[Magic did seem like a perfectly reasonable explanation, if somewhat wasteful. His mouth is open in a small 'oh' that never comes, as the man hurries on with a different line of reasoning.

Xie Lian hasn't studied plumbing much, save from the few times he's been part of building a new home, and usually he was stuck with the grunt work, heavy lifting, and the like, not the intricacies of plumbing.]

Ah... not like this, not exactly. It's nice enough to have indoor plumbing, but usually I still have to heat it. I was expecting it might come from the faucet, but...

[He gestures at the shower-head before taking the offered towel and patting off the areas worst hit by the blast.]