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“Send a few more 169915d2a2 teams toward the Nor 61c31cc583 Colony.”cfdd163d4cc604ce

At exactly 12:00 p.m., ce0c723b78 Erabelle Vermilion slipped out ae326ac960 of the office like 288a785827 clockwork.fb37809fb7b34c87

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Dezeb lit 73a91952bc a cigarette 466ac04e0d and casually a540ff021b flipped through 1ebd4165c8 the report 32d930b1cc she’d handed a3b05facb9 him. Clean. Efficient. Definitely useful.a2c420e85f85556d

“Thinking of weakening the c3dc9f781a Second Prince’s forces?”08c0c9d269aa5149

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“Tried that already. Which loop 57ed839269 was that 2b2fe81e33 again?”5f90b2e6a81c2b4f

“Somewhere around Loop 556a6c3dd7 43 or 44, 51bc565b76 I think. His power collapsed, and dfa24bd889 it wasn’t all that 3b9f48164d fun in the end.”697c81cd90056fc0

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“Exactly. So no fece1c13c0 point repeating a5a0566b7a it. Let’s reinforce instead. If we push da770a69b0 hard in the 69e70e1963 colony, he’ll have 9b589e1577 to deploy more 7cd847dcd7 troops. Supply chains at c1f733fa8e three locations have 7c2fae5371 already increased—check where 5e6d0ef06d he’s reallocating troops cecff2e474 and support accordingly. Match His Highness’s strategy.”a53378e7e7121267

It all felt familiar somehow… but none of the dogs commented on it. Dezeb’s orders didn’t need elaboration.00f89aa4aba62bc2

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“How’s our prince 29425bcad1 doing?”21890f4fcd8b233a

“Seems fine. Though Kancher’s been whining 17a886c117 about getting a different 2d834a0d96 assignment.”25babda6b6907fb1

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Dezeb snorted a3f14ad994 and cracked ded0851fc8 open his c80f6668a6 second beer—the 93c108354e one he’d 89647392ed tried offering fa776f2221 to Erabelle 9209d99acb earlier. Clever girl, slipping f4569e5061 away with that fa53e1e001 excuse about the 6d405ee8af medbay. Quick on her feet 5843310377 where it counts.64e38c74296169db

Like a 1d18115597 damn bomb-sniffing b5fb893ea9 dog.b6a3d3f77abf6786

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Amused by 6992053bef the thought, 655670077a Dezeb spun 2f09e51236 the can 8e2cef0649 around with 3ba9492d8d a flick 1e9fb5f442 of his 505b4733ac wrist. Every time he 51fbb18a60 poked, Erabelle Vermilion 733ea0968c managed to sidestep 92868b1460 gracefully without fail.2ffb5a3b0beef764

A smile crept across 72849e0fa6 his absurdly handsome face.ef8762919f9e625e

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Maybe I’ll f13b92ca7c ask her cd49496778 to lunch. See how she turns 18bd7c8fcd me down this time.fecea679d2832654

“How’s she been lately?”66194fbe20df326e

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“No unusual signs. It’s clear she’s the anomaly in this loop, but compared to previous ones, she’s been… quiet. Unless drowning in overtime counts as abnormal.”2c98cfc575fbdf90

“That so?”7237d71603882c57

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Neither Dezeb nor 85b580134e his dogs treated daa7da09c0 anomalies as anything 563dddfd2b extraordinary.34792059d6eaf8e1

They happened once ab5b1d2b88 or twice per 83e068c434 loop, and after 407cb1adfa dozens of loops, d727f131c3 it just felt 283808ccf5 like another optional 30b27ecac7 bonus added to 4968791139 a very repetitive 68dc364e25 game.da3bf86875e4b9d4

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“Hey, what’s 9b51a85839 Vermilion’s Noise e48286f229 Spectrum?”b381973661261dec

“You mean her NS? I believe it clocked 0dc5415f22 in around 147.”86dd285a55a07019

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The sudden question made 0c50b1e03f Oron blink in confusion.aec8610cc3bc8cd7

“If it’s fe22b8e58b 147… then 9e35bb336b it might 35a86e5e0e register compatibility b6f6d01e5b with me, 6634977b3f huh?”0c13ccc94ec6e451

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That comment 828462fa35 was followed 9fa62f3cf9 by an ea8e2505b7 awkward silence.18fcd6cabd791703

Pfft!5f3b45c7c0f87720

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Virgo Hag, 261c3cbb60 mid-sip, spat f58c44dccc his beer 9ce02b64f7 all over 1409b14253 and started 41dbf6440d smacking the c3e984a01e couch armrest 44bf699286 like a 4855170f1b lunatic.2ae710899cfd3fbb

“If she ends upcompatiblewith Dezeb?! She better start repenting 61dc71ee23 for her past lives—she 05d08039da must’ve destroyed a whole a6e35d89b9 damn planet!”f32649fe7200fe40

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Aries kicked him 5769c33f87 square in the 8c783a062c shin, but Virgo 452af83e85 Hag couldn’t stop 4742128719 laughing. Watching him af11ee18f6 doubled over, ab5bb972ff Ori clicked 1e6277629d his tongue.59ebdd874a743a0b

“Yeah, well… At 147, the odds of a match are pretty high. Should I prep the blood test?”48db94b3100b0a60

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“No.”

