The robot moved up to the door to the food storage room, where the door stood slightly ajar. Just the tiniest bit of light came through from somewhere within the room, outlining the robot's roboty form.

After a moment, it pulled the door slowly open; apparently, it was heavy enough to give even a mechanical creature some trouble. It looked left and right, then stepped inside.

At once, Heiji was running for the door, slamming it shut behind the robot and feeling around for the locking pin. It had to be around here somewhere, he knew it was --