Owen's working his superspeed at short range the best he can. A long-operating boomerang is launched, and it stops in mid-air to keep spinning at high speed, hopefully drawing gases away from them. Hopping rapidly from one foot to the other keeps the bonding from setting.

"Walk light and fast, touch as little of your feet to the ground as possible to weaken the bonding."

Right now he's worried about the lady in the giant heavy space-armor, in that regard.