Sonya rarely visited the portal room herself: it always felt like a tease, being able to go home for a short while then to arrive back here. Too much of a tease and way to waste time-not that there wasn't plenty of it already on this place.
This time though, she needed to just be outside, even for a short while. Nice as the gardens were, there was always a sense that they were supported artificially-she wanted to be outside proper. Even if it was just for a day, she would be outside.
When she enters the portal room, she's dressed in jeans and work shirt, some supplies over her shoulder, recognizing the woman from the network.