"I'm not convinced the entire thing isn't just one gigantic social experiment. But it doesn't really do to dwell on conspiracy theories you can't affect any change in." She shrugs one shoulder, grabs a clip from her purse and pulls her hair up into a sloppy bun. "No one's walking away from this experience unscathed, if they came in whole at all."

She laughs. "Dead. Like half the things I try and care for. I may need to come get another cutting from you, if you're up for giving me another sacrificial lamb."