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121、商谈(1) 常斐然醒来 ...
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常斐然醒来的时候,黎鸦正四仰八叉地睡在地上,脑袋底下枕着草料。
这一幕让他哭笑不得——她倒是不会苦了自己,半夜还能摸索出草料来垫着。
他没叫醒她,只是蹑手蹑脚地出了羊圈,去洗手间进行了简单的洗漱,接着就去到了Sophia家。
Sophia开门一看是他,稍有吃惊。
Sophia:“How do you find this place?(你怎么找到这儿的?) ”
常斐然:“Pukia showed me.(Pukia带我来过。)”
Sophia:“She here?(她在这儿?)”
常斐然:“Nope.(没。)”
他不由分说地进了门,里面飘着一股淡去的清洁剂的香气;他想可能是她自家的产品,味道还不错。
房子里有些阴暗,静悄悄的。
常斐然:“Where’s Lieward?(Lieward呢?)”
他以为以Lieward的家庭地位一定是他来开门。
Sophia:“He’s not home.(他不在家。)”
Apparently.(很明显。)常斐然心想。不过随便吧,他现在顾不上他。
他们在大厅沙发坐下。正对着的墙上摆了一套月亮石雕球,从亏至盈,一尘不染。
Sophia注意到了他的眼神。
Sophia:“I’m just one short. The Full Moon.(我就差一个了。满月。)”
常斐然:“Why don’t you just buy a full set?(为什么不直接买一整套?)”
Sophia:“Honey, it’s not something that can be bought. They are the testament to one’s devotion. I have a whole bunch of repeats I don’t put out.(亲爱的,这不是能用钱买的。它们是虔诚信仰的象征。我有一堆重复的都没法摆出来。)”
常斐然:“How do you get it?(你怎么得到的呢?)”
Sophia:“You get one every time you make a donation over a hundred thousand, a random one tho. But I assume you’re not here for these balls.(每次捐善款10万以上都会得到一个,随机一个。但我猜你不是为这些球来的。)”
常斐然笑了一下。
Sophia:“ So to what do I owe the honor?(所以怎么今天大驾光临?)”
常斐然:“There’s a lot going on in my mind recently, but I can’t talk to anyone about it.(最近我总是在想一些事情,但是我又不能对任何人倾诉。)”
Sophia:“Not even Pukia?(连Pukia也不能?)”
常斐然:“Funny it is. It’s actually about her.(就是关于她的事。)”
Sophia:“Oh?(哦?)”
常斐然:“Do you realize how things have taken a downturn here since the day she talked to the profs?(你有没有觉得自从那天她和教授谈过之后这里的事情就开始急转直下了?)”
Sophia:“You mean the day she snuck you out and you followed her to the Moon Palace afterwards?(你说她偷偷把你带出去然后你又偷偷跟踪她到月宫那天吗?)”
常斐然:“Exactly. It’s just one thing after another since then.(没错。后来事情就是一件接着一件。)”
Sophia:“What are you trying to say?(你什么意思?)”
常斐然:“We have a snitch.(我们中有内鬼。)”
Sophia:“Who, you?(谁?你吗?)”
常斐然:“Pukia. ”
Sophia从鼻子里哼出一声笑,然后仰靠进沙发背垫上。
Sophia:“I hate her for many things. But one thing I know she’d never do is snitch. What I’m curious about is why you’d come to me and literally admit to my face that you’re it.(我不喜欢她,但是有一点我很清楚,她不会告密。我比较好奇的是你为什么会跑到我面前,然后基本上承认你才是。)”
常斐然:“I’m just the scapegoat doing the dirty work for her.(我只是替罪羊,替她做脏活而已。)”
Sophia眯着眼、挑着眉上下打量了他一番。
Sophia:“How old do you think I am?(你觉得我多大?)”
常斐然:“Ahh...(呃...)”
Sophia:“OK, don’t answer that. I don’t want to hear it. But older than you definitely.(行,别回答了,我不想听你的答案。但是至少比你活得久。)”
常斐然:“That I’m not sure.(我不确定。)”
Sophia:“Pfft. Don’t. My point is, I’m not gonna be played for a fool by a kid like you. If you are in trouble with her, say, maybe you are called out as a snitch, deal with it. I’m not gonna be used as a pawn.(噗,别。我是说,我是不会被你这种幼稚的把戏糊弄地团团转的。如果你现在有了麻烦,比如说Pukia知道了你就是那个内鬼,那就认命吧。我不会被你当枪使的。)”
常斐然装作无奈地点点头,起身。
常斐然:“How’s Lieward tho?(Lieward怎么样?)”
