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No Plagiarism!eWtjToe7V5G1EoL3y5pXposted on PENANA 那天是晚上,整備機庫已經熄了大半的燈,只剩幾處必要的作業區還維持著微光。8964 copyright protection60PENANAycNS0euJfa 維尼
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貝爾・麥菲絲,綠髮、護目鏡半掀著,手插在工裝束腳褲的口袋裡,步伐不疾不徐地走到了機庫最末端。8964 copyright protection60PENANAv8qBdpnWtC 維尼
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這裡是十二組的工作台,燈光偏暗,空間說寬不寬說窄不窄,從外側望進去與其他工作台無異,或許更顯冷清些。8964 copyright protection60PENANApgKDRUxeVd 維尼
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這片位於整備機庫邊緣的角落,一如既往地堆滿待分類的零件與尚未拋光的金屬板。8964 copyright protection60PENANAZm0pvtmOUv 維尼
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照明燈的光線在那裏都顯得疲弱,就像懶得為這片空間多費心力一樣。8964 copyright protection60PENANA1oFtIlxsod 維尼
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但貝爾知道這裡、這時候,總有人。8964 copyright protection60PENANAWiLb8M4mwv 維尼
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空氣中混雜著溫熱與金屬碎屑的氣味,還有一點難以察覺的——疲憊。8964 copyright protection60PENANA4NCeIVb9J2 維尼
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海瑟・路易科正蹲在工作台下,仔細清理掉卡在嵌縫裡的鐵屑。8964 copyright protection60PENANAU1nTqw38ZA 維尼
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手套早已髒得看不出原色,連呼吸都刻意壓低,彷彿不願驚動任何人。8964 copyright protection60PENANAxPB92WL16s 維尼
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貝爾沒馬上出聲,靜靜站在那裡,看著海瑟一邊收拾工具,一邊把那雙套著厚手套的手指嵌進抹布中,不停反覆擦拭。8964 copyright protection60PENANAz9syHHE8pN 維尼
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海瑟的動作不快,姿態也明顯虛弱,右腳重心偏斜,像是今天又走了過長的一天。8964 copyright protection60PENANAnvgjQoEPfc 維尼
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但她沒有任何怨言,只是專注地把工作完成。8964 copyright protection60PENANArw13eQUxIx 維尼
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貝爾看著海瑟,深吸了一口氣後,才緩緩的開口:8964 copyright protection60PENANAxmu5hpyONP 維尼
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「海瑟?」她的聲音刻意壓得柔和,不帶驚擾的意思。「這麼晚了還沒回去嗎?」8964 copyright protection60PENANAi7Jv7DPpjk 維尼
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海瑟聽到學姊的聲音立刻慌張起身,差點撞上架子,像是沒想到這時間點還會有人來找她。8964 copyright protection60PENANAblpdpzdNC1 維尼
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「學、學姊……嗯,我、我想把今天的東西收一收,順便檢查一下……」8964 copyright protection60PENANA3tIrHaqm6t 維尼
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她轉過身來,慌張地把手套摘掉,急急地鞠了一個淺淺的躬。8964 copyright protection60PENANAfU1M6MG1aj 維尼
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貝爾沒有多說什麼,只是笑了笑,彎腰撿起一枚被擱在地上的電纜,像是順手,也像是在陪伴。8964 copyright protection60PENANAsoRbmqaEyU 維尼
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「嗯,我知道。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAz5XrGbUUZm 維尼
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海瑟的嘴唇動了動,像是想解釋什麼,但最後只輕輕地點了點頭。8964 copyright protection60PENANAJBg1TwqOFW 維尼
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「——話說,三七組今天又提到你們交接機體設定的問題……」8964 copyright protection60PENANAWzdQq8BJQa 維尼
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貝爾說得不重,但也沒打算繞彎。8964 copyright protection60PENANA1A4q2nMpkp 維尼
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海瑟像是被這話拉回現實一樣,肩膀明顯縮了一下。8964 copyright protection60PENANAql0jSKQuPd 維尼
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「……對不起。」她沒有抬頭,像是早已預感這種事會發生。8964 copyright protection60PENANAITiHDjDxGw 維尼
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「馬克仕和喬又吵起來了?」8964 copyright protection60PENANAgV5lNisQya 維尼
