"Yeah, but the cannolis I get when I get out," she says with a gesture towards the food table before popping another bite into her mouth. Gotta look at the bright side, otherwise shit gets really heavy.

"Oh shit, 2013, nice. Always good to know humanity is goin' strong. Good news is that you won't freeze anything off in the winters out here but we do get snow. It's only been about fifteen years, the difference, that's not bad. And don't worry, the only technology advancements I'm interested in are in the arts and the computers that support it .. and holograms but that's a daydream for fun." She grabs another bite but uses it to gesture vaguely at him as she continues.

"You mentioned fledgling pocket dimension. Star rating, one to five, how's this place doing in comparison."