賽門的話,聽起來有些突兀,但卻理所當然,至少,我並不覺得意外。631Please respect copyright.PENANATd6OyS5ST1
631Please respect copyright.PENANAa3Fz3xQauK
我將視線從煙花移到賽門身上,煙花五顏六色的光彩,映在他臉上,不得不說,賽門是我所認識的怪物裡,變化最少的一個。631Please respect copyright.PENANANEVpLvq1q5
631Please respect copyright.PENANAQDYQyxhXHe
不管是佩蒂,還是梅杜莎、希沃茲,就連我,也為了融入人類世界,作出各種改變。631Please respect copyright.PENANA6toEvm7w5M
631Please respect copyright.PENANAII3GacupFa
唯獨賽門,除了身上的衣服,隨著時代潮流改變,其他部份,都和我們初識時相差不遠,就連那頭長髮,也是如此。631Please respect copyright.PENANAwvq8IDDzuF
631Please respect copyright.PENANAIpvIuM9q9M
「嗯,你這回待得太久了。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5KdQitFJo
631Please respect copyright.PENANA8P54Y0KaRl
我沒有挽留賽門,甚至說著如果對方是人類,鐵定會得罪對方的話語,賽門聞言,卻是低低一笑,「如果你不是住在人類眾多的城市,我倒是很樂意再逗留一段時間。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAozBQHdjYx9
631Please respect copyright.PENANAL3OROrbivh
即使是人情淡薄的現代,為了避免人類懷疑,每隔十年、二十年,怪物就會更換居住區域,哪怕是性情極懶的怪物,也會在幾十年裡,更換一次身份和住所,但賽門不同。631Please respect copyright.PENANAjqjzFTQClN
631Please respect copyright.PENANARL5zWxgzR7
他無法在人類眾多的地方停留,別說是一年,就是半年也不行。631Please respect copyright.PENANAEmnCJvoi1c
631Please respect copyright.PENANARoyaHiPqpJ
原因很簡單,因為他是天使。631Please respect copyright.PENANAsdyqxFkO1K
631Please respect copyright.PENANAH7QhCzheWz
深受人類喜愛的天使。631Please respect copyright.PENANAzy0VLoywHO
631Please respect copyright.PENANAL9RQhnJKQs
賽門對人類的影響極深,所有人都想在他面前當個好人,當張白紙。631Please respect copyright.PENANAAJnC8gSfTE
631Please respect copyright.PENANAAvO3AsyBGc
我曾經看過,兩個互看不順眼,說是深仇大恨也不為過的男人,在賽門出現後,彼此合作,稱兄道弟,甚至在對方危難時伸出援手,不求回報。631Please respect copyright.PENANAqlOEsSMttW
631Please respect copyright.PENANAGSEvvHmFMx
平日總是為非作歹、作奸犯科的混混,彷彿洗心革面的扶老太太過馬路,帶走失的孩子找父母或警察。631Please respect copyright.PENANAfpvfyQKsMP
631Please respect copyright.PENANAodqMuOEj48
每當喝醉就痛毆妻兒的男人,一改前非,對妻子溫柔體貼,對孩子耐心關懷。631Please respect copyright.PENANAID609CIQ8D
631Please respect copyright.PENANAoUa80dMC2q
一切相當美好,彷彿所有糟糕的事情全都過去了。631Please respect copyright.PENANAFy2nC7J9AR
631Please respect copyright.PENANAx8tAB0WZes
事實上並非如此。631Please respect copyright.PENANAcSKLETCmME
631Please respect copyright.PENANAJR5D9npK26
人類的所作所為,只是想在賽門心裡留下良好印象,為了這點,他們願意付出一切,壓抑自身情緒和慾望,他們或許能在賽門面前當個好人,但不代表,他們本質的改變,他們心裡的憤怒、憎恨、嫉妒,種種的負面情緒依然存在,只是暫時隱藏了起來。631Please respect copyright.PENANAP7MgrynNRK
631Please respect copyright.PENANAzBnTyAxIBB
討好賽門的同時,受到壓抑的黑暗愈發滋長。631Please respect copyright.PENANAdNprYbZeXQ
631Please respect copyright.PENANAW6T22H7u9u
賽門待得越久,情況越為嚴重,原本,可能對某個人只有一分不順與厭惡,但是,當人們看見,賽門對待自己討厭的人也是一樣態度時,厭惡與憎惡瞬間就佔滿了內心,儘管,在賽門面前,他們依然和平相處、談笑風聲。631Please respect copyright.PENANAqG276LweHl
631Please respect copyright.PENANA5Y4PV0fuLH
這些,賽門比誰都要清楚。631Please respect copyright.PENANAaXxv02Vz3H
631Please respect copyright.PENANAJZlJ1JuuKE
他引出了人類的良善,同時也激發了他們的邪惡。631Please respect copyright.PENANAQq757eabux
631Please respect copyright.PENANAzNG8ViEwvc
無關意志,無關想法,純粹只是他的種族優勢所帶來的結果。631Please respect copyright.PENANALTTCIo05EP
631Please respect copyright.PENANAPpOcB8U9lg
賽門再度踏上旅程那天,前頭還相伴送別賽門的兩個男人,再也按捺不住內心的衝動,彷彿要宣洩內心所有怒火般,痛快且瘋狂的彼此砍殺。631Please respect copyright.PENANAgphizmI1c5
