"Not everything's trying to kill you." The Balladeer dismisses the idea with an easy smile. He can see where it might seem like that. What daily dangers does a robot face? "You won't die from a little prick like that anyway. Here, try this."

Bending, he picks one of the nearby lilies instead and offers that out. Prrrrobably should've led with that, to be honest. "They don't ALL have thorns. You honestly just have to deal with it. There's always some kind of risk, but you can't just sit at home forever." New York's easily overwhelming, but even it isn't all that dangerous if you know what you're doing.