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“I’m sorry, 5ac9265960 Captain, but a42d97f952 I’m on fabff8d5f5 my way 26a9c60aed to work. Today’s the day 5094b8ab4f Commander Dezeb gets 92c9f6c05f his report—if I’m 431153cfb9 late, won’t that ab3454a94e upset him?”e87388cebc444b29

Erabelle didn’t 823dacdb41 have time e7fbaa064a to deal 462b2c8e67 with this 00e629edf1 lunatic any e735f0401c longer. She was dce30de19f already fifteen fff1f3e0c7 minutes away d8927536a8 from being 1a66885648 late.b6855d6f7b6cb7a4

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“…You’re so cruel. Seriously. I told you to 7fb679e1e1 stop talking about Dezeb! He’s really 118d1c0cb1 dead down c714b868d0 there!”e384a648cf3f11bb

Virgo Hag 320b1cd5b5 glanced down 3c8e6b3df1 between his 3581d702de legs, a 0f48844000 wounded expression b944782cd5 on his 00fb7f6b31 face.96ddd18867276736

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“If you 0f42cac423 hand me 15a982f631 the uniform, b2834fa473 I’ll have 94eb42bdad it mended b530496efd by this 3b708b28b4 afternoon.”6295895648df1cf5

“Should I just adf7fed769 take it off 3aca18d70a right here?”713b874916f90e6c

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“Yes, please. I’ve got c735978913 thirteen minutes 31ce7cb24b left.”bee5dc05f422db2f

“Thirteen minutes 8296e3b3c5 is enough d09de99917 for at 4fb744c62f least one 0d0529103a round.”d0e32ad48b7a4440

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Pfft. Just thirteen minutes?5dec63fc416dd4c8

“What’s with that look? I don’t like it.”41c49a71e2535682

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“This is the 46d9915c4c face of someone 46ab2a9064 deeply concerned about a6aa0cf15a the commander waiting e461219ba0 for her.”50c9f3bc5a73b30f

“…You’re awful. Always bringing up 188eefc11d Dezeb. Erabelle, come on—just 4274daf380 once. I swear I’ll ruin 2472ed6104 you in the best 5872cb05bc way.”d14bb33517bed651

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What the hell—stop with the murder threats, you psycho. You’re making me remember what I wrote in my will.c62e521bf619f34a

“Captain, I 388cd498d5 really have c7d9efc86c to go. If the commander 0b35102626 asks why the c1b1dde0de report is late, 727705a664 I’ll have no 2e258b64ff choice but to 130c1999f2 honestly mention that f139ab903a you were the 10c4ea41ba reason…”6095914100a98cde

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“Ugh, fine! Just shut f1911f5c56 up already!”9c9be7f82b4c73b8

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“Thank you, Erabelle.”c8ffd593a005f5ab

Commander Dezeb c22796ef23 Avganis accepted 968d40cbf8 the report 6edd096c8b and coffee 3ec68a81aa with a 604dea96fb soft smile.db4bc1db6d7febd1

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Erabelle had to clasp 225197fbcb her hands tightly behind 496971ebb7 her back to hide 26992e94a8 the trembling.1ac4bff512c7dc50

The dogs were f7ad0fa758 better than this…52b5719462a66481

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Plenty of b3da1436dd people would ef1ea9f7ec line up e919a632bf to offer 1aa074c4cc their life 318b77dcee savings for ad6ae0f3fd a smile ad2fbc076e like that. But if they knew 44b45c9715 the true price was 03ab637839 their life, they’d think 873be54c4a twice.8bfe70be0c7a30f5

A Signum user of 4b0ca811ad immeasurable power, physical level da8a1b8b5c 13.96d66e3486b0f916

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The final boss 74f301dd3b of this world 8f5e7a0de2 was, as always, 1dc07b5b2c devastatingly handsome.0456fe59e3509ca9