631Please respect copyright.PENANAJQX4PH0cq1
誰也沒能活下來。631Please respect copyright.PENANAvaNYDNTGby
631Please respect copyright.PENANAQPNShZpevh
遠離酒類,積極向上的丈夫,再度喝得爛醉,妻兒臉上佈滿比以往更多的瘀青。631Please respect copyright.PENANAmaHiuUKUrM
631Please respect copyright.PENANAlHLMsabR1A
無須刻意打探,這些事便會隨著閒聊傳至我耳裡,有時,我會因為某些因素,意外的與一部份的人產生交集,見到我的瞬間,他們往往先是一愣,不敢置信的睜大雙眼,接著,驚慌失措、神經兮兮的四處張望,確定賽門不在附近後,小心翼翼的提出詢問。631Please respect copyright.PENANAogFdLK6M1b
631Please respect copyright.PENANANjmzTNoCbR
「你會告訴他嗎?」631Please respect copyright.PENANAcFc279ybL5
631Please respect copyright.PENANAllHusXMkt1
這是我最常從他們口中聽見的詢問。631Please respect copyright.PENANAhxQ5w9RTo4
631Please respect copyright.PENANA37EpbmA4yX
許多時候,我根本想不起對方是誰,在哪見到我和賽門,我甚至不知道他們做了什麼虧心事,我只是看著他們,輕語。「不會。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAgEZnCwLpKT
631Please respect copyright.PENANAUN62oR2IXh
沒有必要,也沒有意義。631Please respect copyright.PENANAuNDaLcDl3J
631Please respect copyright.PENANA9zqNbAzkrL
對賽門而言,他們不過是無數人類中的一員,見過就忘了,不管他們做了什麼,幹下怎樣的蠢事,都與賽門沒有半點關係。631Please respect copyright.PENANAhlQD8yQjbv
631Please respect copyright.PENANAdzBUqzXjCz
他甚至不曾記住他們的名字和長相。631Please respect copyright.PENANArPvBZoogPh
631Please respect copyright.PENANATDlmIjmhI0
多數人因此鬆了口氣,接著,掩臉痛哭,偶爾,我會遇到手段較為兇狠的傢伙,意圖滅口,藉以保住他們自以為有過的,在賽門心中的形象。631Please respect copyright.PENANAQWnk1aHb7u
631Please respect copyright.PENANAqT2Vv3ms2F
我不討厭他們,甚至有些喜歡他們。631Please respect copyright.PENANAChsvdURzhl
631Please respect copyright.PENANArzavZVbvMg
只是他們搞錯了可以欺凌的對象。631Please respect copyright.PENANA5G7ckxH5yp
631Please respect copyright.PENANAU6LStFRD8r
偏僻的小鎮是如何在一夜之間人煙滅絕,再無生人探訪,對賽門而言,不是什麼值得討論的事情,就連消失的鎮民究竟在哪,是生或死,如何做到的,也不在他想瞭解的事情裡,比起這些,真正讓他感到遺憾的事,只有一件。631Please respect copyright.PENANAydNrORlYpr
631Please respect copyright.PENANALaGrSYuNsk
「真想親眼目睹那一幕啊!」631Please respect copyright.PENANAN0JAy7d2SQ
631Please respect copyright.PENANAYhhrWX5H2i
儘管,那已經是非常遙遠的過去,久到沒有半點討論價值,就連回憶的必要也沒有,我仍是一面喝茶,一面提醒賽門,「你在的話,誰敢動手?」631Please respect copyright.PENANA5ljtT2wjMz
631Please respect copyright.PENANAiPg2uYAssu
賽門輕笑。「太可惜了。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAkQAaD4KnWG
631Please respect copyright.PENANArOM0ASylkN
哪怕惡意漲至咽喉,即將順著食道爬出,人類也會為了賽門,硬生嚥下。631Please respect copyright.PENANAI6VtxRCFuu
631Please respect copyright.PENANAFWs0Ql0hKX
後來,就算賽門不說,我也能察覺,他巧妙的控制探訪時間與曝光次數,同時,將與人類的接觸降至最為淺薄的層面。631Please respect copyright.PENANAXsKEcBBWt5
631Please respect copyright.PENANAqXi2LOhGTp
這回,他能待到現在,已經是極限了。631Please respect copyright.PENANAIAg8kNVxo3
631Please respect copyright.PENANAsX2t0rzW5O
我沒有問他,現在就走,還是要再等會,這不是我該干涉的問題,賽門自己心裡有一把尺,「伊安,下回選個深山野林居住吧!」631Please respect copyright.PENANAYfo0iG9P8Z
631Please respect copyright.PENANAiphemnQ7sI
「我會考慮的。」631Please respect copyright.PENANA6lEH3A5QS6
631Please respect copyright.PENANAcrZEjUMAk7
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631Please respect copyright.PENANAVtziKGdAjR
我混在一群愛貓人士裡頭,聽著他們談論自己的養貓心得,以及貓皇的權威地位,比較讓我意外的是,埃及貓遠比我想像的更加孤僻。631Please respect copyright.PENANAk8hrYSVYK5
631Please respect copyright.PENANAwCbjPh8d2z
