泥地上留下數排鞋印,昌姐領頭帶著一行深入樹林。豔陽被樹冠遮擋,在地上留下點點光印。樹葉沙沙作響,吹來一陣舒服的涼風。316Please respect copyright.PENANA0Puo5sX5TX
316Please respect copyright.PENANAe9KjNfXCwK
「醜話先說在頭,如果有大灰熊還是甚麼野獸出現,我會抛下你們逃走。因為我是被強迫的,所以沒有義務要保護你們,之後亦不會有罪惡感。」櫻對著安德魯說。316Please respect copyright.PENANAOcIIvWQB69
316Please respect copyright.PENANAJgdfCkzrN4
「那有這麼容易遇到。別耍嘴皮了,我們已經同坐一條船,請做好自己的本份。」安德魯說。316Please respect copyright.PENANA0MDkM3NxWC
316Please respect copyright.PENANAvIkrPw78cS
「總之,勢色不對我就跑,你們不能怪我。」櫻望向祐嘉,好像要徵求她的認同。316Please respect copyright.PENANAGaAvaf3dSf
316Please respect copyright.PENANAXjhkfMZ763
安德魯也望過去,用眼神要求她表示否定。316Please respect copyright.PENANA9yWBhnxiP0
316Please respect copyright.PENANAvmOPeeeaYH
祐嘉低頭避開兩對螫人的視線,「對不起,把你們捲進來都是我的錯。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAYysGzYEFkN
316Please respect copyright.PENANAUOsYFsEu6y
「不不不!你不用道歉!這些都是不可抗力!」櫻慌忙說道。
「沒錯,所以這傢伙才講悔氣話。」安德魯拉長眼睛的望著櫻,「你—說—是—吧—? 」316Please respect copyright.PENANADV5Ii4keQb
316Please respect copyright.PENANAGCnEU6cisz
櫻咬著下唇,她摸摸脖子,終於耐不住安德魯的目光,「是啦!我在發牢騷啦!」316Please respect copyright.PENANAdBBm9pMzYs
316Please respect copyright.PENANAmSEolRhLWi
祐嘉不禁咯咯笑,「安德魯很有大姐姐的風範。」316Please respect copyright.PENANASjDe72Lfkh
316Please respect copyright.PENANAE2OyDColUL
「真的嗎?嘻嘻!」安德魯搔搔頭,「我以前是雙胞胎的姐姐,因為爸爸早逝,所以從少就要幫忙照顧妹妹。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAsPgYJp2B8J
316Please respect copyright.PENANAktXij0Ei5N
「你也是單親家庭長大的?看來我們是同路人了。」櫻豎起姆指指著心口,「我是阿爸帶大的,雖然連他的樣子也想不起來,但是對阿爸的尊敬從未減退。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAh8Ox4ESnri
316Please respect copyright.PENANAIso9T0gVEQ
「安德魯,有件事想拜託你。」祐嘉欲言又止,安德魯點頭讓她說下去,「可以拜託你照顧小熊嗎?Hina不在了,我想,交給有經驗的人會比較好……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAKwquEI4ova
316Please respect copyright.PENANADJkvgvYiZn
「交給我吧,我會把小熊當作第二個妹妹地照料。」見祐嘉放下心頭大石的微笑,安德魯亦笑逐顏開,「不是吹牛,多虧我的悉心照顧,我妹妹長成了一位大美人,她甚至得過選美冠軍!說起來,我都忘記她的名字了,仿真人的記憶有時頗鬆散的。但我記得爸爸也叫安德魯,因為我的名字就是為了紀念他。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAIOrJBfnxNE
316Please respect copyright.PENANAQSprmjYWxu
「所以才會有男性化的名字,我懂了。」祐嘉說。316Please respect copyright.PENANA7MnYnGGQ1c
316Please respect copyright.PENANA6QZ7lnuFZR
「明明是女孩子,卻叫安德魯,超~古怪的。」陌生的尖悦聲音說道。316Please respect copyright.PENANAFnFPRVdvOD
316Please respect copyright.PENANAzflkx0cy3A
眾人被嚇得大叫,不明來歷的女性突然出現在隊伍中,各人四散走避。昌姐聲於洪鐘,大聲喊道:「別鬧了,初秋!」316Please respect copyright.PENANAKEGLBmrv0B
