Was this sudden reaction a normal?

In a discussion, this man who is friends with two women in the room, had the option of choosing one or the other to respond to his question after they both held up their hands. he chooses to call on the one he knows better. but he knew the other lady first. and for some reason they don’t communicate as much. after he picked his closer friend to answer, he just looked uneasy and took a big step backwards away from the podium. then a few seconds later, he stands back in his position. Why would he react that way after choosing his closer friend?

Stepping back from the podium is a gesture to indicate someone else has the floor. I suppose it's possible he could have been trying to put some space between himself and the lady that didn't get selected in case she was accurate at tossing a shoe.

What's not possible though is that he stepped back to make room for an inbound spaceship to land. When that happens, it's always preceded by a "Dee-Daa...Dee-Daa" sound. :-)

Just guessin'--were you one of those ladies? He sounds fine, like what he did was normal. I agree with Rob.

Look, I am REALLY not trying to be mean here, but you are starting to sound a little stalker-ish. I would hate to be this guy. It sounds like u watch every moves he makes. Either you are obsessed with him, or there are pieces of this puzzle that you aren't sharing that might help this make some sense.

I'm with skyD. this sounds really off, but I can't put my finger on why. Or maybe he might just be a little weird. I'm used to working with scientists, and most of them are "normal" but lack social skills. Maybe he's just awkward. But I'm really more concerned about you.

I might hear a spaceship landing.