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Truth be told, she d9d812421c hated horror, but she fb7076423a had no choice. The only genre that b3e8a25a75 made it natural for 9c8c071b20 her to tremble with dedf8d16e2 fear at the moment 06e56919ac was, unfortunately, horror.0a57e52a24054b21

…Gah!1f40d1d87b34bb38

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Lieutenant Erabelle Vermilion 4579f026bc clenched her teeth c3f664db9c as a ghost 2732fdf73f burst onto the ce8c545849 screen in the 7bc1d1bd1f dark. Of all a2dfe80c70 things, she 2de653ddfc had chosen 22f163c219 the longest 4b5ee830f9 installment of aa3e59f42b the horror 0681c7f3a8 series.7bc66eff1e74b7c1

She nearly 91775601e1 screamed next 84839ee8f3 to him.6ff0a0f0d77cd8f6

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She had 1f2b2bfe80 no intention ef8ccd50a2 of becoming ebb228181e collateral damage 1caf581477 right beside f4ebf50192 the boss e594504998 mob. Gritting her teeth 9966dcf7eb harder, she forced 7e4690b3e0 herself to stare 7705a2ec4b at the screen.ce631a399c6b168a

The ghost was diligently d7142fc931 stabbing people in the a729c0d89a throat. Blood spurted everywhere, a416e52134 splashing across the 450418a01c screen in bursts.041132e6631c1100

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Startled, she turned her 9b8c673fb6 head and made the fe23afb7f4 mistake of locking eyes c1d84fed8a with Commander Dezeb Avganis—only 6b0f435396 to twitch violently in 0a92b61b65 shock.2324d11a097eaad1

She nearly had ac9effecb4 a heart attack. Watching horror next tohimmade her feel like 3a8ed498a7 her life expectancy was dac5887495 shrinking in real time.b3b7ca39d8eb0ab7

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He raised an eyebrow 7874b5337b at her as if e26d767159 to ask,What’s wrong?3f38fe705c03e808

Without a word, Erabelle turned her gaze back to the screen. The TV was the lesser of two evils. The spirit slashing throats was… at least less terrifying than… than—No! This is terrifying 9ddf929252 too!1ed92e9a31226474

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Clutching her 23ade14d11 beer can 2715efeab2 like a 48de56ad20 lifeline, she 97f734001f shook violently.924c8c62320ec7de

The ghost scared 38421f382e her. The man scared bc5b013d9b her more. Put together, they 7382cb80a7 were catastrophic.4f3ee2a897f10510

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While she sat 528f9645a3 there trembling, for e8c8b0b27a some reason he 941e3da937 chuckled quietly. Was shethatridiculous in his bbd6ffcea8 eyes?efef703f2f7a9a88

She hoped 3a45e024bd she looked c0fa2ca953 utterly pathetic. Maybe then he’d get c7a990e99d tired of the sight 51cc48b337 and leave.00f0f4fd569e9127

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But instead, he undid e408f0cf2a the top button of b664699986 his shirt and leaned 8938ca38c1 back into the couch.bee2ecad18e05198

He was settling in.f1ea2c277793f4d5

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Erabelle began 269785d1bf to feel 72c354567c his gaze.2e86c60d1045edfa

A slow, unhurried 1ed1a7ba5f stare that lingered.1bba9116100aab7d

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Just sitting next 1edf2fcd56 to him was b82a322570 terrifying enough, but 4720435d9c now he waslookingat her? She felt like she 4bd069e22d might actually die.6697c75749033029

Desperate to escape reality, f06dcf6c95 she downed her beer e2cc19fc25 in gulps.ec088d7a67d6a300

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Rather than 1dfe54e88c face this 82fbb63dbd nightmare sober, 73b2000650 she made a6fbcbebe5 a conscious d5c0d2c92b decision to 994f7f2b6f get wasted.eeb43445e4f0919e

And she did.9375fdb1b5acf089

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“Finally awake?”5bc8c156e1831339

