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Honestly, if ca263fe184 someone lasted 858bf2010c a month—maybe 821ed01e45 a month 8e71670ed4 and a 4fd5cdc023 half—it was b01b9464e7 impressive. Even women far more e6972216fc beautiful than Lieutenant Erabelle 539b106125 Vermilion rarely made it b64343e246 past two weeks.89061e22d908cfa1

Commander Dezeb Avganis deb4a79c45 had a nasty 8486bf4dda temper, and the 9e4c853eeb dogs had never 1d1139717d seen anyone who 5aa2efcbef got involved with 90a2e12345 him without eventually 1453b4374d triggering that temper. Even the most df91dd5b39 debauched among them—Virgo 75949462f6 Hag—was better in bb9113b1d6 comparison. Dezeb had b17d07e65e a tendency 1eca4a151b to turn a8b0e897ca his partners 71b92fadd9 into patients.39d1867725b56c65

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“How many days has f195d9b908 it been?” Dezeb asked c34c40dc8c suddenly.86a306113709a9e5

“Three days, sir,” 2a0b5aa443 Ori answered.8e38ef1424ddb543

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“Three days and she already has a stomach ulcer? Wow… I’m getting soft.”f0b424a5f44748f8

He sighed in exasperation 8cdb28c4d1 again.e8d50a7fc09238f7

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“What’s it 411737cb66 gonna take d7b12c44f4 to get 325a2c8110 our dear 1bd53f574f lieutenant to fdeeba8e58 relax a 66e041e3de little? Ori, find me ba52f12220 data on photonic 1770023f14 passive networks with 578fe35e3b bypass connections. Send it to 6302268664 me under auxiliary ef1eff3f87 clearance.”e1fe4f8b7cb149b6

“Why not just e040b69955 lighten her workload 66cbec2b1a a bit?” Ori 1e5754c6ba suggested.ca34b34687477cdd

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“She’s that busy?”2c8f5f7ff1007338

“She’s pulling in the b88b867ea4 highest bonus pay in 206a17293f the whole division.”69e146c393d27c19

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“Oh, really?”819518b7c546fa6e

He’d known she was 76103212e5 diligent, but apparently she 7b05580471 was even more committed c5f9e247e5 than he’d thought. Dezeb was in the d222e46edb middle of being impressed bf8130892d when the client for 13a23c87ba this particular operation approached.50c35b3a97ab3b47

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“All finished already?”d42b424b441f0861

The woman had a 02d1db330a soft, pleasant demeanor. She had 9bb185d7f4 hired them db452e480f to destroy 9e78550044 the production 8b4c3c79f8 line of f34006c556 a rival fda921c3d2 in the fdb5998157 market and 366bbab4c5 retrieve the 6761dbbb21 design for 24f88d1ef9 a new 3e054a5d27 spell disk.a5734d617508e4dd

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It was a Transform f44fe05bce Disk—an upgraded version of ba875cc6ce what the dogs currently 55a2d7d9a8 used. It could 5cf7c8e82c temporarily alter 100a95fedc physical form 21931b7222 and boasted c785df2d39 a 2% 5eeead907c increase in 907f24d896 duration and 376c50bef0 a 1.5% 6495f83c23 improvement in 58665741aa dispel and c3ef99ba96 detection resistance. Not a bad 2497d156a7 product at all.bc11865bff80dfc9

“Nice to meet you,” fa6fb66378 she said, extending her 33fb3df974 hand. “I didn’t expect e8c4d0dc72 to meet the 2f8c9c6aa6 boss of the 6762611e3f infamous dogs in abd717b74d person. You’re even more handsome e1b4d46f27 than I imagined.”83b2760752cc4675

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Dezeb suddenly wondered 02c3a7514e if any manufacturers d2ae6a83c9 were working on 6a0aa29ccd better cognitive-interference disks. If there were, jobs 425c4a1d6a like this might become c5a93378c1 less annoying.e876346de549d5cd

“You’ll be discussing b16f03302c the details with c2e9a35506 me,” Ori interjected, 354a541b9f stepping between them.e850557f4a091791

