I took the light from him and studied her ankle myself. It was badly bruised, purple everywhere the robot’s fingers closed around it. In places where the segments of its rigid plastic fingers came together, skin was pinched so hard as to split. The dozen or so small wounds wept thin trails of fresh blood

Not again. Hope we ain't gonna suffer another loss.

Madeline shook her head, explaining that she discovered firsthand in Syria why that’s a bad idea. “It does have antiseptic properties, but it’s also toxic. Plenty of rebels had the same idea as you, not knowing any better, and wound up poisoning themselves.”

Madeline seems to have lots of experiences. I guess that's why she's a bit hard and rigid.

I love how tight you have kept the suspense