It does seem like something that would be more common knowledge if the word were out, but it still seems strange to Blaine how casually the people here seem to simply accept it. A part of him wonders if maybe people don't actually disappear, if there's something much more sinister behind the disappearances, or if there's maybe some kind of encampment on the other side of the island that nobody knows about.

Whatever the case, it definitely makes him uneasy.

Disentangling his hands from Chang's fur, Blaine rises to his feet again, brow furrowed. "People try to escape during the election?" he asks, confused. "Why would they want to do that?"