Art by scitty_kitty (Twitter)
Dusk, Remy, and Azalea belong to me

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Dusk and Azalea having a pleasant conversation... Though Dusk is doing his best to remind Remy what he could do to her, against Remy's wishes.

Remy and Azalea have been in contact with each other for a long time, long before Remy got blacklisted by Dr. Vulpine. Azalea works as one of High Mark Security's security officers, and would often give Remy some inside knowledge. He was a private eye, so his services were often contracted by her sector's department. At least until Remy lost the faith of the Megacorporations and was added to the list that said nobody was to work with them... You're a liability when you end up investigating your own clients' labs while on a job, after all. He got too close to what was happening at Prismatic Horizons, and it left a black mark on his record. Now Azalea can't risk giving Remy any above-board assistance... But they're still friends. One of the only ones left that's willing to talk to him. And she risks getting fired herself if she does so on the clock, and gets extra scrutiny if she does so openly. Can't be associating with somebody who was investigating trade secrets after all. That's bad for business. Can't ruin such a fine career over something as trivial as a friendship...

Dusk doesn't help matters. Dusk sees Azalea as a potential host, one that could get Remy things he needs access to. And that is one of the last lines Remy refuses to cross. The problem being, Dusk might force the issue, he's done so when desperate in the past...