"I really don't mind, honestly. It's other people that get weirded out." Jennifer smiled. "I'm from the future. But my future has nothing to do with cool flying cars and space ships like other people's."
Simon's.
Jennifer pointed to the tattoo under her eye. "We're not all barcoded there. This was a personal decision I made because of where I worked. I'll leave it at that, because the rest is a little embarrassing."
Like she was going to tell a perfect stranger that her barcode was for Malibu Barbie. She wasn't sure she'd even told that to Simon.
"In my future, most of the world is a part of the Federated United States. Where you work is your last name. I used to be Maher. Now I'm Government." She gave a little shrug. "Product wars aren't merely ad campaignes anymore. They're actual wars."