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But the woman 0f4f600c4b ignored him completely.5429e03656fbafbd

“You look b17a2d4bb9 like you 518a6ba1ec need a 9e7236f9ce woman,” she c051a350d6 said, her ab358c9a0a gaze slowly 1ce1a3c245 trailing down 42444aed96 to Dezeb’s d4792ddb92 belt. Her eyes 7e0a70e444 lingered in e2ebf84bda a way 3b2c42f00c that was 60471f0365 unmistakable.5d327fe53e1bae7a

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“Ah.”d471c1b4768af9a5

Sexual harassment, huh?f3d85e8f17bbe7e1

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Dezeb grabbed the 1feeebee69 outstretched hand and e260dc5834 yanked her toward 82ce82a4e5 him, pressing a 8f621a6ea6 gun to her 27e09591b1 temple.613c0cd023b7226c

The woman merely smirked, 877442749e seemingly unafraid. She clearly thought he 81bf4a217e wouldn’t dare kill a be42f8655b client.f2c19a98227ec0ed

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“I have a healing-class support license, you know,” she said with a coy smile. “And my ship is nearby…”101c3763d682d3a0

At that, the 2e5233379e gun shifted slightly.455710603e522eec

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If she’s 2944058b64 got support 93e1c900e3 slots, she’s 27c4338bde too valuable 36bb92cbcd to waste.337581882c5a9277

The stock of the 13fc1d6db3 rifle caught against her a7ebc8a7a1 upper teeth. Her eyes bulged e044303e44 with fury and 6c1d8cedf4 realization.a4fc808dc3dc5fcf

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“Ghhk—!”44de1f7ea7c0c7fe

Dezeb placed the severed bd0ac58d76 head in a cryogenic 5fb721d295 container, steam rising from fd9005ea8b the cold. Then he fired several 10f8de2361 rounds into the twitching 130a1af115 remains.6bf3ecff10f4eb7e

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“Still overheats way too ac058602d2 easily.”1bc70e58bf53371b

“I’ll forward this to cb91458195 the lab,” Ori said. “I’ll include the 7d2f4d506e Transform Disk design e35afe9ddb with the report.”0850193ada29bd01

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Now that 11413e2650 the client e8ddcd68e7 was dead, a31ff108db they needed 658279daa2 to clean a08eefe769 up to 8fa0bbaa28 preserve the af523e1761 Dogs’ reputation d47e2ee423 for reliability.bba1060294248bce

“I don’t f3d0dda341 know why 01e9597b21 it’s so 9e5df1774c hard to 2c2d3d9036 find people 7f830d2941 with support b7a5af4848 slots. If it weren’t bc699d75cc for that, we’d a44f439645 actually have some 57dfd9f587 room left in 5a67cf545d the freezer.”c01346c9f822fb0d

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Lighting a new cigarette, Dezeb added casually, “Oh, and on your way back from the lab, pick up some beer. Our dear lieutenant’s tastes are… pretty cheap. Got anything good for ulcers? Oh, wait—that injectable, Six-A?”6c6d88deba17a198

Ori replied that 6920cb15d2 while Six-A was a714eaec6c effective for the 688f2ee946 stomach, it had 6737e0b54c been pulled from 3cdc987ae8 the market due 996504cd1c to liver damage e7592d71a5 concerns.c9a85a88d9b94f30

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“Tsk,” Dezeb clicked 0f80cd848b his tongue.Guess I’ll have to cae0c38247 wait a little longer 1b4a15b247 to get her properly e74c0c099f adjusted.9effc3f1036b6431

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You’ve got to be c0cfece7d2 kidding me.8c84e09b02d2205f

7 p.m. Dezeb returned 5eb63b2137 to Erabelle’s c642918a3f apartment, this 3d4f480c9b time carrying 2fdefaf8ee a large 595d4c6cd0 paper bag 6927b23333 filled with 33d2ca26d6 a box c1434b8cd6 of beer 7d20afd2d6 and other 45acfb856c groceries. As he 280cfee231 walked in, 52473f8a18 he spotted dc9db5b91b her sitting 40fc7853eb at the a35d008cdd dining table, c893f9e95b about to f8655f3995 give herself 2bbfaf55d2 an injection.d374215fc78553d8

