Dio chuckles. "If Americans could reach the moon and supposedly put a flag on it, I wouldn't put it past them to be able to get anywhere they choose to go." Now, he's unsure if the moon landing actually happened, he'd not been awake for that bit, but a lot of people seemed to believe it so it seems a reasonable rumor to pass along.

As for this 'looking backwards' thing, it sounds as if they simply.. favor a more simple lifestyle. "Then take what's made and reshape it to better suit the aesthetics of history, if that's what's preferred. One does not need to have some gaudy flashing sign, after all, to make use of what powers it." After a moment, the vampire waves a hand, almost dismissive. "Not that any such advice helps in the here and now."