"Exactly why I find it so weird. Something about this place cocks up my powers, and frankly, that flies right in the face of the whole 'super power to make up for deformity' idea. I may as well be a mainlander for all the use my powers are now."

Not that he'd tested what his powers could really do here, but that wasn't something he wanted to push just yet. The scars on his hands itched just thinking about it.

"but what about you? You must have some deal that brought you aboard."