Vos一直都以為Ventress話佢「唔夠快,唔夠狠,再做好啲」係講笑。點知,艘船起飛先一個鐘,Ventress就設計好一連串嘅體能訓練計劃,除咗跑步,舉重呢啲基本嘢,梗係唔少得同佢單對單嘅格鬥練習。諗到呢度Vos真係忍唔住大笑。
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「我真係以為你講笑,」Vos講完就一手將平板扔向Ventress,佢一手捉住扔返轉頭。
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「乜你覺得我講緊笑?」
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「咁你都見到我捉Moregi嗰時,表現得幾好㗎啦。」
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「我無否認呀,如果唔係就唔會畀你上船。但係你做得仲未夠好,仲有進步空間。係做下一單之前,你最好做到我嘅要求,」呢句嘢Vos聽落真係好哽耳,因為佢講得一啲都無錯。佢小心無喺Ventress附近用原力,不過佢自出娘胎而來,就鍛練身體。定係學Obi-Wan話齋佢只係想宣示主權,又或者佢真係唔知自己有幾勁?
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抑話佢已經懷疑佢其實係一個絕地?
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「唔使喇,唔該,」Vos答。
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Ventress翹埋雙手:「咪話我蝦你,你打得低我嘅,咪唔使你加操囉?」
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大鑊,聽落都知唔荒好。「我唔想打女人喎。」
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「如果敵人係女人,咁你就收皮?Vos,敵人就係敵人,無論佢係咩人,男定女,大人定細路。」
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完全無藉口唔打,Banshee而家仲喺超空間入面,想走都走唔到。佢哋兩個落到貨倉之後,Vos率先鬆下雙手,啪鬆條頸,準備就緒。Ventress一個飛撲,Vos隨即向右閃,伸手想捉住佢嘅腳踭。點知,Ventress喺半空縮起雙腳,打咗個關斗,一隻腳兜嘢踢埋Vos塊面度。Vos差啲就避開咗,但係佢要刻意表現反應慢啲,唔可以畀佢知自己識用原力。佢唯有修正角,等佢呢腳由正面踢中個鼻,變成踢到塊面。啪,Vos插水咁係個地度典嚟典去,扮到好似好痛咁。
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Ventress「等」佢「慢慢」起身,又開始對峙。「你反應都唔錯,一嚟就想捉我隻腳。」聽落好似好唔情願咁讚佢咁。Vos心諗:咁都畀佢睇得出。Kenobi真係無講錯,佢啲感覺真係特別敏銳。
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Vos又傻笑,希望咁樣可以令Ventress覺得佢係沾沾自喜緊。「我都話我叻過……」佢本能反應擋咗一拳,準備還手之際,佢猶豫咗一下:究竟佢呢拳要幾大力先啱?佢應該唔應該真係大大力咁一拳窩埋去呢?真係好難捉摸。與此同時,Ventress已經捉住佢另外一隻手一扯。Vos最後決定由佢撻佢落地。平心而論,輸畀佢都唔係咁難。Ventress都唔留情面咁運用原力,如果係普通對手一定留意唔到呢點。
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Ventress一嘢撻佢落硬冰冰嘅金屬地面,再單膝跪落Vos喉嚨。佢反一反白眼,遞隻手出嚟拖Vos起身。
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「睇嚟我今舖都走唔甩啦,」Vos捽住自己喉嚨咁講。
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「你都比我想像中打得,」Ventress答,佢拎起寫滿訓練計劃嘅平板,一嘢扔畀Vos。「但係仲可以做好啲。」
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絕地大師Quinlan Vos,而家墮落到返番去練基本功。做完幾轉之後,佢發現都唔係咁辛苦,仲有少少得著。雖然Ventress打得有啲矛,出埋啲賤格招,但係無可否認佢格鬥真係有一手,而且係非一般咁出色。雖然第一次合作嗰時已經睇得出,但係只係冰山一角。畢竟,佢都係出自Dooku伯爵門下。而佢終於都明白,點解好似Kenobi咁勁嘅劍術高手,加埋雖然有少少衝動,但技術高超嘅Anakin,都打唔贏佢。
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之後幾次任務,Vos將Ventress教佢嗰幾招發揮得淋漓盡致,畀佢睇得出佢「吸收」得好快。呢幾單嘢都唔係啲咩特別有趣、刺激,就係一個人渣要買起另一個廢柴。就算係咁,Vos發現同Ventress一齊出任務,同埋話畀佢知佢「學」得幾快,先最好玩。
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好彩淨係得一次咁大把,佢差啲就自爆臥底身份。呢次佢哋同平時一樣,追住佢哋嘅獵物,喺Coruscant 1313層,一條又黑,又危險,又污糟嘅冷巷入面遭遇伏擊。Ventres堅持佢哋係畀人埋伏,而Vos自己就心諗,會唔會只係地下世界嘅人嗰晚特別手痕。
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班友恃住人多,不過唔係個個都咁揪得。每逢暗角陰影位就彈人出嚟,人多到打唔切。交戰期間,Vos留意到有一個被Ventress打低嘅皺皮Weequay仲有氣,拎起槍對住Ventress。
