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The titular character is a [[Catgirl]] in her early 20s working as an ecdysiast... a nightclub dancer, in the fictional town of Mipple City. Her boyfriend Chuck works as an artist and nominally supports her dancing career. After posing for a men's magazine centerfold, Omaha gets invited to a shady dance performance that turns out to be {{spoiler|a drug-fueled orgy for various corrupt businessmen and government officials}} and {{spoiler|while fleeing the scene with her boyfriend, Omaha's best friend Shelley is shot while leading them to safety.}} From there, Omaha and Chuck get dragged into a byzantine plot between various power brokers that includes Chuck's father Charles Tabey Sr. - one of the most wealthy and powerful men in the state. While dealing with the external political plots, the whole cast of characters also have to cope with complex emotional issues that can shatter their lives.

 

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* [[Big Bad]]: Originally was media magnate Andre DeRoc. Later it was Senator Bonner.

* [[Bi the Way]]: Some of the supporting cast, especially Omaha's best friend Shelley and Chuck's ex-girlfriend Jo, are bisexual.

* [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot]]: Omaha and Jo, early on.

* [[Good People Have Good Sex]]: Mostly. Good people ''at least try'' to have good sex, but the emotional consequences flare up in some unexpected ways. Played straight with the villains, especially Bonner, who prefer using sex simply to achieve their personal ambitions.

* [[Hide Your Gays]]: [[Averted Trope|Averted]]. Rob, the major gay character, gets his fair share of sex just like the heteros. The main characters have friendly and open relations with the gay/lesbian community and are viewed as equals.

** {{spoiler|Played straight with Maria, who surrenders to Bonner's blackmail in order to protect her gay brother from public exposure.}}

* [[The Lancer]]: Jerry, Chuck's friend and Charles' most competent underling.

* [[Like Father, Like Son]]: Charles Sr. and Chuck. They even look alike... ''naked''.

* [[Porn Names|Porn Name]]: Does she look like a "Susan" to you?

* [[Pride Before a Fall]]: How Bonner thinks he can beat Chuck like he earlier defeated Charles Sr.: "His pride." {{spoiler|It almost works.}}

** What [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|Bonner does to women is evil]]. Even the hookers in town are terrified of him, and warn Jo not to mess with him. Jo, however, [[A Simple Plan|has a plan]]...

* [[Slice of Life]]

* [[Sliding Scale of Gender Inequality]]: Hoo boy, it would take a team of sociologists to measure this. The society in Omaha's world looks down on sex, and has men in powerful offices abusing women as sex toys. On the other hand, Omaha and her friends are open about their sexual choices, pursue relationships with nice guys like Chuck and Jerry who treat women with equal respect, and are willing to stand up publicly to defend themselves and their life choices.

** When Omaha {{spoiler|flees Chuck during their break-up}}, she travels to a small town, dyes her hair and tries to find "respectable" work as an office secretary. She quickly discovers the pay is lousy compared to her job as a stripper, that the women are forced to do all the work, and that the men who "run" the office are sexist bastards. She quits before the day is even over and heads straight for the nearest strip club to get more honest work there.

** What's sad is that Omaha is essentially our world, with Furry characters.

* [[Three-Way Sex]]: both girl/boy/girl and boy/girl/boy.

** {{spoiler|Omaha and Chuck are involved both times. First with Jo in the <small>GBG</small>, when Jo was hired by Charles Sr. to babysit them. Then during the <small>BGB</small> with the guy Omaha dated during her break-up with Chuck.}}

 

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