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「……嗯。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAga0fuM8v4f 維尼
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她講話的聲音細得像是被鉛灰色地板吸走了一半,視線也始終不敢與貝爾正對,只是不安地看向工作台的邊角。8964 copyright protection60PENANArSv0srXT0E 維尼
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貝爾沒有責備她,而是緩緩走上前,蹲下來替她捧起那堆還沒上架的工具,順手擺回分類盤中。8964 copyright protection60PENANAzkoFaLb5U5 維尼
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「海瑟,我不是來追究責任的啦。」8964 copyright protection60PENANA5PGBMiezYw 維尼
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她回頭看了一眼對方,笑容溫暖但帶著一點無奈。8964 copyright protection60PENANA0kuRnymy4K 維尼
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「我只是擔心你,像今天這樣的事一直發生,一定讓你很為難吧?」8964 copyright protection60PENANAJ0ae9XfyCd 維尼
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「……我覺得是我不夠好……如果我能再圓融一點,讓大家都都聆聽彼此……也許就不會這樣了。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAPz1IP0b1Rx 維尼
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「嗯……」8964 copyright protection60PENANADjBWDEhFY2 維尼
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貝爾沒有急著反駁,只是走到她對面的桌邊,隨手翻看了一份尚未送出的維修報告書。8964 copyright protection60PENANALbcIiuxB0G 維尼
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數字工整,批註細膩,一如海瑟過往的作風。8964 copyright protection60PENANAs6LwtRdHoZ 維尼
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「……合格率快掉出安全線了。」海瑟終於抬起頭,眼裡有某種近似自責的情緒。「有時候真的覺得,自己可能……不太適合做領班。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAM4K43LVY34 維尼
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「你不適合的話,整個技術支援班該去重考筆試的人恐怕得排到外太空吧。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAwNCXKhqTwe 維尼
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「可是如果我連組內都無法協調,那不如……乾脆回老家,繼續做做助手就好了。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAN6Ka8l529c 維尼
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海瑟試著開玩笑,但聲音有點飄忽不定。8964 copyright protection60PENANAlcc1LDM4ZF 維尼
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貝爾盯著她看了一會兒,沒有安慰,也沒有附和。8964 copyright protection60PENANAcs20kdPQv1 維尼
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然後她像是思考過某個臨界點,慢慢開口:「我原本是打算明天才提的……不過,看你這樣,我想——也許,現在說比較好。」8964 copyright protection60PENANA2dD0yJHrLi 維尼
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海瑟眨了眨眼。8964 copyright protection60PENANAtIwzznXmDP 維尼
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「我原本想過要不要調整人員配置,或者加個組員——」8964 copyright protection60PENANAFhmqTlKqTA 維尼
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「不、不用了!我……沒關係的,真的,人手本來就不夠了吧?其他組也很忙……」8964 copyright protection60PENANAfjfdPNGHaA 維尼
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海瑟猛地搖頭,慌張地抬手。8964 copyright protection60PENANAlQ2lTX1bDe 維尼
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「我知道現在整個技術班都人手緊繃。」貝爾嘆了一口氣,然後站直身體,將手指頭指向海瑟。「但你什麼都往自己身上扛,這樣我看不下去。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAguvjMBtPzX 維尼
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「欸……?」8964 copyright protection60PENANA9opQYaWohE 維尼
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「所以,我最近有一個想法。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAk8YOHd1fBo 維尼
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貝爾繞到對面,拉出椅子坐下,坐姿微向前傾。8964 copyright protection60PENANA0P40HPd1KJ 維尼
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「不是找我們這邊的人。」貝爾微微側頭,像是確認一下自己這突發其想的方案有無漏洞。「我想找那個新來的——『轉學生二號』。名字我記得是……後藤明。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAKmBIGf8LPw 維尼
