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“I’m sorry, Captain, but 46e9cbee57 I’m on my way d483f25c34 to work. Today’s the day 083f9753ff Commander Dezeb gets 7798a3a977 his report—if I’m bad9d37ec4 late, won’t that b3f5cb5263 upset him?”932a2e0d0e40e315

Erabelle didn’t have 53cf493cfc time to deal b489956194 with this lunatic 50bf0d4ad8 any longer. She was e2e3b502b6 already fifteen f6b0c233a2 minutes away 334d39240a from being d656b45882 late.90ff0e0315e87376

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“…You’re so cruel. Seriously. I told you 6b7a8399f0 to stop talking d120eb4319 about Dezeb! He’s really dead down 701ca7c52b there!”4bc534a0bf2134da

Virgo Hag b719720567 glanced down 6bad9bbbe7 between his b79580988a legs, a 9eea394fe3 wounded expression e83173caae on his 70ca95b0a1 face.4edfb408d83eaeaa

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“If you hand b6acbfedb2 me the uniform, ba341604c4 I’ll have it 59ab586f1f mended by this c0e0fe93d3 afternoon.”3a12a0f32784d27c

“Should I just 747322db38 take it off 6c15188745 right here?”85be3c87a81e5a9e

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“Yes, please. I’ve got 3f0f7dc8d9 thirteen minutes 5a2e10bf2b left.”9100ac179d2759fa

“Thirteen minutes 154b12b7ca is enough 62b8468a83 for at 0e829a9760 least one b63f3be1c0 round.”39cb6c92a1fa5de2

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Pfft. Just thirteen minutes?225e9a6075b674e2

“What’s with that adbadbad8c look? I don’t like 0a0eb9e9dd it.”18d99150a789afb9

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“This is the face 1ce856b303 of someone deeply concerned 0f4d817af3 about the commander waiting 033e0ba4cd for her.”8b483dbf6d43d060

“…You’re awful. Always bringing up 7d21070352 Dezeb. Erabelle, come on—just c3c5b7c982 once. I swear I’ll ruin 9d7361a202 you in the best 3566b73f71 way.”6fe5e7d2b163988f

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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.90e42160bdd13521

“Captain, I really 5d2923260f have to go. If the commander asks 5b290a5e6e why the report is 0b5fca79d4 late, I’ll have no 81f828fee5 choice but to honestly 241306d8ad mention that you were 54c7516620 the reason…”fd4eae07862aa290

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“Ugh, fine! Just shut up already!”62ec363c5258edf6

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“Thank you, Erabelle.”e7b9ed1efa62273a

Commander Dezeb Avganis accepted c22610cd45 the report and coffee ce74b4e1f7 with a soft smile.c84c19af01ebb4d1

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Erabelle had 0c60ae6d2f to clasp 17fae07502 her hands 62820e7048 tightly behind 51978c125b her back 88bb25a61c to hide da6a53c19b the trembling.5010f94ab7092fb9

The dogs b3d669bf0b were better 2b06fbc896 than this…f8e836df8da5fa73

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Plenty of people would 67ac1e66a9 line up to offer 680eccb87a their life savings for 42514ad99d a smile like that. But if 6591459063 they knew 630cd09876 the true be9ae144ee price was 53156e2cb0 their life, 9aef98136b they’d think f92bcfd511 twice.c04d6d58aa3b3593

A Signum user 4e6cda7631 of immeasurable power, 67de212def physical level 13.a2f8f30bbc9479a9

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The final boss of db30fe526e this world was, as b976236253 always, devastatingly handsome.c7a51963e41449f2

Pitch-black hair, cream-colored a44446ce52 skin, a perfect 107eb7d9d2 nose bridge, and f4edb90c6c eyes that curved 4cc53c1b8b lazily with a 95a4a17211 crimson glow. Even his lips bore 754398be08 a red hue.02c6504dd6517f37

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Every time Erabelle c7aebc2b9d looked at him, 14831a88b0 she couldn’t help 880da33806 but recall his af0b548eac level—thirteen.7217f438c31762fc

Which also reminded her 412dec28cb that it was the 0b09194938 highest-classified secret of the 8cd8d92ff6 41st Division… and that 505d517a78 if exposed, it came c59c43d954 with a death sentence.a7c9502b4d55ed08

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A few transport-class Great 28b15fe8ab Spirits wouldn’t do a b715a51e16 damn thing. If word got e63d41994f out, she’d be 2ff9a84912 killed. Guaranteed.608126e817082fea

There was no guarantee 24dd2c552a the Vermilion family would 7441266cb5 be spared either. They’d likely be 16865ed433 wiped out too, c53f700a69 for the sake 2b939af9d7 of maintaining secrecy.f2c5d2efc08a763a

