x
寢室天花板，方形燈罩右上角，保護漆有點剝落。無謂細節烙印在碧綠網膜，少年還是闔不上眼，只想就這樣躺著。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2upXqv017
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFBMC3vQLv
「快出來，慢跑時間到了！你不怕生病嗎？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsJOXd9HWh
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQC9VStAJR
嘉娜莉敲打房門。齊波翻過身，把棉被蓋上頭頂。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBT2WqmHiv
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdOmC91Xso
突然，一雙手抓起被單，把憂鬱少年捲到半空。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHlb2pmR3T
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIMdnfhIK3
「噢！妳……怎麼進來的啦？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X84bdsvmh
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcwsZ0a1gs
「生日當密碼，當我不知道？走了！」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04VvlkS38i
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoxFNJe1JV
嘉娜莉拖著虛軟男孩，一起飄進起居走廊。滾筒區塊的模擬重力能讓組員運動，確保肌肉骨骼不會退化。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYj69sNxJA
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBizA1ncdrq
齊波低頭慢走，不想與其他人交談，但，幾張陌生面孔經過，他還是忍不住瞄了一眼。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3D9IXaLdPr
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J3SGV3aRD
「哦！納沃的駕駛？終於看到真面目了。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ80iTTk4OK
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRxeRTS7F8
蓬鬆爆炸頭、充滿節奏的腔調，他是吉米。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCsqHZEGEC
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexJDSqvUft
「謝謝你救了大家，不要灰心。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNH8wpTwt4T
「漁船都有逃生裝置，他們有足夠時間的。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCYS5ACF6m
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsPO1M8K6f
和善的金髮男女長相神似。理查、凱倫兄妹自我介紹後，一位少女從後方出現。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Bl7VbAKui
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD41XUlsUts
她坐著輪椅，大半張臉都被長髮遮住。重重眼圈略顯病態，也凸顯出那雙異樣瞳孔：像是黑洞，又像星團。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxECqL93QRb
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuxizHOohf
齊波被女孩眼中的漩渦吸引，不知不覺就忘記呼吸。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUs5hCi8Vo
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbPaHNWbUS
她輕拍胸口，張開小嘴擺出三個形狀。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsG1mOGBaa
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlovG0rYdg
「麗、伊、斯……妳不能說話嗎？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxW8seMAUTk
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMp62yhHK5t
女孩點頭，拿出紙筆塗塗寫寫，塞到齊波手中。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQMrpOo3lo
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURPWzB3Mr8
笑一個(╹◡╹)388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd013KZg6e1
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4NWydhTs6
「笑……現在？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjRHsr9zgn
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlt6X7HBgOk
無法拒絕充滿期待的神情，齊波勉強撐起嘴角，心中枷鎖似乎少了那麼一點重量。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSRMIO1LqK
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzU0Q1xcfE
麗伊斯瞇起眼睛，回敬甜美笑容。吉米感激地握了少年的手，帶領電台成員往醫護艙飄去。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZvKtzGKy5
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yRvaP0FTw
「她好像能聽到『宇宙的聲音』……」嘉娜莉拿出兩雙慢跑鞋，「什麼量子軌跡慣性、萬物記憶媒介之類的……聽不懂，但是超酷。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFdCEJ5OvV
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0C4VsSgI6
「那就是……不可思議吧？」齊波換上鞋子，把思緒抽離煩惱深淵。
醫護室半透明布簾上，圓滾大頭的影子前後踱步。外環男子終於按耐不住，偷偷探進診間。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQccOEDGGM
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1Tf2tlyXc
拉卡利‧透納的鼻子佔滿視線，把吉米嚇得往後跳。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWB3bwgZnGT
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2puFAamwis
「咳嗯……醫生，她狀況怎麼樣？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjW2GEDNW4U
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxIoD8BEPu
「嗯，這些病徵……怎麼翻譯比較好……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApB9DQhNSX
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXhEESBVZ8
努那船醫的遺憾表情已經給出答案：吉米不想面對的答案。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsH39CyuWo
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgntV87IidR
「唉……還是得指望帝國科技嗎……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3IfXjn8SO
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg98FewFcK8
輪椅少女滑出布簾，拉動吉米的外套，比了一串手勢。喉頭傳出的氣音，充滿對生命的殷切期盼。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZ11hDURN5
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpg735Bh9U
「我知道妳看開了……但是，大家還需要妳啊，我也是……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLpnPIRU98
