"A curse and a blessing. I love my home, but it is a vast, busy city and all the good and ill that entails." The Rift can be quite beautiful on the upper levels, but those aren't the sorts of places that Lu frequents.

"And, yes, I am. Fresh as a green plum. Yourself?" She makes a quick gesture beside the cup before taking it up. There's no magic in the act, if anything it seems to be some sort of ingrained habit. Maybe a way to say thank you?