Veronica knew any escape attempt would be impossible, so she just went along with what was happening. She was old enough to have been to a regular doctor before and was only minorly embarrassed by the poking and prodding of the doctors.
The conversations happening across the room were intriguing, though she said nothing. She knew she would be able to talk later, and without tipping her hand to the staff of this facility. These people really need to learn that if they are going to oppose an authority that runs their lives, they need not talk about it in front of that authority. thinking that made Veronica feel smug, though she knew she was right.
The doctor examining her simply asked "What is your mutation? It is not as obvious as some of the others, we can detect the difference in cell structure and your increased brain activity but..." "Never really found out specifically, just figured out how to use it"