「交換聯絡帳號了?」蓋拿將奶油在鬆餅上抹開,接著淋上蜂蜜。220Please respect copyright.PENANA0Nty39N2fe
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「對啦。」我抓了一把藍莓丟進嘴巴裡,含糊的說道,感覺到耳朵無力的塌著。220Please respect copyright.PENANA2BpXoEPjoo
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「你們都聊些什麼?」蓋拿以像是在揮劍般的流暢動作切開鬆餅,整疊圓形鬆餅俐落的從中軸分成了完美兩半,甚至沒有碎屑掉下來。220Please respect copyright.PENANAhOpb82QfGU
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「才不告訴你。」我咬碎塞了滿口的覆盆子,小小核果在我牙齒間喀啦喀啦作響。220Please respect copyright.PENANAdhiyXXlXN8
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「叛逆期。」蓋拿用餐刀叉起了一半的鬆餅,放進口中咀嚼著。「換過私照了嗎?」220Please respect copyright.PENANAKFiEH5UXuh
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「什麼是私照?」我對黑醋栗嗅了嗅,謹慎的嘗試了一顆。220Please respect copyright.PENANA9UqjfPenFu
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「這個嘛……」蓋拿右邊的耳朵抽動了一下。「絕對不要先給就對了。」220Please respect copyright.PENANAoqpx0oAJbd
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「好……吧?」我聳聳肩回應,吃掉了特地留下來的最後一顆黑莓──理性啊,如果我再也無法繼續忍受食物合成機怎麼辦?220Please respect copyright.PENANA6DfBKJ2cNR
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「他有邀你參加舞會嗎?」蓋拿解決掉了另一半的鬆餅以後說道。220Please respect copyright.PENANAg4ay4S5eID
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「舞會?」我的耳朵剛剛絕對沒有抽動。220Please respect copyright.PENANAfjQptVKc4N
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「唔,樂園裡的大危機。」蓋拿舔著餐刀上的蜂蜜,用嘲弄的語氣說道。220Please respect copyright.PENANAATZNxnnqY6
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「我開始懷念總是擺出張臭臉的你了。」我把剩下的燕麥豆漿喝完,喃喃的抱怨道。220Please respect copyright.PENANAdePyX6f57y
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「小心你許下的願望。」蓋拿用餐刀對我比了比,一邊嘴角上揚,露出犬齒。220Please respect copyright.PENANA1an4xro3wh
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我哼了一聲,靠上椅背,用餐巾擦了擦嘴。220Please respect copyright.PENANAKzh1igE0Xn
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「作為預賽的閉幕,一場盛大並且歡迎所有人的舞會。」蓋拿從自己的馬克杯喝了一口,歪了下頭,接著拿起一旁的糖罐。「注意,我說『所有人』。」他搖晃玻璃罐,倒出一些紅糖,用茶匙攪著。「蓋亞和月球足夠重要的勢力幾乎都會派人參加,而不僅僅是賽事期間,被邀請來觀賽的月球政府和九大公爵直屬代表團。」220Please respect copyright.PENANA3cL0srm0F7
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「拉皮條……」我小聲的喃喃說道,蓋拿抬起了一邊的眉毛,舉著馬克杯的手僵在吻端前方,但沒多說什麼。220Please respect copyright.PENANAs8f3xWgo9j
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「總之……」他清了清喉嚨,喝了口紅茶以後繼續說道。「這是少數幾個,年輕的雄性和雌性大灰狼被允許同時出席的場合,所以對各個支派的成員來說都是重要的……社交機會。」蓋拿將空掉的馬克杯放回桌上。「我想你懂的。」220Please respect copyright.PENANAPGi9lJm6Y8
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「拉皮條。」我覺得論點依然成立。220Please respect copyright.PENANAnHGhfbRXqC
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「少憤世嫉俗了。」蓋拿咧咧嘴,這次展示了更多的牙齒。「不是每個人都像你一樣,能享受這種『優勢』。」220Please respect copyright.PENANAivm2VT5FD9
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「認真?」我歪著頭,對劍術大師做出個無可奈何的聳肩動作,掌心朝上攤開。「享受?」為了強調觀點,我緩緩的將頭歪向另一邊,折下一隻耳朵。「優勢?」220Please respect copyright.PENANAgiUoxDvBxd
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「別把你的火氣出在我身上。」蓋拿對我擺了擺手說道。「他可能只是還沒有邀請你而已。」220Please respect copyright.PENANAkpmYm6hsu9
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「理性見證,我才沒有!」我露出犬齒辯解道。「而且是你的白痴言論讓我生氣的!」220Please respect copyright.PENANA3xFphmRPra
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「你從我剛提到舞會就一直豎毛了。」蓋拿實事求是的指著我說道。220Please respect copyright.PENANAi8bT54xnVN
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我嘆了口氣,放鬆身體,把毛髮壓平。220Please respect copyright.PENANAND6PaV7uKG
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「而且你也可以邀他啊,這是羞怯的矜持嗎,或是自我認同的關係?」蓋拿對我挑起了一邊眉毛。「比如說某種角色定位?」220Please respect copyright.PENANAML2EfsaTLi
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「我寧願去網路上看一堆不負責任又可疑的匿名道聽塗說建議,也不要跟你討論這個。」我用雙手壓住兩邊耳朵,趴在桌上說道。220Please respect copyright.PENANAQQlxGnl1xD
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「你的損失。」蓋拿對我做了個「請自便」的手勢。「不是所有人都像我這麼開明。」220Please respect copyright.PENANAEKT12FuFXc
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我用雙臂環住頭部,發出小聲的低吼。220Please respect copyright.PENANAmYw1hODKRz
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「你覺得我應該邀他嗎?」我最後還是開口了,喉間的震動和木桌產生共鳴。220Please respect copyright.PENANAUjQO7pa5Dm
