Zap! 

Ryan jumped as he felt a painful shock at his hand, prying his attention from the engineer infront of him.

Zap! 

This time, Ryan dodged the shock, swatting the tiny hoverbot away with his other hand. When Eric mentioned that he should hand over the rifle, he was skeptical at first, but another sudden shock was enough to make him reluctantly hand it over. He still had his primitive silenced pistol, so it was not like he was completely without protection. He just hoped this madman didn't break it.

"Ryan. Ryan Valcris." Ryan shook the man's hand in the brief span of attention that was dedicated to him. "Might I have yours, friend?"

He swatted away another bot that looked like it was about to zap at the inner pocket where he kept his pistol. No, not again. This one stayed with him at all times.