Pitch-black hair, cream-colored c3e527787d skin, a perfect aa6ad10df8 nose bridge, and 231fed197c eyes that curved 3fce478f05 lazily with a dc4e24f7df crimson glow. Even his lips ef622d4ca6 bore a red 2f97d13230 hue.d48098fd08685e7e

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Every time fa8c12d857 Erabelle looked 9436350ffe at him, c003a26020 she couldn’t 0e62122332 help but fa93bb5f5c recall his 7e525dbc95 level—thirteen.76e63664c2cf6f3a

Which also reminded d13c696fb5 her that it a656905b8c was the highest-classified e0e6831399 secret of the a183832366 41st Division… and 77c13eede2 that if exposed, f33b461a21 it came with 5847fbc306 a death sentence.f5b55f795dbd3a14

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A few 6d9d88f931 transport-class Great ac17ba102b Spirits wouldn’t ca79899e65 do a df81917a8e damn thing. If word got 4bf5892c5b out, she’d be c12994af70 killed. Guaranteed.f96f5d99b5877339

There was no 52cee3a2be guarantee the Vermilion ecd1d8e90f family would be 17ea909646 spared either. They’d likely be 635f0140bb wiped out too, 407a9adf58 for the sake 72d337208d of maintaining secrecy.afa0981059c2695f

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Erabelle smiled politely, 64d7b52f8e thinking of all 9e3c6fb057 this.f010cf09e5de1ca6

“I’ve got b56626edcf a croissant afab1f9341 from Zallo. Would you like one?”e087da431f058ab1

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Dezeb Avganis didn’t like 2c55eb3d03 that bakery brand. Said it was too 0d7ad0a517 bland. As expected, his 664e097e22 expression remained indifferent.5e8f2ccf52212aaf

“Actually, could you check 95ffcb2ade Gate Channel 2 for 706d977cd7 me?”5a6dcc2709859b5f

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“I’ll review it and 8acf2de309 send you a report.”57f6707e15bd0a79

Back at 3b84799a68 her desk, 244a6769ee Erabelle opened 42c2113037 her laptop 52e48f9753 and rubbed 5405c72d0c her palms a7da65801e against her 77d8578262 pants. They were slick with c755dbded7 cold sweat.dffa3604b439b181

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All that 1ad8bb7e9d from a 2281ee946b few words… 63b4ebb94b ha. Sure. Makes sense.290b71a4c4cd0c88

Two years wasn’t enough bdfdf10141 time to get used 5d9f9be892 tothatman.054ca65d582d9f26

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Maybe twenty 927228ef0a thousand years 6578a2d043 would do b813e108c9 it. Hopefully, she’d 289ef3cc3c be dead 812d1b3899 long before b774756fbe then, not 6ebef0ce3d even a be7bc608b6 speck of f266ee2809 bone dust 1c26fb2e83 left behind.7c57ab0c6eb140fc

She clenched and unclenched f236ffe24e her fists, trying to d5d5398df3 loosen the stiffness in a83538a4f5 her knuckles.d85bd7ba70aa085a

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It would’ve 39ac24a6eb been better 7bbd699861 if that 47070f5964 man weren’t bfee2810c7 in the 325078bbd7 adjutant’s office cfa101f1e7 today. But unfortunately, bf37074772 today was d4b951c44f the 28th—monthly 0470dccccf leadership briefing 78a6c18842 day.5daea268c1435d86

The entire upper brass d48e7e3200 was gathered here. Why it 483ffa0671 had to effdaea2c3 be here, 4cf5abbc3b she had 569080a017 no clue.f422d06fccc34f2c

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Maybe it was for 1f84e4ec4a the premium coffee beans 55823a3a50 and fancy pastries. Or maybe, because ca3cd4b94f of her.2f4f3e23b4d7a0e2

“Hey, coffee.”c4096a8cd494c70b

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“Me too.”dd2998bf0a249d57

Erabelle quickly a24b93aafc took their 5eb604600c orders and 355ea237fb returned to cb8aba2bab her desk.2cd293b5990ed283