一群大貓小貓,多次貓聚後混熟的,早就窩在一塊打盹、曬太陽,再懶點的,索性躺趴躺著,伸出貓掌,有一下沒一下撲著其他貓咪的尾巴。631Please respect copyright.PENANASJ7vDOrGfV
631Please respect copyright.PENANAOcipeQ78xk
頭一回隨著主人出來亮相的貓咪,初時可能保持警戒,但隨著一票貓咪喵叫,或是彼此追逐玩鬧,最後不是加入其中,就是一臉疑問的打量著玩瘋的同類,不管如何,多數貓咪總會對身邊的騷動關注個幾眼。631Please respect copyright.PENANARedbJF7iit
631Please respect copyright.PENANAR8fyBXZSX3
唯獨埃及貓。631Please respect copyright.PENANAnm2mRA9Y2K
631Please respect copyright.PENANA45e6T9ob7t
從頭一回亞里德興沖沖拖著我帶牠出來散步,順道和其他貓飼主交流感情時,牠就毫無興趣,就連面對一整群玩在一塊的貓,牠也是理都不理。631Please respect copyright.PENANAVfZExst8PL
631Please respect copyright.PENANAMT2pSwKNx1
哪怕亞里德在後頭推牠,牠也不為所動。631Please respect copyright.PENANAK0J9lGLqec
631Please respect copyright.PENANAPNm1TfomYE
最後,大概是被亞里德弄煩了,牠站了起來,在亞里德期待的目光中,徐緩走向有樹蔭遮擋的位置,再懶洋洋的趴下,繼續睡。631Please respect copyright.PENANAMhsVLwm3pJ
631Please respect copyright.PENANA6dFWGhQqDC
埃及貓擁有和賽門截然不同的氣場,至少,牠在貓界不怎受歡迎。631Please respect copyright.PENANArd7JH2o8gy
631Please respect copyright.PENANA5yZ5X4tpYh
一堆貓玩鬧,總會有煞車不住,衝撞其他貓的時候,但不知怎的,埃及貓身邊彷彿自帶某種氣場,不管哪隻貓,玩得再瘋,只要靠近埃及貓一定距離,都會瞬間冷靜下來,躡著貓腳悄悄離開。631Please respect copyright.PENANAX7L4JqZVYW
631Please respect copyright.PENANAj7c7laEBkV
所有的貓都和牠保持一定距離。631Please respect copyright.PENANA0l2qXF0BUs
631Please respect copyright.PENANAxhNph9j8Nx
有隻毛色雪白澎鬆的波斯貓,似乎對牠起了興趣,慢悠悠的走了過去,結果還沒蹭到埃及貓身邊,便炸了毛,喵的一聲跳了老遠。631Please respect copyright.PENANAD9pEUQRonl
631Please respect copyright.PENANAEcu4YOzjHA
埃及貓大爺從頭到尾動都沒動,連抬頭看個一眼也沒有。631Please respect copyright.PENANAZR7mINFuxN
631Please respect copyright.PENANARxuEKMOYSP
幾名愛貓的人發現這情況,對埃及貓起了興趣,詢問過我和亞里德後,紛紛拿出自己的逗貓用品,從假老鼠到逗貓棒,金槍魚罐頭到魚柳條,以及給自家愛貓準備的外出乾糧,愣是沒能引起埃及貓半點注意。631Please respect copyright.PENANAxCD0QYRCCd
631Please respect copyright.PENANAPt7SH2RIgx
多數貓咪,除了睡熟或是剛吃飽的,發覺自家主人拿出了吃食,幾乎全圍了過來,喵喵聲此起彼落。631Please respect copyright.PENANAusHPpAMozg
631Please respect copyright.PENANAvFWZSyinkJ
埃及貓依然趴在那裡。631Please respect copyright.PENANAOygyAG8K11
631Please respect copyright.PENANAtTOJMBa4pK
被埃及貓挑起鬥志的眾人,幾乎都圍著牠打轉,試圖引起牠的注意,如果眼神會說話,埃及貓當時的眼神,大概說著,這群愚蠢的人類。631Please respect copyright.PENANAxDlYjeMY4q
631Please respect copyright.PENANA2dTh7iWdQy
後來,有人使出了貓科殺器,木天蓼。631Please respect copyright.PENANAm8i3oH2C4u
631Please respect copyright.PENANAhyjIaL0yVm
一隻兩隻,越來越多貓被木天蓼吸引,陶醉的不亦樂乎,埃及貓還是不動如山,最後,有人將木天蓼送到埃及貓面前,埃及貓看了眼周圍樂瘋了的貓群,最後,猶豫了一下,張嘴叼住那根木天蓼。631Please respect copyright.PENANAlaXHKWYTf6
631Please respect copyright.PENANA6LXIcu6xUy
聽著周圍愛貓人士說著什麼,他們就知道,沒有貓能抵擋木天蓼的誘惑,我覺得,事實也許不是這樣。631Please respect copyright.PENANA5mkAO7U38X
631Please respect copyright.PENANAJaRBrSecRB
躺在草地上抱著木天蓼啃咬的埃及貓,投向我的眼神既不飄飄然,也不陶醉,反而帶著一絲說不出的憋屈。631Please respect copyright.PENANASY2GGTmNU3
631Please respect copyright.PENANAvaq5eBuKfv
帶貓出去散步幾次後,亞里德就膩了。631Please respect copyright.PENANA1DFlQ5UmCR
631Please respect copyright.PENANAie7LAWfQsr
他本來就不是一個對貓特別有愛的人,對埃及貓感興趣,不過是因為貓長得好看,以及賽門的緣故,如今賽門不在,他雖然不會因此厭棄埃及貓,或是有所虧待,但也不再像先前那樣捧在手裡疼愛。631Please respect copyright.PENANAlftZoDacy3
631Please respect copyright.PENANAux2khYtnu3
餵貓,帶貓散步,與貓奴們的交流工作全落到我頭上。631Please respect copyright.PENANAsnRzEBzZ1K
631Please respect copyright.PENANAKCrpLRpzKA
賽門在的時候,我很難察覺到什麼,賽門離開後,那些跡象就開始顯露端倪了。631Please respect copyright.PENANApmXXCbawxE
