Well, they sound like really interesting ideas! It's too bad nobody knows a lot about it.

Oh, they're smart? What do they do for a living?

[And she pauses, looking back down at the supplies, a bit hesitant.]

Oh, um, I don't - have any.

[It's said quickly, skimming over the subject as fast as she can. There's a note of apology in her voice; she's found that she's always met with sympathy or pity when she brings this up, and she hadn't meant to say something that would bring such a response.]