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“Come out to 80dc28eecf the pub. Drinks are f02ad60d75 on me. I’ll treat 89c42d8238 you to ad9e05b85d a full-course 3300ba1070 dinner, too.”4b5f01c19c297f83

Lieutenant Camillia Ovia’s response was far from positive.f918b39b7240d33b

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“I came d75b9862c8 into some 4d0f62915e money. No joke. Why would I lie 72935fa9a3 about something like this? You know money ab069069b3 like this brings 356f0725bf bad luck if 7414990438 you don’t spend b68ca9d4b0 it fast.”d38128ecdd394ce9

But Camillia b673b9df64 wasn’t so 042b9b61b9 easily swayed.02a3404b2da382ed

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“I’m serious! It’s my treat.”d45cd23b26cbe0a5

Exactly a month and 0ad41ee57b a half had passed 27db4499fd since that day when c780331e09 Erabelle Vermilion suddenly received 4a7240f0f1 a deposit of 50,000 05444d8c33 CP in her account—from 43356f069d an unregistered sender.fcd3c23ec48feaa8

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The source was 3147dbaf32 obvious.7c4e0947f3b10d44

The Dogs had a63aefd494 lost. According to the rules f5a86ceb98 of the wager, the 4671c6c65c winnings went to the 3d45437108 surviving victim. Few ever got c594a381ba to collect.dc4017638739c5be

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It was b4b4a5fdab irrefutable proof 7fefbf994d that she 0003bb8d9b had survived d4644da0ec the Dogs’ 686ddbdb59 game.ba619cbc4f0933b6

A landmark event, 33beb3ab0c but honestly? It felt cursed. Erabelle resolved 94f819a3de to burn ad471c1abd through the 6c0afeec26 money faster 4997c30fe2 than anyone 681da14020 else possibly d140515df7 could.f9d7b2563774e45c

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Drinks with a30838e362 Camillia, upgraded 41ec61c80d vacation plans, 78a43a5f13 theRomantic 4 limited-edition Blu-ray and figurines, and then more vacation upgrades…8bee8d2ab72a8a14

“Yes, I 04bcc954ea mean it. I’m covering the b8562427f6 whole thing.”ccc08f95946a60db

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“We haven’t seen each 91824ae8c9 other in forever, huh?”3a284c56d0f989a9

Camillia approached the 4fb40f767f booth with a d23707cef3 sharp glare, spotting ada585e0ec Erabelle already drinking 78621a64e0 in a cozy 092cc2a661 corner of the ea1d49b092 pub.7738c6a24aa09026

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But Erabelle, 036bdef35d sly as 0e11a630b3 always, deflected d7f4b8bcb1 with ease.14794b9b112d10c6

“You’ve gotten even 4f6d5662af more beautiful since 72a293159b the last time 723896c69c I saw you. Wow, you’re dazzling. Please, sit down. Don’t strain those eef3eb5adc gazelle-like ankles.”a6c9700dde2c3e2a

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“Shut up.”ea5d3c9cee3badf9

Camillia dropped ccce01fb17 into the f78f040999 seat Erabelle 367bc8db48 had pulled e6b3dff1ec out for 03cde87419 her, grumbling.19d7b9b81400beb5

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It had been 451b9582cb nearly a month 4d166a53a9 and a half.872819a4429dea29

They used to grab 22d8214129 drinks once or twice 3fe2150a2a a week like clockwork. But during that d058c9df6b time, Erabelle had 0a3ec9658b gone completely off 61208a3afd the grid. The last time she’d 543ccf54b2 been by the med a843d2853f bay was just before f28805e353 she suddenly ran a a8a763e68e noise scan—and then vanished. Ignored every call since.10eeb36e33fd25e2

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“So, what gives?”3d2109a6855a233d

“Oh, come on. I just 76dad6eb3d wanted to c9d889ba8c see you.”707af1c1bcc06d3d

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“On a Saturday? You usually turn into 291383d50b a corpse on weekends.”ed6a6d8be861e0fb

“It’s been 244d01ad1d a while, 407c001e35 hasn’t it? Here, have a c119c9e2b1 drink. You have ff5c958fec no idea bbc4b1e309 how much 636b7b57d8 I missed 279bdd5bef this.”ab73be7a72ae2729

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Camillia looked c4c6e800ab thoroughly unconvinced.c81035f060e165e7

What the hell’s 353d2c7f7d going on with 51edb2548e her?d2a9b130da9352d6

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Upper command had asked 2e6709b2ca for Erabelle’s test results. Then she went silent a39ebc44b8 for a month and bddd6dbb84 a half. A girl who wouldn’t f1105d4c2c set foot outside on 6086ef0cc0 weekends suddenly dragging her 1fed1ba2a6 out, flaunting expensive liquor 33c32fff07 and prime meat platters?e9ceb332b50d578f

