病床上躺著熟悉的那個人,安詳的睡臉讓人以為他正在做個好夢。359Please respect copyright.PENANAzabfV6D7lD
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如果不是一睡十年,男子還真不想打擾他的好友。現在的他恨不得賞幾巴掌叫醒好友,但他很清楚這樣做毫無意義。359Please respect copyright.PENANAtwn1sGsgrC
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「醫生說他最近狀況不錯,昏迷指數有降低。」小璐勉強地笑了笑「說不定過幾天他自己就醒了。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAxKaAX4iXQ6
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「一哥如果有空還是常來看他,聽說親友的談話聲有機會喚醒植物人。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAengJSPHdXD
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男子彷彿沒聽到兩人的談話,只是怔怔地看著床上那人。或許是長年躺在病床上不曾受過風吹雨打,歲月並沒有在他臉上留下太多痕跡。359Please respect copyright.PENANA5pz21H7dnp
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但這樣的狀態還能持續幾年?看著床上那人纖細的手臂,男子已不敢再想下去。359Please respect copyright.PENANAt9LBr6kKNn
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「現在就剩妳們兩個在照顧嗎?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAAbK1J20ln0
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「叔叔跟阿姨還蠻常來的,不過他們大多時間在四處奔走,尋找喚醒信哥的可能性。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAGnQh8J7vkg
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「這間療養院的照護系統做得不錯,有機器人跟看護合作,其實不需要親屬來幫忙照顧。只是信哥是從小看著我們長大的,所以…」359Please respect copyright.PENANAf5Nz7CUrz0
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三人在病房聊了一會,氣氛還算融洽。原本還給男子臭臉的小茹語氣跟表情也跟剛剛不同,顯然剛剛只是在耍點小脾氣。359Please respect copyright.PENANAdGJFXauFWz
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「一哥最近有玩甚麼遊戲嗎?」359Please respect copyright.PENANA7nbbXyisLD
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「最近有啊,我無聊的時候都在玩這個。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAzRPedZgA0U
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男子拿出一台老舊的行動裝置,那是在擴增實境尚未普及前相當流行的消費性電子產品,叫做手機。359Please respect copyright.PENANAvp3tXqmswz
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隨手按下電源鍵開啟螢幕,點了螢幕中的一個方塊圖示。接著小螢幕中出現一個三消類型的遊戲。359Please respect copyright.PENANA8P8MxPG5aK
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「噗,這遊戲看起來就像老人在玩的。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAdynAk2KSh2
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「的確是啊,少說四五十年前的遊戲了。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAKDRGEIriOh
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「那一哥怎麼不用擴增實境界面下載遊戲來玩?」小璐好奇地問:「我記得你跟信哥不是…」359Please respect copyright.PENANAYYN9VfC1mU
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「小璐!」小茹突然大聲打斷她妹妹的話。359Please respect copyright.PENANA3AAMWqZUw3
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氣氛突然又尷尬起來,在場的所有人都知道在這裡聊這個不太好。359Please respect copyright.PENANAeXrn8qqHnx
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「啊…沒事沒事,這個跟那個不一樣。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAqIzjCx4Wzs
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完全潛入式遊戲在「聖誕節慘劇」後被勒令停止開發與經營已經有好一段時間,以至於人們都漸漸忘記曾有這類型的遊戲存在,還有曾經發生多人昏迷不醒的重大公安事件。359Please respect copyright.PENANAxBsDLdw0CO
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「我只是年紀大了,懶得碰那些新玩意兒了。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAyY4QyxVwfe
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「哪有,一哥你才三十幾好嗎?這年紀的大叔追女高中生都沒問題啊。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAzDi7M9Oa7s
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「這樣講就不對了,我又不愛女高中。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAinnEc90wx4
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男子跟小茹把話題扯開,病房裡的氣氛再度回溫。剛剛因為不小心弄僵氣氛的小璐看著鬥嘴的兩人,露出十分溫柔的微笑。359Please respect copyright.PENANA26v8dR9EgK
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三人又聊了好一會兒,直到敲門聲打斷愉快的時光才停下來。他們回頭一望,只見一名身穿白色衣袍的年輕女子站在門邊,略帶歉意地朝他們笑了笑。359Please respect copyright.PENANAflBaxOwcQi
