History YMMV / PosterGirl

** [[spoiler: Why did Alexander turn against the Delegation? He himself states he was disgusted at their crimes, but given he was already intrested in Sonya back then,who the regime had assigned to his brother Aaron, maybe there was also a personal motive at play.]]

* MagnificentBitch: Emily Knocks is a mercenary hacker, skilled enough that both members of the Delegation and the Triumvirate respect and she has plenty of customers, allowing Emily to maintain a luxurious lifestyle in the dystopian setting. When Sonya Kantor comes to her for aid in finding Grace Ward Emily agrees, after trolling Sonya a bit by forcing her to sing an old propaganda song in public as payment for her services. [[spoiler: Sending Sonya to a meeting with Myth, the leader of the Analogue Army terrorist group, uses it as a distraction to infiltrate the groups actual headquarters and gather their data on everyones Insight, giving her potentially tremendous power over the entire society. Yet instead of using it for her own advantage it she actually plans on deleting the entire data so that no one else can abuse it ever again, showing that despite her mercenary demeanor she does have quite high standarts. Though keeping her word to Sonya she first intends to help her find Grace before deleting the data. When Easton Turner has her murdered to cover his tracks, Emily still get's the last laugh because she planned ahead for this eventuality, setting up her security system so that Sonya, and only Sonya can acess her data. Allowing the former Poster Girl to not only find Grace but also expose Turner for his crimes, before she deletes the data in according to Emily's LastRequest.]]
* RealismInducedHorror: The Des Coin system might sounds like something out of the imagination of a dystopian writer, but it is actually not so different from the "Social Credit" system that the People Republic of China uses.

* MagnificentBitch: Emily Knocks is a mercenary hacker, skilled enough that both the Delegation and the Triumvirate respect and she has plenty of customers, allowing Emily to maintain a luxurious lifestyle in the dystopian setting. When Sonya Kantor comes to her for aid in finding Grace Ward Emily agrees, after trolling Sonya a bit by forcing her to sing an old propaganda song in public as payment for her services. [[spoiler: Sending Sonya to a meeting with Myth, the leader of the Analogue Army terrorist group, uses it as a distraction to infiltrate the groups actual headquarters and gather their data on everyones Insight, giving her potentially tremendous power over the entire society. Yet instead of using it for her own advantage it she actually plans on deleting the entire data so that no one else can abuse it ever again, showing that despite her mercenary demeanor she does have quite high standarts. Though keeping her word to Sonya she first intends to help her find Grace before deleting the data. When Easton Turner has her murdered to cover his tracks, Emily still get's the last laugh because she planned ahead for this eventuality, setting up her security system so that Sonya, and only Sonya can acess her data. Allowing the former Poster Girl to not only find Grace but also expose Turner for his crimes, before she deletes the data in according to Emily's LastRequest.]]

* MagnificentBitch: Emily Knocks is a mercenary hacker, skilled enough that both the Delegation and the Triumvirate have used her services, allowing Emily to maintain a luxurious lifestyle in the dystopian setting. When Sonya Kantor comes to her for aid in finding Grace Ward Emily agrees, after trolling Sonya a bit by forcing her to sing an old propaganda song in public as payment for her services. [[spoiler: Sending Sonya to a meeting with Myth, the leader of the Analogue Army terrorist group, uses it as a distraction to infiltrate the groups actual headquarters and gather their data on everyones Insight, giving her potentially tremendous power over the entire society. Yet instead of using it for her own advantage it she actually plans on deleting the entire data so that no one else can abuse it ever again, showing that despite her mercenary demeanor she does have quite high standarts. Though keeping her word to Sonya she first intends to help her find Grace before deleting the data. When Easton Turner has her murdered to cover his tracks, Emily still get's the last laugh because she planned ahead for this eventuality, setting up her security system so that Sonya, and only Sonya can acess her data. Allowing the former Poster Girl to not only find Grace but also expose Turner for his crimes, before she deletes the data in according to Emily's LastRequest.]]

