[Nikki shrugs one shoulder and downs the rest of his soda]

The important part is that it works for you.

[there's a momentary pause before he's hopping back a couple of steps. Then he's tossing his empty soda can like a basketball into the trash. It's unnecessarily showy, more so when the can lands in the trash bin with a hollow clatter. Nothing but net.

He lets his arms swing as he drops them from their previous position, easygoing smile on his face]

Whether it's running away from something or running straight towards it! If it gets you where you need to go, then that's what you need to do.

C'mon! [he motions for her to follow him] Let's get going before it gets too dark.