[ she draws her features into an unreadable mask and nods. ]

Yes. But nevertheless, it seems then that something terrible has happened to the people here.

[ elizabeth stands still while her mother fixes her towel, feeling just a bit like a child. but her mother is here, and she is happy for that.

she can deal with being babied just a little. ]

That is helpful. So.. [ she begins, as they walk amongst the odd metal boxes. ] it seems as though we have been abducted.

I am simply attempting to fathom who would have the means, rather than simply the motive to transport us here.