[ well, to be fair, he didn't really want to get hugged by the robot, so she's like 10% Actual Hero, maybe.
Suddenly having her jumping onto him could have been a disaster easily, but fortunately, he was actually expecting her to do so - and despite his petite frame, he's a little bit stronger than he looks. Zara catches her pretty easily, although he does stumble a few steps and probably hurt his back. No time for acting all heroic and manly, though - he just sets her down right away, since the hugbot is turning on the both of them now. ]
-- Don't encourage them like that! You'll just get yourself hurt. These machines are always misbehaving!
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Suddenly having her jumping onto him could have been a disaster easily, but fortunately, he was actually expecting her to do so - and despite his petite frame, he's a little bit stronger than he looks. Zara catches her pretty easily, although he does stumble a few steps and probably hurt his back. No time for acting all heroic and manly, though - he just sets her down right away, since the hugbot is turning on the both of them now. ]
-- Don't encourage them like that! You'll just get yourself hurt. These machines are always misbehaving!