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Dewicking per TRS decision.
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* BiTheWay: Vanessa is bisexual, and in ''Killswitch'' she spends most of the book [[BelligerentSexualTension acting irritated with Sandy before finally revealing that she's fallen in love with her]].
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there are aliens.
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* AbsentAliens: No alien species are even alluded to; all the characters are either humans or human-created [=GIs=].
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* AbsentAliens: No alien species are Played with. Aliens ''do'' exist, but they aren't actually relevant to the plot nor do they even alluded to; all the characters are either humans or human-created [=GIs=].appear on-page, until ''Originator''.
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** In ''Killswitch'', [[spoiler:we learn that semi-disgraced League scientist Renaldo Takawashi wanted to restore his reputation by creating a high-designation GI that is guaranteed loyal, Jane, the result of said experiment, wants to prove her worth, Secretary of State Grey is working with a rogue League fraction that wants to stir up internal conflict in the Federation, Federation Fleet 5 refuses to recognize the authority of newly-elected Federation capital Callay and steadily approaches open rebellion, and President Neiland and Director Ibrahim decide to use Sandy as bait (without her knowledge) in a mole hunt trying to flush out the traitors in the State Department.]]
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** In ''Killswitch'', [[spoiler:we learn that semi-disgraced League scientist Renaldo Takawashi wanted to restore his reputation by creating a high-designation GI that is guaranteed loyal, Jane, a rogue League faction wants the result of said experiment, wants "Jane", to prove her worth, Secretary conduct a series of State Grey is working with a rogue League fraction that wants assassinations to stir up internal conflict in the Federation, Secretary of State Grey is secretly working with said League splinter faction, the official League government tries to limit the damage, Federation Fleet 5 refuses to recognize the authority of newly-elected Federation capital Callay and steadily approaches open rebellion, and President Neiland and Director Ibrahim decide to use Sandy as bait (without her knowledge) in a mole hunt trying to flush out the traitors in the State Department.]]
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** In ''Killswitch'', [[spoiler:we learn that semi-disgraced League scientist Renaldo Takawashi wanted to restore his reputation by creating a high-designation GI that is guaranteed loyal, Jane, the result of said experiment, wants to prove her worth, Secretary of State Grey is working with a rogue League fraction that wants to stir up internal conflict in the Federation, Federation Fleet 5 refuses to recognize the authority of newly-elected Federation capital Callay and steadily approaches open rebellion, and President Neiland and Director Ibrahim decide to use Sandy as bait (without her knowledge) in a mole hunt trying to flush out the traitors in the State Department.]]
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** Played straight with Vanessa, who is petite and described as "cute", but sports heavy physical augmentation, is a crack shot and a very capable tactician.
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* GambitPileup: The series has many different political factions scheming against each other; as a result, this occurs [[OncePerEpisode in every single book]].
** In ''Crossover'', [[spoiler:the FIA and the League are in cahoots running a big black op in Tanusha together, attempting to capture Sandy, assassinate President Neiland and cleaning up a lot of loose ends from prior (illicit) FIA/League collaborations. The League government wants to clean up their mess after losing the war, the FIA wants to rein in the technophile and uppity Callay, the Federation-appointed Governor Dali attempts a de facto coup, the Callayan government is in a tough spot with the reigning president having a shaky power base within her own party, the SIB works at the behest of the Senate to further the goals of the President's opposition, and the CSA tries its best to function as a law enforcement agency in all this mess.]]
** In ''Breakaway'', [[spoiler:Callay has had enough of Federation interference from Earth, various radical factions on Callay are embarking on terror campaigns, the newly-elected League government wants to turn over a new leaf, former Governor Dali is facing a trial that the FIA really doesn't want him to participate in, the SIB tries to get Sandy arrested, Neiland maneuvers in secret to move the Federation capital world from Earth to Callay, and all hell breaks loose when leaked information about the secret negotiations is about to surface.]]
** In ''Crossover'', [[spoiler:the FIA and the League are in cahoots running a big black op in Tanusha together, attempting to capture Sandy, assassinate President Neiland and cleaning up a lot of loose ends from prior (illicit) FIA/League collaborations. The League government wants to clean up their mess after losing the war, the FIA wants to rein in the technophile and uppity Callay, the Federation-appointed Governor Dali attempts a de facto coup, the Callayan government is in a tough spot with the reigning president having a shaky power base within her own party, the SIB works at the behest of the Senate to further the goals of the President's opposition, and the CSA tries its best to function as a law enforcement agency in all this mess.]]
