[She nods, not thrilled about the topic, but the newcomer needs to know.]

Yes. Sometimes, they send automatons to take us away for individual experimentation. There's no pattern for that, and it could happen at any time. They also have a town-wide experiment once a month. Sometimes, a few people are immune...but there's no way to predict that and you can't count on it. More often than not, you'll be participating.