章 212: The Prototype

Chloe rolled her eyes. "Right. Because training a tiny spice-addicted monkey sounds totally doable."

The creature chirped, then promptly leaped onto Chloe's shoulder, startling her.

Lux snickered. "See? He likes you too."

She narrowed her eyes at him before sighing in defeat. "Fine. But you're naming him."

Lux grinned, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "Hmm… How about—"

Before he could finish, the creature swiped a small gadget from Chloe's belt and leaped onto a nearby pipe, chittering playfully.

Chloe groaned. "Be quick."

Lux laughed. "Too late! His name's Gizmo."

Gizmo tilted his head before promptly stuffing the stolen gadget into his mouth.

Chloe's eye twitched. "I swear, if he eats that—"

Lux reached over and quickly pried the device from the little thief's grip. "No chewing on expensive tech, Gizmo."

The primate huffed but then happily nestled into Lux's hood, as if he had always belonged there.