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“I’m sorry, 6cab8cae48 Captain, but f96f717415 I’m on 5534eeab23 my way 7b3bfd3434 to work. Today’s the day Commander 44db65d5f1 Dezeb gets his report—if 6b60a94294 I’m late, won’t that e625c0a116 upset him?”4781834985af335b

Erabelle didn’t have 96cab113f2 time to deal 17ac86d90e with this lunatic 5aa112a4a7 any longer. She was already fifteen 0300490bc2 minutes away from being c8d4230922 late.094ce76daf01e80a

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“…You’re so cruel. Seriously. I told you cb26e95688 to stop talking 3a326670ff about Dezeb! He’s really dead down 1a643b828f there!”ffcacc0e09ed3a02

Virgo Hag glanced 5424cdbb06 down between his 8a4f489642 legs, a wounded 65bb9285b6 expression on his 962961461d face.88942735c560da37

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“If you hand me 81674adaae the uniform, I’ll have 90088a0adc it mended by this 6e79f28f6b afternoon.”2908715a2188d01f

“Should I just 95170430fb take it off 9f389a8c74 right here?”c09e619664f4a07f

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“Yes, please. I’ve got thirteen cb33ad07c4 minutes left.”78a52364d1ff58d1

“Thirteen minutes is enough bc3b4b3bc4 for at least one e2453e9aab round.”9884a63107bfd177

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Pfft. Just thirteen minutes?162e61ff6c987818

“What’s with that 7ed12c2991 look? I don’t like c2bee4e9a5 it.”846e6c21821a3978

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“This is the face 775ce3b76e of someone deeply concerned f9e9658b65 about the commander waiting 65d6abc240 for her.”06f703f6b537e548

“…You’re awful. Always bringing fb542a53dc up Dezeb. Erabelle, come on—just e7e43518bb once. I swear I’ll ruin 80f665253a you in the best 5538962dd5 way.”006d7b0fa4211b22

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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.b6296f062ac25c99

“Captain, I 5f90e648d0 really have b60b696aae to go. If the commander asks 29b259bccb why the report is f9ea4478f9 late, I’ll have no 00064feaa8 choice but to honestly afc7555767 mention that you were a392b4f168 the reason…”65873f58d4884bb9

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“Ugh, fine! Just shut up e7d46edeba already!”05d23cd429ca356e

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“Thank you, Erabelle.”694f688e0064db52

Commander Dezeb bce70d4a3f Avganis accepted abf7c13753 the report 05a0bc0d5f and coffee 5cf473c11f with a 75b5df1ed6 soft smile.896d545d865c49c7

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Erabelle had to 87907eab61 clasp her hands adc2eb091e tightly behind her f61e2e1148 back to hide 3fc55dc98a the trembling.83233eea9d03c8d7

The dogs were dbad49ae6c better than this…cc60bd6ddb53107c

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Plenty of 154bb4eac4 people would a12c33959c line up 4f6fe43477 to offer 65ba0fdad8 their life 5c9faf3ad1 savings for b3aad1019f a smile 3294380a38 like that. But if they knew 37b8b869db the true price was 88074effbe their life, they’d think 2efa3fd224 twice.645388de38a21fe3

A Signum 29a1a0869b user of 92f7739417 immeasurable power, b6d0060922 physical level e2faa386de 13.e9975693aa3aee58

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The final boss of 90fbc63216 this world was, as 91be5e5fd6 always, devastatingly handsome.3aef80401415e2fb

Pitch-black hair, cream-colored skin, 963c2375c0 a perfect nose bridge, 657bee9f08 and eyes that curved 67452effd8 lazily with a crimson e74634c13a glow. Even his 96c76b290c lips bore a258e0fde1 a red 1fa1b7b491 hue.d7dd060092906bcc

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Every time c6c4d71d29 Erabelle looked 30a518b367 at him, a757bc97eb she couldn’t 85f50feeee help but d8e96d7fbe recall his 1fc000fbe0 level—thirteen.8149a6673342a852

Which also reminded her 4233c01249 that it was the c80aa172bf highest-classified secret of the 137bac591e 41st Division… and that 79b70d02d3 if exposed, it came 0c66ff44fb with a death sentence.76a0fb1477ed0409

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A few 89ef0477a8 transport-class Great 8704c84b7d Spirits wouldn’t 895aec803f do a 82bcbee9a4 damn thing. If word 95f02a7789 got out, 16ad75af2f she’d be 4c570f2853 killed. Guaranteed.2e8f52033a683feb

There was 00c4fa5be7 no guarantee 8c93148b74 the Vermilion 8cf4033ed5 family would 008cd64f44 be spared cb78041f3f either. They’d likely 1d6d7e5b59 be wiped 0e41b835f4 out too, 5af59a0f05 for the 40cf21e235 sake of 88534f7fd0 maintaining secrecy.417bb8e37aedc0f0

