It looked like it wasn't really doing him much good, so Val wasn't surprised by his answer, and she offered him a sympathetic smile. "I'm making do. I am totally grateful I grabbed this from the clothing shop. Not that I wouldn't have wandered around in my underwear if I'd had to, but no need to unduly give anyone the wrong idea, right?" she asked him rhetorically with a light laugh and shrug of her shoulders.
"The storm gave me an itch to read, though, so even though it's stupid hot in here, I figure it can't hurt to at least have a good book to keep my mind busy, right?" Another rhetorical question, but she wondered if it was a phenomenon he could relate to.