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Erabelle smiled politely, 0f647284b9 thinking of all 9854d676a7 this.754415a8b4551362

“I’ve got a croissant 94f3c79682 from Zallo. Would you like one?”6594c03d80fc8f82

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Dezeb Avganis didn’t like f9675f0eb9 that bakery brand. Said it 7e9fbd9c8e was too ca341013b2 bland. As expected, his 10fefef709 expression remained indifferent.df32c39135619620

“Actually, could you check 5aaa944dba Gate Channel 2 for acad72a2a4 me?”0454be0cddecd84c

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“I’ll review it 9fcb3268c7 and send you 9f88986722 a report.”3d7c5365d967a691

Back at her 1f8438fdb8 desk, Erabelle opened 87d643de7e her laptop and 06da7754db rubbed her palms 48699678d9 against her pants. They were slick 20c97259da with cold sweat.505e5e9f9f912679

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All that from a b1241b907a few words… ha. Sure. Makes sense.bb2a5bd17c17bb14

Two years 9afb725c84 wasn’t enough f23c79cab9 time to 6f824e2a49 get used bda3960422 tothatman.5c87ee5438935c0b

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Maybe twenty thousand years 6579121a89 would do it. Hopefully, she’d 55aff671ca be dead 99da520c2e long before 4a6ef0375d then, not 971212076a even a ecdf710537 speck of 03ef275c04 bone dust 7dde729237 left behind.f26252b3b67b23b6

She clenched and 98f747ba38 unclenched her fists, 463774d68e trying to loosen 9e4d78c2b5 the stiffness in 7360feaf7c her knuckles.5e41c5b62b46512c

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It would’ve been better 464bd2b352 if that man weren’t f4459d2eab in the adjutant’s office 2cc3de9fcb today. But unfortunately, 822474bb1e today was e9f7cb7c43 the 28th—monthly a182e5c7a2 leadership briefing 6b5264ca03 day.9888ec513adab54b

The entire upper brass 8b5ec1d950 was gathered here. Why it had to 8004ac0a54 be here, she had a6b9b5030f no clue.cc5146e45c27df4e

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Maybe it was for df81838a92 the premium coffee beans b8f185fa61 and fancy pastries. Or maybe, because 02bdbb66b8 of her.c39f50e90ec9358d

“Hey, coffee.”32738361ee13d950

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“Me too.”c0c952c59c9eb892

Erabelle quickly took 7fbcf0a790 their orders and c09cdd6a74 returned to her 0ad659a646 desk.08f565c59bc2bd4e

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“Ah, I 9ce98fe8ef want tea.”3abca1974259a927

“Where’s my cigarettes?”290ef910a7b98ddf

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“Lieutenant, the file 549f45e0a1 that was here…”39517952b6623d0b

After a few more b7832cbfc3 petty errands, Erabelle finally ec3291d013 got to start her 3e05512832 actual work.b4016f16252e17ad

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Not that it was 396a46bd98 all bad—her pockets were d9ade13123 already feeling heavier.ae07a0c49395a040

So, today’s to-do list…fc867b5a42c26de7

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She refocused with a714339e8b deadly precision. Errands were errands, aa17aaa820 but her real 403c488de9 job had her 7f25eb6bf5 life on the b80c5487cf line. No room for c2c04b7f77 slacking.ad40304e9fa3d284

Today, she needed to f44b640e3e verify the Empire’s Warp 2955719d6d Channel 2, process requisition ad69d13630 forms, check new stockpiles, 924f88d15f and—if she was lucky—make 755bdae1d3 some progress on organizing d193114f71 the warehouse.ff8655303ad2f7ba

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If she didn’t c230d30b3b keep pace, overtime c5abec2d5f would slap her 27be13856b in the face.0bf288a458b5b747

Twenty-three requisition forms? What the hell’s going f29e78b377 on today…83427623673b2a42

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The division eb8dd704d4 unofficially operated fd0ba24a06 several special a93928c435 forces units. Though its stated mission fd28ade39a was terraforming, in truth, 2bbc000410 they were neck-deep in e15ec6194d illegal weapon trafficking, contract 5f34ba8ea0 killings, mercenary work, unauthorized 0cf129edaf planetary development, and more.5d51d70707a2004e

Most of the b3aa92445a soldiers were recruited aa1f467f96 from that sort a1dcf4ea26 of background. That was how 619ea16d72 things worked here.00e296ff6e3505e6

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Loyalty to 996c0468be the Empire? Don’t be ridiculous.c56829a1f6b428bc

