落地玻璃窗拉上夜幕,城市的燈光像在黑布上打翻了彩虹糖。325Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2Z8t0XSbF
動物園的野獸們都回森林了,剩冬穗一個還在座位埋頭苦幹。辦公室只有她頭上的燈管亮著,像舞台上的聚光燈,不同的是,這台獨角戲沒有觀眾。325Please respect copyright.PENANAJxzp4ykZw1
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「冬~穗~」325Please respect copyright.PENANAUaQKgfPcHp
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她懶得回頭,任由不速之客霸佔桌面的一角放手袋。她拉來電腦椅,坐到旁邊。325Please respect copyright.PENANAdU9Q8P3B2W
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「咖啡,無糖的。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAigMzlu2PDN
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「謝謝。」眼睛甚至沒有離開螢光幕半分,她伸手接住遞來的罐裝咖啡,小吮一口便放下,手放回鍵盤。325Please respect copyright.PENANAN4buaQb95b
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噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠……325Please respect copyright.PENANAD37im2532G
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空氣實在太安靜,反而讓冬穗在意起來。她轉頭,剛好和千的視線撞個正著。她蹺住腳,手肘撐膝蓋,單手托腮。325Please respect copyright.PENANAwVPTMaa3Hd
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「不分享你的追星經歷嗎?」325Please respect copyright.PENANAm0hu3Woaja
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「我不想吵住你工作。」325Please respect copyright.PENANA7uFRdgXPT4
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「我這邊差不多了,你可以暢所欲言。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAph4ZBxz7Fl
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「嗯嗯。」千搖頭,「等你完成。」325Please respect copyright.PENANA76Y2YX2CNe
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噠噠噠噠噠……325Please respect copyright.PENANAexUi98pGwj
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「先休息一會吧。」冬穗按著痠痛的脖子說。325Please respect copyright.PENANAkkQylSvfTY
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「剛才說『差不多』是騙人的。」千癟嘴皺眉。325Please respect copyright.PENANArZZvo5Pa4F
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「喵哈哈,被抓到了。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAd3tQ1kyTeV
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千從手袋裡拿出一個保溫盒,打開後香氣四溢,熱騰騰的章魚丸光是外觀就足以勾起食慾。她給自己開了一罐咖啡味能量飲品。二人圍在桌邊,分享宵夜。325Please respect copyright.PENANAgPSnrL1Wvy
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「嗯喵?這個章魚丸味道怪怪的?」冬穗看著咬了半口的丸子,確認裡頭是不是變壞了。325Please respect copyright.PENANAmPwB8os6rc
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「哇!那顆是我的!」千的表情突然變得歉疚,「這邊這排是放了訊息素給仿真人吃的。對不起,我沒有事先說明。別擔心,訊息素對人體無害。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAbHzmfHb3ci
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冬穗望著丸子若有所思。仿真人不能抽煙;食物會有怪味;恐怕喝多少酒也不會醉。成為仿真人後很多以前視為理所當然的事都不能做。325Please respect copyright.PENANAilNIFHCzLe
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想到仿真人的自己要一生承受這些不便,而原型的她卻過得好好的,感覺對另一個自己很不公平。當時去做靈魂倒模的決定實在缺乏詳細考量。325Please respect copyright.PENANAot7H9oLPjx
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千握住冬穗手腕,將丸子送進自己嘴裡。325Please respect copyright.PENANAODGeg5US8f
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「有冬穗的味道。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAgSjSbHyyq0
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「抱歉。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAiAC15xJ5xQ
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千一臉迷茫,不知所措,「不用道歉,逗你玩的啦。」325Please respect copyright.PENANACO5m5YlYA6
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冬穗顯得沒精神,千關心的把手放到她膝上。325Please respect copyright.PENANAeuOJCnADWa
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「我說,冬穗,不如辭職……好嗎?」325Please respect copyright.PENANApXelfUBjvY
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「話題跳太遠了吧。」她串了另一顆丸子吃下,「你以為我因為加班而沒精打彩嗎?不是啦,我在想事情。況且,我沒有辭職的理由。」325Please respect copyright.PENANABdevLMX8G2
