[ She almost comments on his terms of experience with artificial simulations, but thinks otherwise; it's not protocol for her to speak of things that have happened in their bouts with the X-files. Even if they are both stuck in this situation, she still believes in keeping the professional nature of their acquaintanceship. ]

It would make sense for the case of... those borne from fiction in another world existing here, but as for the purpose... I would have to wonder what these scientists would gain from placing us in a false world for the sake of experimentation. Testing for endurance ― all physical, psychological, and emotional ― makes sense only if they have a reason for it.

There is something much bigger in play here.