"Of course I'm interested! Tomorrow night should be fine—although I'll have to do some research first. I'm a more proficient mechanist than I am an architect, after all."

She has to resist the impulse to pull out her notebook and start scribbling schematics. Oh—screw it, she's doing it anyway. "I understand the feeling, myself. Social standing and that kind of politicking has never really been my cup of tea. How large a space are you imagining, and what would you need to fit in it? I presume your haven would be underground, so we'd want a basement..."