That was one of those terribly difficult questions to answer. Did she need help? Not really. Did she want help? Possibly. Was she going to tie down a professor she'd just met - who was clearly on his way elsewhere - with her classroom project?
"Well, I'm just kind of ..." she gestured vaguely with her hand after releasing his. "Reorganizing. Making a list of things I'll need to go get later." She pulled a slight face at that. "It's a long list," she explained.