Elphaba asked her a sarcastic question and was given an equally sarcastic answer -- what else could she have expected? Red lifted her eyebrows casually and watched with trained arrogance as the greenish woman struggled with the simplest of tasks.
The laundry.
Add that to the list of "Things Red Loved About Earth-that-was." The showers. Not having to worry about using too much water or electricity. The grocery stores, the theaters, and of course: the laundry. The redhead loved washing her clothes, the warm smell of dryer sheets as she pulled them out of the machine and into her arms, hugging her beloved pants and blouses with more affection than she'd ever shown any man. Even watching them spin around and around became hypnotic.
"Yeah. I live here." It came out with more contempt than she intended, matter-of-fact sharpness matching Elphaba's down to the inflection. "Haven't seen you."