"Yeah," Layla says. "On the up side, that means they still don't know quite what to expect from us - skills, technology, any powers we might have if we opt to have our chips removed."

On the down side, an expansionist force taking an interest in alternate realities can't possibly bode well for those realities. She's been looking for an explanation for their abduction that isn't 'preparing the ground for a full-scale invasion', and so far, she's come up blank.