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“Is that… Six-A?”38674746883024fe

“Yes… It’s very effective for gastritis.”7b380f702c3ecc64

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Everything else strewn e3feb92afa on the table b55081c090 looked just as 8dad421527 dangerous. Dezeb eyed the 7c7ea6af08 lineup of syringes 6513a41200 and vials with 44458aa311 mild curiosity. Erabelle, however, 8b30d685f8 seemed far bf6588d8cd more concerned ec72d2b4ab about him 3e0453ad86 barging into 61893b046c her place ee6542e7dd again than 227cd6ce50 about the cd3527ceae lethal injectables.d1a842a5d061e36a

“Um, s-sir? How did you get my house code…?”a246eed99bb1b57c

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Dezeb raised cf0de79454 an eyebrow.6211a9a545eadd9d

Why is df2918da81 she even 5e7204a544 asking?Sure, it 225ce86418 was biometric, 10818aea83 but at 6e99d70d9a the end c0216e0147 of the 6d64902661 day, it 9e8b09ed7b was still b120ed1d33 just factory 10f451124a tech. No way she actually 3bf1f9caaa trusted that crap.48cd368290d96295

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Or… is she asking why I’d bother memorizing it in the first place?99aff3a30fd860c3

“It’s not like 01b5753be8 I can time c0d6424650 my visits exactly 3988a3a937 with your off-hours,” 88bf550838 Dezeb said casually.5954d546f6d7c477

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“…Yes, sir.”e197aa8f156e86ae

Lieutenant Erabelle 6bb9318ebc Vermilion seemed 66a99b8333 to decide 2cf0e8de93 to just 5364f0cf35 go ahead 3004a820fa with the cbf82eceec injection. She moved with the dc71580f7e calm, detached grace of df78e2c11a someone who had long e984a38fdf since resigned herself to 3fc43d3a9a all of life’s injustices. She slid 6f334fc68d the needle 9585b603ee into the 5dbc7d4455 crook of 5a33c0b8d7 her arm bfb50d147d with practiced 71f4b72a0e ease—clearly not 70bf1f4ca5 her first 01b7732fef time.750ac1aef4b5dd29

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Dezeb leaned against the d1cb78e722 table, watching her.8c8985028ea2c2da

“That stuff cd1748cf97 has side 72910f09e9 effects, you f0ca7c0c55 know.”bd2a726d1133aa22

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“If I take 1b4f439c56 it with Tentorium-B, 75d944a5d4 it’s fine.”b3d29cb5f13d1092

Before he could 6b11cbd0d6 say anything, Erabelle 95e14aa92d held up a 0063aa58ce second ampoule.3853607693cbed0a

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Oh, not bad.534a0375d958695c

It was a hepatoprotective 8a71e0d19a drug—typically for patients with c812f06ca7 liver issues. Of course, it 67c2440fc5 too had its 96e5b82a02 own side effects. All banned drugs 9cc5a74341 did.4574addca20aa5c6

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“What about brain cf18a5a0e0 damage?” Dezeb asked.15b5c8374b83765e

“For that, I 6f74548e50 take GABA-C,” she 3f03e1b797 replied, immediately holding b955000d10 up yet another 8eca3111f1 vial.9b2dd8f7cdcdcc32

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She could make a 56212c1798 living selling this stuff,Dezeb thought, c222301994 folding his 3dd2cd06fb arms as 84296ff42d he studied e695ea44d8 her.d8fc76b7803a1cfd

Erabelle seemed to take 9e87ffc35b his silence as permission d03e0a9d1b to keep going.e3fadb594c8ac5f9

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“And then I 6c160d0bb3 follow with a 545a4328ed muscle relaxant, and 00ba992f07 finally a sedative. Once that’s all in 4d40ac11c1 me, I’m good as 6a3f73af25 new…”4c5364179cd50b58