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Emily Knocks, the smart, snarky mercenary hacker who helps Sonya on her quest. Despite being a bit of a troll and not above risking Sonya's life to get the data they need, she is also one of the few characters to show her actualy kindness, with a sliver of ShipTease for good meassure. Her ultimate goal of deleting the entire Insight Data to prevent anyone from abusing it also shows her as having quite higher standarts than most other characters in the story. Alas she get's killed by the analogue army, but not before leaving Sonya with the tools to complete her quest. ]]

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The precursor to the Insight implants, the Elicit is described as basically a modern day smartphone. Asking the reader how far we are really still away from a total surveilance state like the Delegation.

** The people within the Aperture, it is mentioned that rebels executed the highest rank of Delegation leadership, so just how guilty are they? Are they at best AffablyEvil FormerRegimePersonnel suffering some very much deserved LaserGuidedKarma? Are they mid to low level PunchClockVillains who are in denial about the regimes crimes, but not necessarily irredeemable villains themselves? Or at they merely TheScapegoat who suffer MisplacedRetribution for crimes their friends and family members comitted? Given the large number of people within the ghetto and their differing personalities and backgrounds it is likely that all three are true depending on the individual.

** [[spoiler: Did August Kantor ever care for his family? Sonya's narration describes him as a seemingly kind father, but given her dossier it seems he actually had no problem with her being assigned the role of a TrophyWife by the Delegation. Likewise, did he honestly believe that his PaterFamilicide would spare his family from an even worse fate at the hands of the rebels? Or was it the petty last act of a monster, trying to drag as many people as he could with him to his grave? Sonya at least seems to favor the latter interpretation at the end of the story.]]

** The Triumvirate, while it is pretty clear that they are ALighterShadeOfGrey to the Delegation, but just how good/bad are they? Did they look up the survivors of the Delegation in the Aperture as punishment? Or possibly to protect them from VigilanteJustice from the hands of the people they oppressed? The sometimes cruel repression of the ghetto, such as DeniedFoodAsPunishment would hint at the former, while the fact that the persons who are eventually released are given the option of taking on a new identity to protect them in society, could suggest the latter. Also do they actually intend to restore certain civil liberties "once the Triumvirate has stabilized" or is it just a lie and they intend to keep the status quo indefenetly?

** The people within the Aperture, it is mentioned that rebels executed the highest rank of Delegation leadership, so just guilty are they? Are they at best AffablyEvil FormerRegimePersonnel suffering some very much deserved LaserGuidedKarma? Are they mid to low level PunchClockVillains who are in denial about the regimes crimes, but not necessarily irredeemable villains themselves? Or at they merely TheScapegoat who suffer MisplacedRetribution for crimes their friends and family members comitted? Given the large number of people within the ghetto and their differing personalities and backgrounds it is likely that all three are true depending on the individual.

** The people within the Aperture, it is mentioned that rebels executed the highest rank of Delegation leadership, so just guilty are they? Are they at best AffablyEvil FormerRegimePersonnel suffering some very much deserved LaserGuidedKarma? Are they mid to low level PunchClockVillains who are in denial about the regimes crimes, but not necessarily irredeemable villains themselves? Or at they merely TheScapegoat who suffer MisplacedRetribution for crimes their friends and family members comitted? Given the large number of people within the ghetto and their differing personalities it is likely that all three are true depending on the individual.

** The people within the Aperture, it is mentioned that rebels executed the highest rank of Delegation leadership, so just guilty are they? Are they at best AffablyEvil FormerRegimePersonnel suffering very much deserved LaserGuidedKarma? Are they mid to low level PunchClockVillains who are in denial about the regimes crimes, but not necessarily irredeemable villains themselves? Or at they merely TheScapegoat who suffer MisplacedRetribution for crimes their friends and family members comitted? Given the large number of people within the ghetto and their differing personalities it is likely that all three are true depending on the individual.