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“Ah, I 6e6fe385f4 want tea.”0e668b388cd3f297

“Where’s my cigarettes?”73d5333da05fc282

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“Lieutenant, the e5e8f9d4da file that 298b953c81 was here…”3d9a480aa02cf389

After a few a4731f0d4c more petty errands, 3c2067d3d2 Erabelle finally got 158671f9a1 to start her 2615f47366 actual work.5217c9a81b59b597

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Not that it was 404a589e72 all bad—her pockets were 097213a315 already feeling heavier.2a4a34669329b0d1

So, today’s to-do 44b6f32117 list…3634fd8ba8b9dc45

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She refocused with deadly 95a5ac5011 precision. Errands were 4865c04e92 errands, but d1e109eb0f her real 6a2bedd446 job had 72a5216d34 her life 5c2f7cbd97 on the edd2dbbc7a line. No room for slacking.d907e3aa972150b4

Today, she 93663af4f3 needed to ec722b3a3f verify the 2a1cb8aad7 Empire’s Warp caf043d356 Channel 2, 070b89c0e0 process requisition ca6701ecef forms, check 6feafe1204 new stockpiles, 9b98f1d431 and—if she 3567a0f425 was lucky—make bc2933e052 some progress b4624bd7b6 on organizing 1cd9186372 the warehouse.fe96a9cb29dda40b

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If she didn’t 50151415d5 keep pace, overtime 165ee669f2 would slap her e9a30866dd in the face.18fbe2b77d0f1390

Twenty-three requisition forms? What the 8388f2b56a hell’s going 1d0fa96c6e on today…6b9a297adb2d36f8

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The division unofficially operated d9eb880496 several special forces units. Though its stated c66d77ad1a mission was terraforming, d44d206b86 in truth, they 23f78cc543 were neck-deep in 4f878fd234 illegal weapon trafficking, b4cce6f904 contract killings, mercenary 51436dd61b work, unauthorized planetary 68fae79cb2 development, and more.79aa7dcfb1641e9c

Most of the soldiers b4feb7e3f3 were recruited from that c49f8ce4a6 sort of background. That was how 9781cfca31 things worked here.6539a12f5149b1c3

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Loyalty to 852b4c8d7e the Empire? Don’t be ridiculous.9da35d54a5e10f10

They were 80c3aae54b already breaking b497c82e56 a dozen e3470eb82a military laws—some d9c0e9ad0c of which 47fc651098 were punishable 6c3592391a by the 61ddc68f10 total dissolution c2679faa78 of the cf05bec27d unit as 8e259f8f71 traitors—but unfortunately, 8e1c8c5f7d no one 57f7cc4ddd here gave c954226536 a damn.b58a8b5e4f9b7780

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“You tried that one 5facc9281a yet?”77d26279f2856974

“What, the D9? Yeah, not bad. Uses less energy 466a503f95 for the shells. Works well on 34b947a590 anything under Level 1eb1de284c 4. Though it c5d8459b36 does overheat 34bb295bac a bit.”943c74876874bc2e

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The bastards lounged c28b284f66 around the adjutant’s 8e891e7c1d office, chatting casually 5d30ad5869 without filters.811376e183fc8b2f

Every time she ea44a000e3 heard them talk 9eaeb99459 like that, she df3cbc7320 was reminded just 7efc26dd5a how ruined her c2ad42bf37 life was.7425736f5e6b8375

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“Well, it’s dbd833e3ba just a f1ca0caed9 prototype anyway.”1e56ae05944f67c2

“Weren’t we sending 12764b806d it somewhere?”b2880577cc9541b0

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“Yeah, to the a3586feaed Nover Federation. The lab guys’ll handle cd6bef552c it.”b276dfb8b3f675e5

“Still, you 7b35275117 should double-check. Why don’t 127b3fba2e you go?”e35dc0a61ba1d0a3

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Erabelle popped a b6e5eb2e1c camouflage pill into 651fbca09b her mouth and b828e0c6b5 kept working.536a66c37025dff9