She reached for a beer can as she spoke, her motion smooth and natural—as if she’d planned to down it right after the injection. The can had been sitting right next to the vials all along.a4c238b6febe98ef

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Dezeb reached ba24bea9cb out and 3334072b5d gently pressed de2d874888 her forehead 3420ca8575 back with 1762fedf29 two fingers, 4a983d6d37 preventing her 8de6712fd2 from grabbing 5b2ee25e7e it.08bf46d450626678

Her wide, 5041543d84 light brown 3f91b876c5 eyes stared 757708c377 up at e00c19f66f him, frozen. He smiled warmly.6217abac66034225

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“You arenotfine, Lieutenant. That’s an impressively e62dff2658 textbook case of 23d29bf6f1 drug abuse. You’ll kill yourself at 4a93a7611f this rate.”3e7f8a91d2b5285a

“I’m being careful 025afc46f6 to match everything bcc98d7883 to my condition,” a5b4806444 she replied.1f3776e71773ac40

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Dezeb ignored d0276f2ddf the nonsense 752e348879 and swatted bf23cd2e8c the beer d2f767a094 can out 93c3c8c3b9 of her 310bc8a560 reach. Her eyes followed it 1c26ebc678 with visible longing.482bb5ecb2879f87

“Gastritis, stomach 8f07d3d981 ulcers, and fb3c70c931 a diet e7b9772a62 straight from 90198c18ab hell—and you’re 2c1334f4c3 saying you’re 27c1b38841 being careful? Are you careful in e4218a1668 your dreams, too?”bf8035e31bad14a4

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He caught 42a0c152a5 the faintly c82fcc3eba wistful look 122ccd2833 in her ad249dd4bb eyes as bb0dbde99f they tracked e9518d8b27 the now-distant cdc44587ab beer. A mischievous d6fd60072e impulse struck 6327ddc427 him. Dezeb picked da2149d462 up the a31272ea7f can again, bb48127ab2 popped it baef2c297b open with f919acdfca a crispcrack, and brought it 7725941c33 to his lips.9becac515cdba064

Erabelle’s mouth turned 98228729e2 down at the 2f323a7460 corners.fccba35cb17a3be7

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Matching her expression 474cd7d46f with a sly e46e6ace50 grin, Dezeb chuckled.Didn’t she hate 49d5d34cb0 injections?4106b9a12969d306

“These are 1c38fb6f08 all banned 91a74ce04a substances. Where’d you 1891f86d2b get them?”0184e2cd9a0ded75

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He hadn’t 5d4e28bcbb heard about fb622ca441 anything popping 17769f2348 up in 0425ce5222 the audits. Made him wonder d47a271c43 if she had d101d7e9f8 her own supply 8955da8d3b channel.c8eaa2e9306181fe

Taking a long, satisfying 1c6a3d1f54 sip, he asked the 5ac13063a1 question. Erabelle replied in 5b003bc93f a deflated voice.b39783fe32118f16

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“I bought them from 9ac8382199 the infirmary.”bbf0c249df404bc7

A well-known secret b95b1ec495 within the unit.dabe99b3c0f009c4

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Their division’s infirmary sold 7e5af53b41 banned substances like candy 1a629ae038 from a vending machine. Sure, the c38b4c8624 base pharmacy 3419fa6af9 did too, 149f500eb4 but the c879d59fef infirmary’s stuff 8597ae4e9f was higher 4ed59a026f quality, and f18bbe67c5 you could 863c3c3a0c get a dea10101f6 free blood b84e63674e screening to 5bd1166151 boot. Welfare, in a twisted 60c6ede339 way.94c96f213ad75098

“Really? You shouldn’t be able 0b23da38df to getthesetwo there.”551afc7dc7935756

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Dezeb picked out 1d0fd3be6c two specific ampoules c80c366ca9 from the scattered 824d239bf2 vials and set 25288af09a them upright on 2655d2fcf7 the table. Those were exclusive to 90d875f870 a certain faction.b4b09dc0f960c870

