Charles nods, "I could indeed, providing I kept it up. However being outside the dream does help, all I would have to do is to pull out to know what was real and what wasn't." They should probably try this without the Pasiv so that Arthur would know the difference. That is if he was willing.
"I see. They must practice quite a bit to get that good at it. Where are we going fr-..." He's cut off as a few projections are starting to come up the stairs after them...shooting guns at them. Charles ducks quickly, just barely missing getting hit. "Who gave them guns??" he asks, completely surprised.