Nova wasn't sure how much to believe, and how much was just bluffing. They couldn't possibly have gotten the area surrounded, could they? He guessed he didn't really put anything past those super consumers, especially with that internal force of Himawari's at the helm... He looked to the side of the image being shown to him on the screen, saw Jave and Sarah backed helplessly against the wall, and Jave especially was in no condition to fight. If he was quick, he could shoot down the consumer, perhaps incapacitate Himawari, and get into some kind of defensive position... maybe... But he remembered that all throughout his campaign as the leader of this resistance, one of his driving motivations had always been to never leave a fellow fur behind, to work to save as much of his own kind as he could, especially when risking their lives was for such an uncertain outcome. Frustrated, he clenched his teeth and made as tight of a fist as he could around the joysticks controlling the robot, fingers itching to pull the triggers and blow all of these problems away and start an uncontrollable maelstrom of chaos that would eventually end itself for better or for worse but at least it wouldn't be standing here negotiating! But again he saw Jave and Sarah, he saw Himawari, whom he still intended to try and save, and ultimately he knew that he had no right to inflict any more pain upon them.
He dropped his hands and stood back from the console, took a breath, and stepped up again to speak into the mic.
"What do you want?" he said firmly, putting immense effort into making sure his voice didn't tremble or betray weakness. "I won't put my friends in any more danger... so again, if you're going to speak, then do it! But what could I, what could we, possibly do to benefit you? Why don't you just try and slaughter us all where we stand if you're so goddamn powerful!"