Stephen doesn’t personally think they’re lying about the more obvious truths of their situation, but if this helps mitigate distrust (or if it reveals something, surprise), then he can offer a handful of basic questions.

>Is there a way home that ADI is not divulging to them?
>Is using magic as dangerous as they’re making it out to be? Are they over exaggerating? Under exaggerating?
>How does ADI monitor otherworlders?
>What’s with Dogtown? Is there something there that ADI isn’t telling us?