The external conference rooms. Paget, Etna, Meru.

The lobby. A gray couch, white pillows. A jar of gray and white M&M’s. A gray rug tessellated with stones, rocks, and pebbles. A wall with a single work of art: a mountain peak.

“And this is Everest,” Courtney said, stopping in front of double glass doors that led to the fourth and largest external conference room. [...]