[The vast machine turns his head almost quizzically for half a second.]
I was unaware humans possessed that ability. Very well!
[No time to dwell on that now- with his hands now free, he attempts to retract one with the same mechanical whirring sound, replacing it with a white-hot blade of pure energy- but the effect lasts for only a moment. With a metallic shriek- gears grinding on gears- the conversion reverses itself, leaving only the mechanical hand, now curled as if by a robotic cramp.]
Hrng- [Can a giant robot wince in pain?] Weapons systems malfunctioning... I'll have to do this the old fashioned way!
But the joke response was so good...
I was unaware humans possessed that ability. Very well!
[No time to dwell on that now- with his hands now free, he attempts to retract one with the same mechanical whirring sound, replacing it with a white-hot blade of pure energy- but the effect lasts for only a moment. With a metallic shriek- gears grinding on gears- the conversion reverses itself, leaving only the mechanical hand, now curled as if by a robotic cramp.]
Hrng- [Can a giant robot wince in pain?] Weapons systems malfunctioning... I'll have to do this the old fashioned way!