"It's rather outside of mine, unfortunately."

If Fred were here-

Well. That was a line of thinking he'd been working very hard to avoid since he got here. She's not here, so it does no good to dwell on it.

He inhales heavily to calm himself, forces a neutral expression.

"Still, if you're more versed in the arena of sophisticated technology than myself, I will be a bit more optimistic about our odds."