Luckily, the woman isn't headed for the vehicles up ahead, but instead is taking a detour around them. Well enough - some of the people around the cars Eldrith can now see are in white plastic armor!

The woman walks calmly for a while, eventually stopping inside of an alcove away from the spaceport. It seems like she's actively letting Eldrith catch up to her. When he arrives, she asks "I was on my way to pick up the data pads to pay you with. What's wrong? Did he make it?" she asks.