She shrugged and combed her hair back, coffee set down on the table. "Apologies, cher. By 'not too badly' I meant as I would say it in French - pas mal. It means that I am fine..."

She sighed and took a sip of her coffee again. "Well. As fine as can be given the situation. I suppose I could find some means of distracting myself..." she trailed off and smiled cheekily. "Perhaps I should go for a dip in that new pool, though I have no swimsuit."