It is the year 2040. The mutant gene is so common that more than half of the babies born each year test positive for it. The world had to adapt to the mutants presence. Laws were passed. Everyone with an obvious mutation was force to wear a collar that could suppress their powers if the need arose. The began testing every baby born. If a baby had the X gene the parents were given the choice of raising it until it was sixteen or giving it up. Mutants were allowed to have jobs and attend schools. Collared mutants were requires to live within the boundaries of a sanctuary. Sanctuaries were the abandonded part of town. Adult mutants must report to a lab in the center of their mutants town. Few talk about what happens in the lab.