A cold shower can help, [ she insists with a little laugh, opting to sit right next to him. Not that there's any other option. She lets their knees touch, just as they did the previous night. A quiet test, to see what else he might like. ]

... It helps wake up your nerves, rejuvenates you if you're feeling a little under the weather.

[ His bathroom does look like a bachelor's, though, so she has no reason to doubt what he says. ]

But what do you do when it gets too quiet, or too lonely? [ He'd seen how big the mansion was, how much she seemed to thrive around all the people in attendance, even if they weren't people she knew well. Ororo liked her fair share of solitude, but in the end - she craved having a community. People looking after other people. ]