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* [[Earth Is the Center of The Universe]]: Earth is the Confederation capital, and a majority of their bureaucracy is headquartered there.

* [[Everyone Is Bi]]: Or at least Pen, Dirisha, Geneva, and Beel Carlos are. Group relationships/marriages seem to be rather common, as well.

* [[Fantastic Fighting Style]]: The 97 Steps, or Sumito, are the style that the Siblings of the Shroud practice, and which is taught to the characters of the series. It's less fantastic than most examples of the trope, being a modified version of [[wikipedia:Pencak Silat|Pencak Silat]].

* [[Flying Car]]: Quite common. Hoppers and flitters are ground/low altitude vehicles, used for shorter distances. Boxcars are sub-orbital, used for longer distances.

* [[Last Stand]]: In the backstory, Lord Thomas Reserve Shamba responded to a demand for surrender with "To the Commander, Confederation Jumptroopers. Sir: Fuck you. We stand until the last man falls."

* [[The Metric System Is Here to Stay]]: The stories are set somewhere around 2295, but things are still measured in meters.

* [[Numbered Homeworld]]: #313-C, usually referred to as 'OhShit', after what most people say when seeing it for the first time.

* [[Organic Technology]]: Powerful computers are some sort of artificial brain, and custom-tailored viruses are used to teach people things quickly.