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"Scan obstructed. Subject's hand identified as obstruction. Please remove obstruction to enable scanning process," the drone advised, calmly ignoring the human tension its mission had ignited.
"No! Absolutely not!" Lara exploded, her voice resonating around her, "Isn't there any other way to identify me? What about voice recognition? It's me, Lara, for heaven's sake!"
Her protest met the drone's unfeeling stoicism. Paying no heed to her indignation, the drone merely repeated its previous instruction, its voice underlying the non-negotiability of the order. Despite her anger, Lara realized she might not have a choice, trapped in a tense standoff with both her rescuers and her pride.