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。403Please respect copyright.PENANAiMqWMfLeqA
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。403Please respect copyright.PENANAZSzXaWHvGU
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「冬~穗~」403Please respect copyright.PENANA3etTocVLBW
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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。403Please respect copyright.PENANAWkS7gLJw86
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「咖啡,無糖的。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAcSrZRvPvMR
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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。403Please respect copyright.PENANAH01k3Nw9dK
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噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠噠……403Please respect copyright.PENANAfrSW2uEBLJ
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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。403Please respect copyright.PENANAmu3iCYJ0w5
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「不分享你的追星經歷嗎?」403Please respect copyright.PENANAFZLvIzwl9v
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「我不想吵住你工作。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAbZIqMfDbic
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「我這邊差不多了,你可以暢所欲言。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAdQGsYbk4ip
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「嗯嗯。」千搖頭,「等你完成。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAruBhqdfTMv
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噠噠噠噠噠……403Please respect copyright.PENANAw9oNdt4Jb0
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「先休息一會吧。」冬穗按著痠痛的脖子說。403Please respect copyright.PENANAHBUO1feBWN
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「剛才說『差不多』是騙人的。」千癟嘴皺眉。403Please respect copyright.PENANAVXxAleBCKQ
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「喵哈哈,被抓到了。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAtQHi4Ph7dy
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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。403Please respect copyright.PENANAXCUGYBGcY6
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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。403Please respect copyright.PENANAtOvgOoO13F
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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。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAGIy45dB0Kj
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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。403Please respect copyright.PENANA485zVUupd1
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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。403Please respect copyright.PENANAtXJRxEuL01
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千握住冬穗手腕,將丸子送進自己嘴裡。403Please respect copyright.PENANAYpO7ng0627
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「有冬穗的味道。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAAhpbv3CFQS
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「抱歉。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAvd9aUBnWwb
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千一臉迷茫,不知所措,「不用道歉,逗你玩的啦。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAf4wAislRbU
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冬穗顯得沒精神,千關心的把手放到她膝上。403Please respect copyright.PENANA0QO4Swju8u
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「我說,冬穗,不如辭職……好嗎?」403Please respect copyright.PENANAtusvoS7aWJ
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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。」403Please respect copyright.PENANA80ToOpzD0C
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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。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAJqpJ189yfX
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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。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAdb7LyNlKbv
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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。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAtKQQoqjxCy
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「冬穗,辭職吧,我養你。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAZLZ7JJj5B8
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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。403Please respect copyright.PENANABhKQjjGdDG
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「假如我不在公司,以後就沒有人幫你擋了。」403Please respect copyright.PENANApNbjqKSjiq
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冬穗輕推千的後腦勺,讓她枕到肩上。403Please respect copyright.PENANA7RGomepD4f
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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。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAdL3bOnTd0G
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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。」403Please respect copyright.PENANA2AITsI4AMC
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「不苦,因為有小千在。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAr82JyjWV7z
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「冬穗眼中的我是甚麼?」403Please respect copyright.PENANADY9lCs5ekk
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「你猜。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAAt7i5DlZmy
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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。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAYRwmnHC0sf
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「不對。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAAOtcJ8uqCG
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「是甚麼?」403Please respect copyright.PENANA5b3iJq1WAS
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「不~告~訴~你~喵~」403Please respect copyright.PENANAKCBSX0sND4
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休息時間結束,冬穗又回去跟工作搏鬥。403Please respect copyright.PENANAOLUHpBa68g
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千串著最後一顆章魚丸子,竹籤在手中轉來轉去。403Please respect copyright.PENANAR9Q2u2oOz6
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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?」403Please respect copyright.PENANAhczoPnBhbX
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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。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAf7cnZEFa8s
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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?」403Please respect copyright.PENANAMAUP6bqrTN
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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。403Please respect copyright.PENANACt50UlWnxj
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「一定認得,因為小千的樣子如此特別啊。」403Please respect copyright.PENANA8SbygZGg8Y
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冬穗忍不住搓揉她的臉孔,讓眼睛都瞇成線條。403Please respect copyright.PENANAGgL9MTRMWr
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「要是認出了,一定要來見我啊。讓我再次認識冬穗。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAfUwKTKBawi
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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!」