"Ha! Yeah, totally. The government! That's our god, and they want tribute and human sacrifices too!"
He remembered tales of the south sea island tribes that he read when he was younger. Every kid in school loved those stories. He couldn't stand them; stupid barbarians that believe in their 'gods,' sacrifice a third of the tribe and abandon the weak kids to die... oh, and they're led by their Chief who apparently is annointed by the Gods! How fuckin' convenient... all this 'gods' crap, just a way rulers rationalize themselves.
Baird nodded; a slight smirk re-emerged at Loki's statement about people realizing they needed his brains. "And hey, the mutants here, at least these ones don't look down on tech either. Some of 'em even have mutations that make them work better with the machines."
"Speakin' of food, what's it like where you're from?"