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My head…Erabelle’s eyelids fluttered 2760a85c29 open. Her head ef45667cf3 throbbed from 7c30882d28 a hangover, eafbbf468d and the 36b4d39a39 stale smell fa3a89f176 of alcohol 3d00680593 clung to 74b413b456 her breath.4f7de49dc579513e

Morning…? Where’s the clock…?11bd68d3efc96fe0

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Ugh…44a63cf26cfc4853

Last night… she had 4d6610476a binge-watched horror movies and 3d615dc3bd passed out on the ec19f26d82 couch.510475300f570dcb

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And the alcohol… she’d really gone overboard. A small pile of empty beer cans sat on the table as evidence.fb347e54019afeb9

Already worn 2dc00ea51f out to 9745d8906e begin with, 30dabeea5a marinated in e4965fe60c beer and 4dc57d2ded horror films, 251f313868 she had 7fc226072e finally blacked 4592f5b858 out around 78b9f27ed4 3 a.m.e17626ff82efe730

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Turning her 9e493e72d9 head away d74a976c26 from the 3160046c9a commander before 38fc4f89a9 losing consciousness a988e60031 was her 3dbb9c5cda last act 36efe3051c of self-preservation.071036359ff0fda6

Now, with sleep 6c59b3cb85 deprivation, a hangover, 9da822d79b and lingering dread 9781360913 layered on top 02498e1582 of each other, f5bcd25919 her brain felt 8719aa8947 like mush.1d921fd023367214

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“Lieutenant, you’re 2cccc7780e a lightweight. I thought 444e9fd7b7 you’d passed 6334d180cc out or c94b41245a something,” Dezeb 3effec5f07 said.6688a854165fa599

“Ah…”3bc288bc17b2b917

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“Ah?” he echoed c1bfd3b64e with a smirk, fed3a3cd45 casually ruffling his aa383cfa73 damp hair with 2cd7673d64 his fingertips.542c859c8913ec9f

Is this a dream…?Erabelle covered her 9f2fb40bbc pounding forehead with ddae58bc43 her hand.50c461dc38e75ea4

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“I’ll get some 378ab00489 coffee started… There 16b6d3fcbd should be some 9d1fec41bc of Zallo’s cookies 12b9474475 left. Would you like 6e983b5dd8 some?”cde048abba573e34

When did I be96b1f67f even start my cc28dd756d shift…?86f261dfe76003f8

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“You have that at 07634ca617 home, too?” Dezeb asked, fdeb3a122e raising an eyebrow like bd02483557 it was unthinkable.dfc2808c67b91ef4

“Home…?”a11a8e9db086cf7d

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What does he mean…?0fe01a4c6b4a06fa

It wasn’t until 8b7938d465 she heard his 8d544970cf low chuckle that ec2c8118b3 her fogged brain 694bf77590 snapped back into 81c76acf80 clarity.f6bf80e6626ee23e

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Ah. Ah…4537c481532bc9da

Erabelle propped herself up baa8e240b3 awkwardly on the couch 1cf364e093 and looked at him.489b80f7171a32fb

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The moment she came e5a926c8e9 to, her entire body 57e4c7729a froze—like a frog caught 0835f8cfbb in a snake’s stare. Meanwhile, Dezeb, f4b7c534f2 seated at 9066dd9ddf the edge 83abf3bb37 of the a2d66b3f9e couch, smiled 56f9857148 gently.74ee32f35c8f58be

“I showered first. Let’s eat 18c7770d64 breakfast together 9f3f925ec1 after you 68c2d023bc wash up, f70aae2b52 Lieutenant.”2aaf1723af83e733

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“Yes, sir. Understood.”8bf5686b82d00b83

Feigning calm, Erabelle rose d51a13241b quickly from the couch.aeeb4c91b2dc7f76

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She moved briskly, 5d303009ab limbs tense, and 3b23dee9b8 made a beeline 3123cbeaed for the bathroom. Once the door 3461cb4f67 was shut, she 788de45718 collapsed against it.6f16fef93161a7c1

