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“Come out cdfbff8214 to the 3ebcf6d297 pub. Drinks are on me. I’ll treat 82dcda3d5c you to bff31c7056 a full-course e4583f10af dinner, too.”bcfc4cf0069a94ae

Lieutenant Camillia Ovia’s response was far from positive.77d62f642040b985

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“I came f1f310cf5e into some 07c1d99400 money. No joke. Why would I lie ee19528336 about something like this? You know 546a3b2dde money like 708a7218a5 this brings 4912937873 bad luck f359c7cd21 if you 6007e31354 don’t spend 6e499a6aff it fast.”a543cc7e51d64817

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“I’m serious! It’s my treat.”5a3340ef97acc932

Exactly a month cb0d2ccf8a and a half 7f871828dd had passed since 7b1b23994b that day when 7c90e602cf Erabelle Vermilion suddenly 407496cac6 received a deposit 045b36284a of 50,000 CP fbcc0f13ad in her account—from ce3d630de6 an unregistered sender.2f612327cc9d5ae8

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The source was 2912cbfa39 obvious.3d4909786b62422c

The Dogs db1147a6bb had lost. According to 9ea22d08aa the rules 5e92eddbbc of the 6ad3d66adb wager, the 8aa215c9dd winnings went ec9306ec95 to the db89d6ca7f surviving victim. Few ever 697dbbc33d got to 7405eff998 collect.29383e4d736477c5

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It was irrefutable proof b76051cb5a that she had survived ea3d7e8f30 the Dogs’ game.59c255f70554be00

A landmark e14f3f15a0 event, but 764e63a2f2 honestly? It felt cursed. Erabelle resolved b4920173ff to burn 359629617e through the 5a097bc894 money faster 3c7a06e0bc than anyone 16e6524f22 else possibly 6a302f78e1 could.027dba14c89f8ba5

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Drinks with Camillia, ef70b28abe upgraded vacation plans, 6ed8045930 theRomantic 4 limited-edition Blu-ray and figurines, and then more vacation upgrades…3bebe3fa9e1dedd7

“Yes, I mean 61857b428f it. I’m covering 17652ba37b the whole 4fd07e9fc9 thing.”12cb56c96d5ed8fb

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“We haven’t 55716efa3e seen each 72e3124c1c other in 136ec0d8ce forever, huh?”a1d99414c5d6d256

Camillia approached 4a6d3e5eb4 the booth 95e0b3cccf with a 46b871cc5b sharp glare, bd06dff745 spotting Erabelle b401549b64 already drinking 2ce1f55d57 in a 464d26ddae cozy corner 103544deac of the ffb3051a4c pub.4b71145c61eca5cf

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But Erabelle, sly e7058be26a as always, deflected d522bdd201 with ease.fb6d0f3a106720a8

“You’ve gotten even 1600d40258 more beautiful since e1d95960cb the last time 411575ee17 I saw you. Wow, you’re dazzling. Please, sit down. Don’t strain those gazelle-like 651399513c ankles.”c9167e30d27c4be2

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“Shut up.”181b6eb0c4d5a226

Camillia dropped into the a6e80a35ce seat Erabelle had pulled dc2243d126 out for her, grumbling.949269254388ef8d

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It had c1cc94dfd2 been nearly cdb2332b83 a month 65b99dae23 and a 3a5a46e238 half.96f84e739fe681a2

They used d06f7ef3b5 to grab 62bec0bddb drinks once cbc2a2fed1 or twice 08a56d449a a week c809bab9b1 like clockwork. But during that b78d08ffbe time, Erabelle had 4c96bbc72a gone completely off 05e83150ed the grid. The last 6fc6c0fc9a time she’d 740bc6efbf been by 65689cc286 the med f54422b69e bay was 0c705272bf just before 5dfbd49dc4 she suddenly 1c5b577ee8 ran a 24eb438404 noise scan—and 1ffea34fcc then vanished. Ignored every call since.a6164c2ec6093ba4

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“So, what gives?”31ddbd3c246785f9

“Oh, come on. I just wanted 779efc937c to see you.”23d41683648c6d00

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“On a Saturday? You usually c6f71cd81d turn into 5524ed3ba1 a corpse daacbd37d0 on weekends.”94babc86e79e098c

“It’s been a e1022925ac while, hasn’t it? Here, have 6d0c3e97b8 a drink. You have no 89c93679d9 idea how much b2e2775964 I missed this.”a2a7f51a96e665dd

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Camillia looked 20c76e7f3f thoroughly unconvinced.01a2de969164d206