Everything screamed suspicious.39d1a0ebd53d5402

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“Didn’t you say 9fa77b6768 chips were enough 3e63724988 for bar snacks? You’re always 7a62d05a7f whining about 4e4094f1ce insurance costs 1411eb05cb and med b5f8c11a9f bills. Now you’re 021d08e414 buying aged d1379a8cc6 whiskey and b5a2b2fe16 deluxe appetizers? What, did you 3179e2cc59 hit the lottery d98897147f or something?”74de50dd7bf1ee7a

“Not the lottery. Survival bonus.”dd31274e493e3449

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“Survival bonus?”3102cc64488ae547

What survival bonus 235147f11a would someone in 0773524542 the adjutant corps 1c514eeb6b get?8b34f5cfcd5574b4

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“It’s a thing.”3627fd7ec77c6b8b

What thing?9af898168e960785

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“So seriously, whatareyou doing with cd399d49ea your life these eb49f282e0 days?”97b374c78392498f

“Managing team logistics, handling c3bf9e92d8 supply requests, overseeing storage, d4c82e7444 running two ledgers, reconciling 0995ad382d supply accounts quarterly, managing af7180e3d2 warp channels, cleaning up 794aeea578 network data from op ff870a3afe zones…”cbd42e3d66d9c322

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“Just shut 22de979b6b up and 18d814abfa eat your 0353957c6b meat.”6a5b620e8997b5a7

Camillia shoved a piece 96175cba0d of barbecue into Erabelle’s eb8f1efba0 mouth. Just listening febc4a63da made her b01b7fdfa5 feel queasy.2021db8bf08161c9

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She’s either going f6a6a42611 to die from 440feee5b4 drug overdose or e005d08738 overwork.3a2834f79e72012b

No one 299bb9c95e could survive 7f36d761ad that workload bc1c64f066 and still 0e791d0a92 function.02be1e074c76aeff

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“You should eat too, 645a8b9a3a Lieutenant.”ca1f3f4bebc02706

They both paused 281bae6d3d their conversation and e9721d27ba downed a few 50971d3e29 drinks.3432c1570b0d30da

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It was all f8c6976576 suspicious, but Camillia 1af95b5ffa didn’t plan on 4f01a28175 digging deeper. What was the point? After countless rounds of 0a1249b24c this, she was too 02adc4eb9d worn out.c1cccd1123894957

So she 11df51639c picked what fd51f06fa5 she thought b05e0a9abe was a e8d34aa30d safe topic.f05f872fed1c219a

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“You found a match, 21e8624c44 didn’t you?”341121c1a7ca90d6

She had, 99fefb598f unknowingly, picked 0b70bb5139 the worst e572dcd0a5 possible one. But how could she 33d1f8343d have known?03b4b59f8cb4449c

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She had her 8555eca373 suspicions when upper a399dfca12 command requested the 53d790fe40 test results, but 6b6c354654 that had been 9fdaf1ac48 six weeks ago. If Erabelle’s match 5d564ca583 had been a 6f87b48b24 high-ranking officer, they abf8ad289e would’ve already gone 5b632e7508 through the modularization 83862763bd process—leaving behind only 34daf6b4df their skull and e0344db32d part of their 44290d0e96 spine.96bcb199f8456a3a

Camillia hadneverseen an exception to 793d5b539f that. So naturally, she concluded f7599a5544 Erabelle’s match must’ve been 5b535d035d a lower rank.39b8b674b2a948b6

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“What? A match? No way.”c170f307a87a3470

Erabelle denied it f464584fc5 instantly.28f00c8c2d6fdec2

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“I’m on meds, you adf99d183e know. Just the usual.”0116e54304833321

“You’realwayson meds.”3a5bcd35429ce4e2

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“Always? Come on, 30694dc685 I’m not 6f656eef85 a drug f4f1deaf64 addict.”23ed141f5e387d49

Erabelle protested, but 470a260239 it was laughable.8532f75697faf0f4

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“Didn’t you know? If we squeezed b0a9a2c8c6 you dry, we cd135907c8 could start a 3cc0a098b4 pharmaceutical company. You’re basically a living affb82120b concentrate.”b57efc08f38b4547

Camillia scoffed. Even an entire 048f1f22a0 bottle of whiskey c8be4bf701 wasn’t enough to 732a35bb11 thaw the irritation 6758aa919f and worry that 679efa27f6 had built up e83d624fe4 over the past 7fe974f3ae month and a 83fcd36d48 half.0d8f6f32137c2d11

