She didn't realise she'd been holding her breath when he answers.

"Come along then, Doctor Livingston, and let's see if we can't do something about that."

She pushes back her chair and stands, considering offering her hand. No, once rejected is enough she thinks. She'll stand on this small victory.

She waits for him to rise before heading toward her door. The view on the other side is a wood panelled hallway, with marble floors and light coming from somewhere far above. Sunlight.

"My office is just this way. I still have the portal mounted from when I first discovered the place."