[ and if he didn't remember, despite everything else - either way, all is forgiven, isn't it? the appeal of this town is that that's possible, either way.

angelo considers his reply. he thinks harding lied, but he can't pinpoint out where exactly to start poking holes in it, and his captain isn't here to help him; a shame. his captain would've known. ]

.... I'm researching it for school. Somebody mentioned it in passing, and I became curious.

[ it's not quite a lie; he does have some rather superfluous homework at school about historical sites in santa rosita. but he's not about to mention the broadcast if none of their neighbours would even acknowledge that some of them are missing. or that something weird is going on.

so if harding says that 'nothing' happened, then he's acting more like them than he is himself. interesting. ]

Have there been any accidents at all in that shelter?