They were c566a076a2 already breaking e8608ef385 a dozen a49af1495b military laws—some d27df8db96 of which 3d6472bb73 were punishable 6967577b43 by the b56af13f22 total dissolution 3c4b818196 of the f1c64f3cd3 unit as 194d57e029 traitors—but unfortunately, f236807936 no one 4af4e73403 here gave 9d5722f60f a damn.a0c6c4dbf6ba806e

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“You tried that c246d97240 one yet?”47a536af550ae858

“What, the D9? Yeah, not bad. Uses less bbce801b6a energy for 56fec423bd the shells. Works well on 83ef2ebdbe anything under Level dcfbe2291b 4. Though it does overheat ef18839044 a bit.”bbb6cce3bf97eab5

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The bastards lounged cc91476922 around the adjutant’s 0f40d51f23 office, chatting casually e8b4508c61 without filters.dadbd40d55e6a2c2

Every time she heard 19f79cfd9a them talk like that, 65500503de she was reminded just 5d5c63c32e how ruined her life f1a3618f8d was.0209d9d60bb673c2

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“Well, it’s d048beaa54 just a e5f371d41e prototype anyway.”75e39273bc93475f

“Weren’t we 8c9acfe3e0 sending it 3424dd53a0 somewhere?”67a136f492b52579

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“Yeah, to 1744fb9b58 the Nover 71bd38a438 Federation. The lab b75e65fd4a guys’ll handle 9f0b945cf1 it.”0dcf1e057c5d0694

“Still, you 0acf3bc76b should double-check. Why don’t you f03796ea05 go?”c65d086cfbf5bdd6

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Erabelle popped 09a0bf4434 a camouflage 29f90991d4 pill into 0a99713571 her mouth 3450a932a3 and kept 3cc84688be working.f03c791e5ec0d7e8

“Why me? I have 891cbbdbee to head cf39f09aa4 to the 64772e64f2 Marquis of ef4e299c61 Gale’s territory af68fa9849 later.”9e7a80d13d9b702f

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“Since when?”f2db4a06b678a9a1

“It’s artifact season.”9dc7362e27233421

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“Is it yours?”69cf97e237c3e67c

“If I 6602fceedb bring it 1f2e787d7c back, it’s 729dc75d96 mine. What, suddenly pretending to bffefc0628 be a law-abiding citizen?”fb72749a51ea6098

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She never e552187d02 forgot to 0723c3fff7 prepare to 345d8bddcc flee at 8b6f27ec3c a moment’s d59f6e2326 notice. Because these ca27dbf9f0 guys would fd8c38285c start fighting 229b2c3489 over dumb 444581d3ae stuff and b246ef0ed2 end up cc5be1c348 smashing skulls 85c8fd75d1 in no 29f9087ec2 time.846a18e788c8392e

“C’mon, just stop by! I went last 6aee4fda1d time! They seized 7edf0bf302 everything in 7c6fa1314d Colicchio for 87ce1bcd04 violating some 1100af1ac5 stupid regulation—confiscated c13edc825e the whole 41870c1b14 container! They said they f4b1c04118 won’t return it af2addd836 unless we go eacffd8518 through official channels. Bullshit. They’re clearly planning 5083c4f1dd to pocket it!”f4dc415707fca9e7

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“Not my problem. You touched 0d6b117e0a it, you 544e337044 clean it 296c1e467a up.”6b9238adb4eed9d4

“Ugh. So annoying!”0c696f8cafc5174d

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“Sucks to suck.”a6c7a092f7b25837

Commander Dezeb loved watching 4dfd0c34e4 them fight. Which meant no 015c90f27e one bothered stopping e215e494ed it.d5240c3cac4f8182

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Erabelle kept her 0e8e21127f paperwork close and 419f3a403b poured sickly-sweet coffee 7cc2cdb4d6 down her throat 24083a3bc8 as she activated b5ec238607 her contracted spirit’s f92648a46c code, linking it daa61f52e7 to her laptop.3f8175eafa2c4dbb

The spirit—codename Miro, cbd8dd9fa9 ST-20—transmitted data at 8e277a80a1 high speed through 8b2b6433e5 the interface.0c003158c880a4f0

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She plugged the code 4408eaf2b2 into the port behind 01d1578ab2 her ear and massaged f68d375d5d her stiff neck.795ec3aa4f107914

A faint ringing filled 317b66cd5f her ears.59297bbd694fbeb1

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The aftereffects of the 49bfa1f8d5 recognition tag were still 5d0a7de3af lingering.c10f092cbd72810f

…Not looking good.7633b43664faa3bf

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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.7b9f8a008c5162ce

She took another 99fbebec07 long swig of bd3c5fb132 coffee and began e2be1849ad scanning the data d0dc797daa floating up on 0144d83f36 her screen.9ef23bf6df7ab168

