He gets to the TVA and sees both a full fledged time loom and also a machine that keeps drinks hot. At least on the surface level, the hot cocoa machine is important to him because he sees it as another successful invention of his; validating the life he's had as a weirdo science inventor.

Episode 4 of Loki Season 2 reveals that Ravonna's memory was wiped by He Who Remains after he betrayed her and took over the TVA. The conversation between Loki and Sylvie at the Automat delves into the philosophical question of whether it's better to play god or let chaos reign.