Rikku had been sitting, watching TV while eating pickles. Pickles were possibly the most awesome food of all, as it involved science and brine was kind of a magical liquid (she'd found she liked anything pickled, but eating raw kimchee was sort of weird, even for her). So when she set the jar down and found the world magically pot over kettle, it took her a moment to realize he'd picked her up. That was why she didn't start squawking about him picking her up until they were in the hall.