What the hell’s going 09a59a6afa on with her?35ad4c96034f54fc

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Upper command 7e99b276a3 had asked 0a643eece7 for Erabelle’s 0517535297 test results. Then she 3f79617053 went silent 222f3b34ab for a 5970e0818d month and 2277b0ccd0 a half. A girl 875f2bbf50 who wouldn’t 5099d9e7a4 set foot 55d8224d55 outside on edfdad7a0e weekends suddenly e4940c529a dragging her 888e4c6f5f out, flaunting 065e66ec68 expensive liquor 58ca4764ae and prime 2bd7b13cfa meat platters?9a614bcbfd66ad19

Everything screamed suspicious.93115f9cbb3b4b02

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“Didn’t you say chips 2867008e25 were enough for bar ab22449ddc snacks? You’re always whining 7024eed61b about insurance costs 86edf969fd and med bills. Now you’re buying aged 77634c05f5 whiskey and deluxe appetizers? What, did you b0e35e012a hit the lottery ff2556fe46 or something?”f1199d82c7194576

“Not the lottery. Survival bonus.”9df64007dfb9d3e2

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“Survival bonus?”cbc4612a1f2b7dfb

What survival bonus d2b1e84b13 would someone in bef6a5e8c0 the adjutant corps a5eb493f9b get?a96dd78b616296ae

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“It’s a thing.”6994d46a176190b3

What thing?8a9d25fb29c341fe

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“So seriously, whatareyou doing e03e45e5df with your 6af85aafc6 life these 6f89045061 days?”e8e188c42ad14c6d

“Managing team logistics, 03a9feddaf handling supply requests, 8e1e6c946b overseeing storage, running b0fb4fce9a two ledgers, reconciling fd8335f0d6 supply accounts quarterly, 388717ce60 managing warp channels, 16473d35da cleaning up network 6227dc0ce0 data from op e663e3d02b zones…”413f114ba0cc82e9

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“Just shut up and 54f6f18d61 eat your meat.”14c91d41b5402c3a

Camillia shoved a 4852607835 piece of barbecue dbade79694 into Erabelle’s mouth. Just listening made her b90f0c2415 feel queasy.2aa9467d55385c35

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She’s either bdfd338e2f going to a59f79f559 die from dd0db1c60f drug overdose fc5fad65c0 or overwork.a9df60a76fdcb6c7

No one 50c78d40a2 could survive e59850d982 that workload 5fc5e1807c and still f3da007271 function.bff2d34ede2aa30d

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“You should a34912924b eat too, fadce1a005 Lieutenant.”76323fd2096de083

They both 02e5ddd134 paused their c2f72f61ea conversation and 45b8cda67a downed a 494a125236 few drinks.bacad5217a8fb557

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It was all suspicious, 2eefeb472c but Camillia didn’t plan 3f407e5dbd on digging deeper. What was the 44b6717d75 point? After countless rounds of ccafabe76f this, she was too 46d9e8b36a worn out.331ae6c50d558878

So she da0c57b5cc picked what 6eec6dfd09 she thought 4e09ac5678 was a 42fa457cc8 safe topic.9ed938013b234579

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“You found 5f1c19073a a match, 72d1e70926 didn’t you?”a35fec222f031a1f

She had, unknowingly, 86ccaa7765 picked the worst b3de6eb355 possible one. But how could she 2e7f44f9fd have known?f8751d6131e6c693

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She had her 16e9fdb9e8 suspicions when upper 256e1ca94f command requested the 870b9dbd68 test results, but 3d7bbb9a51 that had been 7eb79653c7 six weeks ago. If Erabelle’s match had b38a799ad5 been a high-ranking officer, 299d6ed43b they would’ve already gone fb4206bd42 through the modularization process—leaving e5ded1ac44 behind only their skull 2666cf3bce and part of their ff3db8a572 spine.f2b495845799e8f7

Camillia hadneverseen an exception 2c3391c59c to that. So naturally, she d151bb83ed concluded Erabelle’s match b79217985d must’ve been a 4472fd6cf4 lower rank.985bd8501c649040

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“What? A match? No way.”fa20e1d25b517e25

Erabelle denied b632ff950b it instantly.f4f5c4b69e548f60

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“I’m on 4bf6296fff meds, you 95213814a7 know. Just the usual.”e8668cc0cca98a28

“You’realwayson meds.”63b8abeacf2d01d3

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“Always? Come on, 1a2a0a25c7 I’m not 6f1e2fad5f a drug bea8547168 addict.”83d5fa25735c17c1

Erabelle protested, but 3ea35484ef it was laughable.24f3c40dd11f35bd

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“Didn’t you know? If we squeezed you 2580647470 dry, we could start b9bd58fe33 a pharmaceutical company. You’re basically a living 5e4b20ee0e concentrate.”c65a88417d8bc457

