[Well, unlike some family members of hers, Maria's going to be upfront and go with the video and get right to the point.

Vaguely.

She's not sure what the point is at this juncture, only she'd rather like to get the measure of this woman for herself rather than hide in plain sight.]

Would I be correct in presuming that these questions will form the basis of new research for some sort of understanding of this realm, madame researcher?