It may be a coincidence, it may be not. Yet since the Britanian empire erected a giant gate seemly for no reason in the middle of Paris Few people have been noted to show unusual abilities. The have not been seen as good or bad as their loyalties seem the remain to their former selves.
The people who has shown these unique abilities have 3 things in common.
1. They all went through a brief comma lasting from 4-6 weeks.
2. They all place Logic above emotion though the stronger emotions still seem to affect the sway.
3. Their powers are unique to each one however one thing remains the same. After each use of their abilities they are required to for fill an action in and OCD time manner. The more they use their abilities the the stronger this urge becomes up to a point where it is all they can think about. This OCD can range from eating a flower, singing a song, smoking and breaking your finger.
As far as we are aware the contractor's curently reside in the military ranks of both side's being seen as disposable weapons. Some survive are mercinaries while others hide thier gift in an attempt to avoid the conflict.