The lopsided smiles are truly Peter's greatest strength here. If he realizes it, doom is nigh, but he... has zero self awareness when it comes to that kind of thing.

"Magic."

Peter repeats it after to her. It is clear from his expression that he has never experienced actual, legit magic before. Magic. Magic brought him here. He can't work out science or technology but to wrap his egg-covered, bloody head around it at the moment... She does sound so confident. His gaze meets hers then. There is definitely something very impressive about her, her expression, everything despite the running earlier.

"...you know about magic. I mean, you know how to use magic and you understand it. A week's not long, but you were trying to figure out the answers in a secret way? Why is your looking for answers such a secret? I'll- I'll tell you one of my secrets if you tell me yours."

He smiles at her again hopefully this time, tilting his head to the side as he meets her gaze and bites down on his lip slightly. He looks the pure picture of awkward and harmless.