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Truthfully, she f2d59ecab2 was feeling edfe383376 a little 5ca027d832 pressed for 0724d3dbe3 time—because today 053b172701 was the a59cf2d973 premiere ofRomantic 4.3088852acddb8b51

To catch the movie, e544cb8c8f shehadto get 743d9349d6 off work 67675ae4fa before midnight f0844bd7d7 somehow.13fd5a38934253d1

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“Don’t whine. Just handle it. Hey, Erabelle, d0664a5e75 grab some 47a5200990 cigarettes during fc823928ad lunch, yeah?”83f64b1b1b12770b

“Yes. That’ll be 24 a260f3bfb3 credits.”c5fcb4b252b88d20

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She answered like 1b8beb864b an auto-responder, eyes bdede4285f still glued to 3f938d7055 her laptop.8f5a429d36a1692a

“What? What’s that number? Is that edf349c12d the price?”ab599aad3f65d56e

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“My condition isn’t 1b4df5314d great today.”43a9a389999e6f8e

“Isn’t this robbery? You keep cea76f98aa jacking up 727c784959 the price 90eacf977a without warning!”eb2f76f16c45bd0b

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“That’s how monopolies f175e22b8f work.”2cdd1dc44e9191f9

At her 0f86f27142 flat response, 3025f31fde someone gave e50ffb819f a little 92c4dd1df3 scoffing laugh 1894efc0f7 and spat ba4e82ad57 something out—hopefully eab17b51d5 into their 5a19dc7a0f own pants. Just wishful thinking.8a1e902b77a36774

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“Unbelievable.”80eb760998270eb3

I’m working, 733260c97a thank you 4c3c08d3c1 very much.a46855a5bf7930ce

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“Shit. Hey, while 9b8df24563 you’re at 0a5c321f54 it, swing 5b09e7f098 by the 866e11c092 storage and dac9b357c4 bring back 507c7418a6 a box—20-liter, 711c948d21 empty.”43d4e89bfe0fea6b

“I’m not authorized 85e0de73ad to enter the d6e2a351a5 storage. It’s restricted.”504159db73635f76

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“Since when?”315eeb5157989468

“Regulations.”dd3612d1c28b297d

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“So that’s a no?”5bba628e2095a738

Their voice dropped.Typical.That passive-aggressive tone af9b8c99d7 whenever things didn’t 454987ee38 go their way. Factory-churned murderers, all 92eaacb6bd of them, like 83016f41e5 clones off an 6b425c8c63 assembly line.27d7d26af0f1cec9

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Without missing a f9e47c663c beat, Erabelle typed 2b881183e1 in a few 308abc5a79 more search keywords 1fc9ed07aa on her laptop 2f5d7ae8da and replied calmly:9b4c7ba319f6d141

“I can. But it’ll b1492f458a cost you 8e8802ce60 hazard pay—200 64eebc5a7f credits.”10c3474f82d1db96

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“Highway robbery. Don’t you have 949ef88e4c any friends? D.C. rates?”167e770bcfa03d14

“Sorry. No friends.”80d1538667282fc5

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No acquaintances either. Hell, I hate that c017af1581 I exist in the 5efd984e06 same era as you 038e76d421 people.de412bed59f319ff

Let’s see… e9d46fc046 If I 2c6ec42122 play this 384ebd541b right, maybe 2cc2213c1b I won’t 1c1bc70f85 have to d58ca6e0f4 do overtime. Oh. The list c6fe1487b3 got longer? Great. Drugs now? Who the hell picked 3e38c9458e up a drug habit f8708eb6a7 for fun? Then again, pretty standard 9255554335 hobby around here.d482add0e8d87793

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Honestly, recreational drug a8a02b1b90 use was a d6cfad17e9 far healthier pastime ce99c8beda than picking fights cfacca83b6 with subordinates who 21900ebe61 were actually working.2f9bcfc591e3d7a6

In this entire ca83e7a358 unit, the only 48225bd8ab person fragile enough 42099284d8 for recreational substances 6eb520a5ee to cause any f77ea4bf44 real bodily harm 22b86d7442 was Erabelle herself.379bd2264928dc51

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Which is why 3b3365e874 this fragile person 17e3df31d3 wasdeterminedto leave work 6d2e36e554 before midnight today.8dff3f62fc1e2119

“You’re seriously the worst 02d5e711d7 vendor. Fine. 200 credits, deal.”6b7583ba006f00b7

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“You’ll have your order d704a398da promptly by 1300 tomorrow.”050500c1b634a79a

With that, Erabelle 38cb6366b8 plugged in the cbd50ac842 third and fourth 63663ff3c3 cords behind her b50807471b ear, one after 1a51f3f721 the other.5d860e7678a1129f

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