"Of course it's not safe," said Heiji. "But you think havin' them robots tooling around chasing people down is any safer? At least this way, you know what you're aiming at, right? I'll hold the knives for ya if you want, but I think it's worth a try. If you don't think you can hit 'em, or if you don't wanna get involved in something dangerous, I'll understand. But..."

He hesitated for a moment. "Look, we're going to be here for 23 hours, at least. There ain't a lot of places for this many people to hide. I think it's worth a shot."