[ The first thought on her mind is how much she can trust the accuracy of what she's being told. But in fairness, she did reach out, and she appears to be getting an answer from someone who's been here for a while. There's technically no reason to doubt it at all, she just doesn't like what she's hearing. ]

I was really, really hoping for a slightly more optimistic answer, but it's good to know what I'm dealing with I guess.

[ She gives her a little nod to acknowledge the introduction. ] I'm Penny Robinson. So I guess now I'm trying to figure out what I did to end up here? I was literally just taking care of my little brother.

[ Someone had to. The kid was going through a rough time, losing his robot friend and all. ]