AGENCIA

Redrosary's fictional chronicle of life in the Philippine Renaissance. This is seen mainly through the eyes of the one hundred and sixty-five members of the titular High School batch eight years after graduation.

Status: Five chapters published here, four chapters completed but to be published, one chapter under construction, even more chapters to encode.

Tropes associated with the characters of AGENCIA:
 * Ace Pilot - Vash.
 * Author Avatar - Alexander L. Issachar.
 * Badass:
 * Badass Bookworm - Amelia and Benedict. Alexander starts out as this as well.
 * Badass Crew - The Fine Union of Cool Kids, Vash's True Companions.
 * The Winters Alliance, Terrence's True Companions, also counts, though it and the above Fine Union work together on so many occasions one could interchange the two.
 * Badass Bureaucrat - Councilor Miguel Omar N. Abdul.
 * Minored in Asskicking - Alexander.
 * Bash Brothers - Alexander and Miguel.
 * Blue Blood - It is implied that Alexander is this; see Heroic Bastard.
 * Most of the implication, however, comes from his mother's side.
 * But Not Too Foreign - Amelia's mother is half-British. David's deceased mother was half-Korean. Alexander's stepfather is half-American, while his biological parents are half-Chinese.
 * Justified in the pre-Renaissance backstory. Alexander's case, on the other hand, has Real Life roots.
 * The Captain - Of the O-3 variety: Vash I. Salazar. David A. Nuñez is also this, but unlike Vash he's a weekend warrior.
 * Chef of Iron - Terrence A. Winters.
 * Cold Sniper - Alexander. Also an inversion; see Friendly Sniper.
 * Alexander is actually a Designated Marksman, but his attitude toward his specialty essentially cements this trope.
 * Combat Pragmatist - Most guys are this. Examples:
 * Alexander breaking out a Parasol of Pain in a fistfight to give Groin Attacks and Ass Shoves.
 * He's an Eskrimador!
 * Ditto Miguel!
 * David spamming Groin Attack after Groin Attack, Tae Kwon Do mastery be damned.
 * Vash and Terrence are Krav Maga practitioners.
 * Conscription - Everyone is either a reservist or an active soldier. Think Singapore, Switzerland, or Israel writ large.
 * The best part? It actually helps the economy, since everyone at least had basic training, which works wonders for leadership skills.
 * Cool Sword - Alexander and Vash both have kampilans, but Vash's sword is customized to yield a BFS.
 * Expy - Every single major character in the story is partly based on this troper's high school batchmates.
 * Filipinos With Firearms - The Reserve Commands and the fictional Gendarmerie.
 * Actually, every single citizen of the Neo-Renaissance Republic is this.
 * Friendly Sniper - Again, Alexander. Also an inversion; see Cold Sniper.
 * Full Name Ultimatum - Used by Amelia as she doubted Alexander's complement... after which, he uses the same in return.
 * Genius Bruiser - Vash. Not only is he an active Marine, he's also a competent engineer.
 * Every member of his Badass Crew as well.
 * Actually, almost anyone who isn't a Badass Bookworm is this.
 * Genki Girl - Gabriela Alejandra B. Enriquez.
 * Girls With Guns - Justified; see Filipinos With Firearms.
 * Good Catholic - Though, to be fair, there are also Good Protestants and at least one Good Muslim.
 * Halfbreed - See But Not Too Foreign above.
 * Handsome Lech - Benedict S. Lopez.
 * Heroic Bastard - Alexander's biological father is a politician from a well-off family, not a half-American lawyer.
 * Lonely Rich Kid - Amelia.
 * A Man Is Not a Virgin - Terrence.
 * Meganekko - Amelia I. de los Martires.
 * Non-Idle Rich - Some of the characters are this.
 * One-Man Army - Alexander had once gone 40 for 40 when the NPA attacked his alma mater and he was called for service as a weekend warrior.
 * Proud Merchant Race - Amelia, Clara, and David.
 * Proud Scholar Race - Alexander.
 * Proud Warrior Race - Vash, Miguel, Terrence, and David.
 * Renaissance Men - Alexander and Benedict.
 * Self-Made Man - David.
 * Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness - How Alexander complemented Amelia's cooking, leading to an exchange of Full Name Ultimatums.
 * Shout Out:
 * Vash.
 * Clara Aniceta T(orquemada). Alvarez.
 * Terrence Winters.
 * And his "Lionheart" sauce.
 * Miguel.
 * Stuff Blowing Up - David's specialty.
 * The White Prince - Terrence, Alexander, and Benedict.
 * True Companions - See Badass Crew above.
 * True Companions - See Badass Crew above.

Tropes associated with AGENCIA itself:
 * Author Tract - A Philippine Renaissance in 2050? That's assuming worthy characters lead the country!
 * IKEA Erotica - Averted with a Sexy Discretion Shot.
 * In Medias Res - The story begins in 2067.
 * Noodle Incident - One too many, primarily for backstory purposes.
 * The Renaissance - Of the future!