"So really… You can't tell me what was in that box?" I asked Amber after bringing the drugs back to my ship.

She seemed to be struggling for a moment before she turned to me, "I can't tell you what exactly it is and trust me… I mean it when I say that I would very happily tell you what it is if there was nothing stopping me…"

I nodded at her, "I'm hearing a 'but'?"

She fiddled with her fingers a little, "Umm… Let's see… What can I actually tell you? Umm… It's a… I guess you can classify that as a bioweapon of sorts? And it kind of involves a lot of people suffering."

I guess for something that was classified as a 'bioweapon', it certainly would… Maybe it's like some kind of poison gas the military created or something?

Certainly wouldn't want that being spread to an enemy faction that could potentially use it against us should a war break out again.

"Right… And err… Just out of curiosity… What would be the effects should such a thing be used?"

She seemed to hesitate for a moment but more because she was thinking about whether she wanted to tell me instead of trying to find the right words.

In the end, she sighed and looked at me seriously, "If that was used to its fullest power… An entire station like this could be made into a wreck within seconds and no one would be able to do anything about it."

Made into a wreck? So it's not just some kind of gas weapon but… Oh, maybe some kind of corrosion? Wait… Maybe I'm not thinking sci-fi enough… Nanobots that devour anything in its path perhaps? Would that count as a bioweapon though?

Or maybe it's something that transforms specific substances into another substance? Or maybe its some AI in a capsule that you can plug it into the station's console and get it to self-destruct?

Wait, that's definitely not a bioweapon… Fuck, whatever, not like I would get anything even if I guessed it correctly anyway.

Not to mention the fact that Amber probably wouldn't tell me even if I guessed right anyway.

As though reading my mind, Amber dug out one of the bags that contained the White Powder and waved it at me with a grin.

"Hey~ Since we went out of our way to get this much White Powder… Wanna give it a try?"

I narrowed my eyes at the bag, "You're asking me if I want to take drugs?"

"Yes?"

"Let me rephrase that. Are you asking me if I want to get addicted to drugs?"

She scoffed, "This doesn't have any addictive properties. That is… Unless your life sucks so much that this is the only way that you can make yourself happy I suppose?"

"Yeah, tell that to the crazy mob who tried to kill us just to get their hands on it. If that wasn't junkie behaviour, I don't know what is."

Amber giggled, "Oh Tera~ Did you forget where we are? This is the Denibi Trade Station, you know? For people that aren't here to visit and actually live on this station, their lives really suck. So it's no surprise that this White Powder isn't something they want, but something they need."

I gave her a look, "Uh huh… You said that it gives feelings of euphoria when drunk, right? Wouldn't that make you dependent on it to get the same feeling once it wears off?"

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She looked at the bag and shrugged, "I guess that's how some people might get hooked on it. But the effects are pretty mild unless you dump this entire bag into a small mug and drink the entire thing. Then that's just the person being an absolute idiot, I would say."

"And there's plenty of idiots in the universe."

"Ehehehe~ That's true~ That's why this thing still sells."

She then tossed the bag away before suddenly advancing on me and pushing me against the wall.

"So~ I think I did promise you a reward for helping me with that, didn't I?" Amber purred, her tongue darting out to lick her lips.

I smirked at her, "Did you? Well, I wouldn't mind a reward like… Taking me out to dinner?"

She giggled, "Oh, I'll take you out for dinner tonight for sure~ Maybe somewhere in our bed where you might find the finest pussy in the galaxy~"

"And would that pussy be yours?"

"Oh please, Tera. Of course it's yours~ Mine's second best~"

"Well… That sounds more like you're the one getting rewarded for this instead of me, doesn't it?"

She smirked before leaning forward and kissing me on the lips, her tongue already trying to invade my mouth from the get go.

I welcomed her tongue with mine and we tasted each other for a good long moment before she pulled back, a trail of saliva still connecting between our lips.

She then turned towards one of the bags and picked it up to tear the top open.

"You know… Since we have so many of them… It'll be a shame not to try it at least."

Ugh… Ok, first of all, I'm just going to say that I don't take drugs unless it's medicine. I am completely against getting addicted to something because I don't like the thought that a substance is basically controlling my life.

But according to Amber… This wouldn't really make me addicted to it as long as I don't take too much of it.

I feel that perhaps… Just maybe… It wouldn't hurt to just try a little of it and nothing more.

I pursed my lips, "... What would you feel from taking it?"

Seeing that I wasn't saying no, she grinned at me before skipping towards the door of the store room, "Oh! You'll like this! Everything would just feel better! Just let me prepare it for you!"

I followed her out of the store room and raised an eyebrow, "You seem pretty experienced with this."

"Pfft, come on Tera. As if it already isn't obvious enough that I have done this before. Just look at me! I'm still normal, aren't I?"

"I would argue that you're not completely normal but then again… Neither am I."

"See? It'll be fine! Just let me grab a cup!"

She went into our room and picked up two cups from the counter before going over to the kitchenette to fill them with water.

She then used a teaspoon and dropped one spoonful of the White Powder into each of the cups before stirring them.

Once she was satisfied with it, she handed over one cup to me while she held onto the other one, knocking her cup with mine.

"Bottoms up, Tera!"

Without wasting time, she drank the entire thing in one go while I sniffed at the liquid.

There wasn't any smell which I felt was a bit dangerous since someone could literally slip this into your drink and you wouldn't even know. Then you would feel euphoric in their presence and think that you're happy to be with them when in actual fact you were drugged into thinking so.

If this was tasteless as well… This could be even worse than a rape drug…

Well… Here goes nothing then…

I tossed back my head and downed the drink as well, only to pause when I realised that the taste was different.

"This tastes like… Honey?" I muttered.

At least there's some taste guess. Otherwise this would really be quite bad…

"Oh~ Is that food?" Amber asked, suddenly excited.

"Ah… Yes it is."

"Can you make one? I would so love to taste this honey thing!" She giggled.

"Umm… I don't think I can with what I have on hand unfortunately."

"Awww~ Oh well! That's ok! Ehehehe~"

The fact that she seemed to be more cheerful and happy was not lost on me. Does the drug take effect so quickly?

Throwing caution to the wind, I drank the rest of the cup's contents and handed the empty cup over to Amber.

She giggled as she received it, "You have such pretty hands, Tera~ I'd like to suck on them all day if you would let me."

I was going to tell her that she was definitely getting affected by the drug when she suddenly pounced on me and pushed me on the bed, laughter ringing out from her throat.

"Ehehehe~ Tera~ I love you~ I love you so much~"

She's so cute.

A giggle left my lips before I even realised what was happening, "Ehehe~ I love you too Amber."

She then lifted my hand to her lips and brought one of my fingers to her mouth, sucking on it like what she had said she wanted to do.

I felt immense bliss overwhelm me just from that action and I didn't want her to stop.

At the back of my mind, I knew that this was all the drug's doing but at this point, I was feeling so content and happy with her that I didn't care. I just wanted the feeling to continue.

Before I knew it, I was already pulling her down on top of me and we prepared to enjoy each other's bodies.