[ Her mirth shrinks pretty quickly when she sees his response. Instead she's left feeling guilty. Probably wasn't the most sensitive reaction she could've had there, it's just that he said it like it was so common place. Then she wonders if he might've been the one to set off the machine, and his add on at the end only (incorrectly) solidifies that thought. ]

Is that really such a bad thing? I mean... You probably don't want to know how many times I had cut myself learning how to use my dagger. And besides, that's what science is about, isn't it? Trying new things until you make a discovery, or figure out how to make it work?

[ It's her genuine opinon on the matter, but also her way of trying to say that she doesn't see anything wrong with trial and error. ]

... You know, Greek history is filled with all kinds of accidental discoveries, and people who became legends through trial and error. Have you ever heard of Hipparchus?