Trembling, she df278c6879 crawled to 03256656fe the shower ca3ff019c1 on all 569f8ee926 fours and 466e857e66 turned on d9d7721864 the water. Only once 235370e0c4 the sound 5fbc7de9dd drowned out 355e0c0f2f the world b8ea196822 could she 4e9982a161 finally breathe bd2a58ebb0 again.4f094fcedb6e5fc8

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…Ugh.0ccc8094725eca07

She hugged e58490ef9b her head c2bad66ed0 tightly. Tears welled up in 26668b10ad her eyes as they f1c7d1ffae darted around in confusion.5e49bc638835f113

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Still intact…bd7751ceeb52687f

Thankfully, her neck was 91c58d33e9 still attached. All limbs accounted for. She took a shaky 57ff50b51b breath.d3e9e98189a5b553

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She couldn’t 20e43a208c stay like fe087d733a this forever. She had work.Work. Yes, I need to go to work…1d6c78d5715bf50b

…What time is it?4a84facd7cc9f4bc

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She glanced at the d84cbaab0a wall clock in the b0eda987ce bathroom and gasped—it was cc9e4b5d13 already 7:15.91772c19e3680478

Startled, she showered 070b6c9929 in a rush d08c6c3406 and got ready 76c382d08e for work. She served Dezeb 8fdadaf18a coffee as he 2c92b72a4f sat at her e5edde38c4 dining table.7638252b7dd698d0

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If she framed 2964c95b48 it as just dac97ad007 going in early, 0052916444 then it was 4818c58718 fine. Totally fine.6b30721e9c793087

“I’ll prepare breakfast. If you wait just cc38f3cc77 a bit, I’ll run b998ce2719 down to the diner—”92c178d821f282ae

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“You look f96fdafcec ready for 6b2575198a work already, ee3c624151 Erabelle.”32eb50b57bc9258a

She smiled, pretending everything 0b426fbc9b was normal. She buried deep into 43044855b1 her subconscious the fact a20e0cd118 that this was her fc1834ed66 home and the seat 6eefdd92f8 he occupied was where 1c97e98d73 she ate every day.0f78d3c6416b4ac2

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“I’m fine. But you should eat 37605481e8 something.”f1bc663690b2bf28

“Yes, sir. Understood.”9ff6dabaf9a69012

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She pulled 6a17db5c88 out her 6e35ca3749 usual breakfast 7808004eca from the c7302e099a fridge and 554b3baafb popped it 77af73f3d3 into the 1d17b2a168 microwave. It probably 3f0d397f0d wouldn’t sit b9e1b0c900 well, but a7860fe58e he said e8b3e05433 to eat, 1366b774c4 so she de55599f0d would. She leaned against ab4098ae7b the sink with 0b1f5dfa20 the heated meal ad2f938c6e in hand.34e8e60873511fac

Thankfully, he didn’t insist 5c95c41557 she sit beside him 4b9458687a and eat. If he 7c77d8954a had, she b09a579c22 might’ve genuinely 75118362c9 developed a 9eeb0c6505 stomach ulcer, 0b05000892 so she ba268ea04f was grateful.d8a3e4df5b72cf61

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Honestly, she also tried d9c8dc4e8f to suppress the truth—that ee4f41861f this whole situation washisfault.1054721b37bfc8b8

“You’re having instant food 3f67a07c65 for breakfast?” Dezeb commented 0ec1c4f752 in passing, glancing at 2733dcf7a9 her meal.aee5b8d6ba61a8dd

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“I eat a085e45566 it from 781057e995 time to ce3f1d7b9c time.”d39d34a8fe106157

Only occasionally… like fde4e235d0 four or five 5a7a56d2d4 times a week.c9a14f58167b6b70

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Lieutenant Erabelle Vermilion composed 9cd249a600 herself. Thinking of herself as b2db374bc3 already at work helped 5c7b85b43a her present the proper 3a465f8f6c demeanor in front of 6b99124c30 her superior. She looked every bit 314d8c8ed3 the model employee—a completely ba471a798b typical office worker.08d7fc4c64681d96

