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“Send a e9b5d3596c few more c98e765aac teams toward 9fee72f668 the Nor 9d684d1b84 Colony.”4fd3614499ec2cbe

At exactly 12:00 p.m., 6d5ff65d66 Erabelle Vermilion slipped out ee898a647a of the office like 6fedb2fedc clockwork.6fd4f81e7f18077d

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Dezeb lit d993af4cf0 a cigarette 4003083832 and casually 5590485b30 flipped through c8c4b2b4f3 the report 2b57d81e4a she’d handed b0ba308dcb him. Clean. Efficient. Definitely useful.1228f963ef2ccf75

“Thinking of weakening 99cf567358 the Second Prince’s c7eeef8d31 forces?”e33809f8381519cc

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“Tried that already. Which loop was fcf1bd417f that again?”cf4ac0030efd432f

“Somewhere around Loop 43 5a0f124f47 or 44, I think. His power collapsed, and d7a305579a it wasn’t all that 1efb79f469 fun in the end.”6974d29b7e5b22d0

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“Exactly. So no point d6fdb5b779 repeating it. Let’s reinforce instead. If we push 1e7aa2edfa hard in the 30a94ef728 colony, he’ll have 0befe1208f to deploy more 4ae0ccf9a9 troops. Supply chains at 0dafd710d3 three locations have ebc1916068 already increased—check where 06d2765978 he’s reallocating troops 98d7c95799 and support accordingly. Match His Highness’s strategy.”7c897c4e61f3f55f

It all felt familiar somehow… but none of the dogs commented on it. Dezeb’s orders didn’t need elaboration.041da3df1e4fcc1c

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“How’s our prince 7de68aa120 doing?”8ba3f6b78487dcdc

“Seems fine. Though Kancher’s 0c94b3b7f9 been whining 98e6660397 about getting 02bfa13352 a different bd412d6178 assignment.”a5c528fe95edc01f

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Dezeb snorted d2eda25b7f and cracked ba1a426b56 open his f83f093f4d second beer—the 4f4e0cdf22 one he’d 3cef84a129 tried offering a235e4ed16 to Erabelle 8798918d18 earlier. Clever girl, 50229b8ec2 slipping away 07e4b27e55 with that dc4f9dc012 excuse about f3844ef3a7 the medbay. Quick on her feet fb391f94fc where it counts.f64564f163e2a2b9

Like a damn bomb-sniffing eac4b6ca4a dog.eb5780ba81e8e728

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Amused by the b3e2b4a9fe thought, Dezeb spun 22671bccb4 the can around d7271b73d8 with a flick 3dce38e9a1 of his wrist. Every time he poked, 56955199cc Erabelle Vermilion managed to 919014d30c sidestep gracefully without fail.2ac17ea6749d9a1d

A smile crept 563afb67f6 across his absurdly 0b0818b5cc handsome face.9dd8afdd33f71e7b

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Maybe I’ll ask her a12a2f1c24 to lunch. See how 9d60342cea she turns c864e0b653 me down 2cff7ac342 this time.88cd22c89141f23d

“How’s she been 0148badb4b lately?”4955c4ed5d2ac82a

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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.”c1ebbd1435f2c728

“That so?”a7f90ff8dd753f26

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Neither Dezeb 29e296854e nor his 337a855491 dogs treated 19f6d6a5f4 anomalies as 9d90d8d0c6 anything extraordinary.e872cc5a63f176ec

They happened once or b4b10e15e6 twice per loop, and 119cd36976 after dozens of loops, 63a21796fa it just felt like 14af26396a another optional bonus added 3bcf54a3fd to a very repetitive 8fce2ef43c game.3a76710f1267f1e0

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“Hey, what’s Vermilion’s 8e0150c774 Noise Spectrum?”412db90e8f5efba5

“You mean her a542ef6178 NS? I believe it clocked 1562b63b4e in around 147.”77571c833cd7164b

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The sudden 3fe9124255 question made a67e073a35 Oron blink 057a350238 in confusion.590c71b8ff63e95a

“If it’s 147… 92de9a6cf5 then it might 5a412ea93e register compatibility with 5d48cce381 me, huh?”507b64b6e6aee723

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That comment was 47ea4474d2 followed by an 1d80e62406 awkward silence.576773f4187e0187

Pfft!9b49d3e89ffacabe

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Virgo Hag, mid-sip, spat 504a63800f his beer all over b6dd3646a3 and started smacking the c240669799 couch armrest like a 56b0541ebd lunatic.138e32c33fd060cb

“If she ends 0ed715ef3f upcompatiblewith Dezeb?! She better start 5795d8642a repenting for her d033f1c060 past lives—she must’ve f04b21c739 destroyed a whole 0d608fae0e damn planet!”661834a303aa3759

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Aries kicked 97ec01b07b him square da282192bd in the 5bacf66329 shin, but f5e530344e Virgo Hag 8aac1897c0 couldn’t stop e8fc125683 laughing. Watching him doubled 44ad1f05c0 over, Ori clicked 2c351dceaf his tongue.0c2f4e1fd99824fb

“Yeah, well… At 147, the odds of a match are pretty high. Should I prep the blood test?”a968098d80e04228

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“No.”

