Yunlan leans over to mutter in Saya's ear, barely louder than a breath, "Let me go first. If that thing starts shooting I'll tackle it."
This could be a trick, of course. If the robot is as hostile as it sounds, it very well might be one... but playing along will get them both through the door before it starts shooting. He only has a club; the closer he can get to combat range, the better it is for him and the worse it is for the thing wielding an energy gun.
He hooks the baton back onto his belt loop, raises both hands into the air, chest height and palm-out to show that they're empty, and steps through the door, weight on the balls of his feet to allow for a swift roundhouse kick if this all goes south.
"Hey there," he says, broad smile fixed in place. "I'm Zhao Yunlan, head of the Special Investigations Department! What's your authority here?"
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This could be a trick, of course. If the robot is as hostile as it sounds, it very well might be one... but playing along will get them both through the door before it starts shooting. He only has a club; the closer he can get to combat range, the better it is for him and the worse it is for the thing wielding an energy gun.
He hooks the baton back onto his belt loop, raises both hands into the air, chest height and palm-out to show that they're empty, and steps through the door, weight on the balls of his feet to allow for a swift roundhouse kick if this all goes south.
"Hey there," he says, broad smile fixed in place. "I'm Zhao Yunlan, head of the Special Investigations Department! What's your authority here?"