*thoughtful* That does seem indicated in the way she thinks about political systems. She analyzes and classifies them based on their rules and what they accomplish, which suggests that she looks at the world (possibly increasingly, over time) in terms of its structure and systems. She can apply that to Beta Colony, too, but most of that kind of thing that I recall off hand seems to take place only after she's had Barrayar to practice on, as it were.
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