** The people within the Aperture, it is mentioned that rebels executed the highest rank of Delegation leadership, so just guilty are they? Are they at best AffablyEvil FormerRegimePersonnel suffering very much deserved LaserGuidedKarma? Are they mid to low level PunchClockVillains who are in denial about the regimes crimes, but not necessarily irredeemable villains themselves? Or at they merely TheScapegoat who suffer MisplacedRetribution for crimes their friends and family members comitted? Given the large number of people within the ghetto and their differing personalities it is likely that there are examples of all three present.

** The people within the Aperture, it is mentioned that rebels executed the highest rank of Delegation leadership, so just guilty are they? Are they at best AffablyEvil FormerRegimePersonnel suffering very much deserved LaserGuidedKarma? Are they mid to low level PunchClockVillains who are in denial about the regimes crimes, but not necessarily horrible people themselves? Or at they merely TheScapegoat who suffer MisplacedRetribution for crimes their friends and family members comitted? Given the large number of people within the ghetto and their differing personalities it is likely that there are examples of all three present.

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Emily Knocks, the smart, snarky mercenary hacker who helps Sonya on her quest. Being a bit of a troll she does manage to bring Sonya out of her shell, and is not above risking her life to get the data they need, but is also one of the few characters to show her actualy kindness, with a sliver of ShipTease for good meassure. Her ultimate goal of deleting the entire Insight Data to prevent anyone from abusing it also shows her as having quite higher standarts than most other characters in the story. Alas she get's killed by the analogue army, but not before leaving Sonya with the tools to complete her quest. ]]

* MagnificentBitch: Emily Knocks is a mercenary hacker, skilled enough that both the Delegation and the Triumvirate have used her services, allowing Emily to maintain a luxurious lifestyle in the dystopian setting. When Sonya Kantor comes to her for aid in finding Grace Ward Emily agrees, after trolling Sonya a bit by forcing her to sing an old propaganda song in public as payment for her services. [[spoiler: Sending Sonya to a meeting with Myth, the leader of the Analogue Army terrorist group, uses it as a distraction to infiltrate the groups actual headquarters and gather their data on everyones Insight, giving her potentially tremendous power over the entire society. Yet instead of using it for her own advantage it she actually plans on deleting the entire data so that no one else can abuse it ever again, showing that despite her mercenary demeanor she does have quite high standarts. Though keeping her word to Sonya she first intends to help her find Grace before deleting the data. When Easton Turner has her murdered to cover his tracks, Emily still get's the last laugh because she planned ahead for this eventuality, setting up her security system so that Sonya, and only Sonya can acess her data. Allowing the former Poster Girl to not only find Grace but also expose Turner for his crimes, before she deletes the data in according to Emily's LastRequest.]]

** [[spoiler: Easton Turner assisted August Kantor with his acts of child murder in the name of the Delegation. Being able to hide his connection to the regime he escapes being killed or locked up in the Aperture when the regime falls. On the contrary eventually worming his way into becoming one of the three heads of the Triumvirate. Using his position to help cover the tracks of his father Myth, who is the leader of the Analogue Army terrorist group, not because he actually cares for their cause but because they provide a handy way of getting rid of troublesome individuals. When his subordinate Alexander suggest giving Sonya Kantor a chance to redeem herself Easton seemingly agrees, while knowing full well that Grace Ward is dead and as such having no intention of actually going through with it. When Sonya and Alexander manage to come close to the truth with the aid of Emily Knocks Easton uses his connection to the Analogue Army to have the hacker murdered. Firing Alexander and calling off Sonya's task he tries to cover his tracks and when it doesn't work once more using the Analogue Army to try and kill them. When he eventually does catch Sonya, he tries to send her back to the Aperture for life (and possibly worse) despite her having completed her mission, only relenting when she threatens to expose him for his connections to the old regime and the analogue army. Lacking even August Kantors pretentious care for his family Easton Turner proves to be the very worst in the already dark world of Literature/PosterGirl]]

