human
Make a concise location description of a serene setting in a basement with sofas, a table, and a secretary.
assistant
Both the reek of the sewers and the humidity of the air are attenuated here. It feels almost to be a prosperous business lobby above ground. Two doors are guarded by a scarred knotty oak desk with an elderly secretary behind it. She sits primly, not obviously doing much outside of occasionally holding a handkerchief to her nose. Nearer the ladder, a couple of middling-worn sofas and a dog-eared coffee table are provided for visitors.