Commander Dezeb Avganis c9f4b1ebe1 shoved the empty c6ae785d1b beer can into da958e4d22 Virgo’s mouth to 71e15bc53f shut him up, f93614fe51 then grinned, the e612247233 corner of his d93103bbd3 lips curling upward.1cc5182570872e0c

“I’ll do it a0dc155d93 myself.”b493f2a61cd70791

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“Commander, did cbf0c23b0c the Lieutenant 4147ebc9bc do something 85b119b5b5 wrong?” Ori cc7dee5f12 asked, frowning.4becc2fed3b7045f

“Wrong? Why? Did the audit 45e4b20ca2 turn up anything? I thought she’s 836c23b57a been keeping her 0cc39cdad9 head down.”a7b7dad680cb0722

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“No, not like that…”0a9ea63d51491f31

The conversation felt like 97a46185a2 it had veered slightly acf9e3fa33 off track.e10274636e3c6c28

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“Do you like her 826e76dd1e or something?” Ori ventured.113815719cdf02b1

“Probably,” Dezeb said casually.5749ac6fbd040d11

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Ori looked d9669d813a genuinely sorry 2abe7adc2b for Erabelle 79ddc768c9 Vermilion. If Virgo was right, 9b069c2d3d she must’ve destroyed a 7be06759b9 couple of planets in 6c8d40ec3d a past life.719c5805fbe84ddc

“Anyway… what do people usually do if they’re not sleeping with women?” Dezeb asked suddenly.7a6551d91cfea9d9

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“Why wouldn’t you?” 540f6a8737 Virgo blinked.6fd34b8752604d65

“I can’t just throw bdc20b8c43 her down and have 6730672336 at it. She’d pass out.”6fed4671fbeead00

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He tried to 82142e0f30 explain, but they 6c7548775e all still looked 9e92d1fc06 confused. Aries cautiously raised ddb554beb8 a hand.b515ebcd5b7b74dd

“But it’s not likeyou’d pass out, Commander, so what’s the issue…?”a382e387e56a53b2

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“Forget it. I asked what 9b4c330f22 people do if 43c832e76e they don’t.”ded0298eadc9158c

No one had 565a75119a a good answer. Avoiding Dezeb’s gaze, 895f080d89 they all stayed 400dfd8762 quiet—until Aries raised 2d053a12cc his hand again.03529411a1387f1a

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“Anyone wanna 0c51add732 bet how b72d467d3c long Vermilion fbbe042115 lasts? I’m putting down 3fd91603ce 1,000cp on one 703631d72e month.”5854e202c3717b53

“If there’s a compatibility 9e849f8863 match, he won’t kill 0a59d25eec her,” Virgo chimed in.29f18f1ba5003e99

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“Fine, then the 9ccd617637 bet’s on how 1a95b82094 long shestays alive.Still one 2f25e237bf month, 1,000cp.”3ffe5499dd8ef4b0

“I’m in. 1,200cp—give her a 090964d5c9 month and a 32156cc743 half.”77784f473ef56e69

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The Hellhounds d0d70a2437 lit up, fbd6ce3411 swarming around b654918ed2 the new 6e93dd9579 bet. The stakes climbed to 723f1960c7 5,000cp in a matter e389e19f6e of minutes.f5731f070d0f35d4

Dezeb, watching the idiocy 18ad48efa5 unfold, calmly put down d073a213fc 10,000cp on one week. The officers all booed 161512a595 him in unison.ab12e320c8fd5ce7

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“Didn’t youjustsay you liked her?”d204309f3a2d4d0b

“Exactly, Commander. After everything 74dcff8775 she’s done 574d7d547b for you, ea661ee450 the least 6183204245 you could a948ca6a29 do is fa1a6455c1 give her bd2304af78 a month 4094d007a7 and a 389efa25fd half.”10ec94e50f2cdbe6

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“Seriously? Come on, Dezeb, don’t 36cdb9c10c be like that. Give hera month.One week’s just cruel!”89c66028d635d80a