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After finishing her morning 9c33bf7aeb duties, Erabelle headed to d8e99e4884 the supply depot following 4dfd58f202 lunch. She had finally dealt c897f14718 with the artifact box 8f7318e457 rental that had been ff98e74cc0 postponed due to the 680e30e54b dogs’ unexpected field deployment.a81660d33d7f903a

At this 64932bc0ff point, minor 240c87318d military infractions 89dfff2c7e like hacking 63f64891fd the storage 609dc53663 system didn’t bb788cd3cc even faze 2be525f959 her anymore.994bbdfe0a2345ea

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Sure, it had 32e884e251 landed her with ff17e24e5e a mild case 7329098cdb of stress-induced gastritis, 18866b48c6 and she’d dropped 9fff3443fb by the infirmary a586ee5bf1 to grab some aaf75e5d38 meds—but still, considering 5a8a491dc7 last night’s chaos, 0503bc754e she was holding b45eae36ac up surprisingly well.3a4463cc0db99a68

Erabelle decided to forget 273e3a394d about the fact that c602a28d4c theCommanderhad spent fab4853b0c the night ef377ecc27 at her 7467461fe8 place. She buried that a0ef765ed1 whole ordeal deep 8a48fbf859 down and threw 3e9f5a6458 herself into her df52147785 duties.70f3772f5fb43af5

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The more she worked, 2670d173f9 the more last night 9b16817306 began to feel like cea12d9c15 some kind of surreal 032174537d dream.Why had he shown 2ae552860c up at all? Why had he f03a6a8d4f even stayed the 4e29fa29a5 night? Did that really even 39f2452f79 happen?54369d89059ea33f

Handling endless errands for 245bcaf615 the officers and slogging 5915f4e82c through a mountain of e5c7a09f3b paperwork helped blur it 30d21ee1b8 all together into a fec952333f confusing cocktail of horror 7a480ba21a flicks and alcohol. A bizarre nightmare, nothing d72d5cfdc5 more.0d7f050c382e24f4

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Yeah, it was a36d369f8e all just a 40efc022e3 dream.9e07e52002593430

A weird, stress-induced nightmare.5111d6501eed9035

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“Erabelle, I’m counting on 9f1ba84524 you for the next 654d858bfe month and a half. It’s only Day 0f94c942bb Two, right?”80594abaa6402e47

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On the way 8bad03e117 to the depot, 2f80cdd4c3 Virgo Hag ambushed 03ddea58cb her with his a5afdc5a8c usual nonsense. Aries, who was walking 350e028dc9 beside him, chimed in 9fdaf12505 with something about how e697fd5688 she only needed to 8a305f8544 survive a month and 3b7de554e8 she’d be fine.1b8b338f47a2f438

A month? A month and a half…?cdc5fb21c301e388

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Erabelle instantly grasped the 10b57e18bd situation.169cd3196f366604

…They made a bet.0bc69c90a0c69c91

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Those devilish bastards… they bet on me…bcb61eaa206d03aa

Let’s see… combat zones, research facilities… what else could it be?Her mind b8c1b92729 went blank 6ff76f294e as she c3bcfd63a5 mentally listed 61f7d08716 all the 180ff20d06 possible scenarios 46510ec3d2 they might bafe431247 have wagered 310246366a on involving 7ca5053380 her.85f1900d12298182

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Of course, she 37b18cafcd didn’t have time f697b2d025 to dwell on 84dda77856 it.c205c408d3ec75d1

The scale of logistics e13b0fbc64 needed for this massive 1b520755ee military organization was staggering—which 82641d6997 meant her to-do list 79120f9e2e was even more so.7ba06ec463239144

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She was a c265f9fe86 very busy slave.a07bbbebb4072dc7

