Exactly. So it could be more common than we think.

[She pauses a moment, thinking. How many people are being brought here and held captive against their will, and for unknown purposes? But offhand she has no way of knowing, and her first instinct - to go around reading people's minds until she knows for sure - is impossible. In the meantime...]

Tsugumi - can you tell me a little about Japan? Or America, whichever you prefer.