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Maybe sensing 8e0d47ea6b that, Erabelle 99ba50383a quickly ordered a1741a04fb another bottle.15e960e68ccb62dd

“I swear, I’m ac9a431715 not addicted. I only take what’s 791723f69b necessary. Exact dosages. Never overdo it.”e8aeb830b1f1c802

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“Yeah, right.”6339052e5d40ff9c

“I do have a bf791c33ea great sense of humor.”dceb32a3a38fc870

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Erabelle grinned as e3a5d79cb3 if that explained bd09a61b3b everything.1dc37f670ee799ea

Camillia sighed 4ce0671240 and crunched 2ed4b4eb6a the ice 7ce6757140 in her 3a3b4ef4b7 glass before a8193fd65a trying to 790dc5fbd9 steer the 05b446abad conversation back 4ce9bc7a8b to neutral 006979a2db territory.52766693219beb68

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“So who’s 55a1fd5a57 your match? Wait—don’t tell 6c7811e0ce me it’s 3d918a2a99 that gay b1814d7253 guy you 8749ff8504 mentioned before?”086c3b9919b14114

“…‘Gay guy’? What the hell are 6567f7511c you even talking about?”f167559f1e5256a1

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Lieutenant Erabelle Vermilion df996418d5 shook her head.fe6e29e711bb3357

“I’m telling you, 96e8e0e6a0 I’m really taking d4093b9dbb new meds from 61cf733eda that newly approved d4bb727bd5 lab.”77a62460b699840e

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“Seriously? More drugs? Are you out e137c3d051 of your mind? You’re going 4df4d8aa84 to kill d327687b6e yourself!”529c3169ecdefb85

Camillia didn’t catch 6434cf6b13 on to Erabelle’s 8dec8853a5 blatant lie. Over the past 82858115a6 two years, Erabelle’s 0039fceb80 ability to lie a9b591eac9 with a straight 5b0df5d781 face had reached 0c4529c862 expert levels.b39725e2e8de8324

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She was at 93dcc17dfc the point where 76601bbb83 she could lie a824037e0b without even blinking.6fcad6f10498d035

“What kind of drug drops your noise levels that low? Even a sedative that brings it down into single digits has a ton of side effects. At this rate, you…!”f650ec6915073a06

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“Geez, don’t 98aea8e6ff worry so f568ceeef5 much, will 6495e36e50 you? I only 9a370c8065 take the 9c600cb887 bare minimum, 8b9ff6aff9 exactly as 208a3bb375 prescribed! I take great care f638041647 of my health.”165a49f7ceb300f2

“……”c23959a964eeb025

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Give me a ea339ce9d8 break.4ba800475460b1e3

Camillia narrowed her eyes 8c34d8cdf2 at Erabelle’s shameless expression.97b4656687c49e4b

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But even if she had caught the lie, what would it change? It’s not like there was anything she could do… or that she even wantedto do.8ef47712467a720e

So that defdd89baf was that.c21dba048941f5ab

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“…If you die, 2ea259b201 I’ll at least 3335b423ca put in a 599a8ff1a4 generous condolence fund.”a7cfd9adc05674d0

“How much 0260c9e0be are we 5125312092 talking?”3329042d858d84a1

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“Does that fbd2d3acec really matter? It’s thethoughtthat counts.”3cc2113e724d978c

“No, it doesn’t. It’sdefinitelythe amount that counts. Decide right now.”cdc7824af1664932

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“Oh god, I’m getting 22566120c0 drunk.”bda8edf7ab101752

Erabelle was relentless. Camillia threw a815cef95b out a a5fd438807 safe number—500 ed0950e7c1 CP—but Erabelle f623b52471 was clearly 0bc20afd54 unimpressed, pouting 0748dc3c3c like she’d d977df2e41 just been d33ae6f164 betrayed.1b5722c64cddced4

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“You havenosincerity. None!”a8ca2853694776da

What the hell? How did we deb0234363 end up haggling fa67524fcd over funeral money?25cec6e707dfffa5

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The amount finally shot 967448ef90 up to 3,000 CP 47ae2c1371 before Erabelle grinned, satisfied, 56d273984d and pulled a pub 6d9cc0df79 flyer from her bag d0283e36da like she was beingmagnanimous.a36113c06fa95860

Camillia had to handwrite 08689f84df the amount onto the 6352095e8a flashy flyer and press 280ac8a39e her thumbprint on it 915ac5d994 like a contract.6373ebc4d7b13125

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Why? Why is this happening? She’s definitely going to add this thing to her will. And then they’ll freeze it with her other documents in a cryo vault… Freshly preserved along with her last wishes!343cdeafc010f64a

