"Plain and simple is better than messy and chaotic. You should see my apartment. It's not far off this." Albeit larger, with more expensive looking materials and fewer signs of technology. This place probably has its fair share of nifty gadgets, just not a collapsable ritual pillar.

Thoughts of what the walls are hiding are interrupted by Jim's question. She starts with a flash of a smile. "Well I'm happy to be an excuse for you to splash out on good coffee." That said, her smile dims a little. "Things are… fine. I'm managing. Mostly I'm just tired. More than usual."