631Please respect copyright.PENANAJCWHOvRY86
除了賽門,我跟亞里德都不會碰的填字遊戲,依然被填得滿滿的,不單如此,埃及貓對於推理這類的節目格外有興趣。631Please respect copyright.PENANAHKU9ejMaCN
631Please respect copyright.PENANAOqsOKfy0QK
好比有次,我發現亞里德不在,電視卻依然開著,走近一看,赫然發現,埃及貓就坐在沙發上,聚精會神的看著夏洛克影集,等節目結束,牠心滿意足的伸了個懶腰,發現我在旁邊時,先是一愣,接著,有些笨拙的開始理毛。631Please respect copyright.PENANALWmUpAlQqW
631Please respect copyright.PENANAmB02JBBvNd
就連飲食方面,埃及貓也露出了破綻。631Please respect copyright.PENANAqX2kkJ3ahq
631Please respect copyright.PENANABA3TV2wXCt
牠不單對於貓罐頭沒什麼興趣,就連木天蓼跟貓薄荷也很難勾起牠的興趣,如果不是在外頭,牠甚至可能連假裝陶醉都嫌懶。631Please respect copyright.PENANAus0wCQHZLL
631Please respect copyright.PENANAzgLKVcAqic
有幾回,我離開廚房一陣子,再回來時,料理多了些重口味的配料。631Please respect copyright.PENANACpMmpbMJHA
631Please respect copyright.PENANA7hYJtP6jqp
賽門在時,他買了一堆異國風情濃郁的調味料,但我從來不曾看他用過,等他離開後,某天,我意外發現調味料以緩慢的速度,一點一點的減少。631Please respect copyright.PENANAwW0xQtwfPl
631Please respect copyright.PENANAnLcIoc9UwL
其中一罐即將見底時,我在旁邊擺了罐相同,但是未曾開封的調味料。631Please respect copyright.PENANAihU0PYXWdH
631Please respect copyright.PENANAynOMFOzSoZ
隔天,廚房傳來玻璃破碎的聲音,我來到廚房時,埃及貓正準備將那堆玻璃碎片塞到角落滅跡,發現我已經趕來,還盯著牠看時,牠若無其事的喵了一聲,旋即踏著輕盈的腳步從我面前走過。631Please respect copyright.PENANA8wjaI37Ouy
631Please respect copyright.PENANAwKSbv1K7Lg
我看著牠的背影,試探性的喊了一聲,「斯芬克斯?」631Please respect copyright.PENANAd7F74WGee3
631Please respect copyright.PENANAM2fsmTtLN5
埃及貓的腳步明顯一頓,仍是頑固的喵了一聲,只是,那聲喵最後抖音了……631Please respect copyright.PENANAIUdWmC70Q2
631Please respect copyright.PENANAF7nqDam4gQ
我覺得自己的猜測多半是對的,我嘆了口氣,彷彿自言自語,實則故意說給牠聽的開口,「太可惜了,我本來想和老朋友喝杯啤酒,來點牛肉香腸和麵包,可惜,小貓咪只能吃金槍魚罐頭和乾糧。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAgLt43q4yIw
631Please respect copyright.PENANAJlML01inoE
「更不幸的是,櫃子裡的調味罐似乎不小心打破了。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAN6nt8dqnBw
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我每說一句,埃及貓的耳朵就顫一下,最後,帶著幾分自我厭棄跟悶悶不樂的嗓音揚起,「伊安,你一定得這麼討厭嗎?」631Please respect copyright.PENANA0EI5L5BZ2g
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埃及貓,不,應該說,現回原形的人面獅身一臉的生無可戀。631Please respect copyright.PENANArfffdRIhvN
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斯芬克斯,埃及神話中,擁有人面獅身的怪物,後來,不知怎麼搞的,連希臘神話也有他的戲份,不管人類是流傳他因為謎語被伊底帕斯破解,羞愧跳崖,或是他為法老看守王陵,都不是重點,比起這些,我更在意一點。631Please respect copyright.PENANAKQefMZq5Bg
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「變成這樣,你不覺得彆扭嗎?」631Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9yndkrQCU
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我所認識的斯芬克斯,可不是像埃及貓這樣嬌小玲瓏的生物,而是更加巨大的怪物,我很難想像,他變成埃及貓的期間,被人隨意抱在懷裡揉捏是什麼感覺。631Please respect copyright.PENANAjYgoyhH03Q
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斯芬克斯明媚而憂傷的抬頭看著窗外,「賽門說,如果我不變成一隻貓,無法通過海關。」631Please respect copyright.PENANA3YS0Mu8qE5
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這個理由好有道理。631Please respect copyright.PENANAy0XpalYS8y
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打從我認識斯芬克斯開始,他就是個懶於掩飾和偽裝的怪物,如果不是他吃飽撐著,跑到金字塔附近曬太陽,人類也不會以為他在幫法老守陵。631Please respect copyright.PENANAAxx6NU0Bjj
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至於讓賽門帶著斯芬克斯飛越海洋?631Please respect copyright.PENANA06LJJB2Vwn
