[...well. That will get one of her eyebrows to arch rather sharply; that is a combination of surprisingly useful and...ooh, Mr. Allen, ooh-inducing, honestly, though she's quick to shift back into Business As Usual mode like that totally didn't just happen.]

Don't worry, I'm not optimistic enough to think we'll get anywhere. Gathering information is probably the best we can do for right now, at this point I'll take whatever we can get. Because it's got to be more than we already have.