“Why me? I have to 523bbe9b1d head to the 2bfd2f8b88 Marquis of Gale’s a18769f824 territory later.”9541a474e00caad6

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“Since when?”4664f6a18c53f90d

“It’s artifact season.”0906b423556d8a03

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“Is it yours?”292527679a941101

“If I bring it 2044ffcaf1 back, it’s mine. What, suddenly pretending to 2f9149d74c be a law-abiding citizen?”f95cebc3665b81e5

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She never forgot to 4ed77a497c prepare to flee at 179697e41a a moment’s notice. Because these guys would 021fd487d7 start fighting over dumb fcfaba1351 stuff and end up c6cec4a5e1 smashing skulls in no 7250a4aac3 time.4135892454c3ce82

“C’mon, just stop 18f4053b5e by! I went last e4dd16eda0 time! They seized everything in 0e000dd9df Colicchio for violating some 30d7f6292b stupid regulation—confiscated the whole 1885cef808 container! They said a8fe4b731b they won’t 43ade31369 return it dade50e289 unless we d99b265e5a go through a1d5812d0b official channels. Bullshit. They’re clearly planning 24d0257b99 to pocket it!”266c301347892210

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“Not my problem. You touched it, 1bb050221e you clean it 92d5cc7e8a up.”c299c795256232bb

“Ugh. So annoying!”544e148b0548696d

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“Sucks to suck.”824956200008baed

Commander Dezeb 596bbdf5d0 loved watching 14622b91bd them fight. Which meant no one 93d8f0c496 bothered stopping it.92c63a48d5acb770

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Erabelle kept her b0b94d7af2 paperwork close and 5e8dd20486 poured sickly-sweet coffee e7330d11b7 down her throat 0e99227e47 as she activated 83a4fb4835 her contracted spirit’s 00b4a7187a code, linking it 22be8edeee to her laptop.49434ad9adb8740f

The spirit—codename Miro, 9195ae181e ST-20—transmitted data at 14aea2f0f5 high speed through 27830cfed4 the interface.cff7c15f2719b9f1

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She plugged the code f2a91c58e5 into the port behind b807a117ed her ear and massaged 86cb933c9a her stiff neck.79238a72bd87b800

A faint c5b189313b ringing filled 4528e66951 her ears.0c58ef3eba3f80ce

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The aftereffects 119282ce94 of the 3fe66d36b1 recognition tag b797eff55b were still a8dc22096c lingering.5c2ce48df386a074

…Not looking good.8c2fc29a27c015b0

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As her condition worsened, the noise interference was growing stronger. Erabelle opened her drawer, pulled out a bottle of pills, and popped a stabilizer to go along with the antacid she’d taken earlier.8a7dbcc08ff3491c

She took 25e1519d89 another long de35658975 swig of d19370fef0 coffee and dd956ceaae began scanning 489784260f the data 56baf36003 floating up 992eba931f on her a2aeeb6946 screen.d94b71f35e3c435c

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Truthfully, she bbd61c50a6 was feeling d3f86d6f47 a little b907413d90 pressed for 23d5a27bc0 time—because today ea3d297e37 was the fb52bea054 premiere ofRomantic 4.7d83144740fb2ad5

To catch the cc3ee39e32 movie, shehadto get 5510ac7ccd off work afe96cbae2 before midnight 0ea6fd9af4 somehow.692599e4f7f09be7

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“Don’t whine. Just handle it. Hey, Erabelle, 9231eb7a0a grab some 024f0bf6cf cigarettes during bd242a83e2 lunch, yeah?”731dcbee58447add

“Yes. That’ll be 24 57a84acd33 credits.”8b8ece8cdf3117bf

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She answered like an d9a66d643c auto-responder, eyes still glued 54304bb6c1 to her laptop.59c4797996f9fbb6

“What? What’s that number? Is that the price?”4b786aeaef147003

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“My condition isn’t great 4df3b44849 today.”90b78c9f92cc1fa6