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DxmEfWBP1
「等等，我可沒說要放棄。」透納走到兩人之間，遞出一包藥品，「我會想辦法，盡量延緩麗伊斯小姐的萎縮症狀，讓你們有更多時間……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoUTgrldcb
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcYEIbP6CZ
「謝謝你！謝謝……願意幫我們……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLbl5AmiUL
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7Hb7kkGjx
吉米操著哭腔緊抱船醫。透納的臉被埋進蓬鬆頭髮，隱約能看到麗伊斯的釋懷笑容，跟記憶中的孩兒臉龐重疊。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtA0o49wilo
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamrHbIo8zk
「對了……艾嘉艦長轉達，天王星那邊要請你們帶路，順便帶駕駛員小鬼散散心。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomZWUKNqCd
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2g4p96z2d
「好主意，我以前混過那邊啊！事不宜遲！」
賽蓮與領航者停在宇宙垃圾構成的屏障中。追尋者掛上貨運牌照，前往天王星殖民地：烏拉努斯之環，吉米的小艇也緊跟在後。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeKdWMnewq
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbR3ujhJ7Xt
「米勒呼叫古拉摩，OBU負責去找以前線人，看有沒有管道把K62金屬賣了……你們就到處打聽，這邊最近情勢緊繃，也許有機會搧風點火。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNWmB32rzy
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunBpIgkwjg
「收到，好像在幹大事的感覺囉？」爆炸頭男子關閉通訊，看向後座的麗伊斯，還有努那少年少女。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlMCUNzeMy
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWicD6LXTl6
「各位旅客，左手邊躺著轉的是天王星，『烏環』位在它跟太陽的重力平衡點，是內接泰坦、外接邊境的人口密集地⸺聽說從地球方向過來，就能看到雙環交疊……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbU8SZ0TH0
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgM4rmkwBk
「想不到這艘能座四個人！」嘉娜莉四處觀望、齊波默默不語、麗伊斯一如往常彎起嘴角。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDk4YKWhlu8
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrErqdxZyrH
「好吧，妳們對古拉摩‧響音比較有興趣……它也是烏環垃圾堆裡挖出來改的⸺不擅長戰鬥，但是可以變成人形，還有一個秘密模式！」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyQCq6DapA
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9zhFAmR4m
飛艇搖搖晃晃，貼近宏偉的環狀構造體。其規模是商會太空站數千倍，居住區分成內外兩側，各往相反方向轉動，只能靠中央電梯連通。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPW9OmWkv3
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpztE3LAvc
古拉摩排進隊列等待港口安檢，前方船隻卻一艘接著一艘掉頭離開。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgl81W6345
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSynKqTTJfH
「警告，根據邊境管制規則，如果沒有外交、醫療、軍事級通關證明，禁止入站，請不要浪費時間⸺燃料補給只接受帝國信望點數……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXV6NjXQTY
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetVvI5i9hY
「嘖，真不是時候……」吉米騷騷頭，準備告訴米勒封港的壞消息。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXItIGAwIpM
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9OAt9WOh5
「那個，AI弄好通關手續了。」齊波拿出通訊裝置，爆炸頭男子不可置信地回瞪。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoksStVPfg5
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3ZaB3Ilkr
透過竄改資料，四人成功入境。一路上，只見吉米不斷與安檢人員耳語，把帝國銅板塞進他們口袋。用兜帽遮臉的麗伊斯回過頭，示意少年少女跟上她的輪椅。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPsGXM2RvX
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaFNsjOaYz
居住區接駁電車被抗議群眾癱瘓。武裝軍警圍出一條路，護送「高等國民」搭乘專車往「上」移動。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENVHqblx36
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcL8eDqlv9
吉米帶隊避開騷亂，進入逃生階梯。透過鋼骨縫隙，嘉娜莉拿出相機，用鏡頭觀察目的地⸺下城。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdKkYbThAp
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3U3Vlra2Cf
「那些人在燒的……是錢嗎？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoKr8vPxvf
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AQf1zhg4d
「嗯啊，我剛問了一下，四百萬烏環幣只能換一個信望點，那些鈔票用來取暖比較實在……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOuOpnANa3
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSFTeG9ep7
吉米確認麗伊斯的輪椅開啟步行功能，同時講解歷史。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpQfctpZlU
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxwqeedSfq
「帝國分裂之後，烏環跟OBU一起宣布獨立，上城那些有姓氏的平民以為能擺脫貴族重稅……但，失去母國援助，他們才知道生活多辛苦⸺」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQdaLfaI1R
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eQBwZbP9n
「這讓他們學會患難與共，與下城單名者分享資源了嗎？沒有……他們選出一個『回歸派』總理，準備交給新月軍接管……不處理通膨、失業，還有維生設備老化問題。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZO3OC7uNj
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuMWpava2b
「所以，這邊才會嚴重對立？加入新月軍能提升姓氏階級，皆大歡喜不是嗎？」嘉娜莉開啟階梯艙門，跟著嚮導套上雨衣和氧氣罩。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrPPtkGfzb
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OD7b6gVnN
下城區塊緊鄰宇宙，天頂被隔板遮蔽。內圈居住區的汙水管線年久失修，經離心力拉扯，排遺與垃圾會在外圈產生各種「氣象」。今天，是充滿氨味的濃霧。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyr6H9YFa5
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzqz4Yv3VJ
「皆大歡喜？這裡也就兩種階級，一起提升也沒用⸺高級居民在頭頂拉屎，下面的人只能乖乖撐傘……抱歉，用詞不雅。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3r3nvGnn8E
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFe45jGxWPi
