Religious zealots kidnapping and torturing anyone with powers, or anyone who were okay with the people with powers. They were in a shoot-to-kill sort of mood.
Nice to meet you, Frylock. Oh, he's your roommate? He's... special. I saw him yesterday and decided not to even touch it. Well, the offer still stands. Usually my dad's the one offering food and a place to go to adjust, but he's been holed up and staying out of society since all that crazy.