"It's Tab," he replied. "And I'm just getting into the spirit of things. You were about to give him a little lesson in how the Native American Indian Red Men were ahead of everyone-that they unlocked time, knowing deep in their wampum that time is not so linear."
  "Shut up."
  "Don't kid me, Plait, I've been to the future, I've seen you say it. It's all bullshit. Like this pipe."
  "Then how do you explain the megaclock?" she asked.