once more.

"Dorian?"

"Yeah?" Dorian turned around to look at him.

"I'm glad you got your answers. I promise I'm not gonna ask such questions ever again," John apologized.

"Don't worry," Dorian waved dismissively. "No big deal. Let's just get to work and not talk about this ever again.

John grinned.

"Deal!" he said and then followed Dorian inside the precinct.