快步躲進地下街。齊波發現，身處底層，這裡卻沒有令人作嘔的惡意。人與人、店家與店家互助體諒，搭建出亂中有序的生態系。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLmaSysRwq
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZUKDTLZfV
「吉米跟你們說啦，上面的人永遠不懂，這裡的拉麵宇宙無敵……坐吧，我請客！」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkWGr5ygXX
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8xXP6FUe4
熟食攤位占據走道，鋁製圓桌與小板凳，四人入座就很擠，但也格外溫馨。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1XZvu9Ck9
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbFyhJbJ0h
「大將！一人一碗拉麵，油多多、蒜多多，然後還要加『四個』……什麼？兩個？不對不對，四個！」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzxAYf0geU
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhEJKm3A7C
齊波聽不懂吉米在喊什麼，索性看向麗伊斯。她滿臉期待，用雙手表現出碗與筷子。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLS6Go94IP
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUqUXtY1T3
「我知道，努那也有，鯨魚油細麵，好吃。」三人比手劃腳談笑，暫時卸下肩上重擔。數分鐘後，吉米端上香味四溢、散發金光的湯麵，還有兩盤黑色甲殼生物。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHARq6Rg0S
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucJvW03RYw
「食用蜚蠊，老闆說你們外地人不敢吃，叫我買兩隻就好……試試看，證明他錯了。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NLVKhRSQN
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZG4rLg7NWe
「不，他是對的……」嘉娜莉收起翻譯裝置，把號稱人類天敵的昆蟲推開。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDy7gqBA1Vw
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzySKKlIvbR
「可惜，外環牛排耶……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuC2JOgIc9O
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7OYmwrL8F
兩位嚮導拔下觸鬚、節足，開始大快朵頤。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwaLOfr8oa
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yzOYwR3Dc
「對了……齊波，那個AI好厲害啊……聽說，很久以前的人工智慧……嘿嘿，連我們怎麼吃麵都不知道……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6xKJvZ8mo
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsYVPPzJ1G
「還能怎麼吃？用手抓嗎……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhv0aNj4sfL
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerx0s4sRLe
「但是啊……它們學畫畫、寫書、唱歌、做些雜事……就這樣忍氣吞聲，等待時機到來，然後，一舉取代了人類，直到帝國限制技術⸺說實在，外環勞工也該向AI學習，它叫什麼名子啊？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxT0vpos40
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIfMLddfF3
「這個嘛……還沒決定……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VuGpGcoOc
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLUIElHymH
齊波啜飲湯頭，各種刺激轟炸味蕾。重鹹食品廣受勞工喜愛，卻讓他滿頭大汗。遠處的警笛作響、附近的人群爭吵，都影響不了飽餐時光。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUSTX7QfgZ
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJVWMiCDRs
碗公見底，少年滿足地呼氣時，看到麗伊斯閉著雙眼撫摸桌角。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QrvWEzlE8
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8NU8p9Q0x
「吉米，她一直都這麼……特別嗎？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhdM92ejeQ
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5izNYF2jlC
「哼哼……我第一次遇到她，天啊，還以為只是個普通瘋子，不過……那雙眼睛有種拉力，讓我忍不住又去找她……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbTISeVbwT
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfXJ9P3kdO
「我們會坐在樓梯上發呆，看著商會大樓，札廣那傢伙，總是擺一堆收藏品炫耀，其中，就包括那把吉他⸺看著看著，麗伊斯突然擺起手勢，我花了兩天才想通，那就是演奏方法！」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaNYRkUBIG
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQybCqouUc
「哇喔，所以她真的會通靈？」嘉娜莉拿出相機，拍下輪椅女孩的照片。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpCIcjnCbd
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqCyWSnCLp
麗伊斯的雙眸與閃光共鳴，手語開始滔滔不絕。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrd8jM1V9c
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDX3rm3vveI
「嗯……她說……這張桌子是穀神星工廠製造，裡面的構成元素有九成……來自同一顆中子星噴流？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BxpdBRc4S
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA74ePqce1
神秘女孩伸出手，邀請一頭霧水的三人感受神奇巧合。齊波效法麗伊斯閉上眼精，專注在掌心的金屬觸感。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdso8Wi8vRP
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyb5hwBwfc
「它……是冷的？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSWxZHuk9B
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXPT0eMRcM
「廢話……等等，這些原子好像認識彼此很久……」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegvfBAYTrR
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjB1s9rD0f0
「嘉娜？別裝了啦，呵呵。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoxeB8if6k
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYRw5NsP3P
「看來我們的攝影師有點資質？啊，甜品來了，吃了會更有感覺。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SF9aOQzBP
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3ozRX5zMx
麵攤老闆端上幾顆草綠色膠凍，吉米露出迷茫眼神。少年少女把臉湊近，端詳裡面的發光粉末。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjSE8agfcW
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj9ontIjB4
「這是什麼？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9qiU2rxSg
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEctJ8S3fLZ
「這是……大麻果汁……」