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Vos無得揀,佢要用原力推開咗把槍,然後跳埋去個Weequay附近。當Ventress轉身真係問起嗰時,佢都可以話佢踢走咗把槍。Ventress好懷疑咁望實佢,同時確保個Weequay真係死咗,然後就再無提起呢件事。自此之後,Ventress都有幾次,還返呢個人情。
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宜家,Vos喺度一時雙手、一時單做緊倒立掌上壓,又要集中住唔用原力。聽到機艙門打開,佢都無停低:「喂~係唔係有新任務啦?」
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喺Vos眼中調轉咗嘅Ventress行到去佢面前睥實佢。「可能啦,」佢講。「你可以再舉重啲。」佢一隻手踭挨落佢對腳度,將自身體重壓落去。Vos不斷畀掙扎,對腳就係咁震。「唔好扮嘢喎,我唔係出咗好多力咋。繼續。」
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「呀~~~~~~」Vos嗌出聲,堅持繼續靠自己用力。
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Ventress一副奸樣咁望住佢,佢忽銀白色嘅陰跌咗落嚟,遮住佢半邊面:「我哋之後會同一個海盜合作。」
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「吓,同海盜?」Vos仍然畀緊掙扎,嘗試做多組掌上壓。「得唔得㗎?」
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「我之前同呢個女人合作過。佢有佢嘅原則,你辣㷫佢嘅,就全銀河都無人打救到你,」Ventress壓多啲力落Vos度。如果Vos可以用原力嘅話,話知佢跳舞。可惜,呢一刻Vos淨係可以用自己肌肉嘅力。當佢再落去個下,雙臂已經好似著緊火咁。
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「女人?」
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「你唔好話畀我知,你未聽過Lassa Rhayme。」
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「......無喎。」
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「血髏軍呢?」
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「哦~~佢哋,我聽過。所以佢哋就係Rhayme班𡃁。」
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「無錯,佢哋係徹頭徹尾嘅公平主義者。Lassa係佢哋之間一人一票投出嚟,同時都可以一人一票拉返佢落嚟。不過,無人夠膽咁做咁解。」突然,Ventress成個人壓曬落Vos度咁濟。Vos差啲頂唔順,索曬大氣。「繼續啦,」Ventress講完,又鬆返少少手。佢繼續講:「佢做人好公平,每個人都一定平均分到自己應得嘅,無人可以喺佢面前玩嘢,都無人可以喺佢艘船上面發爛渣,所以佢班細嘅都好忠心。」
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「都唔畀人縮沙啦,我估?」
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「咁又唔係,想走嘅隨時都走得。只係應該就無人會咁做,有份咁筍嘅工無理由走寶。我哋今次嘅獵物......走都落佢面。」佢又加大力度壓落Vos度。
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「喔~~Ventresssss……」
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「係佢條仔兼大副,三日前帶埋Rhyme原本準好要做嘅任務走佬。」
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「佢落格食咗批貨?」
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「批貨,加批貨個富婆。」
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「原來係咁。」
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「Rhayme對呢單嘢好上心,仲要出咗唔少錢,想買起個前度。」Ventress好似留意唔到Vos就嚟攰到趴喺度。
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「呀~咁條友下場最後會點?」
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「我無再追究落去。海盜,再加啲私怨,唔使我講你都應該估到。」
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「我想像到,但係Ventress你應該……」
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Ventress放手,臨尾都抆咗一下Vos隻腳。痛到佢攬實自己隻腳跌低:「呀~」
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「做多幾組啦。」
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「你係唔係好鍾意睇住我做……運動?」Vos鬆下手鬆下腳。
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「我無話我唔鍾意。」
