Alex and Danielle headed to the regeneration centre together to see out their fate as a new couple. They held hands as they sat in the waiting room with the other worried kids, all uncertain of their future lives.
"By tonight we're going to be livestock on a farm," Danielle said nervously.
"I know," Alex said.
"Number 34!" A nurse said from behind a desk. A 19 year-old blonde girl stood up, looked around, and walked into the next room.
"I'm 35, I'm next!" Danielle said tearfully.
Alex looked back into her eyes and couldn't quite think of what to say. "Think about it this way," he said, "once we're through here, we can be together. We can celebrate our new species with our first kiss."
She nodded and hugged him. "36 please." The nurse shouted.
She wiped the tears from her face. "Wish me luck," she said.