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别說賽門不幹,是我也不幹。631Please respect copyright.PENANAnkxImbhNyA
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有飛機可坐,為什麼要把自己搞得那麼辛苦?631Please respect copyright.PENANALB7ebLhIHd
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但是,我覺得事情不是這麼單純,裡頭應該有很大一部份,是因為賽門覺得將斯芬克斯耍著玩很有意思,不,不是應該,是絕對。631Please respect copyright.PENANAQUy9HTQD4y
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賽門就是這樣的傢伙。631Please respect copyright.PENANAxpUaxPriEr
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為了斯芬克斯著想,我決定,不告訴他,像他們這類半人半獸的怪物,遇到這種麻煩,一般都可以找半人馬幫忙,他那間酒館,背後可是有擅長空間魔法的人物。631Please respect copyright.PENANAlC0Ow9YLs4
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回想了下埃及貓,噢,斯芬克斯這陣子的遭遇,我深感同情,為了安慰他的心靈,我決定對他好一點,「吃披薩嗎?」631Please respect copyright.PENANAOrz7TeqQ4f
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「要加辣椒跟橄欖。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAUf7wtWy2AO
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等我點完餐點,轉身後發現,身份曝光的斯芬克斯由原本的小貓身型,變得比沙發還大,而且有持續變大的跡象,嚇得我連忙出聲阻止,「等等!等等!斯芬克斯,你不能在這變回原本的樣子,想都別想。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAnqkrvU8p3r
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斯芬克斯愣了一下,有些不解又帶點委屈的開口,「你剛還問我不覺得彆扭嗎?」631Please respect copyright.PENANALrd5tT9VHb
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我認為,與其花時間讓斯芬克斯理解,為什麼同為怪物,我不願意讓他變回原貌,不如讓他二選一,「你想吃披薩,還是見賽門?」631Please respect copyright.PENANAxvvJCdHQSz
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和賽門同行的日子,顯然將斯芬克斯嚇的夠嗆,他立馬止住長勢,猶豫了一下後,試著跟我討價還價,「客廳般大小,行嗎?」631Please respect copyright.PENANAFxDRWwzWz8
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「不行,你會把外送員嚇死。」631Please respect copyright.PENANARBuW0IQYaf
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斯芬克斯想了想,最後仍是決定妥協,他搖搖晃晃走到陽光能夠照射到的地方趴下,「批薩我要吃一半。」631Please respect copyright.PENANA7UqazcMp0t
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「都給你。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAjMmvI5bPPM
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只要斯芬克斯別想著變回原體型,或是吃飽後以這模樣跑到外頭曬太陽,一份披薩算什麼,十份披薩含可樂雞翅都沒問題。631Please respect copyright.PENANAH0gE7sROYY
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亞里德曾經問我,怪物們的生活都這麼平淡嗎?631Please respect copyright.PENANAYoBjtDvFLP
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不管是賽門、希沃茲,還半人馬跟梅杜莎,他所接觸到的怪物,全部都與他,甚至是每一個人類想像的不同,沒有征服世界的野心,沒有揚名立萬的慾望,就連當個社交名人的想法也沒有,每一個都活得如此平凡而低調,比人類更像個人類。631Please respect copyright.PENANAq8OiZ79ub9
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不單是亞里德,許多人類都認為,怪物就該征服世界,意圖消滅人類,或是混入人類的世界,成為高官要員,再不濟也得成為什麼偶像明星,風雲人物。631Please respect copyright.PENANAm8iULyQd36
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浪漫一點的,則相信,怪物渴望成為人類,一如童話中的人魚公主。631Please respect copyright.PENANAG33i0Dmwko
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或許有些怪物真的會這麼做,但多數都是因緣際會,不是刻意為之,更不會是什麼覺得自己活得太久,所以想變成人類。631Please respect copyright.PENANA4vp67eZUty
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為了想結束漫長的生命,所以尋死?631Please respect copyright.PENANA1Mml3BJtTm
