[Well, she would have said what are you up to but that sounded too much as if she were accusing him of mischievous things.]

I don't know, really.

Back home, I would spent most of my days doing chores. It was often just me, given Sister Bikini's back, so that could sometimes take me from sunrise until long after sunset. So being here...I suppose I don't always know what to do with myself when I'm not working, either.

[In other words, listening for some ideas, perhaps?]