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「咁你都唔一定齋睇嘅,」Vos電咗電眼。Ventress完全無反應。Vos心諗係唔係玩過咗火。
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終於,Ventress反咗下眼,「既然你都講到出口,教下你啲新嘢。好易就上手㗎啦。反正個二五仔鍾意女人,我哋可以利用呢點引佢上釣。」
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Vos唔係好明佢想講乜:「你講你?」話口未完,連Vos自己聽落都似係串緊佢,好彩Ventress無理到佢。
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「我有兩招想教你,」Ventress繼續。「第一招叫過電眼,通常對像都係啲高檔次少少嘅人,又或者對方唔想做到咁顯眼;第二招就有少少賭博成份,嚴格嚟講,就係直接邀請。不嬲得我一個都搞得掂,而家有你幫手,應該仲方便。」
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「嗯嗯,」Vos好似好明白咁點點頭。
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Ventress好唔滿意咁望住佢:「你完全唔知我講緊乜,係咪?」
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Vos哈咗一聲。「梗係知你講乜啦,我估我應該會扮得唔錯,」佢扮到好輕鬆咁講。
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Ventress面上露起佢個招牌微笑:「你真係咁諗?」
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「梗係啦。」
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「如果係咁,我哋而家試下。」大鑊,Vos心入面突然驚咗驚。平時口花花就話姐,估唔到而家真係要試。
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「首先,我哋試下過電眼。」Ventress將身體重心放喺一邊腳,佢個patpat變得一高一低。然後,佢慢慢將手放喺自己條腰度,慢慢向下摸。頭慢慢向上望實Vos,佢誘惑嘅眼神喺銀白色嘅頭髮下面若隱若現。有點濕潤嘅雙唇彎彎曲曲咁微笑住,最後好似睇透一切咁點一點頭,再用佢其中一隻藍眼晴向Vos過一下電。
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「到你試,」Ventress瞬間將啱啱極度迷人嘅姿態還原。企喺Vos面前又變返係佢識得嘅Ventress。
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「我真係搞唔掂。」Vos舉起雙手,佢塊面焮烚烚。佢真係情願比機械人折磨,都唔想學Ventress咁擺埋呢啲咁嘅動作。「我真係做唔到。」
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「你都仲未見識到第二招。」
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「有心,唔使啦。」
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Ventress大笑,然後打打佢塊面豬登。「乜你咁正經㗎?不過老實講,你尷尬得嚟都幾得意。信我,你好快就慣㗎啦。」
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Vos無視佢第一個評語,直接答佢:「如果你覺得有咁嘅需要,我信你搞得掂㗎啦。」
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「你講呢單?梗係無問題,一個好嘅賞金獵人,會用盡佢手頭上嘅所有嘢去達成目標。有時係一把光劍,有時一拳窩落去就搞掂,但係有時就需要賣弄一下色相。都係為件事好,快啲做完,快啲收工,快啲收錢。我話你知,呢單嘢用呢招肯定唔使一秒都搞得掂。」
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最後,佢哋十五分鐘就搞掂。
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Ventress連必殺技都未使出嚟。
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佢哋返到駕駛艙,而Vos就坐喺佢後面,Ventress發現自己喺度笑緊。呢單嘢真係做得快到無感,筆巨額賞金袋袋平安,而得到Lassa Rhyame呢個女人嘅人情都唔係少嘢。Vos放棄扮演佢個角色,將精力集中去做真正嘅自己,而的確個份自然係好吸引。諗返轉頭,好彩當日Vos堅持要同佢拍檔,佢一次都無令佢後悔應承。
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Ventress同Vos嘅關係,係Ventress自己從來都未體驗過。識佢之前,佢同人嘅關係都不外乎主人同奴僕。而大多數時間,佢都係做奴僕嗰個,就好似同佢師父,Ky Narec,又或者Dooku伯爵咁。再早期少少,佢直頭係一個奴隸。然後,佢捉咗Zabrak Nightbrother,Savage Opress,用黑夜姊妹嘅巫術去控制佢,命令佢同佢一齊去追殺Dooku。嗰一刻,佢就好似至高無上嘅主人咁。呢啲關係嘅共通點都係要求絕對嘅聽命同紀律。
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Vos應該係佢遇過最唔認真嘅人,但係當佢要認真嗰時,佢都可以做到曬自己嘅要求。佢又會氹自己開心,佢真係諗返上一次開心咁笑喺幾時,大概係同Ky Narec嗰時。同Vos一齊嗰時,佢會有安全感,呢樣就算黑夜姊妹都畀唔到佢,而佢愛上呢個感覺。
