[He shifted from one foot to the other, looking highly uncertain. He opened his mouth, closed it, then abruptly seemed to come to a choice. Giving her a thumbs up, he mimed running, gave her another grin, then made a run for it. It seemed he'd decided that now was an excellent time to get those laps in.

Admittedly, he'd rather stabbed himself in the foot with his phrasing, so it shouldn't have been a surprise.]