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「我看不出來不這麼做的理由。」蓋拿說。220Please respect copyright.PENANAF7zgfOse6U
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「可是我不想去舞會……聽起來就很像擠滿人的大型社交場合。」我喃喃的說道。「我最討厭擠滿人的大型社交場合。」220Please respect copyright.PENANA9px6IUHagH
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「那就不要去啊。」蓋拿回應道,好像這是很簡單的道理一樣──可不是嗎。220Please respect copyright.PENANAwhpgaDLi9f
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「可是如果埃忒耳在等我邀他怎麼辦?」我從桌上爬起來,揉了揉眼睛。220Please respect copyright.PENANASAsgU3YY1d
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「過來人的忠告,」蓋拿將雙手交握,以手臂靠在桌緣。「說清楚你的感受,並傾聽他的。開誠布公在絕大多數的情況下都是最好的策略。」蓋拿突然又換成這種溫柔的語氣了。「你們都是異能者,這應該會簡單很多。」220Please respect copyright.PENANAsImpoyFjzn
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我用鼻子呼出一口長氣,點點頭,靠上椅背。此時一個想法引起了我的注意。220Please respect copyright.PENANAZQMvb1YEZb
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「你當時就是這樣做的嗎?」我低聲向蓋拿問道。220Please respect copyright.PENANAZYxl2Tgm9J
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「對。」他點了點頭回應我。「我也很幸運,有匹開明又十分有智慧的大灰狼願意傾聽我的感受。」220Please respect copyright.PENANAlyBxB6bbOY
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這真是肉麻到有點噁心了,真是看不出來大師維若是會欣賞這種性格的狼。不過說實在的,他們當初到底是怎麼湊在一起的?沒想到原來我也挺八卦的嘛。220Please respect copyright.PENANATFpOU2zwKb
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我甩甩頭,強迫自己專心,不要想一堆莫名其妙的事情。這是有時效性的,得趕快決定到底該怎麼做。220Please respect copyright.PENANA9Jx8OBJmG2
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我將手肘撐在桌上,雙手交握,以下巴靠在指關節上思索著,權衡各種選項的利弊得失。220Please respect copyright.PENANArOsQ0REW4P
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此時,像是某種預兆一樣,自動門滑開,三匹尼克斯支派的大灰狼走了進來。他們愉快的和彼此交談著,潔白的牙齒在純黑的毛皮間總是顯得特別光亮,我甚至還能從那幾雙黃色眼睛中讀出笑意。220Please respect copyright.PENANAy15R2jyBjT
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那……深邃的笑意。220Please respect copyright.PENANAROnmRWOueh
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「我午夜以前回來。」我起身,下定決心。220Please respect copyright.PENANAt009V6LWzV
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「事實上,」蓋拿帶著一抹微笑,看著我的眼睛說道。「我今天會睡在會議室附設的房間。」他的笑容更深了。「大日子總是特別忙,你懂我的意思吧?」220Please respect copyright.PENANAOISZInmbIt
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「不懂。」我的耳朵絕對沒有豎起來,也絕對沒有在發熱。220Please respect copyright.PENANABJbI79XxNp
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「這個月看下來,我想大概可以確認,那小子是挺正經的。」蓋拿聳聳肩說道。「應該不會做出什麼太踰矩的事情。」220Please respect copyright.PENANAuscxKNHbYG
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「我還是不懂你在說什麼。」我縮著尾巴打算轉身離開,但蓋拿從後面輕輕拉住了我的領子。220Please respect copyright.PENANAdFXBe9w5Wp
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「但這並不表示我不會擔心。」蓋拿低聲說道,我感覺到他迅速的展開意識圈,將我們兩個包覆其中,並且設下屏障。「有任何問題,隨時連絡我,知道嗎?」220Please respect copyright.PENANABtNF8cZqNT
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他示範了一個定向波動,我認出那上面有蓋拿脈動波形的特徵,並理解了這是異能者用來遠距離聯繫用的。我向他點點頭,表示理解。220Please respect copyright.PENANAcg4WNfNmpV
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「我會立刻出現,剝了他的皮。」他給我一個露出兩邊犬齒的笑容,有點恐怖。220Please respect copyright.PENANAdWUK366fqw
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「不好笑。」我以抱怨語氣說道,輕輕推開他。「你這樣很奇怪。」220Please respect copyright.PENANAWhr1RwOzA5
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蓋拿攤了攤手,沒有反駁。220Please respect copyright.PENANAU0ZuwztCRM
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「提醒一下,不要說到任何和異能相關的事情。和其他人不一樣,尼克斯對異能者相關的事情記得非常清楚──他們顯然十分認真對待自己的職責──如果你讓他『覺醒』,會引起一些不必要的麻煩。」他說完以後放開意識圈。220Please respect copyright.PENANAXzD6loBSdP
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「喔……」我輕聲應道。其實蓋拿也沒有清楚的和我解釋過,異能者覺醒究竟需要什麼條件,或是為什麼我從有記憶以來便能使用支配,這種相對高階的異能。220Please respect copyright.PENANAiBeof5C6IL
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「好了、好了,說教就到這裡,不然就失去『體驗』的意義了。」蓋拿也起身,拍了拍我的手臂。「我相信你能照顧好自己。就像我先前說的,先當個不知天高地厚的小狼崽就好了。」他調整了衣服和配劍,環顧了一下四周。「快去惹禍吧。」220Please respect copyright.PENANAH2mF4w7pXU
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我向大師點點頭道別,往自動門走去,離開餐廳。同時一邊推敲著,舞會邀請函上的遣詞用字,還有輕輕擺動著我的尾巴。