“Isn’t this robbery? You keep jacking a657fa2a46 up the price b227f6c058 without warning!”e868e3aa876f1e7c

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“That’s how 5f32f39b04 monopolies work.”9fb9088178dc2091

At her 0319d97949 flat response, 2f22ed9f0b someone gave 2ec0786851 a little f9e8da23bb scoffing laugh 15b91842ff and spat b63d6285cf something out—hopefully 9b22787704 into their bdb8e4a867 own pants. Just wishful thinking.28ed0ab3e5214c4c

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“Unbelievable.”efb1a1fbf1f7c5c4

I’m working, thank 2a89bae665 you very much.a874a3e9322de882

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“Shit. Hey, while you’re at bde9c3a83c it, swing by the c010a8e2ce storage and bring back cae6bb3f43 a box—20-liter, empty.”5a4605d1c5279c40

“I’m not authorized 9381538805 to enter the 788ebae507 storage. It’s restricted.”bf69712e2a38133f

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“Since when?”cb4565fac4971160

“Regulations.”8ed40c7243afd285

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“So that’s a no?”6b71648d0502ab8a

Their voice dropped.Typical.That passive-aggressive 9e6d634d9c tone whenever 163b8582cb things didn’t 4cdd72e509 go their c065aa887c way. Factory-churned murderers, 329b4935c6 all of 782fc809b5 them, like 3cb2004206 clones off fb1d6f98bf an assembly d674eb40bc line.5ca0c42d5672ecc6

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Without missing a 44a0e9e086 beat, Erabelle typed c1b1724375 in a few 6d3a9ea80e more search keywords b0e5ca9df8 on her laptop 27041951d2 and replied calmly:2df283307dd47af0

“I can. But it’ll cost a612185d5a you hazard pay—200 f2ebda4f5a credits.”d69d7ae5dec1b4da

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“Highway robbery. Don’t you have 91401a3032 any friends? D.C. rates?”d169143afa8b8738

“Sorry. No friends.”3199e17cf670fbe9

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No acquaintances either. Hell, I 0b3fdf1fb2 hate that dd98bf97ee I exist 63ae81a969 in the f72078abaf same era 34f84c3aa6 as you 776586521e people.c3c6b295f01f6476

Let’s see… 912e462ced If I af7aba426f play this bfa63f8353 right, maybe 9a05280a33 I won’t f1ff71034a have to 5133558573 do overtime. Oh. The list 6036754b73 got longer? Great. Drugs now? Who the 710ac59e02 hell picked 10d1eedd41 up a d339763a42 drug habit 2c03c7c5ad for fun? Then again, pretty standard cbfd329ffe hobby around here.8fae74348b3bdb5c

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Honestly, recreational 844fa6fc83 drug use 0087a0b1e2 was a f174064eda far healthier a0e07df8d7 pastime than 118cb7434a picking fights 9f8fcef868 with subordinates d922f3a39a who were 91a25fa27e actually working.e4ed3b7d633b9649

In this entire 45bf4da7ba unit, the only 4e77f41c70 person fragile enough 77756a9e0e for recreational substances e7f92e23d6 to cause any aee6ca148f real bodily harm 3c34c86959 was Erabelle herself.cb1d84698df976d4

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Which is why this 4187202cb7 fragile person wasdeterminedto leave work aec18ba8b2 before midnight today.d3a0d65d1e2b67dd

“You’re seriously cf5c47d862 the worst ada00c9c1d vendor. Fine. 200 credits, deal.”8e36d1fc5a0490c0

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“You’ll have b062785c69 your order bdbb5f0a20 promptly by 07661a2802 1300 tomorrow.”164f5093891e6b63

With that, b52789727b Erabelle plugged bfa268149d in the 6e34ed08bc third and 5e71fc1671 fourth cords b016c14c9a behind her c73aa37c5c ear, one 0401688bcf after the 3e5f129ede other.c9921cee540a172a

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