[ How she got to be an Ace is something she's been ordered by the House not to share. And while she is the first to toss out any rules she finds unproductive, it is not in her best interests to break this one.

Because she is lucky in a way: she has a partner willing to help her. What do people who show up here alone do? ]

Essentially, yeah. A low-ranked player can also make friends with guests on higher floors and room with them, but that can be unstable: ranks can shift, suites can merge...

[ It defies logic to the point where she has to rub at a temple. What's the point of working in a system if it can be upended? So annoying. ]

It's unstable and pushes people to do things they don't wanna.