Officer, I Can't Breathe

A gunshot! The gunman is here! But I'm prepared! The location of my death is outside the restaurant. I'll take not a single step beyond that door!

"Miles..."

Her fingers are trembling as if they were freezing. I see a chilling cloak of fear blanketing her body. I'm usually too embarrassed to ask, but...

"Ria, give me your hand."

Even if my hand feels like a swamp, it should be enough to warm her.

"W-What do we do?"

We could just relax here, savor our food, and relish your attractive stupidity, but-

"Somebody call the police!"

The random man said it... We could take the back exit behind the toilet and enter a dark alley, but that could be the gunman's escape route. Remaining as an inanimate object in this palace should be anything but the worst possible outcome, so that should be our cho-

"Somebody call an ambulance for the old man!"

Old man?! Surely he's jesting, right?! The old geezer is a... neat human being, I'