316Please respect copyright.PENANAAZp9irrbbO
「逗你們玩的啦,跟蹤了足足三十秒都沒有發現,真是遲頓啊,喵~」女性敏捷的轉身,一下就攀上旁邊的一塊大石,她趴在石上,得瑟的兩手托腮咯咯笑。316Please respect copyright.PENANAdgl7HBvzuL
316Please respect copyright.PENANA6wwFPl9sPD
大小姐面向驚魂未定的三人,舉手比向大石上的女性說:「這位是派往調查的——」316Please respect copyright.PENANA3vKIdeLMtN
316Please respect copyright.PENANA9s1k4Ch73W
不等大小姐說完,女性打斷道:「剛才的女版高腳七已經說了,我叫初秋,是治癒你心靈的護士,喵~」316Please respect copyright.PENANAhhgEEzQXL5
316Please respect copyright.PENANAiZcEueVMFF
她的身型矮小,白色的護士打扮,還有一對貓耳,完全是活脫脫地從漫畫裡蹦出來的角色。
316Please respect copyright.PENANAoUiAPA8iXa
斗大的汗珠由額上滑落,碩大的問號反而從頭上升起。安德魯、櫻、祐嘉三人除了目定口呆不懂反應。而昌姐則像嗅到難聞的氣味,臉色像燒焦一樣黑。316Please respect copyright.PENANAiR9Cefophf
316Please respect copyright.PENANA58xrf61K2J
「那個,是真的嗎?」櫻指著頭頂比了比。316Please respect copyright.PENANAaHGp39OEfH
316Please respect copyright.PENANAoCAl4vFM58
初秋撩動耳尖,眼睛瞇成細線,「想摸嗎?」316Please respect copyright.PENANApXyzq4DLlx
316Please respect copyright.PENANAYDrPYEel0u
「可以嗎?!」櫻以奇怪的手勢扭捏空氣。316Please respect copyright.PENANAwtUrCfLULz
316Please respect copyright.PENANAgjZ1xJ696U
「逗你玩的啦,喵~」316Please respect copyright.PENANAVPhDJp1D6x
316Please respect copyright.PENANAuHoQh4ZZ3j
大小姐拍手打斷無營養的對話,「玩鬧時間結束。初秋,你在樹林裡發現了甚麼?」316Please respect copyright.PENANAX93EXtFObU
316Please respect copyright.PENANAUEqfrVWRq3
「喵~你都把幫手們找來了,一定不會滿足於口頭報告後便散隊吧。跟著來,驚喜要留在最後一刻揭曉才是驚喜,喵~接住——」316Please respect copyright.PENANAXG5cGcbJwq
316Please respect copyright.PENANAHKsDpDBLCG
初秋冷不防向大小姐抛出一個物體,她未反應得及,昌姐搶先一手接住。眾人圍上前,一窺這個眼熟的東西。316Please respect copyright.PENANA0HqysBz8VF
316Please respect copyright.PENANAVPTSZtwy96
「罐裝能量飲品?你是從那裡找來的?」大小姐說。316Please respect copyright.PENANAULyHxsV4GL
316Please respect copyright.PENANAfyINNixcuB
「那裡。」初秋往身後一指,她跳下大石,從草叢裡拉出一個塞滿的塑料袋,「喜歡甚麼口味?隨便來拿。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAk85hMqxeRl
316Please respect copyright.PENANA7WIorUiPnu
昌姐拉開易拉環,把空氣扇向鼻子。316Please respect copyright.PENANAbk7IEpAP6Y
316Please respect copyright.PENANAYL5iSuickI
「昌能夠分析氣味,你們懂的,高等仿真人。」大小姐說。316Please respect copyright.PENANAdmf7efAKwi
316Please respect copyright.PENANABYhkk1v3Zw
「沒問題的啦,在等你們時我已經喝了兩罐。味道有點怪怪的,但是嘛,就不要計較太多,喵~」316Please respect copyright.PENANAlhWP0N5Cgq
316Please respect copyright.PENANAiYwzEejGtx
昌姐點點頭,像交通燈亮起綠燈,櫻和安德魯上前翻找袋子。316Please respect copyright.PENANA3HGquAUmD1
316Please respect copyright.PENANAwSrVCsOZAX
「我要櫻桃味的,跟我叫櫻或是髮色沒有關係,我本來就喜歡櫻桃汽水。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAejZWOn1RuO