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「會客時間到了。」359Please respect copyright.PENANA2Eq36LNthD
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「知道了,艾瑪醫生。」359Please respect copyright.PENANArA8zqcK3YC
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為了保持病人的靜養,醫院的會客時間是有限制的。某些病房即使是親人也會要求盡量不要在會客時間外來打擾,以免造成醫護人員照顧上的麻煩。359Please respect copyright.PENANA9aRs6BXbgG
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在即將離開療養院的時候,那名叫艾瑪的女醫生叫住了男子。359Please respect copyright.PENANArsjkfLpLci
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「可以打擾一下嗎?有些事想跟你談談。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAhTV6jKAz4U
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男子一臉困惑地看著女子的臉,總覺得她似乎甚麼時候都擺出一副麻煩到別人的笑臉。359Please respect copyright.PENANA54jOWd8LpO
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「有甚麼事嗎?我還要工作。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAfSiQx3wbhw
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「是關於你那朋友,還有『聖誕節慘劇』的事情。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAXfvDcoq5Vt
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「……」359Please respect copyright.PENANAPlhLg8KH1U
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男子回頭看了兩姊妹一眼,察覺得出她們並不知情。女醫生似乎知道男子的顧忌,便說:359Please respect copyright.PENANAoeu63UASs0
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「如果兩位小姐想要留下來也沒關係,畢竟妳們是他的親人。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAYBJvItKvSX
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「好吧,我姑且聽一下。」359Please respect copyright.PENANA3MyXvBDkqY
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帶著三人到另一棟建築物的辦公室裡,女醫生先是請值班的護士去泡茶,才請三人坐在沙發上。359Please respect copyright.PENANAmDHj4Cd5oQ
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坐在中間的男子也不說話,只是看著那名年輕女子,琢磨著對方到底找自己想做甚麼。359Please respect copyright.PENANAevBMEFz80U
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「我也不賣關子,其實我們等你來訪很久了。」身穿白袍的艾瑪坐在三人對面的辦公椅上,翹著穿上黑絲襪的二郎腿,說:「李鎏毅先生。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAX9ZYKMyeyN
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被叫出本名男子也不意外,畢竟出入都得留名登記。不過接下來的這個問句,卻讓男子的內心警鐘大響。359Please respect copyright.PENANAx3imU5308Q
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「或者該叫你『一個都不留』……先生?」359Please respect copyright.PENANASVrrG5oiUf
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十年前「耶誕節慘劇」,真正備受關注的是當時昏迷不醒的十二位頂尖玩家。但逃過一劫的男子,本來就沒有出現在新聞中。在這之後政府特意封鎖遊戲相關的消息,隨著時間人們漸漸淡忘淡。若是男子不主動提起自己的身份或對方特意追查,根本沒人會知道這件事。359Please respect copyright.PENANAu0ejhVeKzf
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身邊的兩姊妹都露出疑惑的表情,對於男子的身分他們本來就知道,所以才沒想到那個層面。但在社會打滾過的男子卻很敏感,懷疑對方無事不登三寶殿。359Please respect copyright.PENANAQZLH6F37PR
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不,對男子來說更糟糕的是,就連這間療養院收留了他朋友這件事,恐怕都不單純。359Please respect copyright.PENANAcJ7A23hms2
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「你們是誰?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAMwgfIHpjpb
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能做到這地步,背後應該不是只有一個人。女子略帶歉意地笑了笑,默默地遞過去一張名片到三人面前的桌上。359Please respect copyright.PENANAmJJShMYQZN
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拿走名片,男子看著那張紙上寫著艾瑪的名字跟一個組織名,右下角還有一行意義不明的亂碼編號。看著組織名,男子喃喃唸道:359Please respect copyright.PENANA7Y9WtvM52v
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「Worldwide Asleeper Keep and Enscort Research Society……?」359Please respect copyright.PENANA3MMH383kLm
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「簡稱WAKERS。」女子溫婉的聲音傳來「或者你可以叫我們『喚醒者( Wakers) 』。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAw0zRpksJgQ