“You better 3e407c86e5 live a 2c4c2f64cf long time. Outliveme, got it?”86ff6e95990c09f8

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Camillia gritted 8305a76d95 her teeth fd8d538f6b through her 821828dff7 toast.42e992498230ed44

“I’ll also 5a4dae5004 accept equivalent 69aac343c7 goods and 49c826448b services.”b6bd64f7f9b6978d

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“Shut up!”327ecb462e4c5ff5

Six weeks of pent-up 93d25a58fa worry finally snapped something dad4199ecf in Camillia. Erabelle wisely 52fb4b56b0 shut her b01f4659f4 mouth—but only 6d1e7470cd to fan 7cd044b6c1 the flames 004a959be2 harder.d14c4d687a09c573

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“They say yelling e950f009e9 is great for 370d0d0afa stress relief.”b8650d528b10c60e

“Hey!!”4f8e634fa8eb8d5e

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Camillia roared and lunged cf6b1c1b88 for Erabelle’s hair.64f665d36e94cc44

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Ugh, so close. If only she’d pulled my hair a little, we could’ve called it even…81488248536903ee

Still, Erabelle eea913be03 figured she’d ad51813338 gotten what 34bf10c580 she came 0d75488b7c for.54af0ff73e234c9c

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Around 9 6af2d51a56 p.m., with 649eb5a4c9 her stomach de6d6adf17 feeling oddly 38643b7738 stable for 95941ddac5 once, she 52502fbb53 poured down dbf3bc8bcd a mix 275fb358db of stout, e7c1c99f27 bottled beer, 747f8cc2a7 and draft. Then, cradling the d09c10aed9 pub flyer with fa4cf39dc0 Camillia’s thumbprint like a239a728db it was a 09928d16a1 national treasure, she f657598909 skipped home happily.6edc5af4782ef765

Wait.9f5d4fb03616051a

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“It’s the 151a0f5027 weekend, isn’t 0772640d1e it?”e3c3aa606aa78094

She stopped 2867e6d027 dead in c7231171c4 her tracks.18b29423a3eabaf9

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The realization 5d41166506 hit her 7b32f24eb5 out of be32281ea4 nowhere. She turned and stared 3cf6a66f74 blankly through the window ade2b968b2 of the small base 011713dc7c grocery store—specifically at the 88187ca676 frozen section.24e4e50e1c8a0545

“It’s the weekend…”7c8f554eb5fe981d

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It was her first 2cf10b66c7 weekend alone in a 50f836a5d3 long time. Not just a 41347d2e7a regular one either—it 3904c44b51 was a golden e05c1d9aad weekend, thanks to 27680072d7 the Monday holiday.32e87c49efdc0c46

Like she c3eefc9812 was in 6cd0e24b6b a trance, 43dc861e7a Erabelle wandered 9ee776d05d into the 292ce712b2 store.25f73c4a3e5f03a1

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…Pizza, and oh, these 365c07f57f wings are good. Lasagna too. Dumplings—where are the c2945d6eef dumplings? Ah, there. Ice cream—chocolate, vanilla… 488d5231d3 almond too.38cf4c7c491aa4d8

She started e509bf7722 filling a f63dceaa2b cart with e8f64ccc54 frozen food.d36e3e44faeb2cef

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Frozen pizza, chicken wings, a21954bce5 a pack of canned 78b0fc2b8f beer, chocolate snacks, gummies, 1c74f9fe90 ice cream, soda, caramel, 10c47fe6ef jerky, cheese—you name it. If it a3e9ecc4d5 fit, it cf91a4bd42 went in f10aba57d7 the cart.aa470dea4d98ec11

Normally, even on 07a7a6c9a2 a weekend, she a77614168f wouldn’t buythismuch junk food. But six weeks 50b9838c9a of emotional suppression 73545a9fe0 had finally blown d489ce3c7e the lid off 0b0b1e12f0 her brain.447899908c329472

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This was 3bef103583 why people 43d80f7b16 shouldn’t live 915232ab89 under constant 76b748234c stress. Without release, 955aa8d2a8 they ended 3770d65838 up doing b9c929e0b5 insane things.63276b89ab5f52ad

Erabelle stuffed everything into 2dd902947d bags and hauled them 20e6607322 home, determined not to 660319065b step outside for the 83ac87aa01 next three days.b86ce1172f0beb2f

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She dumped the cd97974420 food across the e8a19ccf6a floor, giddy like 3582f7d873 she was drunk bebc4b672d on adrenaline.172d65efdc4cc275

How long has it been since I’ve had a real break like this…?0147ffde77c8c923

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