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* HeroesWantRedheads: Lampshaded: "It's ironic. You once swore you'd never get involved with a redhead."
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* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Parodied with a cover ID. Daniel gives his name as [[MartyStu Martin Gary Stewart]] only to be met with an incredulous "And I'm MarySue Smith." A bit later on, they get the cover [=IDs=] "Maria Suzanya Stuvarta" and "Martin Yuri Stuvart."

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* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Parodied with a cover ID. Daniel gives his name as [[MartyStu Martin Gary Stewart]] Stewart only to be met with an incredulous "And I'm MarySue Mary Sue Smith." A bit later on, they get the cover [=IDs=] "Maria Suzanya Stuvarta" and "Martin Yuri Stuvart."
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* SpaceOpera: [[XMeetsY plus]] TuxedoAndMartini.

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* SpaceOpera: [[XMeetsY [[JustForFun/XMeetsY plus]] TuxedoAndMartini.
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JamesBond [[RecycledInSpace in SPACE!]]

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JamesBond Film/JamesBond [[RecycledInSpace in SPACE!]]



* TheAce: Daniel ''is'' a [[JamesBond Bond]] {{expy}}, after all.

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* TheAce: Daniel ''is'' a [[JamesBond [[Film/JamesBond Bond]] {{expy}}, after all.
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* StephenUlyssesPerhero: Parodied with a cover ID. Daniel gives his name as [[MartyStu Martin Gary Stewart]] only to be met with an incredulous "And I'm MarySue Smith." A bit later on, they get the cover [=IDs=] "Maria Suzanya Stuvarta" and "Martin Yuri Stuvart."

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* StephenUlyssesPerhero: StevenUlyssesPerhero: Parodied with a cover ID. Daniel gives his name as [[MartyStu Martin Gary Stewart]] only to be met with an incredulous "And I'm MarySue Smith." A bit later on, they get the cover [=IDs=] "Maria Suzanya Stuvarta" and "Martin Yuri Stuvart."
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A Just For Fun page rather than a trope


* NotableReferencesToTVTropes: Several lines, particularly "You're no {{magnificent bastard}}. You're a {{complete monster}}."
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** A firefight and raid on a pirate hideout while the protagonists are making a deal. (Probably {{justified}}, in that the police were wearing {{red shirt}}s so who cares.)

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** A firefight and raid on a pirate hideout while the protagonists are making a deal. (Probably {{justified}}, {{justified|Trope}}, in that the police were wearing {{red shirt}}s so who cares.)
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** GrissomOneLiner: Upon finding the body, Daniel remarks "Neighbor of yours dropped by." ([[OvertOperative "That is NOT 'keeping a low profile'!"]])

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** GrissomOneLiner: QuipToBlack: Upon finding the body, Daniel remarks "Neighbor of yours dropped by." ([[OvertOperative "That is NOT 'keeping a low profile'!"]])
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-->Sarah: [[APirate400YearsTooLate Swashbucklers]] or [[ADisgraceToBlackbeard terrorists?]]

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-->Sarah: [[APirate400YearsTooLate Swashbucklers]] or [[ADisgraceToBlackbeard [[RuthlessModernPirates terrorists?]]
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**Interestingly enough, the names don't work in Russian. WordOfGod states that a revision will call this out.

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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: During a confrontation between security agents and two of the main characters in a crowded spaceport, some pirates kidnap a random passenger. [[CrapSackWorld Tellingly]], no one notices, especially not the ubiquitous security.



* SignificantBackgroundEvent: During a confrontation between security agents and two of the main characters in a crowded spaceport, some pirates kidnap a random passenger. [[CrapSackWorld Tellingly]], no one notices, especially not the ubiquitous security.
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* LockingMacGuyverInTheCupboard: Or rather, throwing a telekinetic into a sword shop.

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* LockingMacGuyverInTheCupboard: LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: Or rather, throwing a telekinetic into a sword shop.
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* NormallyIWouldBeDeadRightNow: After slowing the freefalling elevator with psychokinesis.

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* NormallyIWouldBeDeadRightNow: NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: After slowing the freefalling elevator with psychokinesis.

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* GambitPileup



* ThirtyGambitPileup
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* ThirtyXanatosPileup

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* ThirtyXanatosPileupThirtyGambitPileup
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** See StealthPun below.


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* StealthPun: WordOfGod says that Reiling's SignificantName was completely unintentional. See RailingKill above.
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* SpaceOpera: [[XMeetsY Meets]] TuxedoAndMartini.

