[ WP ] Two time travelers appear in the present day , claiming to both come from the same year . Both of them describe radically different versions of the future .

`` The future is awesome,'' Alex insisted, tucking a strand of his long blond hair behind his ear. `` All our needs are met. There is no hunger, no suffering. The government assigns everyone a job, and everyone gets paid a decent, living wage, and is happy to do it. There is no unemployment. Me, I'm a writer, I get to sit around writing stories on Reddit all day! I make ten thousand coinmarks a month.'' 
 
 `` The future is terrible,'' Shondra said, shaking her head and figiting nervously with the end of one of her long, black braids. `` The government assigns us the most horrible, grueling, manual-labor intensive jobs. I work double shifts at a restaurant and wash dishes, too. My husband was killed, broke his back in a shipping plant. Without his income, I do n't make enough coinmarks to be able to feed my family. My oldest daughter is going to be forced to start working next week -- she is eight.'' 
 

