Often enough, [ Rupert replies with a satisfied grin, sliding into a luxurious couch with the same colour and richness as double cream. ] It's practically a second home.

[ Perhaps maybe a third, fourth, or fifth home, considering how many places Rupert bounces between nowadays. He picks a speck of non-existent dust from his trouser knee, flicking it aside with airy nonchalance. ]

That's the curious thing about this portal business, I suppose. I'm no longer so attached to the idea of one fixed place being 'home'...

[ He smiles blithely. ]

And why should I? The whole world has been opened up to me and I'm determined to make the very most of it. All kinds of interesting places are home to me now.

[ Whether the owners like it or not. ]