[Maeve carefully sets the vial down, more clearly humoring Rey than she's worried she's going to end up without a face. She then rests her elbow on the work surface and her chin on her fist to study Rey herself.]

Considering the reaction you seem to think I would have created, I believe I was following the spirit of our instructions rather than our schematics. And I'm not particularly worried. Since waking up here, I've learned how to shield, and it would be interesting to test my reflexes in a controlled environment.

A touch of risk makes it exciting.

[She makes no move to try again, though, and she hasn't moved on to try and add anything else to the concoction. She probably should have been writing things down.]

You caught me before it all went to hell, though, without even paying attention to what I was doing.

[That's...not quite a question, but she is giving Rey an expectant look.]