She does not lock them on.

"Easy there. I can do it any second. I bet they will hurt like hell in an hour." — she said. Indeed. the {If Hobble dress = true}shoes{else}boots{endif} were snug on her feet even without being locked on.

Still, it was a challenge to navigate around unusually high from the floor, especially without ever seeing the floor. She had to choose her strategy of further exploration and not 'where to go', because she had no idea what was around her without touching or sniffing it.