My old man probably knows it, but I get the feeling if I asked him he'd never believe I really wanted to know.

[He's been mildly curious about some of the mutants on board, but none of them have identified themselves that way where he could hear (or read).]

There aren't any mutants where I'm from. Or rather, there are, but none with extraordinary powers. Just small, random genetic traits that haven't evolved any further. I guess people in your world hate change as much as they do in mine, if you have the need to bond with other mutants for protection?