[ Gosh, you can't just mention information like that to a curious entity. But she's biting ] I may have to take you up on that, another body would certainly speed up the search - and you may notice something that I don't. [ Or find a different interpretation.

And... she can't help herself ] May I ask the nature of those project? Are they related to the ship? [ Getting everything she can, especially to her 'project' at hand ]