** [[spoiler: August Kantor was a high ranking member of the tyrannical Delegation, helping run a oppressive regime in the MegaCity of the American Northwest. Despite ostensibly loving his daughters he heavily indoctrinated them for the regime, having no problem with his younger daughter Sonya being assigned the fate of a TrophyWife because the regime considered her not intelligent enough for anything else. He would also regularly murder children just on the off chance that they one day might become a threat to the regime. When the Delegation was finally overthrown he decided to escape justice by comitting suicide, attempting to drag his entire family with him and suceeding with his wife and older daughter.]]
** [[spoiler: Easton Turner assissted August Kantor with his acts of child murder in the name of the Delegation. Being able to hide his connection to the regime he escapes being killed or locked up in the Aperture when the regime falls. On the contrary eventually worming his way into becoming one of the three heads of the Triumvirate. Using his position to help cover the tracks of his father Myth, who is the leader of the Analogue Army terrorist group, not because he actually cares for their cause but because they provide a handy way of getting rid of troublesome individuals. When his subordinate Alexander suggest giving Sonya Kantor a chance to redeem herself Easton seemingly agrees, while knowing full well that Grace Ward is dead and as such having no intention of actually going through with it. When Sonya and Alexander manage to come close to the truth with the aid of Emily Knocks Easton uses his connection to the Analogue Army to have the hacker murdered. Fiering Alexander and calling off Sonya's task he tries to cover his tracks and when it doesn't work once more using the Analogue Army to try and kill them. When he eventually does catch Sonya he tries to send her back to the Aperture for life (and possibly worse) despite her having completed her mission, only relenting when she threatens to expose him for his connections to the old regime and the analogue army. Lacking even August Kantors pretentious care for his family Easton Turner proves to be the very worst in the already dark world of Literature/PosterGirl]]

** [[spoiler: Easton Turner assissted August Kantor with his acts of child murder in the name of the Delegation. Being able to hide his connection to the regime he escapes being killed or locked up in the Aperture when the regime falls. On the contrary eventually worming his way into becoming one of the three heads of the Triumvirate. Using his position to help cover the tracks of his father Myth, who is the leader of the Analogue Army terrorist group, not because he actually cares for their cause but because they provide a handy way of getting rid of troublesome individuals. When his subordinate Alexander suggest giving Sonya Kantor a chance to redeem herself Easton seemingly agrees, while knowing full well that Grace Ward is dead and as such having no intention of actually going through with it. When Sonya and Alexander manage to come close to the truth with the aid of Emily Knocks Easton uses his connection to the Analogue Army to have the hacker murdered. Fiering Alexander and calling off Sonya's task he tries to cover his tracks and when it doesn't work once more using the Analogue Army to try and kill them. When he eventually does catch Sonya he tries to send her back to the Aperture for life (and possibly worse) despite her having completed her mission, only relenting when she threatens to expose him for his connections to the old regime and the analogue army. Lacking even August Kantors seeming love for his family Easton Turner proves to be the very worst in the already dark world of Literature/PosterGirl]]

** [[spoiler: Easton Turner assissted August Kantor with his acts of child murder in the name of the Delegation. Being able to hide his connection to the regime he escapes being killed or locked up in the Aperture when the regime falls. On the contrary eventually worming his way into becoming one of the three heads of the Triumvirate. Using his position to help cover the tracks of his father Myth, who is the leader of the Analogue Army terrorist group, not because he actually cares for their cause but because they provide a handy way of getting rid of troublesome individuals. When his subordinate Alexander suggest giving Sonya Kantor a chance to redeem herself Easton seemingly agrees, while knowing full well that Grace Ward is dead and as such having no intention of actually going through with it. When Sonya and Alexander manage to come close to the truth with the aid of Emily Knocks Easton uses his connection to the Analogue Army to have the hacker murdered. Fiering Alexander and calling off Sonya's task he tries to cover his tracks and when it doesn't work once more using the Analogue Army to try and kill them. When he eventually does catch Sonya he tries to send her back to the Aperture for life (and possibly worse) despite her having completed her mission, only relenting when she threatens to expose him for his connections to the old regime and the analogue army. Lacking even August Kantors ostensive love for his family Easton Turner proves to be the very worst in the already dark world of Literature/PosterGirl]]