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一切都有盡頭,由其係佢同身邊嘅人嘅關係。無論如何,Ventress都決定要活在當下。
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「喂~」Vos坐喺Ventress後面叫佢。「我啱啱發現到一樣嘢。」
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「咩?」Ventress計緊下一個目的地嘅坐標,輸入緊電腦。唔使一秒,周圍嘅星星就被引力拉扯成一條條光線,一閃,佢哋就已經身處係超空間。
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「係我哋嘅紀念日呀!」
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Ventress轉身望住佢,「咩話?」
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「嚴格嚟講都唔係真係紀念日嘅,我諗。又唔係話要特登紀念邊一日。重點係,我哋拍得咁掂,應該話超——掂咁搞掂我哋第五單任務喇,所以係唔係應該慶祝下先?如果唔係叫紀念日應該叫咩?」
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「我唔知,唔想知,」Ventress答佢。「我哋仲有嘢要做。」講完就轉返返前面,繼續做嘢,一條條懸賞金清單喺螢幕上出現。
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「你有無試過唔做嘢?淨係坐喺度放鬆下㗎?」
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「呢類人我有個專有名詞去形容佢哋。」
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「係咩?講嚟聽下?」
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Ventress一直碌螢幕:「死人。」
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「你真係好幽默。」
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「我知。」
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「嚟啦,」Vos企喺身,挨落佢椅背。「你個friend啱啱未畀咗枝陳年Tevraki威士忌嘅,我哋開咗佢嚟飲吖?反正最早你聽朝先開工㗎啦,喺超空間你咩都做唔到。」
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Ventress無奈咁抖咗啖氣。「你想飲未自己開嚟飲。」
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「唔制,我哋係拍檔嚟㗎嘛。無咗你點得呢?」
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「你真係好冤氣,」Ventress講完就企起身,「是但啦。」
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喪妖號其實唔係好大,除咗駕駛艙,就係得兩間房仔、豆膶咁大嘅廚房,跟住就係貨艙[註13]。佢哋坐喺硬冰冰嘅金屬地面,打開枝酒。Vos拎咗兩個杯仔出嚟,一人一杯。
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「祝任務順利,」Ventress講。
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「祝友誼萬歲,」Vos答,然後就一杯乾咗佢。威士忌帶有淡淡嘅甜味咁流過喉嚨,酒入臟腑,四肢漸漸暖起上嚟。飲,太容易;慎,先係Ventress要提醒自己嘅。佢從來都唔會為醉而飲。
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Vos一試,碌大雙眼,「你個friend啲品味真係唔差。」聽落Vos對Rhayme嘅評價相當高。「下次大家姐有撈,記得叫佢帶埋我哋。我一定去。」
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Ventress笑咗,然後再飲多啖,Vos就完全唔客氣咁整多杯。平時,佢哋做完嘢都會檢討下,講下啱啱有咩做得好,有啲咩下次要再夾好啲。今次合作,順到毫無瑕疵可言。所以,Vos唯有問下佢啲無聊嘢,例如傾下買啲咩槍好呀,又或者啱啱使個招。講到把光劍,Ventress有少少緊張,但係佢望住Vos個樣,似係飲大咗咁開始亂噏。佢從之前來無問過把光劍嘅事。
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「我以為淨係得絕地先有。」
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「咁你就錯,只要你有錢,黑市入面就好易搵到。我仲以為你知添。」
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「我從來都唔使去黑市都買嘢,」Vos揮一揮手,望住呢艘船。「呢一刻,係屬於你同我。」佢開始講得唔清唔楚,又一杯烈酒一滴不剩咁啪入口。
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「你倒瀉一滴,我都會喺你人工度扣,」Ventress警告佢。Vos唔知點解覺得好好笑。
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「所以,」Vos繼續小心翼翼咁倒酒。「把嘢你喺黑市度黑嘅,咁邊個教你用?」