** In ''Breakaway'', [[spoiler:Callay has had enough of Federation interference from Earth, various radical factions on Callay are embarking on terror campaigns, the newly-elected League government wants to turn over a new leaf, former Governor Dali is facing a trial that the FIA really doesn't want him to participate in, the SIB tries to get Sandy arrested, Neiland maneuvers in secret to move the Federation capital world from Earth to Callay, and all hell breaks loose when leaked information about the secret negotiations is about to surface.]]
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** This is ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] with Rhian Chu [[spoiler:and Sandy]] in the second trilogy. Rhian ''really'' wants to have (adopted) children and defects from the League over it, and is shown to be a loving parent. [[spoiler:Sandy, meanwhile, instantly bonds with Danya, Svetlana and Kirin when she meets them in ''23 Years on Fire'', and clearly has developed maternal feelings by ''Originator'', where she outright panics during and after a sequence of close calls with the children in danger.]]
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** This is ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] with Rhian Chu [[spoiler:and Sandy]] in the second trilogy. Rhian ''really'' wants to have (adopted) children and defects from the League over it, and is shown to be a loving parent. [[spoiler:Sandy, meanwhile, instantly bonds with Danya, Svetlana and Kirin when she meets them in ''23 Years on Fire'', and clearly has developed maternal feelings by ''Originator'', where she outright panics during and after a sequence series of close calls with the children in danger.]]
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* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] by Vanessa and Sandy in ''Killswitch''. At that point in the story, Sandy has several close (platonic) friendships and a FriendsWithBenefits relationship with Ari, but has shown no indication of ever been in romantic love in her 17 years of existence. Other [=GIs=] are depicted similarly, and it is implied that the League scientists may have deliberately messed with GI neurology to keep them from falling in love with their partners.
** This is ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] with Rhian Chu [[spoiler:and Sandy]] in the second trilogy. Rhian ''really'' wants to have (adopted) children and defects from the League over it, and is shown to be a loving parent. [[spoiler:Sandy, meanwhile, instantly bonds with Danya, Svetlana and Kirin when she meets them in ''23 Years on Fire'', and clearly has developed maternal feelings by ''Originator'', where she outright panics during and after a sequence of close calls with the children in danger.]]
** This is ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] with Rhian Chu [[spoiler:and Sandy]] in the second trilogy. Rhian ''really'' wants to have (adopted) children and defects from the League over it, and is shown to be a loving parent. [[spoiler:Sandy, meanwhile, instantly bonds with Danya, Svetlana and Kirin when she meets them in ''23 Years on Fire'', and clearly has developed maternal feelings by ''Originator'', where she outright panics during and after a sequence of close calls with the children in danger.]]
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Word cruft; Vanessa is described as petite and "European"-looking (whatever that means exactly), not black.
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* HumansAreWhite: Very averted. Callayans are predominantly of Indian, Middle-Eastern, and South American descent, and Cassandra's best friend Vanessa is black. It's explained in book two that Asia took the reins of power away from Europe and the United States at some point in the {{backstory}}, something the Americans in particular are still a little cheesed off over (at one point a Texan starship captain helps out Sandy with an OrbitalBombardment pretty much just to piss off India). Cassandra herself looks Caucasian but [[JustifiedTrope she was designed that way]].
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* HumansAreWhite: Very averted. Averted. Callayans are predominantly of Indian, Middle-Eastern, and South American descent, and Cassandra's best friend Vanessa is black.Caucasians are a minority. It's explained in book two that Asia took the reins of power away from Europe and the United States at some point in the {{backstory}}, something the Americans in particular are still a little cheesed off over (at one point a Texan starship captain helps out Sandy with an OrbitalBombardment pretty much just to piss off India). Cassandra herself looks Caucasian but [[JustifiedTrope she was designed that way]].
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* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Both their SWAT squad mates (in ''Breakaway'') and Ari (in ''Killswitch'') seem to be aware that Vanessa is crushing hard on Sandy. The only one who doesn't notice is Sandy herself.
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* BlessedWithSuck: Combat-model [=GIs=] have synthetic muscles that harden like body armor under compression, making them highly resistant to projectiles and blunt impacts, shrugging off small-caliber arms fire and high falls with easy. The flipside is that Sandy and other [=GIs=] need to stretch constantly lest they stiffen up like a board and get highly painful cramps.
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* BlessedWithSuck: Combat-model [=GIs=] have synthetic muscles that harden like body armor under compression, making them highly resistant to projectiles and blunt impacts, shrugging off small-caliber arms fire and high falls with easy.ease. The flipside is that Sandy and other [=GIs=] need to stretch constantly lest they stiffen up like a board and get highly painful cramps.