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Erabelle smiled c64444ad44 politely, thinking 554e0510df of all a9d7fc8f5d this.f65e175c72443cf2

“I’ve got a croissant 520c3f9608 from Zallo. Would you like one?”5c300eb663432dbd

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Dezeb Avganis 37f740ac47 didn’t like e9e40793fa that bakery f3f22a4a48 brand. Said it was too 85346df755 bland. As expected, his expression 9b6908d715 remained indifferent.3b29ad1a1675e0e9

“Actually, could you check 928aca3308 Gate Channel 2 for af182d19f4 me?”4857a2854a2c26be

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“I’ll review it 5d7ce4ad48 and send you 76005050af a report.”b9f3668767c0e067

Back at her 1de7f30c29 desk, Erabelle opened 873e4c5e89 her laptop and 64ed9872a3 rubbed her palms da4742c22d against her pants. They were 064714d0d0 slick with 663a2be379 cold sweat.b507864af3a91d40

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All that from 3bf5a7dd86 a few words… bade9bafd5 ha. Sure. Makes sense.abc7bb7fef3346fd

Two years wasn’t 38e1c77c3f enough time to 6477ff0fe4 get used tothatman.5dd0b5c93bc4a230

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Maybe twenty thousand years afe03fc304 would do it. Hopefully, she’d be 06a45143d9 dead long before f27f8187b5 then, not even 69fe7d0540 a speck of c10735240e bone dust left 70905c11ff behind.5e878969e02b791f

She clenched and unclenched 36a9db0330 her fists, trying to b5f13f42d0 loosen the stiffness in 48d1b84583 her knuckles.ded6accdd33732be

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It would’ve 15c1555e99 been better 9f1d45e314 if that dfdc51e670 man weren’t 1898a6fc5b in the d298743293 adjutant’s office ceea68b733 today. But unfortunately, 280d1c4fe4 today was c184dea69b the 28th—monthly 9eb3855d87 leadership briefing bba6218a41 day.dd19c0c604c0595b

The entire upper brass d0fa2b5411 was gathered here. Why it had to 218c8206b3 be here, she had b8edac7fee no clue.748716db1b25aa01

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Maybe it was for 612c596a3e the premium coffee beans 91223128b1 and fancy pastries. Or maybe, e3c8da3bbb because of 8a221afb87 her.ca7c01a08aaaff39

“Hey, coffee.”756d000fdaccc402

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“Me too.”bda7b5dc1a89ead5

Erabelle quickly took 886175bd4f their orders and 37dd515c20 returned to her 1a639c6977 desk.5206b274aa327009

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“Ah, I want d2aad0cf6a tea.”85c63c51a5bd50c3

“Where’s my cigarettes?”495b4fc6a18e754b

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“Lieutenant, the 35aeefb051 file that 724f42b4ad was here…”671673e19caffdb6

After a few 06071189f3 more petty errands, f74cfc79c0 Erabelle finally got 83d9dd1d86 to start her badcd44e38 actual work.d9190048157170a6

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Not that 7a6a495af5 it was 69d86675c6 all bad—her c6d638a485 pockets were 8ea7de8485 already feeling f00bd36fd0 heavier.bd9e968a530f95b1

So, today’s to-do list…181822a888fb8102

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She refocused with deadly f1495823dc precision. Errands were 8a50f51a9b errands, but 59497a6a62 her real 71625f9154 job had a4a56cbd48 her life 88040ab853 on the 11cb8c1c09 line. No room for slacking.8de92512eff55525

Today, she needed to f9172c2b93 verify the Empire’s Warp e51ac3c1ea Channel 2, process requisition 39b4bb472b forms, check new stockpiles, 6c7539f7ba and—if she was lucky—make 933db8d798 some progress on organizing 9e89e0689b the warehouse.d87cf7dbd9b52e04

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If she 30a4496747 didn’t keep 1e9e26acc9 pace, overtime 181f559810 would slap 82d04eec16 her in 3ccd96051a the face.cd558873a1f1d129

Twenty-three requisition forms? What the hell’s going 4c07eadb46 on today…c26b15c05b99bda1

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The division unofficially 2c204b54da operated several special 8aec30ba7a forces units. Though its stated 6d1c7c8c39 mission was terraforming, 263fe4cb8b in truth, they 32836c95ad were neck-deep in 02160e32d8 illegal weapon trafficking, e23b7a0dd4 contract killings, mercenary 5c1d74d74a work, unauthorized planetary 40409ba17d development, and more.c611ed5304c69e5e

