Ah--yes, them. Well, that's up for a bit of debate.

We're more of a happy accident, one that none of the other Midgardian nations around us seem to keen on. The dying incident, and mechanic bear thing were definitely circumstantial. The gracious kidnappers even provided nullifiers to make sure all of the possible escape routes were good and blocked.

But what do you expect? We can be seen as resources, and we can be seen as anomalies. [ he's holding his hands up like he's weighing the options. ]