interacted

Therrien was wild and experimental in the 1970s, as part of a feral community of artists who interacted and shared ideas with scientists at Caltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

She says the guides told her the guards were needed to "prevent situations where we interacted with locals and startled them".

But those who have interacted with the assistants had plenty to say about the root of their success.

They also sought out individuals with whom they had made a social connection - perhaps played and interacted with - recently.

A statement added: "We want to assure everyone who's interacted with Birthlink that we will do everything in our power to ensure this does not happen again."