"Okay..." he wasn't sure what that was all about. Why was she so wary of explaining what was going on? Maybe she was part of this...whatever this really was. Or maybe she just didn't explain things well. Either way, her decision against actually explaining it all made Peter a little uneasy.
"Protection. Okay, got it." He was still thoroughly confused, but he got his confirmation that, at the very least, Ariel felt she wasn't adequate enough at explaining whatever this situation really was and she felt she should leave it up to someone else.
Her question struck him as odd and garnered a small smile, "Yeah, of course. Why?" How was a computer going to help?