AGENCIA

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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,^[when?] one chapter under construction, even more chapters to encode.

Tropes used in AGENCIA include:

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.
• Fun with Acronyms - All of the characters' initials are based on their Real Life counterparts' names, initials, nicknames, even any of the three in reverse!
• 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 most likely 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.

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!