「哈啊⋯⋯店長,能不能乾脆也讓我來這裡打工啊?」203Please respect copyright.PENANAADaAf2a9yk
我坐在吧台椅上,悠閒的享受這溫暖的時光。203Please respect copyright.PENANAh668BGKl3z
「放下你多餘的幻想,讓你隨時進來已經是最大底線,別得寸進尺。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAomhdL8ODWN
嵐楓說是這麼說,手上卻是端著泡好的奶茶,跟一盤栗子慕斯。203Please respect copyright.PENANAoq1oIYqYCJ
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「⋯⋯反正弗蘭也快離開了,我也可以留下來幫忙,別的不說,我認為自己學習力還挺好的。」203Please respect copyright.PENANANleRdGPZoj
我拿起陶瓷杯抿了一口,是再熟悉不過的味道,大吉嶺紅茶跟牛奶的混合,其中奶茶的甜味由蜂蜜襯托,接著我又拿起叉子挖了一口栗子慕斯。
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啊⋯⋯眼前這些如此蠱惑人心的罪惡,簡直像是要得糖尿病的節奏。
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「我看得見你的故事,希望你不需要我來提醒你的那些錯誤。」203Please respect copyright.PENANA47os0mWJkS
嵐楓的話差點讓我把叉子給吞進喉嚨,儘管叉子沒弄死我,仍然被蛋糕屑嗆的死去活來。203Please respect copyright.PENANAmlMMwiHY4m
「咳咳!店⋯⋯店長,我真的沒有那麼菜,要不然你缺不缺清潔工。」
在收下嵐楓遞來的紙巾擦掉嘴角多餘的奶油後,我感覺我的眉頭皺在一塊。
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是的,任何時期的我在小組進行的烹飪製作中,每次成品出來都是令人頭疼,但那些可不是我的傑作,而是那些不懂規矩的小姐,老是喜歡為了一時的好奇心上來添亂。
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嵐楓撇開視線,用著鄙夷的姿勢對著我。
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「不是⋯⋯我跟颯凌先生才沒有⋯⋯或許。」
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當我還想反駁時,風鈴聲響起。203Please respect copyright.PENANAwFSkVs4zjs
「喂!你要的東西拿回來了。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAnnVXzfPE5q
弗蘭吃力的提著兩大籃的草莓,身後的颯凌也同樣拿了兩藍。203Please respect copyright.PENANAeiOtbG4534
「別嗑到了,記得把它們放在後面的冰箱裡。」嵐楓說。203Please respect copyright.PENANAoy7OnI0pEu
「呿⋯⋯真他媽麻煩⋯恩?」弗蘭正好視線與我對上,他忽然不滿的說,「嘿!就你!上個禮拜你怎麼敢放我鴿子?」203Please respect copyright.PENANAhzTnwur9sq
「啊哈哈⋯⋯上個禮拜真的有事,饒了我吧。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAL5DR5c6W6Z
我擺出投降動作,試圖打哈哈帶過,看著弗蘭只是罵罵咧咧了幾句,也似乎不打算深究,我不禁鬆口氣。203Please respect copyright.PENANA71gbsnOrHC
之後他走到後面的儲藏間,裡面有冰箱可以堆放籃子裡的草莓。203Please respect copyright.PENANAMmYBalBunf
如此愜意又不失樂趣的生活,我依然不敢置信自己會坐在這裡,有幸參與他們之間。203Please respect copyright.PENANAxNHyVibCTN
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曾有人問我,故事屋的初衷是為了什麼,我也反思過無數次,如此吃力不討好的文章在客觀角度上,根本是浪費心力。203Please respect copyright.PENANA5leNTGzyZt
這是事實,但可怕的是自己屬於不見棺材不落淚的性格,還有奢望渴求一個不明所以的真理。203Please respect copyright.PENANAMc3AmdmAKU
不過要匯聚成為故事還太過遙遠,如果不是那天我得到了啟發,我是不會開始動手的。203Please respect copyright.PENANANcPnG7W4TE
故事屋對於我而言是一本記錄簿,匯集著當時的陰謀,整個異族哪怕是兩族上層的圖書室,恐怕也沒辦法有如此詳盡的內容。203Please respect copyright.PENANAm8K8jHPoOR
而這一切的初始,是那個炎熱的夏日,被遺忘的西元年,太久了,甚至我也記不清確切日子,或許約估是八月十三號,對於人們而言那不是一個特別的日子,炎熱的天氣,蟬聲綿綿,當時似乎下過雨,又或許沒有,好像有點悶熱。203Please respect copyright.PENANAEvebFSk4Mh
那天自己正好在咖啡店,店裡客人很多,但氣氛非常舒適,剛好的交談聲,咖啡機器運作的聲音,還有服務生們走動的腳步聲。
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這是閒暇的樂趣,一個不正統的黑森林蛋糕,甜膩絲滑的巧克力的餘韻後,再來一杯熱奶茶,簡直再適合不過,當然也該慶幸自己能坐在店內享受冷氣。203Please respect copyright.PENANAOIGXFbLMDH
我坐在店內靠牆的地方,看著往來的人群中,不禁想起曾經有幾個熟悉的朋友說過我像個觀察者。203Please respect copyright.PENANAL8VJRmEPE5
老實說我認為這並不貼切,畢竟連觀察都是貼合這個世界去進行,硬要說也只是整個場景中看起來不起眼的路人角色。203Please respect copyright.PENANA0M36q7ULRc