316Please respect copyright.PENANA3fclDBsQ3M
「我要咖啡味的。」安德魯看向祐嘉,「你想要甚麼?」316Please respect copyright.PENANApKihTyTkTI
316Please respect copyright.PENANArYAD5N5VSx
「同樣咖啡味就好。」祐嘉接住抛來的罐子,黑色的罐上印著大大的咖啡杯圖案。316Please respect copyright.PENANAl2YPr4igwn
316Please respect copyright.PENANAkrjLRMopWQ
「大家都喝吧,在工作前補充能量。」大小姐說。316Please respect copyright.PENANAc6pvejULT2
316Please respect copyright.PENANALvb9zlnjxA
此起彼落的拉罐聲,接著是咕嚕咕嚕的吞嚥,眾人面面相覷,異口同聲:「好難喝!」316Please respect copyright.PENANAQsaCtpgsHe
316Please respect copyright.PENANAOJO6rKKeI5
「噁,有沙沙的東西黏在口裡……」櫻掩著嘴巴說。316Please respect copyright.PENANAsvpWzgt9Nt
316Please respect copyright.PENANA6auUsXKoKA
安德魯皺眉吐舌,「咸得舌頭都麻痺了……」316Please respect copyright.PENANApctViZXJ9H
316Please respect copyright.PENANAUfNW7lbdWJ
祐嘉首次知道,原來『驚悚』可以是一種味道。316Please respect copyright.PENANAqSj1nLVG1W
316Please respect copyright.PENANAZh2u3tetfl
「哈哈哈!逗你們玩啦!那簡直是味覺的大霹靂~喵噁!」初秋尷尬擦拭嘴角,「糟糕,口中還留著怪味……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAJGAmz8SmTu
316Please respect copyright.PENANAu9bKYI2cex
相對誇張反應的三人,大小姐和昌姐無動于衷,默默地把能量飲品喝光。316Please respect copyright.PENANAnyJ9ZhT0q8
316Please respect copyright.PENANAMeTEATBiH2
櫻不禁佩服地拍手,「真厲害,難道高等仿真人有遮斷味覺的功能嗎?」316Please respect copyright.PENANAXgoGr2L1OG
316Please respect copyright.PENANAV9ENwJlmNM
「其實,她們的味覺系統比我們還敏銳。」祐嘉以只有二人聽到的音量小聲低語。316Please respect copyright.PENANAdR3H7c2N4j
316Please respect copyright.PENANADDmKJHD5Hp
仔細點看,會發現昌姐握緊拳頭,肩膀微小的抖動,目光望得很遠。316Please respect copyright.PENANArfU6OYw3u2
316Please respect copyright.PENANA0DRJYmNrjr
「我想是甜味劑變壞了。」大小姐高雅的豎起手心,「哼,電池成功充電,成份並沒有變質。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAlitfA9bnjF
316Please respect copyright.PENANAG0XH2zjdZN
初秋從袋裡又拿了一罐,「續杯?」316Please respect copyright.PENANACmaZyBhIge
316Please respect copyright.PENANAylEp19D0OH
「初秋小姐,感謝你的慷慨大方。我不敢獨自承受此等厚禮,容我將這份心意分享給其他有需要的女孩。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAlRvyw0xQTV
316Please respect copyright.PENANA0hraWtGL0S
「逗你玩的啦,用不著開官腔。」初秋自討沒趣,把袋遞給昌姐。316Please respect copyright.PENANALHFAmc4imJ
316Please respect copyright.PENANANOVNzfbDzP
「昌,用騙的也好,讓所有人至小喝完一罐。」大小姐說。316Please respect copyright.PENANA3B5wWWfMVk
316Please respect copyright.PENANA5x0LvZ1FGp
昌姐欠身,提著袋子先行離去。316Please respect copyright.PENANAgmKfgkyLN5
316Please respect copyright.PENANAgDIoZWfneq
