The two of them were definitely functioning at the same level of 'trying to act like a person interacting with another person is very difficult.' Rorschach was at least self-aware enough to wonder if this is what it was like for the other Watchmen when they dealt with him all the time. If so, he was beginning to think Nite Owl had a lot more patience than he'd been willing to give his partner.

A garage sounded like the perfect place to find some useful tools. When he went through the door, the sudden gloom made it hard to see. He automatically groped for a light switch before remembering that the electricity wasn't working. He went over to the garage door and tested it to see if it was iced shut. While it was cold, there was still some give to it. He managed to pry it open and pull it up to let some light in. Glancing around, he began to take note of what might have been in the garage that was useful.