Sophia:“...He’s fine. You do care a lot about him.(...他很好。你很在乎他。)
常斐然:“Of course. He’s my good pal. Say hi to him for me.(当然了。他是我朋友。替我向他问好。)”
Sophia:“Sure will. You are leaving?(当然。你要走了吗?)”
常斐然:“Since you wouldn’t believe me.(既然你不相信我。)”
Sophia:“And you think I’m just gonna let you go?(然后你以为我就会这样放你走吗?)”
Sophia也起身。
常斐然:“What are you gonna do? You wanna turn me in to Pukia? Like you did last time in the backstage, telling her I followed her to the Moon Palace? Oh she told me that, in case you don’t know.(你要干嘛?把我交给Pukia处置?就像你上次在后台做的那样吗?说我跟踪她到月宫?哦对了,这是她告诉我的,以防你不知道。)”
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常斐然:“Who’s the snitch huh?(所以谁才是告密者呢?)”
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常斐然:“You may see her as an ally, but I wouldn’t be so sure about her. She’s plotting things against you for all I know. You are not exactly someone without dirt.(你可能以为她是同盟,但是她就不一定了。我只知道她对你可制定了一套计划。你不是没有把柄的人。)”
常斐然又很自然地坐回到沙发里。人生在世,谁还没点儿把柄?再说无奸不商,无商不奸。
Sophia明显紧张起来,也一齐跟着坐回。
常斐然:“Think about it, if she’s clean, why do you think she didn’t do anything about the so-called ‘snitch’ here? (你可以自己去想,如果她是清白的,你觉得她为什么对坐在这儿的所谓的‘告密者’一点儿措施都没采取呢?)”
Sophia:“Maybe it’s love?(也许是爱呢?)”
常斐然:“Love!(爱!)”
他大笑。
常斐然:“You think she’s capable of that?(你觉得她有能力爱吗?)”
Sophia:“Then what does she want through all this?(那她做这一切是想要什么?)”
常斐然:“I don’t know, I’m just a minion. But I know what she did. So If you ever want to take her down, now is the time. But hey, if that never crossed your mind, never mind. I owe you one, remember? Now it’s just me repaying my debt.(我不知道,我只是一个跑腿的。但是我知道她做了什么。所以你如果想要扳倒她,现在就是最好的时机。但是如果你从未有过这样的想法,当我没说。我之前欠你个人情,还记得吗?现在我不过是想把账还了。) ”
Sophia用鼻子做了一个深呼吸,又交换了一下二郎腿。
Sophia:“You sure know how to spin it. How?(你倒是会说。怎么个扳倒法?)”
常斐然倾身向前。
常斐然:“You wanna know?(你想知道?)”
Sophia:“Isn’t that what you’re here for?(你不就是为这个来的吗?)”
她也凑过去。
常斐然:“No. I’m actually here for my sister.(不是。我实际上是为我妹妹来的。)”
他又回到正姿。
Sophia:“Oh that girl. I know her. Not a big fan.(哦那个女孩子。我知道她。我不是很喜欢。)”
常斐然:“You know her? How well do you know her?(你知道她?你有多了解?)”
Sophia:“The one hanging around all day with a camera in her hands, is that her?(整天抱个相机到处晃的那个是她吗?) ”
常斐然:“No, no, not that one. My sister is the Moon Oracle. Have you ever seen her?(不不,不是那个。我妹妹是月先知。你见过她吗?)”
Sophia:“Only in the New Moon Ceremony.(只在新月仪式上见过。)”
常斐然:“That’s about right. Pukia hid her from me. I expect you to find her.(差不多。Pukia把她藏起来了。我希望你能帮我找到她。)”
Sophia:“Why would she do that?(她为什么要这么做?)”
常斐然:“Again, I don’t know. Why would she do anything she does?(还是,我不知道。她为什么要做她做的所有事?)”
Sophia轻挑了一下眉毛表示无可奉告。
常斐然:“Just ask Moonlord. He knows, he can get hold of her.(你可以直接问Moonlord,他知道她在哪儿,他能联系上她。)”
Sophia:“Why don’t you just ask Moonlord yourself?(你怎么不直接问?) ”
常斐然:“How? Tell me how and I’ll go right away.(怎么问?你告诉我怎么能问到我现在立刻就去。)”
Sophia也自觉这提议确实有些可笑。
Sophia:“OK.(好吧。)”
常斐然:“Deal?(说好了?)”
Sophia:“We’ll see.(我们再看。)”