Turan disappears from the picture for a while, during which the camera shakes repeatedly, and the sounds of chasing and fighting are accompanied by the waves. Finally, the camera turns to Turan again.
"When you get off the ship, don't forget to write me an email. You can tell me more about your experiences in District 14... When I settle down, I guess it may take two or three months. I will find a holiday to go to District 10. District Four is looking at you!
"Anyway, remember, don't stop taking the medicine without permission, okay? See you then!"
The screen freezes on Turan's final wave.
Hesta was still holding the camera, and she thought for a moment. The Ascension's voyage itself would last about two months, which meant that when she got off the ship, they would see each other again soon.
"Why does she keep stressing that you can't stop taking the medicine without permission?" Rico asked, "Have you stopped before?"
Hestad didn't explain much, just held the camera up by its strap. When her arm was slightly higher than her shoulder, Hesta's left hand began to shake involuntarily again.
Rico grabbed Hesta's wrist.
"I understand." Rico took the camera, "What do you think is the probability that you will stop taking the medicine without authorization in the next period of time?"
"It won't happen...I promise."
…
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Rico took Hesta to the restaurant.
Even though Bishop's was offering dinner delivery, Hestad insisted on going out for a walk. She originally thought that there was a corridor outside when she opened the door, but she didn't expect to see a gently sloping staircase first.
It looks like a single-family villa with four rooms in total. A T-shaped corridor connects all the doors. Her room was at the top of the T, and it was the only room on the second floor.
"The room downstairs belongs to Si Lei and me. It's also a double room," Li Ge said, pointing to the door at the intersection of the T. "Si Lei and I have discussed it. We will take turns taking care of you. She slept with you yesterday." Here, it’s my turn today.”
"It doesn't have to be like this-"
"Use, at least that's what Chiba suggested."
"...Really?" Hesta was a little surprised. She sighed softly, "I'm not that -"
"What if you slip and fall in the bathtub while taking a shower? It won't work if there is no one in the room." Rico stretched, and she walked in front of Hesta, holding her elbow carefully, " Anyway, it’s always good to have someone by your side, don’t refuse.”
"I'm not refusing..." Hesta was about to defend, but suddenly remembered something. She turned back and looked at her door - there was obviously no lock on it.
"Don't you need to lock the door?"
"The door inside the suite does not have an external lock, because the cleaning staff will clean it at ten o'clock every morning," Rico said softly, "but we can lock the door latch when we stay in the room, so that people from outside can enter. Not coming."
"...What's the use of the room card?"
"The key card is used to open the door."
Walking down the gentle slope, Rico pushed open the glass door of the suite, and she pressed against the edge to let Hesta come out.
Hesta looked at her feet. Outside the suite door was the corridor on the fifth deck. The dark blue carpet in the corridor was spotless.
"There's something wrong with this door." Rico said softly, "Look."
Hesta turned around and saw that Rico had already retracted his hand holding the door, and the door began to close slowly. However, during this gap of about thirty centimeters, the door moved away for a full ten seconds.
"Estimated to reduce collisions and reduce noise, every door here is equipped with a damper. These doors cannot be closed immediately."
After saying this, the door finally closed.
Rico put the key card close to the door again. After a digital bell sounded, the sound of metal colliding came from the door, "Here, it's open again."
"What is that sliding cover... for?" Hesta asked softly, pointing to the metal plate under the door card recognition area.
"It's a PIN pad."
Rico skillfully opened the lid, and underneath was a keyboard with three random columns of numbers, letters, and symbols.
"In case you lose your access card, you can use your ship card to go to the lobby to ask for the password. The password seems to be changed automatically every six hours."
"...it doesn't feel very safe."
"Of course it can't be compared to our place," Rico agreed, "we have to pay more attention to it."
"Um."
For this trip, Hestad did not use a wheelchair, but set out on foot with a cane. When passing the trail outside the deck, the two looked like ordinary tourists enjoying the scenery, but they just walked very slowly.
The Bishop Restaurant on the sixth deck still maintains a semi-open structure. This change surprised Hesta - after all, she was sleeping unconscious in her wheelchair when the place was busiest last night.
She walked slowly onto the glass terrace and looked into the distance.
"Do you need a coat?" Rico asked from behind.
"Need not."
Hesta raised her head and looked up along the direction of the hull. This position has a good view, and she can even see the windows of the cab on the top of the ship, not to mention the passengers moving in the lower aisles... Looking down from here, the view of the hull on this side is basically unobstructed.
"Miss Rico?" A voice came from the entrance of Bishop's restaurant.
Rico and Hesta looked back at the same time - Bree entered the restaurant with four young boys.
They were all wearing simple white short-sleeved shirts, their chests and backs were soaked with sweat, and Bree had a dark blue towel wrapped around her neck. It was obvious that they had just come from the gym.
Seeing Rico, several boys greeted her happily. These were all the passengers who were rescued from the chains by Rico yesterday. They originally wanted to go and say thank you this morning, but after asking for a long time, they couldn't find out which room Li Ge lived in.
Bree walked towards the terrace with a cheerful expression on his face, until his eyes inadvertently glanced at Hesta, whose dazzling red hair made his expression stiff for a moment.
Of course he remembered this woman who had been staying with Si Lei - she was standing there fine, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with her legs and feet, but this time Bree could see clearly that this person had no right hand.
Obviously, she and Rico came together.
Bree felt a little disappointed, and the smile on his face slackened a little. But when he actually walked up to Hesta and Rico, the smile completely disappeared - from a distance, he didn't expect this red-haired woman at all. So tall... even a full forehead higher than him.
"Good evening, you are here early." Bree shook hands with Rico and Hestad in turn, and reiterated his name at the right time, "Will Bree."
"Good evening," Rico said with a smile, "Sitting in the room is just sitting, why don't you come out and enjoy the breeze."
Bree looked at Hesta, "What is your name?"
"simple."
"You are quite tall." Bree straightened her back, "This head must be over 1.8 meters - it is really rare among girls."
"Well," Hesta said softly, "you too."
"Mr. Bree is 1.87 meters tall!" the boy standing next to Bree shouted loudly.
"That's quite a coincidence." Hesta, who had been leaning on the fence, slowly stood up straight, "I'm also 1.87 meters tall."
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