[Since her arrival, she had spent a lot of time reading the journal for clues and the guide. It was a little like reading reports back home, so she hadn't really thought about how the rest of her apartment didn't have actual furniture in it, aside from the beds and dressers is in the bedrooms.]

You might be right. If this conversation is going to be as...time consuming as you both have hinted at, it's probably best to be comfortable.