"I have never participated," the man whispered, "but there used to be a regular meeting here every morning. Passengers who attended the night banquet the day before would share their experiences."
As he spoke, the Thorn Monk raised his head and looked around.
"Isn't Tasia here?"
Agnes frowned again, "Why do you all have to find her? Since you also participated in the regular meeting, can't you tell me?"
"Of course I can," the Thorn Monk also showed displeasure. Agnes's tone carried a natural command. He coughed slightly, but still suppressed all emotions, "I just remember that Tasia was in She survived the security check, and if she were here, she could make some additions on the side.”
"Then I'll look for her specifically later," Agnes looked at the person in front of her, "Tell me what you know first."
…
After leaving the sixth deck, Putina stopped by the medical room, but before she stepped through the door there, she heard a familiar cry.
Putina followed the sound and saw the crying man in a deserted corner.
"Ms. Tasia...?" Putina stepped forward curiously.
The crying stopped suddenly, and Tasia raised her head, her face pale and haggard.
"It's really you...why are you crying again?" Putina stretched out her hand, "No, why are you here alone? During the security check just now, weren't you already——"
Tasia was so choked up that she couldn't even answer Putina's question.
Putina sighed, patted Tasia on the shoulder, and quickly went into the medical room to get a glass of water and bring it over. This scene suddenly reminded her of everything the night before, and the situation was similar at that time.
Putina patted Tasia on the back, "Are you feeling better?"
"...I haven't been here all the time," Tasia replied in a low voice, "I...just came down not long ago."
"What happened? Did anyone give you a hard time?"
Tasia just shook her head, but then she choked even deeper. She took several deep breaths before speaking with difficulty: "My... friend, I will not survive..."
Putina was startled, "Who?"
"Philip..." Tasia's voice was almost nothing but breath, "He has suffered too much bleeding and...cannot be saved..."
"Oh..." Putina showed a sad expression, "Please forgive me."
"Ma'am, do you know where Officer Si Lei is?"
"Who is Officer Si Lei?" Putina asked calmly.
"That's the man who fell from the fifth deck last night..." Tasia lost her voice again, and her tears seemed to never stop. "I asked...the doctors here said no. I have seen her...but she was seriously injured yesterday...if she didn't even come to the medical room, it must be..."
"Sorry to hear this news." Putina replied softly, "I don't know much about these things."
Tasia shook her head.
Putina felt Tasia hold her hand harder, as if this would provide comfort. After a moment of silence, Putina hugged her gently and said, "You'd better go back quickly. Although the security check is over now, it is still dangerous to wander outside alone."
As she spoke, Putina put a pack of tissues in her pocket into Tasia's hands.
She supported Tasia and helped her stand up again, then walked her to the elevator and pressed the button for the sixth floor for her.
After the elevator closed, Putina stood at the elevator entrance for a long time without leaving. She looked at the almost mirror-like elevator door, at herself inside, then lowered her head and looked at the hand that Tasia had just held forcefully.
A voice came from the depths of Putina's mind.
"Are you okay, Putina?"
"fine."
Putina put down her hand, turned around and entered the stairwell not far away, and continued walking towards the second floor.
Although she remained silent, the conversation continued in her mind.
"I didn't feel that I was very emotional just now. Did you trigger the alarm over there?"
"It's not an alarm, I just detected a new compound emotion in you."
"Me? What kind of emotion?"
"The overall mood is sadness and regret, but the tone is excitement. I'm not sure if this is an improper connection of the adaptation process. Did you feel confused and uneasy just now?"
"No."
"Can you try to explain what just happened?"
"Well... first of all, she cried very sadly and contagiously, and I am a person who is easily affected by the emotions of people around me, so I accepted part of her emotions; secondly, she was worried about Si Lei and worried about Si Lei's safety. , I think Tasia is quite nice, but I can't give her any hints, and she can't explore and discover so many things by herself, so she can only let it go. This may be the sadness and sadness you detected. Pity?
"As for the excitement... I think the scene just now had the feeling of a perpetrator comforting the victim - I'm not saying that I am a perpetrator, of course I am not, it's just this kind of experience of playing my role seriously even though I know everything. …It’s amazing! I can’t explain it any more… Can you understand?”
After a moment of silence, the voice in his head spoke again, "Understood."
"Have you been monitoring my situation in the background?"
"Yes, according to past data, serious interaction errors generally occur within 30 weeks after consciousness is uploaded. Your data fusion time is less than two months, and it is still in the sensitive period——"
"Oh, yes, yes, I also have an impression of this data. But today I did not take the initiative to report the abnormality, and you started a conversation with me. Is this a disguised intrusion of consciousness?"
"No, because the computing content in your consciousness center is an absolute black box to me. I cannot capture any specific thoughts of yours. I will only receive a part of the state analysis beyond the base state. Considering that some experimenters are out of control with their own consciousness in the early stages of fusion. The sensitivity is lower and this temporary supervision is necessary, but after 30 weeks it will end on its own."
"30 weeks, okay. Thank you!"
Putina opened the door to the second floor, and all the voices in her mind disappeared. In front of her was the familiar corridor. She had been walking back and forth on this long dark flower carpet for almost ten years.
Ten years ago, she applied for a summer internship on the Ascension and followed the ship on its long voyage from District 3 to District 12. She tried jobs in various departments on the ship, and finally came to the bar and worked as a bartender - this place received the highest tips after Bishop's Restaurant, and it also left plenty of room for personal creativity.
Eight years ago, the old bartender Angelit retired and got off the ship, and Putinna decided to officially take over the job. She will always remember that when the two were having their last drink on the boat, Angie suddenly came over and said, "There is a code word... you have to remember it."
(End of chapter)
