Time-killer thread + Dumb question

[Brightamethyst]

I don't really thing it's so much of a home for them as a base, maybe for a few it's more akin to a home, but I get the feeling most of them don't have a lot of personal possessions on hand there.

That's how I see it too. A few people might live there (office staff like F'lhammin and Tataru) but most probably treat it more like an office or a clubhouse than a home. Thancred probably has a house or apartment somewhere where he stays when between missions and just comes to the Waking Sands/Rising Stones to report in and have a drink.