Hmm. [Hmm! Thoughtful, not judgmental, as Palamedes looks at the nearest portal again. Well, the missing of one's family and loved ones is an implied constant, ergo--] Personally, I'm always going to be looking over my shoulder before remembering the people I'm looking for aren't there. Regardless, that is.

[So with that in mind as the default, he's free to consider things like aesthetics, and where the fanciest books are.]