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「把劍唧嘛,係人都識舞。」的確,呢個都係事實。Vos攤落地,枕住一隻手,放個酒杯喺胸上面,等緊Ventress答覆嘅眼神些許放空。
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Ventress搶返個主導權:「咁你呢?Vos,你個故事呢?」
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佢以為Vos會即刻駁嘴,點知佢呆咗喺度,好似完全唔知點答。佢擰轉頭,望住天花板。「你知唔知呀,」佢把聲有少少模糊不清,又有少少意外。「我覺得我人生入面都無乜故事可言。」
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「每個人都有個故事嘅,」Ventress追問,Vos咁反而挑起咗佢興趣。
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佢顎高頭,飲曬杯酒,又放返低隻杯。「我無。我嘅意思係...... 我做過好多嘢、見過好多嘢。好多事發生過,但係......我覺得無一樣係屬於我嘅故事。」
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佢好明顯從來都未諗過呢個問題,突然間喺度思考人生。Ventress想知係佢飲大咗,定係佢內心同嗰樣一樣咁迷惘?「咁你呢?」Vos問,「你又有無故事可以分享下,定係你同我一樣,你都無故仔?」
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「我梗係有啦,」Ventress答。「老實講,都幾豐富下。」送出去做奴隸嘅細路女、絕地學徒、黑暗面嘅門徒、黑夜姊妹。「但係無一個好結局。」酒入愁腸,酒精同時微妙咁影響住Ventress,佢好少陷入呢種情緒,而佢一啲都唔鍾意呢個感覺。
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「我只係好奇......」Vos慢慢咁轉頭望向Ventress。「究竟係悲劇,定係註定一世都係配角慘啲?」
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「我淨係知你仲唔返上床瞓,後果會仲慘。」Ventress已經飲夠,慢慢企起身,而Vos好似完全無意慾企起身。「Vos?你仲起唔起到身?」
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「得啦得啦。」
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「你講大話。」
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「......嗯。」
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最後Vos都係畀Ventress扶佢返入房,然後警告佢聽日醒醒定定。佢保證瞓醒一定龍精虎猛。無花無假,因為佢根本無醉到。
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做得臥底,扮醉套料係基本技巧。大家姐送畀佢哋嘅威士忌味道的確唔錯,濃係濃,但係對比佢極限仲有一段距離。佢扮醉只係想知道多啲有關Ventress嘅事,但係事實並無好似佢想像中發展。
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反而Ventress平淡嘅一句「Vos,你嘅故事呢?」,將佢扯入想像唔到嘅黑暗入面。當然,佢唔可以同佢講事實,而Ventress所講嘅「故事」,正正觸動佢內心深處:佢係一個無故事嘅人。佢又再次回顧自己一生,雖然發生過好多事,但係完完全全無一樣係屬於佢自己,只係一次又一次嘅經過。兩者之間微妙嘅分別,微妙到佢從來未諗過咩叫自己嘅故事、咩嘢唔係。可能係酒精影響,又或者佢已經花太多時間同Ventress一齊。無論如何,現實係佢已經被呢個問題動搖。
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所以Vos當時直接講咗腦入面第一樣諗到嘅,然後盡快拋返個波畀Ventress。佢得到嘅答案係如此真誠、令人驚訝同時將佢帶返入傷心嘅回憶,就同自己一樣。Vos夠膽賭身家,買Ventress喺嗰一刻都係毫無保留咁講出真心話。呢個係佢第二次動搖嘅原因。
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佢捽下對耷曬嘅眼,呢一晚發生太多事,佢實係諗多咗啫。佢個肚仔仲暖暖地幾舒服,但係腦海中不安嘅情緒同冥想嘅平靜激鬥。佢嘗試喺被竇入面放鬆自己,但係睡意遲遲都唔嚟。佢想問嘅問題仍然困擾住自己:究竟係悲劇,定係註定一世都係配角慘啲? [註14]
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成晚,佢都答唔到。
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[註13/圖4] Banshee/喪妖號:Banshee係愛爾蘭神話中嘅預兆死亡嘅報喪女妖。飛船模型於Rebels 2.08 Blood Sisters重用,成為賞金獵人Ketsu Onyo嘅同型號飛船。設計圖及內外結構:clonewarsarchives.tumblr.com/post/656179644969697281
[註14] (導讀) 此處可配合《Republic》漫畫登場初期情節。故事發生喺十年前,Vos與徒弟Aayla任務途中被落毒而失憶,從而面對黑暗面、及後恢復嘅經歷。249Please respect copyright.PENANAuLCVvWRh8p
期數:Darkness (#32-35)、Rite of Passage (#42-45)