除了觀察之外,我還有一點小愛好,我包裡時常會放幾本還沒看完的小說。
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通常我不會主動向別人推薦自己看的文章,不過偶爾有些人會好奇詢問,他們先是依我的行為跟風格推測,是不是推理小說?或者奇幻故事?例如福爾摩斯,或者杜邦?或者布朗神父?203Please respect copyright.PENANAeQlfIGCxTr
首先我是真的很喜歡老派的事物,這可能並不完全是非常健康的嗜好,再者,老實說硬派推理確實很有魅力,離奇的線索卻設法在其中追尋合理,又打破現有認知,但⋯⋯坐在咖啡廳裡閱讀這種著作實在是──203Please respect copyright.PENANAeSZK9VSFtv
過去有些人總以為我在試圖炫耀,或者展現文學氣質,我簡直想發笑又很無奈,實在完全無法理解如此荒謬的思維到底如何從那顆精密的組織中產生。
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反正這一切還不如我待在書房裡自在,至少不會有人來設法批判。203Please respect copyright.PENANAERnGM691QA
回到現在,我仍然不打算說書名,你們可以盡情猜測,或者——遺忘這個問題。203Please respect copyright.PENANAKrqTHOlPki
目前我拿著筆記本想著要紀錄什麼新東西,一篇新的奇幻故事?
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不⋯⋯不不,普通俗爛的套路早就無法勾引我的心靈,如果只是奇幻冒險我可以看到很多,它們甚至隨處可見,我不需要它用豐富繁雜的情感撼動我的心靈,太無趣了,我想要一個絕對性的事件影響我的認知,這才是我想要的東西。
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就在我思考的時候,我看到了他,極少出現在生活中的金髮,以及那雙彷彿能看透事物的眼睛,完全吸引我的注意。203Please respect copyright.PENANAT92KOIVR0z
當時肢體絕對是未經過大腦判斷,或者該說是因為對方的外貌而當機。203Please respect copyright.PENANAWemoRtZ4bi
現在,此時此刻,只有一個念頭,我想跟他說話,直覺告訴我機會只有一次,這個荒唐的想法侵佔了我的理智。203Please respect copyright.PENANAt5r57JvfSi
肢體完全不受控制,我下意識站起身,上前拉著他的袖子,眼睛卻充滿震驚,我知道怎麼稱呼他——203Please respect copyright.PENANAU76CtQURpn
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「總—店長⋯⋯?」203Please respect copyright.PENANAGw9Vx7pQVY
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開口的同時,我想任何人在那時候都會呆愣住,當時的男子也是實屬愣在原地。203Please respect copyright.PENANAWqz1gNEmlK
「哈哈哈哈哈!總店長,這小孩很有趣欸,一上來就像是知道你是誰。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5em2buEWg
一名黑髮女子從我的後方走來,嘴角的笑意絲毫不減。203Please respect copyright.PENANAlYgNhTMzVs
「請問你是?」嵐楓挑眉詢問。203Please respect copyright.PENANAzgdoLLJBpr
「啊!非常抱歉!因為你長得很像⋯⋯呃我認識的一個人,所以⋯⋯」203Please respect copyright.PENANABhjsF9LoeU
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該死!總不可能說是看著對方入迷而拉著吧?!203Please respect copyright.PENANABqRYUc0n2d
我羞愧的立馬放開手,感覺到自己的臉一定非常通紅,臉上的熱度不停的提升,像是要把我給燙傷一樣,甚至我現在想找個墓碑就此長眠。
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「沒事的話,我先走了。」203Please respect copyright.PENANASfowG1hVQ2
當時的嵐楓跟著黑髮女子進去了員工休息室,而我忍著所有人的目光回到自己的座位。203Please respect copyright.PENANApf1WWtyvby
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唉⋯⋯我到底在做什麼⋯⋯203Please respect copyright.PENANAlDHRXOsdW4
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對於自己有生之年為數不多的社死現場,我只好打開小說假裝不在乎剛才所發生的事。203Please respect copyright.PENANA6OVk1xHRiI
或許是我過於心無旁騖,也可能是我正在沈思的關係,反正我絲毫沒發現有人站在我的身後。203Please respect copyright.PENANABuAikY5DJv
一隻手按上我的肩膀,我瞬間忍著發出會讓我再次社死的音量,驚恐的轉過頭。203Please respect copyright.PENANAnGUXLsxfvb
「哈囉,你怎麼這麼驚訝,我剛剛叫了你好幾次。」203Please respect copyright.PENANASI43QhBtZz
原來是剛才的黑髮女子,她一臉親切的看著我。203Please respect copyright.PENANAiWgnGdj2Qe
「呃⋯⋯抱歉,我沒聽到。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAcZf5Zc0Drt
「沒事,你現在有沒有空?總⋯⋯我們老闆有點事情想找你。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAkKqgyqMnBB
「⋯⋯不要。」203Please respect copyright.PENANA6fHrFi37Hs
