"Precisely. It is far too easy to hide behind a computer screen." Of course, it was also possible to conceal things face-to-face, but it was far harder to do so. People sometimes were far too able to read another's body language and be able to judge whether or not someone was hiding something.
Helena wasn't going to inquire about the bow just yet. She was still deciding if it would be crossing a line or not. After all, this was Robin Hood, a great legend, and there were just some lines you didn't cross with someone like him. Besides, she also wasn't sure if she'd manage to keep herself from making some type of girly squeaking sound if she was able to touch the bow. So for the moment, she was just going to pretend she had self-control in this matter. But sooner or later, curiosity would get the better of her in this matter.
At the question of her inventing things, she smiled and nodded. "I do. My imagination has a tendency to run wild with me, so it's difficult to tell what I will come up with next. For example, I built a device that when worn and powered, it can make a person move faster than the eye can perceive, effectively making one invisible." That was just the beginning of the things she'd built, but it was a slightly safer topic than talking about her time machine. "In my time, I was also a writer. My books are still in print and widely read in this time." Which was a fact that gave her no small amount of pride. Nevermind the fact that it had been her brother's hand that had written down the ideas, they were still hers. She was H. G. Wells. Last time she checked, H. G. stood for Helena Georgia not Charles.