"Surprised enough to jump. Not nearly surprised enough to fly." She narrowed her eyes. "And certainly never that surprised by a station loudspeaker." Elle was getting more suspicious by the minute, but since he hadn't shown any hostility towards her, she decided to give it a rest and trust that he'd tell her everything when he wanted to. She shrugged and got to her feet as well.<br/><br/>"Shower's that way," she said, pointing to the door to the right. "But I'm guessing you don't know how a shower works?" Without waiting for a response to her snide remark, she went ahead into the bathroom and turned the water on. "Right for hot water, left for cold water," she told him as she tapped the handle. "Don't be too long. Water's expensive." She left the bathroom with another sideways glance at him. He was by far the oddest person she had ever met.<br/><br/>The collected the two mugs from the low table and began washing them. "It's a strange world, Raphael," she muttered to her cat. It jumped up on the counter and began licking its paws.