"If you mean the current one in Fandom's America, that's not too reassuring," Miguel said wryly. "I can sympathize about picking up the pieces, though. I've seen a lot of people doing that."

He opened his own beer and set the empanadas in the oil. "What made you decide to come - or come back to, I guess - Fandom, then?"

He'd moved on from interrogation to friendly chatter. He hoped.