我耳朵再差,腦子再殘,也不會想對剛才的一切做過多接觸。
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「但我本來想請你吃羅馬生乳甜麵包,還有草莓大福,如果還不夠,再加一份黑糖珍珠舒芙蕾,如何?」女子殷切的問。203Please respect copyright.PENANAEaIMZ22mlM
「這⋯⋯!」
我簡直不敢置信,這是我最近一直想吃的甜食,對方是怎麼知道的?203Please respect copyright.PENANA4HGsiYdq0H
「嘿嘿⋯⋯」女子竊笑著。203Please respect copyright.PENANAK1ijA9RAPL
好吧⋯⋯我猶豫了,確切來說是女子看到我的糾結,瞬間捉著我的手腕,以一種不可抗拒卻不至於弄痛的力道拉著我進入休息室。203Please respect copyright.PENANAXAhIH8nJFd
而黑髮女子趁我愣神時,悄悄關上門,出去招待其他客人。
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「午安,又見面了。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAenrVTN0aSd
嵐楓坐在單人沙發上,臉上掛著營業式的笑容。203Please respect copyright.PENANABbQFQgkmaI
「呃嗯⋯⋯您好。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAl8BFhUtBYO
並不是我想句點對方,而是我的社恐理所當然又發作了,在嵐楓面前我坐如針氈。203Please respect copyright.PENANA6BovHhh93A
現在彷彿我是做錯事的小孩,正低著頭等待對方的懲處。203Please respect copyright.PENANAuZHjxOkhtL
而嵐楓似乎看見我的尷尬,他先是說明要見我的主因,因為那句店長,他感到相當好奇。203Please respect copyright.PENANAjaAFPpCXk6
現在他戴的無框眼鏡,比起現在那雙通透的湛藍,我有種直覺,眼鏡的後方,一定隱藏著比任何礦石都更加耀眼的東西。203Please respect copyright.PENANAdBQCUScX1x
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「算是直覺吧⋯⋯」203Please respect copyright.PENANA8s9IHEhf5L
「嗯⋯⋯原來如此。」
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嵐楓又問了幾個無關緊要的問題,例如名字或者興趣之類的,老實說要是他再問下去,或許我會以為他想幫我占卜。203Please respect copyright.PENANAgOsfdsvzYd
他聽完後,單手托著下巴思考,對於我而言,這簡直像在欣賞一幅藝術畫作,就算等會出了任何謀殺拐騙,似乎感覺也不是那麼糟糕。203Please respect copyright.PENANAbnatPV7esV
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「那我能走了嗎?」203Please respect copyright.PENANAAmo9RwM0FJ
想歸想,我感覺再多待一秒,是煎熬。203Please respect copyright.PENANAjn5C3kH6LY
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「剛才沒有特別注意,現在我知道你是半個世界之外的客人,但確切到底屬於哪裡?」嵐楓笑著問。203Please respect copyright.PENANAHNIOvp2aNI
「哪裡不都一樣。」我微微的嫌棄。203Please respect copyright.PENANAo5TSDWZevf
我聽不懂對方意思,什麼是世界之外,要不要乾脆直接說我是外星人得了。203Please respect copyright.PENANABiuiuPg2ds
嵐楓笑的更開了,像是找到什麼新鮮事,他微歪著頭看著我。
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「說也真是奇怪,你似乎是知道世界與規則,怎麼卻還是傻乎乎的樣子,是裝的?還是真的?」203Please respect copyright.PENANATwLvry96wm
「看你怎麼定義,如果我的臉冒犯到你,我可以自己離開。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAsbFAwz5QEQ
「唉⋯⋯似乎是很有趣的故事,但是⋯⋯略有點可惜。」203Please respect copyright.PENANA3hSqcN7qx4
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嵐楓帶著審視的目光,他感覺到了眼前這名人類有點怪異,有普通故事無聊的特點,性格膽小、怕生,似乎還有點優柔寡斷,而且說話剛開始相當唯唯諾諾。203Please respect copyright.PENANAsNbXt7SvB8
奇怪的是,對方卻擁有很戲劇化的故事,他看見了,那簡直像是被操弄的笑話,如此可悲,卻沒有完全帶給他任何變得普通的變化,難道是人格缺陷?203Please respect copyright.PENANA1s4y1UHlDy
他不確定,原本對方談吐像一隻住在下水道的老鼠,是如此怯弱與不自信,但他的思想卻有如一位帶著抱負的革命家,有足夠的勇氣探索未知並構築思維,只可惜唯一的缺憾是沒有足夠的才智與適當的機會肩負。
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也因為如此,矛盾的性格,才讓這名人類變得既普通又特別,簡直像極了被世界玩壞的玩具。203Please respect copyright.PENANAEi2qpaGqdm
但因為如此,他或許可以邀請這樣的一位人類到他們的世界。203Please respect copyright.PENANAttOQpK0Ect
「對了!要不要來我的店裡坐坐?」
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