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* ShownTheirWork:
** In a case of WriteWhatYouKnow, all engineering and building mechanics are extremely detailed and in-depth -- because the author's father was an engineer. From Leo Graf and his philosophizing about safety in ''Falling Free'' to ''Captain Vorpatril's Alliance'' and the event concerning [=ImpSec=] HQ to the B-plot of the "dodgy" plascrete in ''Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen'', a lot of thought and detail go into those situations.
** Similarly, a lot of intelligence techniques are pretty accurate. A truth serum exists? Some criminal organizations just assign work to small fry who don't know anything. There are also procedures for taking bribes -- and reporting them, of course. At one point, some character wonders how many prostitutes are supplementing their take-home pay with [=ImpSec=] informant money.
** Ivan attributes his romantic successes to the sheer volume of attempts he makes. This is actually a commonly recommended technique for pickup artists; train yourself to not be afraid of rejection, by getting rejected a lot.
** In ''The Vor Game'', Miles gets so bored he watches military instructional videos in alphabetical order. One instructs new, presumably rural recruits how to ''shower'' properly. This is an actual concern in the US military. And, presumably, others.
** In a case of WriteWhatYouKnow, all engineering and building mechanics are extremely detailed and in-depth -- because the author's father was an engineer. From Leo Graf and his philosophizing about safety in ''Falling Free'' to ''Captain Vorpatril's Alliance'' and the event concerning [=ImpSec=] HQ to the B-plot of the "dodgy" plascrete in ''Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen'', a lot of thought and detail go into those situations.
** Similarly, a lot of intelligence techniques are pretty accurate. A truth serum exists? Some criminal organizations just assign work to small fry who don't know anything. There are also procedures for taking bribes -- and reporting them, of course. At one point, some character wonders how many prostitutes are supplementing their take-home pay with [=ImpSec=] informant money.
** Ivan attributes his romantic successes to the sheer volume of attempts he makes. This is actually a commonly recommended technique for pickup artists; train yourself to not be afraid of rejection, by getting rejected a lot.
** In ''The Vor Game'', Miles gets so bored he watches military instructional videos in alphabetical order. One instructs new, presumably rural recruits how to ''shower'' properly. This is an actual concern in the US military. And, presumably, others.
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* ShownTheirWork: In a case of WriteWhatYouKnow, all engineering and building mechanics are extremely detailed and in-depth -- because the author's father was an engineer. From Leo Graf and his philosophizing about safety in ''Falling Free'' to ''Captain Vorpatril's Alliance'' and the event concerning [=ImpSec=] HQ to the B-plot of the "dodgy" plascrete in ''Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen'', a lot of thought and detail go into those situations.[[invoked]]
** Similarly, a lot of intelligence techniques are pretty accurate. A truth serum exists? Some criminal organizations just assign work to small fry who don't know anything. There are also procedures for taking bribes -- and reporting them, of course. At one point, some character wonders how many prostitutes are supplementing their take-home pay with [=ImpSec=] informant money.
** Ivan attributes his romantic successes to the sheer volume of attempts he makes. This is actually a recommended technique for pickup artists; to train yourself to not be afraid of rejection.
** Similarly, a lot of intelligence techniques are pretty accurate. A truth serum exists? Some criminal organizations just assign work to small fry who don't know anything. There are also procedures for taking bribes -- and reporting them, of course. At one point, some character wonders how many prostitutes are supplementing their take-home pay with [=ImpSec=] informant money.
** Ivan attributes his romantic successes to the sheer volume of attempts he makes. This is actually a recommended technique for pickup artists; to train yourself to not be afraid of rejection.
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** Athos, the planet of men, shares a name with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Athos Mount Athos]], a Greek peninsula with many monasteries and a prohibition on women.
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** In ''Captain Vorpatril's Alliance'', Tej and Ivan are trying to come up with ways to get a divorce. When infidelity is brought up, Ivan balks at the idea of Byerly sleeping with Tej. When Tej hints at Ivan and By sleeping together, By's LoveInterest Rish murmurs she'd love to see that.
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** In ''Captain Vorpatril's Alliance'', Tej and Ivan are trying to come up with ways to get a divorce. When infidelity is brought up, Ivan balks at the idea of Byerly sleeping with Tej. When Tej hints at Ivan and By sleeping together, By's LoveInterest {{Love Interest|s}} Rish murmurs she'd love to see that.
