Two of his free hands are within grasping distance of the standard issue particle beam cannon. He doesn't need to worry, though. The trouble's going to come messing with me, in hopes that I have more where that came from. Also exactly what I want. The scrape of chair legs on the floor is an ugly sound.
Cheap synthetics make for bad friction.
Knowing what's in those chairs makes the sound even worse. I happen to know exactly what is in each chair and which chairs moved, because I paid attention when I came in and I have good ears. For instance, I can also hear one of the midget things in the corner with the eystalks. She's taking money for bets on how long it's going to take these guys to put me down, and which one will do it. I might as well.