Sorry the title of that book is distracting enough that Arthur levels a baffled look in Numbers' direction. Jesus, if people saw the title of that, rumours would fucking spiral.

But the question makes him shake his own head, and he moves further into the house, the kitchen so he can set the kettle up, talking all the while. "Bucky and I made a few discoveries the other day. Namely that when we tried to leave town to follow up on that toe tag he saw... w-we couldn't." He looks back towards the doorway, expecting Numbers to have followed him. "There's some kind of barrier around Sweetwater - Bucky said it's invisible but it's fully tangible, pushing us back when we tried to approach it. Even a car wasn't enough to force our way through it."