It Is Still A Secret
Simon and John still don’t know what the mass was and why nobody was giving them answers. The only logical explanation is that some organization or someone has hidden the facts from these guys. It looks like they will never get the answer.
Simon left the cabin and returned back to the city. John left the local city and the state. The two men are still communicating occasionally and they are looking for people who have experienced the same issue as they did.
The names of the men were changed due to their safety. Locations and anything else that can reveal the identity of real people were modified. The facts and the story you have read here weren’t changed.