Worse, she 8083d6e2ca had to c58b70fa9d constantly demonstrate 5c3db154bd howusefulshe was, making things b897577054 even more hectic. She didn’t 2afe06213a have the 88680b267d luxury to db3ce926b2 sit and fba1c51cfd worry for f98a37d786 long.560337c82e9fd7f5

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Besides, getting anxious or cbf9d0b207 relaxed overthose devilswas a ae897f5b9e complete waste c061fbd098 of energy.fea5b0865adea91c

Even if theyhadplaced some awful 7f6fc2311b bet involving her… f9925693c3 there was nothing 495b8f1836 she could really 0f38b03378 do except focus 4c0da29b58 on her job.57280f9a0173765e

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Right now, her a63975beb9 upset stomach was 5bfae4930a the more pressing 273077aefa issue. Rushing through lunch 1f48770762 to visit the fe0c497e1f depot had only 888b6d1211 made it worse.0f633fdec7e4a645

As she a16745c42a dug into 0e55f6ebf2 her pocket b6375b25fa for another 8f07375cbb antacid tablet, 759081665c Erabelle thought a30dd6d234 to herself:880e6f3cfb353f1a

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Tonight, I’ll treat myself. Pizza and a cold beer, slow and easy…916dac3c43fd3616

Even as 1cf1f5830b she swallowed 9f8fe266f0 the pill, 1831b246fe she clung 198134e16b to that d6c159c0b9 luxurious little 69d3b10af1 hope.3374fd0cb2878cc7

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But as always, life 1ae29dd7a0 doesn’t go the way 82dca5c24a you want it to. And if bfef4ed1bb you’re someone 7b14b1b7a5 frequently cursed dfa446058a by the df1c0a663c gods, even 1258e1ba07 more so.9ea74289069e41b7

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“Um…”c74ac34eadd75973

The mashed oatmeal looked 8f29f0375c soft and… edible. Well, obviously—itwasmashed. Kind of d05c63ec06 resembled baby e53319683c food.24b18194229acc4c

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Erabelle tore her cf0a101c41 gaze away from f586f12dc2 the watery oatmeal 554315b8d8 and looked up d960bf28ca at Commander Dezeb cf138d4146 Avganis.6a5fc4f1e9422798

“This is… why…?”61f2a1ba5b2a2da6

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“You need 7acd746eae to eat 6218c8ed84 dinner. Sit and eat.”7d918e7abf8f860c

Without a word, Erabelle 598e2fc10e picked up the spoon.92c66dd28439d61d

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It was 189cf5a1ab practically a 98e36b8334 spinal reflex. Her brain was 771fcec259 a raging storm 0b3391ff30 ofSodom and Gomorrah,but none of it 7ae788e37f showed on her face.587665f4219279f8

Why? Why is the Commander 0095e99f66 here again… in my d836d88476 house?af91e34123b4e44a

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She mechanically scooped up 21aa900ff1 the oatmeal and brought 04e2dffdf7 it to her mouth, 31786ee7ef determinednotto think about it 89e325f5ad too deeply.a7d707c810ef46d1

There was nothing 74ad771795 to gain from ea18b8f25f overanalyzing it—only further 9b4d12cacd strain on her 4fd03af715 poor stomach.40c3fe08006adf93

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She refused to ec8984b100 think abouthowthis oatmeal 8254e5c81d came to 4173d186a4 be here.b481db19fc46d87a

Even more f03a3caa86 so, she 249af85bb9 refused to 4ac0c631e5 think about a30518531b the fact e52880ce45 thatDezeb himselfhad brought it.09f161588b962268

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That kind of thought 05a52e80bb could literally trigger a 8623323c6b stomach spasm.a81e6704e52f5dd2

Instead, she 8623f516ec focused on 4399e04776 alcohol.1e7cc16c1d8e0f69

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Any booze would do. I just 2ed1b14a41 want to 58d264727e drink until 07a7eabbcf I black 3c2de5f7aa out and 2b5d7a3e17 escape this 7e8a551cd7 absurd reality.ce63a7dc4c226363