The strange ice monster man waits patiently for Eleanor to reach a decision, and then nods when he hears it. Turning on his heel and walking away from the pods, he fetches a towel from the locker room and then heads back to where he found her. A part of him is expecting the human to have used the opportunity to slip away--it's probably what he would have done when he was a brand new arrival to be honest--but regardless, he's back with a fresh towel in hand, looking for her.