Dystopian, certainly, Futuristic, Slightly. Personally I'm imagining tech for approximately 2038 - 2058 can be found. I also imagined an Alt Earth so different landscapes, but that's not a sticking point for me. And certainly, the Brands are determined by the crime. The city my character will come from has a high population of Religious Zealots, and are probably more reclusive, so for example my character would definitely have a Traitor brand and a Heretic brand.