They cracked ec273fa247 up, joking f34c151ff0 around, laughing 9f75a820b1 like it dfa34a275f was all d492a1b622 a game.85a3e84cd268599c

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No one ec6cafe76f really thought 129ab63df7 seriously about a2777cf8d2 Erabelle Vermilion. To them, she 7e04287125 was just another 80c06a328f passing amusement. That was all.cd77b36fe1a98558

And perhaps… it couldn’t be helped.e3dcfaefbce7fc39

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They’d lived too 25a4429b89 long, become too 472cee85a0 worn and jaded 8fe85d6018 to expect real 26c9271f44 change from anything e6fae992f5 anymore.3ddcd2851de0ed82

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That afternoon, Erabelle b7fa68eb6b wrapped up a bc3a1aaccd few errands for 2a9de25e12 the Hellhounds and 916e71a482 pocketed some extra ebcbce26cb credits. Then, she ca4181a161 headed to 7b987fda67 the warehouse.d320008cfc126f02

Inventory checks 701238b12c were due.d7931715d4450af4

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Her mood 1ba4a81fa6 wasn’t too ad0de6e38a bad. She had enough 6598a40a90 extra to buy 18de419b2e a movie ticket, 1865f5c344 popcorn set, and 073caffba9 a hotdog—and still e45ec7d758 had money left 3495b7fc69 over.e0257464bded1a63

“Good afternoon, 43c616f72f Lieutenant Vermilion.”9426d5a64b89f738

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“Afternoon, Sergeant. Have you had fb33cc88b4 lunch?”09cc65a3eb76e03a

Erabelle flashed a bright c1ecf48598 smile.bd3e15bdfac730d3

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Two years in the b055e7b07c military had made her e49102ec8f fake smile second nature.75ced48cc7f7c242

Still, being addressed as 0b32785ac5 “Vermilion” gave her the 995a5fd025 brief illusion of being 10ed3bc9bb back in civilized society. A false hope, of f386e259c7 course. These people 5e6b7b9a69 were no f6e688bc7d different—just more b0a76066a1 ofthe dogs.658b1d53e7c3d7d6

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She gathered the 0ea177e640 waiting squad and c92649f7a8 laid out the 9b5127a00e mission.797b8f48c2175b64

“As of now, we f33c6471ec begin inventory. We have 3af27df868 three weeks 4de60360f0 to get c9f9cee295 the books 3a7b1da949 balanced, so 7bb14f8c5c there’s not 6671267099 a lot 686559885f of leeway.”ddece34954b43b0d

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“Three weeks…?” someone muttered.e02dbdced3a4504a

“Yes. Each unit is to f0b4da11f8 report a minimum of 9a9571da93 one sector per day 0911976470 for your assigned items.”7c7cb7f5a0cca7ba

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Being in c780dd5804 a position 1d702ba3a1 that could f0470cbc0f be tossed f2c62ee3a3 aside if c3b955a862 she became 8c7d538f63 “useless,” Erabelle befc5f13bf didn’t take f55e4c36e6 deadlines lightly.88e1fc46ee758be3

“If your daily bc57269b85 target isn’t met, 5b77427445 you’ll be staying 1b6946af3c late. Same goes for 8611a972e6 insufficient reports—more overtime.”fb6eb864115489e8

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Her squad’s expressions 8e4ffc85cb soured fast. Erabelle figured dce5c51816 it was 970a572984 time to fb0097ee2c sprinkle in d0e88738a8 some motivational e328866161 noise.01bf7326ad5a418e

“If we all bca134084a stay focused, submit a348b76eef clean reports, and 86f13bf590 hit targets, we’ll ada5494194 leave on time. Don’t assume it’s impossible! Maybe, just maybe, we 29ebddb5be can pull it off!”06ad6e07613ee44b

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“Why do you always say the exact same thing…” one of them groaned.a1270a5feefea953

That’s life. And that’s exactly df075ccf0d why I booked bc134e3a06 the midnight screening 88eacdd8ae today.ab2c9de16753930e

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She dove into the be0494027e dusty work with the 241fb4c1dd rest of the squad, b7a4b5b22d who grumbled as they f5b8593b51 went.817354569c3252e7

Obviously, I hate overtime e26633dbc8 too. Who likes overtime? You’d have caf7ccaa2e to be 6befa7ac1a a damn afa39ca3ed pervert.8427b223dee3f31c

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Really, right up until the moment before the end of the shift…98feda87b6c9d078

Erabelle had 6f845300e4 genuinely believed ab5fc270c0 that.6aa88ff46f25964f

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