It's always an interesting test to see what people do when they meet me, both because of who I am and because I'm Haden. One or the other usually gets commented on.
-- Chris (chapter 1 paragraph 9)

Importance: This is an interesting thought made by Chris when he meets his new partner, Agent Leslie Vann. Most people know that he as a youth he was the poster boy for the Haden Acceptance movement, featuring prominently in a variety of marketing material for this campaign. He is also the son of a retired professional basketball player who has turned successful entrepreneur and aspiring politician. This has led Chris to a lifetime of being well known, an image he is trying to cast off as he begins his job with the FBI.

We've got a murder that probably isn't, of a man we haven't ID'd, who had a meeting with an Integrator who may have already been integrated...
-- Chris (chapter 4 paragraph 111)