I’m saying you might be right to worry. We can’t discount the statues being individuals, whether human, your kind, or some other being.

[ Specifically alien or android, but he’s not sure if those will translate, given how his previous remarks confused his audience. ]

They look like stone statues, but that’s not proof.

[ He hums to himself as this train of thought gains steam. ]

In fact, no one’s mentioned native inhabitants. The city could be deserted, but freezing the population could be another step of the kidnapping process. If this is the Emerald City, then this could be a citizen of China Country.

[ It sounds ludicrous to him, and yet he can’t deny it’s a possibility. He frowns at the doll. ]

It could also be a life-sized sculpture. I don’t want to overthink this.