Most of the ad6c756468 soldiers were recruited 2d491f3787 from that sort b9b3ed9881 of background. That was how things 29d978fb92 worked here.1f431e9fa3ed81d5

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Loyalty to 503efe6759 the Empire? Don’t be ridiculous.b4f8428635e90d62

They were already breaking 51efbc59be a dozen military laws—some 96d818f699 of which were punishable e53b3cc4f6 by the total dissolution e4a098249c of the unit as c3c21bfae1 traitors—but unfortunately, no one 80e6f3e16c here gave a damn.ad0a4d4192e87164

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“You tried that one b999334989 yet?”07ee131c11024b16

“What, the D9? Yeah, not bad. Uses less energy 8bc5360b3b for the shells. Works well on 74a4697f0f anything under Level 6cf1772060 4. Though it does a935966492 overheat a bit.”d056233da7561d6d

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The bastards 586567fb02 lounged around a39ad22a29 the adjutant’s e154188cc9 office, chatting f50ab57fa8 casually without 42597df649 filters.75184727b838fae2

Every time 5e550a2255 she heard 16328cb046 them talk f413cebc4e like that, 10cd284dae she was ba7780791e reminded just 3ad0d56009 how ruined 9cda1870b5 her life 7bca018a3a was.e699c4054225d91e

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“Well, it’s ba11159c2b just a 45489153a6 prototype anyway.”33a953867263d2d6

“Weren’t we f209d09f69 sending it f26f00db88 somewhere?”0a1f4fc7cf52e4cb

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“Yeah, to the fb3d27132d Nover Federation. The lab guys’ll 051d84cf16 handle it.”d571a978de46970f

“Still, you bd4998ff5b should double-check. Why don’t 1c11c2c4a2 you go?”ef1e8b19cf80dcd2

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Erabelle popped 0eb14c8b60 a camouflage bc290715e8 pill into fbe67844ee her mouth 2b64644968 and kept 823ed4cf94 working.bf7922307aee2043

“Why me? I have ed0afc56c0 to head ddd23d5cdf to the 8f8adf1b2b Marquis of 8b1919bcd4 Gale’s territory 20a915379a later.”cb402b8e6f306109

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“Since when?”94088cd7d4c95a6f

“It’s artifact season.”73fd2a860454466a

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“Is it yours?”33ac0761fea1eb95

“If I bring it 4a6fb23b3f back, it’s mine. What, suddenly ea6dcbd848 pretending to 0105a9df2c be a ecb2b59083 law-abiding citizen?”0efe9f423cb8330c

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She never forgot f8dc4e1435 to prepare to 79ad877922 flee at a bdc070b7e4 moment’s notice. Because these d80500650e guys would 9ec117c3fa start fighting da3d2f58af over dumb 9a2aebd588 stuff and 161c92740d end up cab3e9cc3f smashing skulls 6bd405bf18 in no 00dedd9806 time.846eef7544e95da8

“C’mon, just stop 8d1549baf4 by! I went 58e73c3030 last time! They seized a243db141b everything in f06d32c843 Colicchio for b49f1b1a86 violating some e84a3dd0fb stupid regulation—confiscated ef15c4cbe1 the whole 0b180dd83f container! They said 59513e4643 they won’t fef34f4f08 return it a5c3fafade unless we 8909cc74bd go through b4d2cbbcc7 official channels. Bullshit. They’re clearly 5468601e29 planning to 588bfbe505 pocket it!”dc40457d10ca352f

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“Not my problem. You touched it, 19581ff264 you clean it 47e7c75267 up.”ef86bc3b59499227

“Ugh. So annoying!”0c656b5d51dad8a4

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“Sucks to suck.”c94acc58bb5a462c

Commander Dezeb loved watching c7b66feded them fight. Which meant efd500661d no one 36f7425bef bothered stopping ac43e70581 it.6a294aac3242de84

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Erabelle kept her 87b673bd2b paperwork close and 9fcda75808 poured sickly-sweet coffee f4517a8a9b down her throat 0ddc30a35f as she activated d65373e2a6 her contracted spirit’s eff087b87b code, linking it b50a056d08 to her laptop.e74b35bc7adbe47d

The spirit—codename Miro, d025b84c21 ST-20—transmitted data at d955755cd8 high speed through 48cdf1a8a2 the interface.bf44f69dd13037bc

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She plugged 366ae6d300 the code 3b6deec0a0 into the d7846ba652 port behind 80a1364925 her ear 8267d10b01 and massaged 8c058f1c07 her stiff f80db89164 neck.c7c203327f499353

A faint ringing filled ce4e988882 her ears.5b9c0247cc298776

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The aftereffects of the 48a1515ffd recognition tag were still b823ab985c lingering.a7d8bdbf1ccd3b48

