Sitting beside the gloomy girl in the dim light was different, but Rorschach decided that it was not entirely unpleasant. In fact, he didn't think that it was unpleasant at all. Wasn't Merope the kind of person he tried to protect from the ugliness of the world?
Modesty, to Rorschach, was an afterthought. Though his face was ugly, his body was strong and worked well, and so by his reasoning he had no reason to be ashamed of it. He was somewhat startled to note Merope's clear distress at the fact that he had nothing to keep him warm in the steadily dropping temperature.
"Fine like this. Am not cold." Idly, Rorschach's eyes began skimming the room for possible ways out, trying to ignore the frighteningly pleasant feel of Merope's fingers against his bare skin.