[Sour sympathy tugs at Blake's mouth. His mind jumps straight to one reliable source of brainwashing.] This would be a hell of a place to come to from a cult.

[He's almost amused as he turns his face up to look at the stars.] You know, that's what I thought this was for a while. Bunch of weirdoes who don't talk quite right and dragged us here from home. It seemed to add up.