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海瑟的臉微微僵了一下,甚至帶著點錯愕,反應非常直接。8964 copyright protection60PENANACMKOynA7Te 維尼
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「……他?不行吧,他是駕駛班的學生……」8964 copyright protection60PENANARtGXUEfOxx 維尼
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「但他也沒機體,不是嗎?」貝爾的語氣異常的認真:「沒有神驅機,模擬艙適應不了,課後也沒什麼正式的排程,他應該比任何駕駛班的學生都閒。」8964 copyright protection60PENANA4SpJdf0hXH 維尼
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「可是、可是……為什麼是他?」8964 copyright protection60PENANAvJX7yjN2ZW 維尼
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「上次灰質在機庫失控時那麼多學生在場,真正最早發現鎮定方法的就是他吧?觀察力和臨場反應也不錯,與其說讓他閒著,不如——用『幫忙提升組內合格率就贈送機體』,當作吸引他的動機。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAc1g2frHpTg 維尼
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貝爾的聲音裡帶著一種能讓人安心的熱忱,不是強硬的堅持,而像是「我已經想過很多次」的自信。8964 copyright protection60PENANAOipZhmLrR5 維尼
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「再說……」她笑了笑,眼神裡忽然多了點俏皮的意味。「我不需要他做什麼了不起的事……只需要來幫忙跑跑流程、善後、認識機體。對他來說是機會,對你們是緩衝——不也剛好嗎?」8964 copyright protection60PENANAVhplxtfvYh 維尼
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海瑟仍然眼神掙扎,手指持續不安定的相互搓揉。8964 copyright protection60PENANAS0ucYEc3w8 維尼
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「……我不太擅長跟人說話……萬一他……不喜歡這樣的工作……」8964 copyright protection60PENANA0IeArxooZd 維尼
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「那就讓我來說。」貝爾輕輕拍拍她的肩,聲音像晚風一樣平穩:「大家都在同一個機庫裡努力,我不希望你總是一個人對著這角落努力到最後。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAtkcvu5VKeM 維尼
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海瑟沉默了許久。8964 copyright protection60PENANAmYkyktCI3b 維尼
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她心裡清楚貝爾的提議其實不無道理。8964 copyright protection60PENANAC5uBK1JuXQ 維尼
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組內氣氛僵化,已經不是可以靠她一個人就解決的局面。8964 copyright protection60PENANABVeGfDsz5c 維尼
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而一個介於內外、既非技術班又非完全局外人的角色,也許——真的能調和什麼。8964 copyright protection60PENANAq8YkFtz3KG 維尼
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海瑟沒有立刻回應,靜靜看著自己握緊的指節,許久才小小地點了一下頭。8964 copyright protection60PENANAHcf72Uh6v7 維尼
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在那默許中,這個看似意外、其實早就被命運安排好的選擇悄然誕生。8964 copyright protection60PENANAA5UPDEdLxB 維尼
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貝爾看著海瑟的點頭,先是露出欣慰的微笑,然後像是突然想起什麼似地補了一句:8964 copyright protection60PENANAAoh6eUofZv 維尼
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「不過,如果一切真的很順利,他獲得了專屬機體……那時候,他就沒有留下來的誘因了。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAmtvEeQINLo 維尼
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「……」8964 copyright protection60PENANAYNM1qgIXBD 維尼
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「那時候,無論他有沒有留下……我都希望你們能夠做好準備。」8964 copyright protection60PENANAhs95UerAvN 維尼
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她的語氣溫柔,像是提醒,又像是一種預告。8964 copyright protection60PENANAnIVFuETN9J 維尼
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海瑟默默低下頭,雙手緊了緊剛整理好的工具盒,沒有回應。8964 copyright protection60PENANA33XmLyUKdq 維尼
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她的背影被作業燈照得有些模糊,桌面邊角的一滴清潔液,沿著工具溝槽緩緩滑落,沒有聲響。8964 copyright protection60PENANAcrcHIG20wu 維尼
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那些沒說出口的選擇與猶豫,就這麼靜靜地被吞沒在機庫的空氣裡。8964 copyright protection60PENANApZ17Are5sQ 維尼
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