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除非是像佩蒂這類型的報喪女妖,哪個怪物敢拍著胸膛說自己不生不滅?就是賽門也不敢如此保證。631Please respect copyright.PENANADRTvBY6Z9g
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我們的壽命固然悠遠漫長,但是,極限是否存在,沒人敢保證。631Please respect copyright.PENANAbjJ58hCJ9O
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至於征服世界,這點,是絕不可能的,統治世界聽起來很帶感,但對怪物來說,那不僅要與無數怪物作對,同時,還得思考,得到這樣一個世界到底能做什麼?631Please respect copyright.PENANAqwPJr7ddJF
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怪物的生命極其漫長,超越人類的想像,甚至,可能連怪物自己都不知道,自己到底能活多久。631Please respect copyright.PENANAgRb63DflTo
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如此漫長的時光,怪物們體驗過各式各樣的生活。631Please respect copyright.PENANAIdEYuNEpBq
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看起來最適應人類生活的希沃茲,曾經是國王宴席上的嘉賓,美豔的梅杜莎則是憑著自身美豔,引發無數風波,賽門就更不用說了,只要他希望,他可以不費力氣的得到人類所擁有的一切。631Please respect copyright.PENANA6uVAh54dWZ
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每一個怪物都擁有自己的故事。631Please respect copyright.PENANACtbCb0MHuV
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不管是榮耀的,還是落魄的,快樂或是悲傷,這些東西,怪物全都經歷過,甚至比人類想的更加精彩,再正確點來說,應該是,只要活得時間夠久,不管好的壞的,全都會經歷個幾次,不管怪物們樂不樂意。631Please respect copyright.PENANALRD8vuhJbg
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經歷過各種風波挫折、大起大落,也曾經榮華富貴、不可一世,該體會都體會過的怪物,基本上,對那些都失了興趣。631Please respect copyright.PENANA1TgHRle5Pc
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讓他們坐在河畔,吃份剛做好的三明治,可能性還高點。631Please respect copyright.PENANAABiABCPDBe
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亞里德為此感到強烈的不公平。631Please respect copyright.PENANAlvTxkBMIkN
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他認為怪物生來就擁有一切,容貌、力量、壽命,多數人類想要的東西,我們不費吹灰之力就得到了,我們卻毫無追求,浪費生命!631Please respect copyright.PENANA1Y6NhP26uS
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聽到這時,我忍不住低笑。631Please respect copyright.PENANAVgW55qEBYZ
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亞里德的反應很正常,但,他搞錯一件事,他對怪物的認知和想法,一直以來都是他的一廂情願,全部都是出自他以為,他認為,他覺得,他希望。631Please respect copyright.PENANAkoF8ZhFERZ
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沒有任何一項,是怪物親口告訴他的。631Please respect copyright.PENANAMeDYK1f9dE
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不管是怪物應有的目標,還是想法,就連怪物應當以怎樣的姿態存在,全都是亞里德個人的判定與想像,當這個想法受到推翻時,他便會不由自主的感到憤怒、失望,甚至是不敢置信與不願接受。631Please respect copyright.PENANAOXKEYzQtVM
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聽起來不可思議,但卻理所當然。631Please respect copyright.PENANAhXyLtlW4dX
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人類的心理很複雜,他們將所有的關係全綁在一起,家人,朋友,同學,甚至是不認識的陌生人。631Please respect copyright.PENANAZQsbjvroLy
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他們伸手,期望能夠獲得回應。631Please respect copyright.PENANADG2md2ljU1
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如果對方也朝他們伸出手,他們會感到愉快和喜悅,如果對方沒能發現,或是拒絕回應,他們會感到失落和受傷,樂此不疲。631Please respect copyright.PENANAXCWtbPgH4j
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他們用一套規範,將所有的人劃分界限。631Please respect copyright.PENANAYXdsNa5sEx
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正常的人,不正常的人,對的人,錯的人。631Please respect copyright.PENANAa9h6P9QXhp
