372.
The soldier in front of the border narrowed his eyes as he studied Lachlan's face before going back to the reading on his scanner. "Unregistered augmentation," he said. "Source."
"I was born this way… hey," Lachlan replied with a half smirk on his face.
One of the soldiers to the left shifted—maybe a flinch, maybe amusement. The lead didn't react.
"Source," he repeated.
Lachlan's eyes flicked to Elias for half a second.
Elias shook his head once. Lying to CDC tech was stupid when you didn't know the parameters. "Unknown," he said. "Mutation event, post-Phase One."
"Documented?"
"Yes," Elias lied smoothly. "Region O medical. Dr. Herrera, unit twelve."
Name fabrication, the creature chimed. Poor choice. With all your luck, Herrera probably died in Phase Zero.
Elias didn't let his expression flicker.
