diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bee8a64..c0d27a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 __pycache__
+connection.py
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index d50591b..8dd09b3 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,22 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from eloquent import Model
+from eloquent import Model  # type: ignore
+
+
+class AnsweredFlag (Model):
+    id:         int
+    answer_id:  int
+    platform:   int
+    answered:   bool
+
+    __timestamps__ = False
+
+    @property
+    def answer (
+            self,
+    ) -> Answer:
+        return self.belongs_to (Answer)
 
 
 class Answer (Model):
@@ -12,7 +27,6 @@ class Answer (Model):
     content:        str
     answer_type:    int
     sent_at:        datetime
-    answered:       bool
 
     __timestamps__ = False
 
@@ -22,6 +36,17 @@ class Answer (Model):
     ) -> Query:
         return self.belongs_to (Query)
 
+    def answered (
+            self,
+            platform:   int,
+    ) -> bool | None:
+        answered_flag = (AnsweredFlag.where ('answer_id', self.id)
+                         .where ('platform', platform)
+                         .first ())
+        if answered_flag is None:
+            return None
+        return answered_flag.answered
+
 
 class Query (Model):
     id:                 int