Yeah, the Registration Act. The idea of it makes David sick.

"And how else am I supposed to get close to the source of this and figure out how to go home if I can't get access to resources a normal person might not have?" David counters. Because for him, this isn't his life. He hasn't resigned himself to this yet.

He was just starting to make something for himself back there. Sure it had only been since abandoning his job to save Magneto's grandson, but it was SOMETHING.