Despite the blood loss, Alex was still trying to think of a way out of this. One that didn't involve him getting eaten, Eliot getting eaten, or his district mate getting killed (at least not by them). And as he watched R move, he started to formulate a plan. It was clear to Alex that R's logic was simple and straightforward. And he could be distracted, as Eliot had just demonstrated.

There were various techniques to dealing with opponents stronger than you. Either you got more firepower or manpower, or you exploited a weakness that was your strength.

And Alex was pretty sure he'd just spotted R's weakness. Speed.

Shifting his weight onto his injured leg, Alex found it could still hold his weight. He jerked his head at the ride entrance, with the simple implication that maybe him and Eliot should do the leaving instead.

And then he started running.