Chapter 200 Just Be You
Chapter 200 Just Be You
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“The messier Prime Planet gets, the more their military is stretched thin-the safer you are.” Cheiron summed it up quietly, a faint
smile tugging at his lips.!!!
The plan clicked together perfectly, every piece falling into place,
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Five men were all from different factions, all with wildly different backgrounds. Any one of them could bold their own and then some across the galaxy. Now? They were all right here with her, willing to be her blade, no questions asked.
“Thanks.” Margaret looked over at them, her voice softer than usual.
“What’s family for?” Tyrone stood with a lazy grin, stretching his arms over his head. “Get some rest, Ms. Greene. I’ll head down to the comms room to touch base with our contacts, and cook the books while I’m
at it.”
Cheiron didn’t stick around either. He stood up and gave her a soft, steady look. “I’ll go handle the medical data, Get some proper sleep.”
The courtyard fell quiet again..
Margaret headed back to her bedroom.
In the bathroom, warm water ran down her back, washing away the day’s exhaustion.
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Margaret wiped the steam off the mirror and stared at her reflection-bright, sharp, but with that cool. distant edge she always carried.
She used to hate everything that came with this status: the hassle, the forced matches. Now, she was using that same status and every chip she had to protect the people around her.
She showered, changed into clean pajamas, and leaned back against the headboard.
A faint static hum buzzed at the back of her mind.
“Host Primo’s voice piped up.
Margaret hummed in response, inside her head,
“You feel like you owe them, don’t you? Like it’s this huge debt?” Primo asked.
Margaret didn’t deny it, Seventy-two percent of Eileen’s personal fortune, the full weight of Tyrone’s black markei intel network, Cheiron risking his entire career to falsify records, Baar flexing his military clout to back her up-it was all so heavy. She’d spent her whole life relying on only herself, and now she had no idea how to pay any of it back.
“You don’t have to look at it like that, you know.” Primo’s voice was soft, gentle, as if u was trying to calm her down
Margaret’s gaze dropped to the crystal in her hand.
“You always treat every relationship like a transaction,” Primo said. “You think if they give you something,
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you have to give them back something equal-or better. You dink if you stop being useful, they’ll just
“But forlings arent business deals” Vor once, Primo sounded almost wise. “Take me, for example, I got stuck with you at first, didnt even want to be here. I don’t have a body, nothing-just lines of code and
Margaret listened quietly, not cutting the
Primo continued. “But you are if I’m tired. You can’t share smells with me, so you describe every single bipe of food in perfect detail, pat so I can picture it. You know I don’t have hands to wear jewelry, but you will bought that fancy spirit crystal for me just because you wanted me to have something nice to hold
Margaret stared at the glowing crystal, a tiny, unconscious smile tugging at her lips.
“Chetron and the rest? They feel the exact same way. Primo kept going, its logic surprisingly sharp. The $55-class match just gave you all a reason to meet. What makes them stay, what makes them willing to give you everything they’ve got? It’s you, just you.”
Margaret went quiet
If the Central Brain had matched them to Phoebe?” Primo used a perfect example. “Phoebe would’ve just shown them off like trophies, She wouldn’t have cared if they lived or died. Baar? He’s got too much of a temper-he would ve dumped her in five seconds. Timothy’s way too sharp to throw his whole family’s money away on ber. Cheiron would never break his own rules to falsify medical data for someone like her. And Tyrour and Quentin? They wouldn’t have even bothered showing up.”
Primo’s analysis hit the nail right on the head.
“They do all this for you because you’re worth it. Primo wrapped it up, its voice brimming with pride. “You’re a good person-that’s why they see you as family. You don’t have to prove anything. You don’t have to calculate how to pay then back. Just be you. That’s all they need to stay by your side.”
For a system, you sure know a lot about all this, Margaret replied in her head, her voice softer than it had been in a long time.
“Of course. I’m your personal system, aren’t I? Primo preened immediately, soaking up the praise.
Margaret offered a quiet laugh. She closed her eyes and pulled the covers up higher.
She slept like a log all night.
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