His fears about her room have nothing to do with its contents and everything to do with its occupant and her potential reaction to someone else being in her room!

"Ain't much of a tea guy anyway," Jecht said, as if that wasn't obvious. He lifted his arms to show off his magic dealies as he continued. "Here's the deal. These things'll surround me in water. So I turn my back and light 'em up, you do what you gotta to get your things wet. If that doesn't work... we, uh, try somethin' else."