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坦白說,這沒什麼,怪物也是如此,有和得來的傢伙,也有和不來的傢伙,我們的處理方式,甚至比人類更加粗暴。631Please respect copyright.PENANAexRHaFMjTD
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要說有什麼不同?631Please respect copyright.PENANADiwOc8vxtx
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大概是我們比人類更加懂得面對自己,喜歡就是喜歡,討厭就是討厭,我們很清楚,自己是怎樣的存在,也明白,不管再怎麼做,都會有人跟怪物看我們不順眼,不會為了迎合別人的喜愛而改變自己,也不會因為他人的厭惡或喜愛而欣喜或絕望。631Please respect copyright.PENANASmss1bihKk
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我們隨波逐流,融入人群,是為了生存,不是為了討人喜歡。631Please respect copyright.PENANAd2lrNSyHYd
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除此之外,我們從不將己身,甚至是願望寄託在他人身上。631Please respect copyright.PENANA6XQmmhbq5U
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當安德烈察覺到這點時,他無法忍受的揍了我一拳,饒是如此,他依然無法改變我的本質,一如現在的亞里德。631Please respect copyright.PENANAqFAZIKstdY
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就某方面來說,亞里德比安德烈更加精明,在他眼裡,許多怪物看起來和人類何其相似,好比我,好比賽門,以及希沃茲,我們有些時候,看起來比人類更加世俗,在這樣的環境中,活得如魚得水。631Please respect copyright.PENANAbC4Bu1r6cB
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正因為這樣 ,他不懂,也不能理解,為什麼我們的思考和人類如此不同?631Please respect copyright.PENANARfUglyspWz
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他比安德烈強的地方是,他在察覺不對時,就會踩煞車,他還沒有追根究底的勇氣,當然,就算他有,我也不會特地為他說明解惑,畢竟,人與人之間,本就不可能完全理解,更何況是怪物與人類。631Please respect copyright.PENANAkE6w6ew6Sf
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以桃樂絲來舉例。631Please respect copyright.PENANAsAI0GCf9Br
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一個因為某種原因,不老不死的女性,她算是怪物,還是人類?631Please respect copyright.PENANAIislcTalMk
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在人類眼裡,這或許是個值得爭論的議題,但是,在怪物眼,不管是佩蒂,還是梅杜莎,任何一名叫得出名字的怪物,甚至是希沃茲,對這個問題,都會有同樣的回答。631Please respect copyright.PENANA5edfNOTgrL
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人類。631Please respect copyright.PENANAVGky9gzxob
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和桃樂絲活了多久,沒有關係,也和她是為什麼不老不死,也沒有關係,哪怕他和怪物們有良好的交情,半人馬酒館歡迎她的光顧,在怪物眼裡,她依然是個人類,因為她依然會為年老死去的友人感到悲傷,會因為一點小事感到愉快喜悅。631Please respect copyright.PENANAC0GY9h6Dxn
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這樣挺好。631Please respect copyright.PENANAZjKSp518wF
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我們並不要求她得變得麻木,或是冷血薄情,這是人類的特質,也是人類的特權。631Please respect copyright.PENANAqnYAOFfpCx
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怪物們歡迎她,接納她,但是不會將她和怪物混為一談,她就只是個人類,一個和其他人類相比,有一點特別的人類。631Please respect copyright.PENANAosGm0PaOJk
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亞里德是想從我這得到安慰,還是希望我能給予他肯定和讚美,我不知道,但我不會給他任何解答,因為怪物和人類的差別,不是我所造成,就像人類研究其他生物,卻無法正確無誤的說出,為什麼人類會是人類。631Please respect copyright.PENANAJxV4NjuVht
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那是一種死循環。631Please respect copyright.PENANAWyXnS5clNa
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就好比是先有雞,還是先有蛋,雞又自何而來,會何不是每種生物都進化成人,即使是最古老的怪物,也無法回答這問題。631Please respect copyright.PENANA0AnbyrFPC6
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怪物並非萬能。631Please respect copyright.PENANAF7GkLt4zOs