祐嘉耐著口腔不適和味覺系統的地毯式轟炸,終於把手上的能量飲品喝完。她不由得張開嘴巴,嘗試大口吸氣來中和口中怪味。她看向手心,電量顯示由80%提升到85%。316Please respect copyright.PENANAtgIzdlZ9ym
316Please respect copyright.PENANAaAFcTQB67h
「我想到一個方法!」櫻搭著祐嘉肩膀亢奮的叫道,「這些飲品可以用來讓Hina充電!」316Please respect copyright.PENANAqEOwJ8qHrE
316Please respect copyright.PENANAfj913LTgCA
安德魯拍手附和,「太好了!你這傢伙頭腦還不錯嘛!」316Please respect copyright.PENANA3PDysjUbiY
「喂,你的稱讚好像帶刺的。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAF0uteWMF0E
316Please respect copyright.PENANAZnZ7YpykiY
然而,祐嘉樣子表現得很為難,好像不願意開口回話。
大小姐見狀解說道:「這種程度不足以仿真人重新驅動,再說下去就太不識相了。初秋,帶路。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAPdlqfsUH4c
316Please respect copyright.PENANAYcjMcrSazC
「三分鐘的路程,喵。」初秋說。316Please respect copyright.PENANAkf1VccCdm3
316Please respect copyright.PENANAHMMQWO60ZL
祐嘉默不作聲的跟著走,櫻像當機似的呆在原地恍神。安德魯拍她的背,她才走上前追到祐嘉旁邊。
「對不起,是我太自以為是。」櫻自責的敲打後腦勺。316Please respect copyright.PENANA0D9YmoeC2s
316Please respect copyright.PENANA5LzeOQ2GIb
「沒關係,我們走吧。」
不多不小,剛剛好是三分鐘的腳程,一行五人走進森林,一座鋼筋森林。316Please respect copyright.PENANAgDEyPOi9ku
316Please respect copyright.PENANAA4XNJssuO6
『有人住的地方』,何其隱晦的形容,眼前的根本是一座城市,準確來說是帶著暑假氣息的鄉村小鎮。綠草填滿磚塊之間的隙縫,藤蔓攀著壁面扶搖直上。316Please respect copyright.PENANAKAAVJ8LHAg
316Please respect copyright.PENANAef0J8baYzU
屋頂嚴重崩塌的房子;因鏽蝕而斷裂,靠電纜危險地吊在半空的電線桿;裝滿雨水形成了池塘的路邊汽車。
各種日常和非日常的交錯,衝擊眼球視覺和大腦認知的景像,像跑進了末日電影裡的驚愕感。316Please respect copyright.PENANAwt6WIfOiTe
316Please respect copyright.PENANAsjah8e5qhY
「各位,接下來是關鍵。」大小姐拍手吸引眾人注意,「我們分頭行動,兩人一組進行調查。初秋和安德魯一組往北面調查,祐嘉和櫻一組往南面調查。首先是要找到電源,其次是儘可能收集能量飲品,途中別忘記補充電力。」316Please respect copyright.PENANABkbH7dHzGM
316Please respect copyright.PENANA91XZkBPFES
初秋舉手,「我獨個兒就好。不要誤會,啦啦隊隊長我不是討厭你。我習慣一個人。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAzWi5N0bRwl
316Please respect copyright.PENANACcCjAmZ9UF
「單獨行動很危險,我們對現況一無所知,二人行動才能互相照應,一人遇難另一人也能求救。安德魯和櫻,你們的身體很強壯,請保護好初秋和祐嘉。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAwZzmfALdk8
316Please respect copyright.PENANALpPuWkW25M
「哈哈,我會害羞的啦。」櫻臉紅紅的吃吃傻笑。316Please respect copyright.PENANAsa6YGeRwcj
316Please respect copyright.PENANA7N1DKUUjee
懷著不滿的初秋則在大小姐背後扮鬼臉。316Please respect copyright.PENANAjv6kZaM57R
316Please respect copyright.PENANAI57wqZs1nW
「等等,大小姐不就落單了嗎?」祐嘉說。316Please respect copyright.PENANAjfTao1JwSN
316Please respect copyright.PENANAn3y2oGObPF
「謝謝關心。」她說,「我會在這兒等昌回來,之後我們會尋找適合當據點的地方。等到六時我們再在這兒集合,各位記得注意時間。」316Please respect copyright.PENANARLCiIGFQlD
