Now came the risky part. While I was okay with getting nabbed, I couldn’t take a chance on three unmanned mannies being taken, with the inevitable questions it would raise. Fortunately, we’d scripted this. I turned and huddled with the mannies. After a few seconds, the other three started back the way we’d come at a deliberately casual pace. I, meanwhile, continued on, trying to project urgency from every follicle.