For that long moment, where she was determining if she was going to meet him at that middle point. Which thoughts were going through her head? He could only guess. Aaron waited, and waited. His mind going through every notion on how he was going to kill her, if this went sideways. Where and how to hide the body. What story to come up with. Build out his narrative of the situation. Then Vanguard's eyes caught her movement to put her weapon away. His eyes instantly watching where it went. The moment that it was gone, ISAC pinged where the weapon was, and put yellow markers on her. Caution, ISAC was saying.
When she moved over, his muscles under his coat tensed. Playing it out exactly as he would do it in his head. She'd get close, clasp hands with him. In that moment, Aaron would rotate her rotary cuff of her shoulder while shooting a kick right into her abdomen. Sufficiently knocking the wind out of her. Once incapacitated, remove the space age weapon from her stunned body and proceeding to teach her a lesson on of her mistakes. Then he felt her hand actually make contact with his, and his eyes dipped to see the firm grasp.
"Lets not kill peace with violence" said a teacher of his. No truer words than ever. "You're not much of a diplomat, Aveya." Aaron let her name roll off his tongue. "My mother use to say, you catch more flies with honey, than vinegar." She could take it as she wanted, but it was more to let her know, her displeasure was on her face and in her tone.
"You are correct. I do not aim to be your enemy, but an ally. Share information, training, and you do so in return. You seem much more vetted here, and I am much more vetted military." There was a solid shrug in his shoulders as he released her hand.
"Besides, your first lesson could have been me disarming you, but I opted from that. Also, you shouldn't publically announce your militia like that. Now the government knows about it, and can aim to dismantle it before it takes off. I would have recruited in person, and just did it. Once they caught on, it would have been too late, and you would have been to strong."