[Lasso, huh? Interesting. It's not like Brand hasn't been tempted to figure out how to use one to grab Rune (or, lately, one of the kids) from a distance. But the second part seizes his attention before he can pursue that line of questioning.]

So this place gives people powers?

[That explains some of the weird shit that happened during his "recruitment". Fuck, he's going to have to figure out some ridiculous new ability, isn't he?]