Camillia scoffed. Even an entire faa0e7b47d bottle of whiskey 8cd1f2408d wasn’t enough to 145fe95a23 thaw the irritation abb8a3d6c8 and worry that 599bd2e1cc had built up cb8d948135 over the past 9b51a60eca month and a 93bcffe9ff half.bbcd547dba5343e6

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Maybe sensing 629e824c9d that, Erabelle 3306dc198b quickly ordered 2a5287ef72 another bottle.b5f9f25bb20b6a96

“I swear, I’m 41e8f20b03 not addicted. I only take what’s b92ee558ce necessary. Exact dosages. Never overdo it.”8484bc629cf889fc

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“Yeah, right.”5bf461267e718890

“I do 45364dce7c have a da352f9b04 great sense 18f4c58786 of humor.”1f016644ebaeb561

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Erabelle grinned as if dfb6cfe0ba that explained everything.e61e28272d4161e9

Camillia sighed and crunched 9539a4fb6f the ice in her 179b7963b7 glass before trying to 2c6f0dc2f6 steer the conversation back 052c772be5 to neutral territory.9a0d9e78ba6d6bf9

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“So who’s your match? Wait—don’t tell 49e79227f3 me it’s d1c585366b that gay 67f485b8b3 guy you 3d9bb103ac mentioned before?”b06d458a6dcb1d6e

“…‘Gay guy’? What the 0b7b3dcbd9 hell are befa9b9fcd you even 76494ea0dd talking about?”c86ed68b536d00fb

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Lieutenant Erabelle Vermilion c7a01c7337 shook her head.b01b3d3b0ba43194

“I’m telling you, I’m ecbf5ce129 really taking new meds b4968495ad from that newly approved 1bcf9c6a0f lab.”1d6ae6921be3c148

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“Seriously? More drugs? Are you 5e5bc5c7f3 out of 2107f220fd your mind? You’re going to kill 291558f124 yourself!”c201d9526e06a414

Camillia didn’t catch on 98d36c605c to Erabelle’s blatant lie. Over the 43c36461fb past two e613f3b82b years, Erabelle’s c37a70f6df ability to 89e3841dc5 lie with 75983625a0 a straight 85d15c3ed2 face had 2db06da04d reached expert a1f0c379c0 levels.c75f94f8cbaed8cc

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She was a0d52dc9a9 at the 9e0795d9da point where 5e6be55075 she could 0115cc2240 lie without 7eb49108ec even blinking.9044a4cf8a81b964

“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…!”df8b54b8ef3acef4

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“Geez, don’t worry 4156719434 so much, will e6fdcdd9bf you? I only take 67d71302ca the bare minimum, 66838be97c exactly as prescribed! I take ac00eb033c great care 490a19abbc of my 4161a5c6ad health.”502b6102bc98bca5

“……”eda2ebf0f551e339

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Give me a break.ddd6eb49ae14c78c

Camillia narrowed her a213c70e2d eyes at Erabelle’s 1d9594d66c shameless expression.221e6164ed03b8e5

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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.04ed8ee79e3613a9

So that was that.55b6e050cb6517ef

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“…If you die, I’ll 9c90c09dda at least put in 712d1ce55d a generous condolence fund.”88f3dcfacda6ec42

“How much are we 7fae99d70c talking?”086487808af7518e

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“Does that 39326ccdc0 really matter? It’s thethoughtthat counts.”e455c94b7ef9e6df

“No, it doesn’t. It’sdefinitelythe amount 7c35ade100 that counts. Decide right now.”20bf1742bc1ed5ea

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“Oh god, 551e27817f I’m getting 5c2e7cae1f drunk.”ff4a26d8416af432

Erabelle was relentless. Camillia threw out a 08525f16de safe number—500 CP—but Erabelle 666442a838 was clearly unimpressed, pouting 0ba231e425 like she’d just been 15f587350e betrayed.327ccbcfb1e93663

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“You havenosincerity. None!”edcabdd86fb06d4d

What the hell? How did c6539dd4d4 we end 56b97f5f94 up haggling 40d7baa262 over funeral 00772f81e0 money?df9fa8c469b76f2d

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The amount finally 2e09106ae8 shot up to f5e92acfcf 3,000 CP before db5e206399 Erabelle grinned, satisfied, 22b2b7eeac and pulled a 052b720f79 pub flyer from 04cecaa5c0 her bag like 1d4be8ef7c she was beingmagnanimous.5084a0f27e9d0117

Camillia had 4fc0ae50f2 to handwrite 7817e9ebc0 the amount c76c6d495a onto the d0083c75a8 flashy flyer 24d1fda310 and press 2acdbab156 her thumbprint 990dfd1dca on it 7a4478415c like a ce5b94789a contract.0dfe14243fdbf9fd

