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* TheEmpath: Lauren and others who suffer from hyperempathy syndrome, who feel the pain of anyone they see in pain. The twist is that it's a neurological condition causing a type of hallucination, not a psychic power. They feel only what they ''perceive'' others to be feeling; they can't feel your pain if they can't see you or if they see you but don't realize you're in pain, and you can trick them into feeling pain by, for example, smearing yourself in red ink and screaming that you're bleeding.
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* TheEmpath: Lauren and others who suffer from hyperempathy syndrome, who feel the pain of anyone they see in pain. The twist is that it's a neurological condition causing a type of hallucination, not a psychic power. They feel only what they ''perceive'' others to be feeling; they can't feel your pain if they can't see you or if they see you but don't realize you're in pain, and you can trick them into feeling pain by, for example, smearing yourself in red ink and screaming that you're bleeding. It doesn't necessarily make them more compassionate people, either.
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* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler: Lauren's]] search for her lost daughter in the second book is intercut with stories from that daughter talking about growing up in her adoptive home. So it's already completely obvious that the search will fail.
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* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler: Lauren's]] [[spoiler:Lauren's]] search for her lost daughter in the second book is intercut with stories from that daughter talking about growing up in her adoptive home. So it's already completely obvious that the search will fail.
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* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: Lauren's daughter Larkin is taken away and given to a Christian family, and is renamed Asha Vere]].
* MalignedMixedMarriage: The state of the world has caused social progress to roll backwards, and interracial romances and even friendships are stigmatized. Even in the gated community, Lauren's father is often sneered at for marrying her Hispanic stepmother, and when Lauren, Zahra, and Harry decide to travel together, Lauren decides to disguise herself as a man and pretend to be a couple with Zahra since either of them being with the white Harry could attract trouble.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: The state of the world has caused social progress to roll backwards, and interracial romances and even friendships are stigmatized. Even in the gated community, Lauren's father is often sneered at for marrying her Hispanic stepmother, and when Lauren, Zahra, and Harry decide to travel together, Lauren decides to disguise herself as a man and pretend to be a couple with Zahra since either of them being with the white Harry could attract trouble.
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* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: Lauren's [[spoiler:Lauren's daughter Larkin is taken away and given to a Christian family, and is renamed Asha Vere]].
* MalignedMixedMarriage: The state of the world has caused social progress to roll backwards, and interracial romances and even friendships are stigmatized. Even in the gated community, Lauren's father is often sneered at for marrying her Hispanic stepmother, and when Lauren, Zahra, and Harry decide to travel together, Lauren decides to disguise herself as a man and pretend to be a couple with Zahra since either of them being with the white Harry (who actually is in a relationship with Zahra) could attract trouble.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: The state of the world has caused social progress to roll backwards, and interracial romances and even friendships are stigmatized. Even in the gated community, Lauren's father is often sneered at for marrying her Hispanic stepmother, and when Lauren, Zahra, and Harry decide to travel together, Lauren decides to disguise herself as a man and pretend to be a couple with Zahra since either of them being with the white Harry (who actually is in a relationship with Zahra) could attract trouble.
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* TheEmpath: Lauren and others who suffer from hyperempathy syndrome. The twist is that it's a neurological condition, not a psychic power. They feel only what they ''perceive'' others to be feeling; they can't feel pain they're ignorant of, and you can trick them into feeling pain by, for example, smearing yourself in red ink and screaming that you're bleeding.
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* TheEmpath: Lauren and others who suffer from hyperempathy syndrome. syndrome, who feel the pain of anyone they see in pain. The twist is that it's a neurological condition, condition causing a type of hallucination, not a psychic power. They feel only what they ''perceive'' others to be feeling; they can't feel your pain they're ignorant of, if they can't see you or if they see you but don't realize you're in pain, and you can trick them into feeling pain by, for example, smearing yourself in red ink and screaming that you're bleeding.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Takes place in the early to mid 21st century, and Lauren was in fact born in 2009.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Takes place in the early to mid 21st century, and Lauren was in fact born in 2009.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Takes place in the early ThisIsUnforgivable: In 2090, an 81-year-old Lauren writes that she has never even tried to mid 21st century, and forgive [[spoiler: her brother Marcus for telling her daughter that her parents were dead when he knew Lauren was searching for her abducted child, and never telling her that he'd been in fact born in 2009.contact with Asha for 15 years]].
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* DisownedSibling: Lauren reunites with her daughter when the former is 58 and the latter is 34. [[spoiler:When she learns that her brother and Asha Vere had already met and he told his niece that she was dead, she disowns him.]]
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* TheSociopath: According to Lauren, Keith is one. As a kid he desires a gun so he can be a "real man". He accepts no responsibility when [[spoiler:he leaves the compound and is beaten and robbed of his clothes, shoes, and keys]]. He talks about meeting a man who wanted to go to Alaska, and in passing, he lets slip that he shot and robbed the guy.
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* TheSociopath: According to Lauren, her brother Keith is one. As a kid he desires a gun so he the most sociopathic person she knows. He does not think of the consequences of his actions or how they can be a "real man".affect others. He accepts no responsibility when [[spoiler:he leaves the compound and is beaten and robbed of his clothes, shoes, and keys]]. He talks about meeting a man who wanted to go to Alaska, and in passing, he lets slip that he shot and robbed the guy.
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* DividedStatesOfAmerica: ''Talents'' opens in the year 2032. The previous year, the state of Alaska is done with regulations from DC and the stream of paupers coming in, and it secedes from the United States.
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* TheSociopath: According to Lauren, Keith is one. As a kid he desires a gun so he can be a "real man". He accepts no responsibility when [[spoiler:he leaves the compound and is beaten and robbed of his clothes, shoes, and keys]]. He talks about meeting a man who wanted to go to Alaska, and in passing, he lets slip that he shot and robbed the guy.
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* GoodIsNotSoft: Quite a lot of people assume that as a [[TheEmpath sharer]] and the founder of a religion based on humanity uniting and the end of violence, Lauren would be pacifist and naive. However, Lauren is perfectly willing to kill to defend her family and congregation, even if she has to feel the pain of their deaths.
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* GoodIsNotSoft: Quite a lot of people assume that as a [[TheEmpath sharer]] and the founder of a religion based on humanity uniting and the end of violence, Lauren would be pacifist and naive. However, Lauren is perfectly willing to kill to defend her family and congregation, even if she has to feel the pain of their the deaths.
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* DoomedHometown: Lauren figures out early on that Robledo will be eventually overrun, and starts preparing early in spite of her father's wishes. [[spoiler:Sadly, when the time comes, she isn't able to save any of her family.]]
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* DoomedHometown: Lauren figures out early on that Robledo will be eventually overrun, and starts preparing early in spite of her father's wishes. [[spoiler:Sadly, when the time comes, she isn't able to save any of her family.family, only a couple of neighbours.]]
