"I understand," Huaisang nods earnestly, eyes wide and sincere. "I get excited too, sometimes. This just isn't the sort of thing I'm good at."

Chewing on his lower lip, he fidgeted shyly. "I'll do my best though, okay? I'll try to come up with some good questions for you."

He fully intended to 'forget', just like he'd always 'forgotten' any task he didn't want to do. While he understood the strategy of trying to find commonalities among the new neighbors, he didn't want that information to get back to the powers that be in this place.

He also intended to keep an eye on Monika, to see if she was an agent of Santa Rosita trying to infiltrate them.