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「為甚麼?靈魂倒模讓你賺了一大筆酬金。你可以換一份更輕鬆的工作。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAiMk5PMboei
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「那筆錢不是我自己用的。我家有四個弟弟,這筆錢要用來供二弟讀書。」冬穗為接下來的說話深吸口氣,壓住情緒,避免語氣太高昂:
「我的父母,有嚴重的重男輕女思想。弟弟們已成年卻可以整天無所事事。而我,老媽總是嫌我的家用不夠,又懷疑我把大部份薪水藏起來。然後,老是催我嫁人,三不五時要我跟所謂的『金龜婿』相親。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAQdnE6Qcl4H
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冬穗把手置於千的臉上,那吹彈可破的嫩肌,難以想像是無機物,「接受與你同居,一部份的理由是為了氣老媽。這樣的一個家裡,唯有二弟最有上進心,這筆錢足夠供他完成大學學位。以後由他接手養家,到時我的人生才真正的自由。」325Please respect copyright.PENANA01x68FRJqp
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「冬穗,辭職吧,我養你。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAuidLx6RLIZ
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千的眼睛寫著堅定。冬穗失笑,像對方說了很棒的笑話。325Please respect copyright.PENANAulEvUVGYOh
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「假如我不在公司,以後就沒有人幫你擋了。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAuOO31yFQB4
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冬穗輕推千的後腦勺,讓她枕到肩上。325Please respect copyright.PENANAZhxVau7X2z
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「這個社會只有野獸和農作物,小千還是適合待在温室裡呢,外面的世界對你來說太嚴苛。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAAMFFmeNccY
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「我知道自己很笨,就算被欺負也懵然不知。但是,我不想冬穗繼續活得那麼苦。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAn4xxoCNKfK
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「不苦,因為有小千在。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAvEYYM9un5j
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「冬穗眼中的我是甚麼?」325Please respect copyright.PENANARattABv4KK
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「你猜。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAkfNQRxuJTb
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「雞?」千說罷不禁苦笑,揮動兩肘模仿拍翼,「只要會下蛋,其他都不重要。」325Please respect copyright.PENANA5o4USpYodq
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「不對。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAJczj92DOKe
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「是甚麼?」325Please respect copyright.PENANA38wxN4hHff
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「不~告~訴~你~喵~」325Please respect copyright.PENANAC7QjuiLf7m
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休息時間結束,冬穗又回去跟工作搏鬥。325Please respect copyright.PENANAgFABUE05At
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千串著最後一顆章魚丸子,竹籤在手中轉來轉去。325Please respect copyright.PENANAfqsbQ2hRy7
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「既然冬穗也成為仿真人,我們的分身有機會在另一個地方再相遇嗎?」325Please respect copyright.PENANADnCvvjwOVG
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「你是高等仿真人,我是仿真情人,身份差太遠不可能相見。而且,你的原型不認識我,沒有我們相處的記憶,就算見到面也是陌生人。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAVXeu7cURuv
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「但是,你會記得我。仿真情人的認知會被修改,不過記憶會保留住。冬穗眼中的世界如此獨特,有可能因此認得我嗎?」325Please respect copyright.PENANAJHTeD1bwQQ
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千的表情像極了向大人討糖果的小孩,聽到『不』就會哇哇大哭的樣子。325Please respect copyright.PENANA7brlhpVWJc
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「一定認得,因為小千的樣子如此特別啊。」325Please respect copyright.PENANAttRYU85MNj
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冬穗忍不住搓揉她的臉孔,讓眼睛都瞇成線條。325Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8kK892zrD
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「要是認出了,一定要來見我啊。讓我再次認識冬穗。」325Please respect copyright.PENANA6N74Dy7meu
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「嗯喵~假如是街頭轉角的程度的話,就來跟你相認吧!」