[ action ]
[ he glances at her only briefly as he contemplates the rainfall, calculating the quickest route to the store. ]
It's nothing; almost anyone would do the same, on a night like tonight.
[ he at least has taken the measure of enough in the dome to know that's true. It was a strange mix of selfish and self-sacrificing. ]
Can you run? [ He'll wait for her answer as it will determine the pace he'll set as they dash out into the rain. It would hardly do to leave her behind. ]