If it was not for the fact that he seemed to actually want to know, Marlene would have wondered if he was one of those people that just felt awkward with being quiet. Then she would have had to have been rude and that would just go and ruin the pleasant mood that she was lulling herself into through nicotine and force of will. "Often enough." she commented, knocking some ash off to the side.
But he had given her more than that so it would only be polite to elaborate. Putting on a charming smile, she looked over at him. "It takes a lot of work to stay as prim and perfect as me." she joked lightly, though really that was more true than probably anything she had said in easily the last three days.