[@VitaVitaAR] Hi, got a few!

1) How old is Elizabeth?
2) From where are these bodyguards/Automatic Dolls being recruited from? How might our characters have learned of this opportunity?
3) How common is Seradite? Is it as prolific as, say, plastic, significantly more scarce like platinum (still obtainable by the average person but expensive), or 'the only way most people are going to get it is by prying a Doll open'?
4) How public is the knowledge of the threats against Elizabeth?
5) How long is the trip? Like, two weeks? I imagine more than a few days.