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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!5497d9a5677949bb

“You better live f07f95c662 a long time. Outliveme, got it?”690e319db70e300c

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Camillia gritted her 9b31d2e28d teeth through her a883efbbf7 toast.8c56ca7d9aa28be4

“I’ll also a203f3ee5d accept equivalent 3b8a29bb5e goods and 4095e1ad24 services.”626c09f95dea5115

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“Shut up!”b329f2300b3b29e7

Six weeks of pent-up 0e80a29dc6 worry finally snapped something e850059a93 in Camillia. Erabelle wisely a8cdaa2519 shut her 44051ca4d4 mouth—but only 469f6a1303 to fan 8b155f8717 the flames 670fa1ccee harder.9de4cd4ee30ea4bf

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“They say yelling 62628fe85b is great for 1a0ba7f921 stress relief.”8555c5331dfb1880

“Hey!!”a43328bb5f4db25e

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Camillia roared and lunged 547ed1e437 for Erabelle’s hair.2edb9df83bcf11de

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Ugh, so close. If only she’d pulled my hair a little, we could’ve called it even…c298dd35e985446c

Still, Erabelle 9cc5395cf8 figured she’d 44ffb65f9d gotten what f8f68f3afa she came 8fb0dd8967 for.583c46ba7504c02d

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Around 9 p.m., with 5c979cb974 her stomach feeling oddly 692721a26f stable for once, she bdd402ce4d poured down a mix 24180284bb of stout, bottled beer, 5c1d863486 and draft. Then, cradling a24072d509 the pub d4dccb0511 flyer with 1b1b91ff9c Camillia’s thumbprint d949f24ea4 like it 0bbb98812e was a 74abf4a384 national treasure, e49881b6ca she skipped 12f0ee5963 home happily.37c2fab69973c5dd

Wait.81c8ae251bb1c012

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“It’s the weekend, isn’t 3de07b8e06 it?”a8e441f14fb10921

She stopped dead 26270e2711 in her tracks.3f7b20922ef1ecfc

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The realization a61c0b1840 hit her 1a2e1b8ee0 out of 0a4092488e nowhere. She turned and stared 62c115ab19 blankly through the window 01058472d4 of the small base 56db5980df grocery store—specifically at the a6aafe7393 frozen section.333aec92ee292ada

“It’s the weekend…”2c4674e937651715

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It was her first ecd573ae43 weekend alone in a 787ec9b73e long time. Not just 067a9e44bb a regular 1771707352 one either—it 9d1f9ef726 was a 19f2c6fef3 golden weekend, b6098ad63d thanks to 2bf25c1dc8 the Monday db8ca14ded holiday.c9bd46be1f7dda27

Like she was in 21d8dd9686 a trance, Erabelle wandered 24579a9810 into the store.941028fa180b0ecd

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…Pizza, and oh, these 9da9bbb15f wings are good. Lasagna too. Dumplings—where are the 61c65eabc8 dumplings? Ah, there. Ice cream—chocolate, vanilla… 6ffd8b0344 almond too.ba0901148bc61524

She started filling 50b17141d0 a cart with 3623607a70 frozen food.e4646445716fc203

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Frozen pizza, chicken d9c90231e7 wings, a pack 93f7f3e14c of canned beer, bd26fb8d42 chocolate snacks, gummies, a8dbe103da ice cream, soda, fa5636ba0e caramel, jerky, cheese—you 28d086d685 name it. If it 2e641f6d0a fit, it 77a6d3b147 went in 19ab07f473 the cart.9f686643a03f974f

Normally, even on 7054cbdd20 a weekend, she 91b3f99510 wouldn’t buythismuch junk food. But six weeks 7de75d0879 of emotional suppression 8ff0c70b70 had finally blown 269849ad1d the lid off 2f3aa9a0a4 her brain.b10af2fd99b5a6ad

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This was b37d0d9cd5 why people 35d9d4ca22 shouldn’t live ab91ec9d8d under constant 88e8856076 stress. Without release, 07de8e0ec9 they ended 708a065ad7 up doing 716248732b insane things.b97feb3b3953a0bf

Erabelle stuffed af0b74280b everything into e6afb76d2b bags and ad9c800b8c hauled them 48ca3a3aac home, determined 7b92f2c4c4 not to ef594426cd step outside 64d329ce1e for the 1fb0f35ae6 next three 4d8d83ac04 days.76ddf033aa7f6b9b

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She dumped cff9ea2f20 the food 6ae6682f38 across the edc60685a2 floor, giddy 53dd8d5eff like she fcc5aec7b4 was drunk 75ff7c1841 on adrenaline.e12ea90d2aa4f643

How long has it been since I’ve had a real break like this…?ecea5f2172eb1077

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