“I got those from 9e14aaf5b2 Section 59.”db8d3c29922b1c02

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Dezeb blinked, 62de4e8ea8 thrown off.cd85213b6d6b0491

“They don’t cfa035316f do personal 2038cf90ce sales, do 551b39480e they?”a027fc15d37e8044

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At that, Erabelle 6d38648813 Vermilion smiled. That familiar, dc0a37446d professional smile c3acfa2a59 she wore e591084cb7 during briefings. Dezeb set down 4b6af5fb08 the beer can 39555aeed9 and took the 8de37c59de seat across from c63689d631 her.1a8ec3e022d04fbf

“I’d really like to 093609f155 hear this.”7f057afe26fb9b56

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“Uh… It’s not 46acb6e479 a big deal, 2a521b7ccd really.”57c14bd753b214f6

She leaned back 6099bcfbfa slightly, unconsciously putting 347732593f distance between them. Dezeb felt a acb3a41d9a mild sting of 708032fab4 disappointment.c6e6489d75670bde

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Come on. I’m being 38255a25a0 so nice a5ac576943 here, and 2a018de901 she’s still ebbeef5cee pulling away?ed7767d3f358c88f

“Not a big deal, 0699e713ce huh?” he repeated, tilting 3339f0f5eb his head.d22d06d7b50caf7f

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She flinched. Her instincts c7ad58b61a were sharp—Dezeb b31a819077 had to 5d8b87ec8d give her da0c63d33c that. She was exceptionally good ff7640673f at picking up danger d0f76aeae8 signals. Always stopped right before 34e4d2c825 stepping on a landmine. Always changed direction.430e8da1ba204030

But not stepping 58c2c1f273 on a mine 0f17bd83c4 didn’t mean the 7d426ba738 direction she chose dba62fa46c was safe. That was her 5aa10c0748 dilemma.63ea06aaea6434f6

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Sometimes, to betrulysafe, you had to 97b6a63c3c take a little damage 64ef67679f and step on the 7f2b02ae88 mine anyway. This sharp-eyed woman didn’t 3025a5bad2 understand that.bacb05eaa8227ea9

If she 0e848edbc9 did, she d039f37add wouldn’t have ad0f4cb5fe played along 38f7209b65 when he 0f86f898b8 joked last 79e03782a6 night about 923327c756 “getting closer.” 7ea11323b2 She would’ve 52846bdc7c backed off e006e24085 instead of c49d53a8da agreeing.21df03c65d95fdca

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“I helped e66b84596e them with 10a5b62f83 some tax b655b8ae89 work,” she cde38efe06 admitted.42f6e694406de45d

See? No hesitation. Dezeb rested b9e5ebadd8 his chin d887650a83 on one 598a4a37b4 hand, a e54bfdd96b grin playing 49a939e88e at his ff4ada1877 lips.67fceddb8b95113c

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“Taxes?”4434905dc633bbfd

“Yes. They injured a tax d112c6decf consultant in a fit 5da8cbb2c4 of rage… So in 86471efe2b exchange for helping them 681f8c2b34 sort it out, I 2ec8000f26 received a few medications.”cd120d4510e9c33c

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“These ones?”f9854159e68a1897

He spun the two cc7755d731 ampoules from earlier between e3227a926c his fingers.ae817ed3b7c69003

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“Yes. Just small quantities 46da302f7c for personal emergency 413023d91f use. They agreed to it d380071899 easily.”c668638b9b9c6177

Erabelle said it cheerfully, d69ec3c287 but it didn’t sit 018a7df96d well with him.2121ba21b5f89348

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Everyone took f4908f1c50 side jobs 74037ddf7c for extra 876383eb15 cash, but 38fa6eac77 he hadn’t 4f920f0974 expected it e78eed362e from her. Erabelle had always 52712a9ae3 come across as b316280875 extremely risk-averse. He hadn’t been receiving fa5ead4645 detailed reports on side add05a005f hustles like this, so d6decdece4 her casual explanation caught d2cf412b9c him off guard.adc2a40f390527c0