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* SpaceOpera: [[XMeetsY Meets]] plus]] TuxedoAndMartini.
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* SpaceOpera: Meets GinAndMartini.

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* SpaceOpera: Meets GinAndMartini.[[XMeetsY Meets]] TuxedoAndMartini.

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* SignificantBackgroundEvent: During a confrontation between security agents and two of the main characters in a crowded spaceport, some pirates kidnap a random passenger. Tellingly, no one notices, especially not the ubiquitous security.

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* SignificantBackgroundEvent: During a confrontation between security agents and two of the main characters in a crowded spaceport, some pirates kidnap a random passenger. Tellingly, [[CrapSackWorld Tellingly]], no one notices, especially not the ubiquitous security.security.
*SpaceOpera: Meets GinAndMartini.


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*ThirtyXanatosPileup
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* IndyPloy: Daniel's response to being told that if he makes a jump without a gate [[InertiaIsACruelMistress they won't be able to stop]] is "We'll figure it out."

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* IndyPloy: Daniel's response to being told that if he makes a jump without a gate gate, [[InertiaIsACruelMistress they won't be able to stop]] stop]], is "We'll figure it out."
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JamesBond [[RecycledInSpace in SPACE!]]

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JamesBond [[RecycledInSpace in SPACE!]]SPACE!]]

!This work contains examples of:

*TheAce: Daniel ''is'' a [[JamesBond Bond]] {{expy}}, after all.
*ActionGirl: Sarah Eaton, telekinetic and Fed agent. She's also badass enough to [[spoiler:deflect bullets with a katana]].
*AliensInCardiff: Or rather, Imperial Capital in Salem, Oregon.
*BondOneLiner:
**(after pushing pursuing agents into a river) "Apologies for being a wet blanket."
*CeilingCling: Daniel manages to pull this on the bottom of a train, after being shoved onto the tracks. [[spoiler:Later on, Sarah does the same.]]
*DramaticSpaceDrifting
*FantasticRacism
*FutureSlang
*GratuitousFrench: Sarah is fond of this.
**BilingualBackfire: Daniel speaks French too.
*GroinAttack: Sarah delivers a satisfying one to Saunders.
*HeroesWantRedheads: Lampshaded: "It's ironic. You once swore you'd never get involved with a redhead."
*HowWeGotHere: It starts with a scene that occurs about 3/4ths of the way in, a proposal between the two main characters--which Sarah runs away from and Daniel shouts at her to stop. When we do indeed get there, it turns out [[spoiler:he was telling her to stop because [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy he wanted to give her something to help her succeed in her mission]].]]
*IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Chelsea tells Daniel this.
*IndyPloy: Daniel's response to being told that if he makes a jump without a gate [[InertiaIsACruelMistress they won't be able to stop]] is "We'll figure it out."
*LockingMacGuyverInTheCupboard: Or rather, throwing a telekinetic into a sword shop.
*KatanasAreJustBetter
*NormallyIWouldBeDeadRightNow: After slowing the freefalling elevator with psychokinesis.
-->"Shouldn't we be dead right now?"
-->"Yeah."
*NotableReferencesToTVTropes: Several lines, particularly "You're no {{magnificent bastard}}. You're a {{complete monster}}."
*OhMyGods: "Sha Iyhara!"
*PsychicPowers: the protagonists both have {{telekinesis}}.
*RailingKill: To a neighbor of Sarah's [[SignificantName named Reiling]].
**GrissomOneLiner: Upon finding the body, Daniel remarks "Neighbor of yours dropped by." ([[OvertOperative "That is NOT 'keeping a low profile'!"]])
*SignificantBackgroundEvent: During a confrontation between security agents and two of the main characters in a crowded spaceport, some pirates kidnap a random passenger. Tellingly, no one notices, especially not the ubiquitous security.
*StephenUlyssesPerhero: Parodied with a cover ID. Daniel gives his name as [[MartyStu Martin Gary Stewart]] only to be met with an incredulous "And I'm MarySue Smith." A bit later on, they get the cover [=IDs=] "Maria Suzanya Stuvarta" and "Martin Yuri Stuvart."
-->Sarah: I see what she did there.
*SpacePirates:
-->Sarah: [[APirate400YearsTooLate Swashbucklers]] or [[ADisgraceToBlackbeard terrorists?]]
-->Daniel: We should be so lucky.
*UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Vadiri.
*UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Sarah casually breaks a pickpocket's arm.
**A firefight and raid on a pirate hideout while the protagonists are making a deal. (Probably {{justified}}, in that the police were wearing {{red shirt}}s so who cares.)
*VoluntaryShapeshifting: Lex

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