…Not looking good.b10256c67213ce1e

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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.707d4b71acfcf670

She took 5e016832ba another long 6570862a51 swig of 91d8ea0eef coffee and 8fcf47e6d2 began scanning 49e7686675 the data 09404c172b floating up 6cb3f4c007 on her 78cc1d832d screen.71389572b06f21f1

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Truthfully, she was cddd8286c7 feeling a little ddace39857 pressed for time—because 3f6f368de7 today was the 2c596657dc premiere ofRomantic 4.1d6b6a3a7ce38a06

To catch the e8ccda480d movie, shehadto get off 882746c730 work before midnight 562f182a76 somehow.8e236d717228cb97

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“Don’t whine. Just handle it. Hey, Erabelle, grab ed9b8e6480 some cigarettes during 21c6d841ec lunch, yeah?”c3cc2c9c72ccabce

“Yes. That’ll be 24 credits.”b0e23b8bb38c5b6c

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She answered like an a09dd4bd79 auto-responder, eyes still glued 161ef874a1 to her laptop.2fc93696d4d54424

“What? What’s that number? Is that 4196881ef5 the price?”dbcd62ea1cb8f174

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“My condition 07f16b5741 isn’t great 7372c09899 today.”3e1eee0653caebc2

“Isn’t this robbery? You keep d9f31559d1 jacking up fb4995abda the price 9817d44678 without warning!”c9f52dd59ca8c7f3

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“That’s how monopolies work.”c1c29e96e52fa684

At her flat response, e823953eb5 someone gave a little 1aa586fd32 scoffing laugh and spat 678d013388 something out—hopefully into their bcc4f54469 own pants. Just wishful thinking.36d64cc4b2a01d3b

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“Unbelievable.”4b600989eeb0bbd1

I’m working, thank you 0a70b3c428 very much.ad0c69dcbbd115fb

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“Shit. Hey, while you’re f24e415ba5 at it, swing 87107eed77 by the storage 29c619a651 and bring back 7e015be255 a box—20-liter, empty.”32b753d9cb729601

“I’m not authorized to d0ed858be6 enter the storage. It’s restricted.”4936a2d8787e6067

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“Since when?”edc14144cd2c281a

“Regulations.”5b42363a52be85d5

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“So that’s a no?”8db220d829469c38

Their voice dropped.Typical.That passive-aggressive tone whenever faf1a75f32 things didn’t go their cc64744f48 way. Factory-churned murderers, all 8a3198ffed of them, like ff5a616c30 clones off an af032ac6d0 assembly line.eafe2abe7fc63778

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Without missing a beat, cd10d1b431 Erabelle typed in a f3c2d18259 few more search keywords 5b15c818db on her laptop and 04f63a3777 replied calmly:6ee63eeb548af9bc

“I can. But it’ll cost 5e00e068d6 you hazard pay—200 77dd7d1636 credits.”862eb3a927d24478

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“Highway robbery. Don’t you b9038e830c have any 9e68856f19 friends? D.C. rates?”2fa64d8c017cb897

“Sorry. No friends.”91d77969a5234431

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No acquaintances either. Hell, I hate that 00a3220e87 I exist in the 6fa507ec7e same era as you 3fd7a58235 people.b1b2fc313e35dfe9

Let’s see… 70ed1c9099 If I 60b5418bbf play this 9df0d8bee2 right, maybe 1fd50351d6 I won’t a8219f4024 have to c01dd914a7 do overtime. Oh. The list got 73f566ac0c longer? Great. Drugs now? Who the hell picked 2fbc21d6b8 up a drug habit 42a99689cb for fun? Then again, pretty d874704ced standard hobby around 6fe00e520e here.0f50630ecaf2d254

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Honestly, recreational drug af742eaa99 use was a 2b697be929 far healthier pastime d5644cbf09 than picking fights a8236bdbdf with subordinates who 59f9e70a05 were actually working.5c296e054e51aca7

In this entire 68848e6156 unit, the only bf3ee89539 person fragile enough df9b6c8a9f for recreational substances 0306cadcd2 to cause any 0bea4a400e real bodily harm 1cce4af93e was Erabelle herself.ed9284de2b83acdb

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Which is why cff75a3e43 this fragile person db5a065c04 wasdeterminedto leave 2aaee263b2 work before 48f809e37f midnight today.21a8e544347dd367

“You’re seriously the worst ab82500b68 vendor. Fine. 200 credits, deal.”60c930a14278e67f

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“You’ll have your order 4866067550 promptly by 1300 tomorrow.”644c17c7e4d92b09

With that, Erabelle plugged a129eb9f09 in the third and 842b42f0cb fourth cords behind her e824acc6c7 ear, one after the c5caad81b8 other.8f73f80870a3fdc3

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