"It really does not look very lived-in, does it? We can maybe change things around a little, make it more comfortable. That should be in the budget."

It feels strange just saying that. She'd made good money in her line of work, but that was just her, and there hadn't been anyone to justify any of her expenditures to. Her nose crinkles a little in faint self-mockery.

"If it makes you feel any better, you aren't the only one who feels out of place. This place, being here, it's a lot."