316Please respect copyright.PENANAoHTLr3gq1q
祐嘉點頭,她面向櫻……櫻不見了。316Please respect copyright.PENANAzvPq5iadJ7
316Please respect copyright.PENANAvUvrpC9hET
「喂,快跟上!」已經往街的另一端走的櫻揮手喊道。316Please respect copyright.PENANAELRhF161wC
316Please respect copyright.PENANAXxuAYJI133
「看,她現在充滿幹勁。」大小姐說,「櫻是屬於被稱讚就會飛天的性格,如果待會兒又表現得消極,記得賞她數句悅耳的讚美。」316Please respect copyright.PENANA6CPYpEKEqM
316Please respect copyright.PENANA4chjbBvPRk
祐嘉皺眉苦笑,她舉手表示告別,小跑步跟上遠處的櫻。兩人在廢城街道上並肩而行,一打問題從腦中炸開,但是,現在不是問『為甚麼』的時機,也沒有人能解答她的『為甚麼』。316Please respect copyright.PENANATslgdB0G3C
316Please respect copyright.PENANAmgfbVO2jk1
二人來到分歧路前,祐嘉對往上的斜坡一指,「我們往高處走,看到那邊山坡上的觀景平台嗎?我想到那邊去。」316Please respect copyright.PENANA6ovKgyIDTS
316Please respect copyright.PENANAp71hui8VfT
櫻聳肩,「我是沒所謂啦,但大小姐說過優先尋找電源。」她舉手作了個拉扯的動作,「說到電源,果然是那個吧,像這樣拉一下,就會『轟轟轟』地響的發電機。」316Please respect copyright.PENANArND18CTJOJ
316Please respect copyright.PENANAphQjOMoxSJ
「沒錯,一般來說是會聯想到柴油發電機,這意味著安德魯和初秋也會以此為尋找目標。所以我想大膽一點。」祐嘉伸手往街上指,「看那些電線桿,代表城市有供電系統,換句話說,這裡應該會有發電廠。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAzgNrrlPJ2m
316Please respect copyright.PENANAzXGfoxkE1q
櫻的眼睛亮起來,恍然大悟的拍手,「這的確更有效率。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAdSIAoHWlvS
316Please respect copyright.PENANANVvw19PCK1
「我們到視野開揚的地方去,在高處就能追蹤電線的走向。」祐嘉發覺自己在對空氣說話。她左右張望,在路邊的汽水機前找到櫻。316Please respect copyright.PENANAAgAqQunEz1
316Please respect copyright.PENANAEdU8CO25gq
「接著要往山上走,沿路恐怕不會有補給,最好趁現在多收集能量飲品。」櫻一邊說著一邊拍打汽水機,把所有按鈕都按過一遍。316Please respect copyright.PENANAnDBna2TfSN
316Please respect copyright.PENANAYnmBVov7L8
仲使機身已經嚴重鏽蝕,汽水機依然死守使命,牢固保護自身貨物。316Please respect copyright.PENANAWnxS3bgpeC
316Please respect copyright.PENANAiIEi7AQSQ5
祐嘉研究機身正面,找到一個六角形的匙孔,只要扭開鎖頭就能把匣門打開。她點著下巴沉思,現在有整座城市為資源,一定有辦法造一把六角匙出來。她盯著汽水機,漸漸感到違和感,汽水機沒有投幣孔……316Please respect copyright.PENANANa9JMW2S6R
316Please respect copyright.PENANAZuoPVYch20
「啊啦!」316Please respect copyright.PENANALPvIVZ3Lgd
316Please respect copyright.PENANA9VBhLiv6GR
回音在廢城迴盪,磚塊砸穿了汽水機,五顏六色的罐子滾落到地上。櫻拍拍手上的灰塵,神氣活現的叉腰挻胸。316Please respect copyright.PENANAGFAw5zvs8w
316Please respect copyright.PENANAdIEcakRe9L
祐嘉看著櫻,千言萬語在人工大腦裡炸開,作業系統仿佛遭受DDoS攻擊,思想癱瘓,只留著一張無情感的臉。316Please respect copyright.PENANAQNbR3t0KiJ
316Please respect copyright.PENANAv3hozz4nkI
櫻好像察覺到甚麼,頭腦突然一晃。316Please respect copyright.PENANA9UlvED7OEM
316Please respect copyright.PENANADc4PMOGocJ
「你有帶袋嗎?」