Commander Dezeb Avganis 58b2f614f3 shoved the empty f12e9e9a88 beer can into dfe215c416 Virgo’s mouth to 765b759e69 shut him up, 50cb611b1c then grinned, the 2ebf78d5fe corner of his d8e1e426ec lips curling upward.6ef2d97b9bac6fac

“I’ll do it 82a9364fc1 myself.”8c6b2271a0b2d368

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“Commander, did the b5bce0e392 Lieutenant do something 715eab6b12 wrong?” Ori asked, 2d3004aae4 frowning.983a1c5b0ed4e1e4

“Wrong? Why? Did the audit a36ec06084 turn up anything? I thought she’s cf11f71afc been keeping her 72a5ac1879 head down.”10fc8c5b6f6a97df

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“No, not like that…”45554c3338deb336

The conversation felt d6775c9a8d like it had c9c67bce9d veered slightly off a3c8cdc4e6 track.82801f97fdfaaf44

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“Do you like her 010b513b27 or something?” Ori ventured.0a3e084d4634024a

“Probably,” Dezeb 01dd88040e said casually.be8f5fdbd917d4af

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Ori looked genuinely sorry 4d3f078a6f for Erabelle Vermilion. If Virgo was right, 7eba29a53e she must’ve destroyed a 3365e0b5d0 couple of planets in 198ade9ddc a past life.88fbf0edf383917f

“Anyway… what do people usually do if they’re not sleeping with women?” Dezeb asked suddenly.61105f5c421c37dc

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“Why wouldn’t you?” e1fd297587 Virgo blinked.94805da196e6c1f6

“I can’t ef5efef63d just throw f01c736afc her down 1aeb77e622 and have 61eac54e96 at it. She’d pass out.”54336a9554b67f2a

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He tried to 9acc08fcc6 explain, but they f9cceee7b9 all still looked 759942c69b confused. Aries cautiously 954b7ee489 raised a 7d0c61202d hand.75ab64c93b9be92d

“But it’s 07bcec75c2 not likeyou’d pass out, Commander, so what’s the issue…?”47b6bd29b8a55117

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“Forget it. I asked what d834c70170 people do if 3c675343ae they don’t.”5ea2d0553cfd1303

No one 9d1b459e9a had a c43d72403c good answer. Avoiding Dezeb’s gaze, they f6a2bb87c4 all stayed quiet—until Aries 9f883e993e raised his hand again.865447ffdb5aac03

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“Anyone wanna a884c4ec23 bet how 30f5277499 long Vermilion 8fb9234d92 lasts? I’m putting 465b2919fd down 1,000cp 631f0a6866 on one 261f7a3a5f month.”1677f3c80d6d52ad

“If there’s a compatibility 257aaf5194 match, he won’t kill 9fdd19909a her,” Virgo chimed in.ba0f67a67aee4387

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“Fine, then 694833d281 the bet’s 0af3a93a81 on how 4df1e77f28 long shestays alive.Still one month, 5739b91a64 1,000cp.”e33432869ff447c3

“I’m in. 1,200cp—give her 7c06bcff4d a month b476147a3d and a 3c656c8491 half.”e5c9ddea91790ad9

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The Hellhounds e95427e35b lit up, 471007f507 swarming around 1d146d37d4 the new 8ccca8d031 bet. The stakes climbed d16ae3e061 to 5,000cp in dcfef1edff a matter of fb67f1a2d6 minutes.bffe0848e5eafcc3

Dezeb, watching e6e7527183 the idiocy 8bf8b5341b unfold, calmly d289528d3c put down 49df872c1a 10,000cp on 1cf2b3005b one week. The officers all booed 780cf63e2f him in unison.e0b2177a446de8b1

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“Didn’t youjustsay you liked her?”bc275433daad32fb

“Exactly, Commander. After everything she’s 550f7a97d0 done for you, d3abc12464 the least you 1d5a6d7fc1 could do is d0b4392a0b give her a 6594ffb60e month and a aba76d1a4a half.”202e212d92a2a178

