You know, for safety.
Hurry! Hurry! Pull the goalie! Theres a monumental deficit and 30 seances to go. While that did happen, what's actually happening in this shot is a period change. Look at all that rubber on the boards. Reeks of missed opportunity.
Nothing in this earth is quite as welcoming as that smell, and the hum of a shit motel air conditioner. It's accommodating though, 12 channels blasting advertisements, moldy coffee maker and some of americas finest coffee beans. On a side note, the ice machine is just up the hall.