6 MutationRachel McDowell had been awake for hours on the morning after the raid but, uncharacteristically, she was still not dressed. She lay quietly on her bunk, eyes closed, far from asleep, far from at peace. The previous night’s attack was running repeatedly through her mind; she was always looking for improvement. Although she had not lost any soldiers during the mission, McDowell still felt somehow flat inside, but she could not put her finger on exactly what it was that was eating at her. A junior officer entered the dormitory where she lay and peered up towards her bunk.
‘Corporal McDowell, Commander Langton and Commune Leader Kefelnikov would like to see you down in the IVF Lab straight away,’ ordered the junior officer.
McDowell gritted her teeth and sat bolt upright before s