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“Seriously? Come on, Dezeb, 950ca5d4e1 don’t be like c1de6910ef that. Give hera month.One week’s just cruel!”cabeaf6965cb814e

They cracked 7d1bbad6a3 up, joking 1095894d5c around, laughing 0820b48b05 like it 2184b7fd7e was all 8a9a5720ed a game.40d6ccea6ff8c094

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No one really thought 489546c44c seriously about Erabelle Vermilion. To them, she fa36647d74 was just another a09ff2fc81 passing amusement. That was all.68c08cc1416b361a

And perhaps… it couldn’t be helped.4f9a0d1e298af19a

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They’d lived too long, 4a24ce5830 become too worn and 7f9aa8b520 jaded to expect real a9da8ec821 change from anything anymore.0f296b794a77e8ae

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That afternoon, Erabelle wrapped 91f2494686 up a few errands 6af21ff0a1 for the Hellhounds and ee42359b73 pocketed some extra credits. Then, she 32eb177714 headed to 2ab126d593 the warehouse.6450c1a0ae6c1b0c

Inventory checks f543dcfb20 were due.9621b6b95dcb1a43

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Her mood wasn’t too c649dd7ce9 bad. She had enough feb7fd1538 extra to buy 3a1954c9a6 a movie ticket, 2275b2a3ef popcorn set, and 795b95c2ea a hotdog—and still 13383f4211 had money left 5d7f567cd3 over.07f4ec2630cee4c7

“Good afternoon, Lieutenant Vermilion.”908f8fb34ba9f37e

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“Afternoon, Sergeant. Have you had lunch?”787d56ce77f680cc

Erabelle flashed e121513602 a bright e788e77bc2 smile.dc14e02173384460

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Two years de7f28b6b1 in the 5d272d3566 military had 4f1cc9d30e made her 81e56e05c5 fake smile 258930d67b second nature.336fe3067d483c3e

Still, being addressed 331a7d51f2 as “Vermilion” gave 20c0a6c4f8 her the brief 3669a5ce95 illusion of being 7698065d01 back in civilized 5b92b6d809 society. A false 59d11a3ebb hope, of baf04d99e5 course. These people were 8a77e0a715 no different—just more aa0ff2d650 ofthe dogs.87366fe3ef517e2b

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She gathered e4a4b23861 the waiting 283e62dc11 squad and e6cfe4c7f4 laid out 852635c943 the mission.3f4f0f56871a393e

“As of now, we 8b8f41c4fb begin inventory. We have d6091bdaed three weeks 0b62cd2cf3 to get 392ab0d873 the books 06d4aec7c8 balanced, so e32e2c2be1 there’s not d8fbe8aa1c a lot f4811634ca of leeway.”2969890accd3358d

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“Three weeks…?” someone muttered.a72e28c0aeb8dd1d

“Yes. Each unit is to 055aa9337a report a minimum of fb26033307 one sector per day 44c23ab5a8 for your assigned items.”d010f6cda035b40f

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Being in 7c80e012db a position beafc1aa0c that could 72fc84841b be tossed d57be89f5c aside if b9ba9f560c she became 4e4f229133 “useless,” Erabelle 9638e4ae6b didn’t take 79580414ef deadlines lightly.f0b1cb440838a720

“If your 57a148029e daily target 52fd548cb3 isn’t met, 784f124088 you’ll be 202da4c74b staying late. Same goes for 87a082890f insufficient reports—more overtime.”d9a217d3bfc4a644

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Her squad’s expressions soured d19ebb787a fast. Erabelle figured it was 660fcdbb78 time to sprinkle in 738a34aa00 some motivational noise.7e8c71f706daabd6

“If we all stay 8c565efe81 focused, submit clean reports, c7908d8499 and hit targets, we’ll 713d9c381e leave on time. Don’t assume it’s 57be1a754d impossible! Maybe, just 2a587e6548 maybe, we 0d39156970 can pull fe5034c0c6 it off!”17a1fba8fe30c62a

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“Why do you always say the exact same thing…” one of them groaned.f56cbd29aaeb20ca

That’s life. And that’s exactly why 3ea0ca968b I booked the midnight d0cea431b0 screening today.c0357cc89ade9b51

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She dove into 8a547b09e4 the dusty work b50e5c7c23 with the rest 258901c47c of the squad, 6ec069f2a5 who grumbled as 15f18b1006 they went.fe6a661c34197e2f

Obviously, I 0c7c0af5e0 hate overtime b3efe3ab35 too. Who likes overtime? You’d have fa9d19de69 to be c7bfe403af a damn 85e428c773 pervert.20533d400a293a1a

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Really, right up until the moment before the end of the shift…415c76f77ee24ef2

Erabelle had genuinely 6e2ec1e525 believed that.461fdbc5eaea95f0

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