"So you want me to let you off on a technicality?! Okay, fine! I give up!" Ran raised his hands in surrender and walked toward her, eyeing the gaps to either side. Freedom lay just beyond Aya in the form of stairs, but getting past her was going to be tough.
When he was just out of arm's reach, Ran faked to one side and made a break for it. If she wanted to dress him up, she'd have to work for it!