[ Yesod glances over at "Hat Guy" to acknowledge his remarks with a nod. The methods being used may not come as a surprise by now — "the good of the many over the good of the few" is not an unfamiliar justification, either — but that doesn't make the extent of their control over every resident less uncomfortable. Erasing memories that the affected individuals might have wanted to retain, the removal of all autonomy. ]

To strain our current environment, I presume? No, I would imagine that everyone involved already intended to proceed with care.

[ If anything, that seems comparatively harmless then, unlike the possible impact of the researchers' experiments and various invasive procedures on the brain. ]