"I ain't got a clue what 'horror-marked' means, petite. So you're gonna have t' lemme in on dat."

Still, from the rest of what she'd said...

"Dey're still people, though. It's..." His frown deepened in thought. "Back home, dey ten' to be mutants. People born wit' an extra gene in deir make up dat gives dem powers when it turns on. Though some of us get lucky an' have bits of it turn on when we're born."

Which may explain the eyes, if Saturday has been wondering.