"Oh, no, it's not within my capabilities to do something like that. I just picked this up..." She holds up the inactive bird android. "...And, well." She gestures vaguely around them. Incredible as it would be to conjure something like that at will, looks like it's all the Ancient's doing. His familiarity with illusions is something she will come back to, though. Curious android is going to be curious.
"It belongs to a very dear friend of mine. He's a brilliant artist." Hence the unique and spectacular decor. "It's... I've been there before, obviously. But none of that has ever happened." Her tone is one of wistful longing. She's imagined such a scene. No surprise, really, that it gets laid bare here. Her free hand pets the bird's head, like it might transport them back. And a little bit of self-soothing.
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"It belongs to a very dear friend of mine. He's a brilliant artist." Hence the unique and spectacular decor. "It's... I've been there before, obviously. But none of that has ever happened." Her tone is one of wistful longing. She's imagined such a scene. No surprise, really, that it gets laid bare here. Her free hand pets the bird's head, like it might transport them back. And a little bit of self-soothing.