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亞里德對這樣的結果感到不滿,不管他是為了哪方面,他最後仍是選擇安靜的離開,他非常清楚,什麼時候可以無理取鬧,什麼時候不行。631Please respect copyright.PENANAKZxB1Co49e
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他剛離開,冷眼旁觀好陣子的斯芬克斯便自上頭的木架子跳了下來,基於某種理由,可能是自尊,或是難為情,亞里德在家時,斯芬克斯依然維持埃及貓的模樣。「你老是喜歡把這種麻煩帶在身邊。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAf0CQBNE0R3
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單看斯芬克斯適應良好的模樣,很難想像,不久前,他曾經試著說服我,讓他以獅子的模樣出門散步。631Please respect copyright.PENANAJrvgsJPjXY
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我覺得無所謂,但是,人類反應會很大,所以,我拒絕了他的要求。631Please respect copyright.PENANAKBJB2HAy32
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斯芬克斯覺得很受傷,他覺得自己再怎麼說都是人面獅身,不讓他變回原本尺寸,好歹也該讓他用最接近原本形態的模樣出門。631Please respect copyright.PENANAcNAemdTb6v
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他完全沒有想過,在這種人口密集的都市,牽著獅子出門散步會引起怎樣的騷動。631Please respect copyright.PENANAdZ0aSoZmrn
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為了避免警方找上門,以及我們一塊上電視新聞的可能,我用賽門作為要脅,逼著他惡補了一整個星期的現代知識。631Please respect copyright.PENANAfqY9szwaNw
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如果不是怕物極必反,我挺想讓他看看華盛頓公約。631Please respect copyright.PENANAylPzRKZe2x
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惡補之後,斯芬克斯像是脫水的布偶,整個蔫掉了,就連看著我的目光都透著一股憂鬱,亞里德不在時,他更是對著我不斷叨唸,「伊安,你變了,以前要是遇到不順心的傢伙,你會讓他再也沒機會礙你的眼,現在,你居然要我繼續當隻貓?」631Please respect copyright.PENANAyeoFkebnKI
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「你有沒想過,當你跟賽門坐在餐桌前吃牛排時,躲在角落吃罐頭的我的心情?」631Please respect copyright.PENANAwBLLni8q6V
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「當我被人抓在懷裡揉亂一身毛時,你就坐在旁邊觀看。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAS9rXOhAPFK
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「伊安,我真的很難過。」631Please respect copyright.PENANAIUFR4vswqy
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我從來沒有想過,斯芬克斯可以在沒人搭理的情況下,自言自語上幾個小時,中途連個間斷或喝水也沒有。631Please respect copyright.PENANAjWXhMCkCyy
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最後,覺得再放任他繼續哀怨下去,他可以說到深夜的我拿起電話,「麥當勞,還是肯德雞?」631Please respect copyright.PENANAd4WDKyEcZD
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「肯德雞!要很多炸雞塊的那種。」631Please respect copyright.PENANALCJ8Mghk3B
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斯芬克斯為什麼好好的埃及不待,大老遠的跟著賽門跑來我這?斯芬克斯起初不願意談論這個話題,最後,面對超出自己期望的數桶炸雞時,他猶豫了一下,吶吶的開口,「最近埃及的局勢有點亂。」631Please respect copyright.PENANArsyb5nSo5w
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「我的幾個住所不幸捲入,全沒了,剛好賽門到埃及旅遊……」631Please respect copyright.PENANAnKiyBz3qfS
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斯芬克斯在埃及待了那麼久,經歷多少次改朝換代與異國侵略,依然活得滋潤快活,愣是沒人發起過狩獵活動,或是追著牠當靶打,賽門一到埃及,他的老巢就全讓人給端了?631Please respect copyright.PENANAIqrDGbVURj
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我覺得這不是巧合,也不是意外。631Please respect copyright.PENANAit1HxWbVxJ
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相較之下,我突然覺得,其實賽門對我也沒很差,至少,我沒有斯芬克斯那麼悲慘。631Please respect copyright.PENANAMLh8UbKVqx
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