If that is the plan we choose to utilize, we should send me.

[This is Phil's Business Voice, a far cry from his usual much softer timbre. It's likely for that exact reason that he's quick to explain:]

I'm more than capable of defending myself, but when it comes to appearances, I suspect they might find me less immediately threatening than some of the rest of our number.

[He doesn't look like any sort of combatant and he knows it. In a situation like this, that fact would most likely work to all of their advantage.]