Be careful from the male insect [Interstellar]

Ivan sat on the chair, leaned over, and buckled the last buckle.

Then he supported the table with one hand and Ryan with the other, and slowly stood up.

"How does it feel?" Ryan asked, his voice a little tense.

"Small scene, relax, relax." Ivan said, "I'll try to take two steps..."

The prosthetic leg made a heavy thumping sound on the ground.

Those are no longer Ivan's original legs.Instead, a pair of brand new metal prosthetic legs, without pulleys and other bells and whistles, whose only function is to keep the user out of a wheelchair.With the current level of technology, a pair of ordinary prosthetics does not need spark technology to achieve the effect of daily use.

Ivan took two steps, feeling the friction between the severed limb and the prosthetic leg more clearly than before, and felt a strange sense of discomfort.

But he went well.He also danced when he was done - perfect.

Ryan followed him all the time, very worried that he would suddenly fall to the ground.To ease his tension, Ivan said:

"Life is full of surprises. I thought I could be a courier and a mechanic. Then I was a clerk and a political tool. Now I'm going to be a newspaper writer again. Never know what's next, you I'm all the same. What do you think?"

"You're right," Ryan said, his expression still tense.

Alvin is indeed entering a new phase of his working life.

Everything happened so quickly that when they lay in bed at night thinking about everything, it still felt like a dream.First, Ivan came back from the trial - a sudden anonymous letter - a shocking truth - the fight in Holden's office - and now they are sitting in a house on the outskirts of the city, watching Ivan Get a new prosthetic leg that has nothing to do with Holden.

It is worth mentioning that this is also a staff dormitory.

The staff quarters of the Ilga newspaper.

Ai Wen never dreamed that he would become a special reporter, but the facts proved that life is indeed full of surprises.The article called "Everything about Aiwen" made him confused, and then he asked Ryan to read it together. It took a long time for the two worms to figure out what it meant.Obviously, among the masses, Aiwen is slowly producing an influence that he himself did not intentionally conceive, but whose sense of presence is becoming stronger.And in a way, it's very precious.

precious.

The last time Aiwen thought of this word, it was still associated with the gender of his male.

What does it mean this time?

Aiwen thought about it for the time being, but this did not prevent him from thinking about the intention of the Ilga newspaper to let him read this article, and came to the conclusion: this is a just right hook, which is suitable for him to grasp.

He cleverly fused and exchanged what the Ilga newspaper had suggested, his own influence, and their purpose of participating in the interview. The two sides talked for a long time, and finally finalized the result of the discussion:

Alvin will not participate in the interview planned by Ilga.

However, he will become a copywriter for the Ilga newspaper.

That's why they have now moved into Ilga's dormitory as employees.The previous express train was left in the Russell dormitory area, and Ivan and Ryan put the boxes into the taxi and drove directly into the Ilga area.Aiwen decided that he might not go to the city center again in a few years.

Before officially starting work, Ivan still has another thing to do.

That is: remove all the parts that can be dismantled from his body, and then package and send it to Holden.

In Ryan's view, this act is a bit like the mythical ancient worm eviscerating his father. The only thing that comforts the worm is that the process is not bloody, and the worm is not painful.Ai Wen went out with Ryan a week in advance to order a new prosthesis and chose the cheapest package.As soon as the prosthesis came to the door, he opened the box, took out a bunch of arms and legs inside, and smashed it on the bed.

Aiwen tried his best to make the atmosphere more relaxed, so they changed his legs first like changing clothes, and let Aiwen try to walk a few steps.

After changing his legs, Ai Wen took off the prosthetic eye, put it on after disinfecting it according to the instructions, and turned the eyeball.

"You think it's realistic?" he asked Ryan.

"Can you see it with it on?" Ryan asked.

"No." Ivan said happily, "That's good. After these few days, I'm actually not used to being able to see with both eyes. Alright, now let's look at these arms..."

In the end, the mechanical hands and feet, which are mysterious and beautiful because of their delicacy, are piled messily on the ground.Ivan replaced both hands with new robotic arms, which looked very realistic, but they were extremely clumsy to use.He concealed this, and together with Ryan used tape and cardboard boxes to install the dismantled prosthesis, then Ryan brought a note and wrote under Ivan's dictation:

[Mr. Horton, the person in charge of Roselle Corporation, hello. 】

【This is something you accidentally left here with me last time.You can do with them what you want, repurpose them for other bugs or throw them away, it's up to you. 】

[Sincere wishes, Ivan]

Then they went downstairs to the post office that came with the newspaper.The worm staff there helped them complete the delivery very enthusiastically, without asking what was inside.While being supported by Ryan to walk out, Ivan looked at the narrowed field of vision ahead, and suddenly felt sad in his heart.After sending the prosthesis away, he felt as if there was a void in his heart.

He couldn't help but think of when he was on Tobias Star, when he came back from playing outside, he behaved quite violently, and Holden began to check for him very nervously to see if there was any damage.His body has undergone the most precise calculations, and every part is guaranteed to be the same as the real body when used. The only difference is that it is more convenient and more functional than the real insect body.Holden paid so much attention to that body, as if it was all his heart and soul, the most perfect work he had made in his life.

And how could Ivan see that it was all fake?

He remembered the moment when he threw the prosthetic eye at Holden in a rage.Holden had a rare gaffe, but why was he so angry?What right does he have to be as angry as Ivan?

Ivan decided not to get to the bottom of it, because he didn't care about Holden's feelings.not at all.

He just turned his head and said to Ryan: "Now I'm really a cripple. If the Liberal Party comes to assassinate me, you must protect me."

Ryan didn't look like he liked the joke, but he said nothing.

He just said, "Of course I will protect you."

At this time, they had already entered another building, which was the main body of the newspaper office.

Today is Aiwen's formal replacement of his prosthesis, and it is also his first day of work.The worms in the newspaper office work freely and gather in a small building with only three floors. Now most of them are in the lobby on the first floor, welcoming the arrival of new employees.Aiwen noticed very early on that in the workplace of the main star, except for the different working areas, the communication between females and males is not as weird as explained in the [Male Protection Law].

It seems to be a convention: in more prosperous places, when everyone is not considered an inferior, some rules can be properly ignored.

For example, as soon as Ai Wen entered the door, Chong came over to shake his hand enthusiastically, and asked if he could get an autograph by the way.

"A signature?" Ivan asked.

Although he read the newspaper, Ivan still didn't think his signature was worth asking for.But he still sat down to sign a dozen or so names while claiming that his hands were stiff and his signature would be ugly. In the end, he almost forgot that he was here for work.However, the atmosphere in the hall is generally very relaxed and happy, which makes Ivan feel a little strange.In the past, the interviews he participated in were all in open places, which were rarely full of insects.

"Do you really want to participate in our interview project?" The editor-in-chief also came, and he was the one who contacted Aiwen that day.

Alvin said of course.

"That's great," said the editor. "Our reporter is off right now to interview... er...Mr. Meeker. Until then, you can take a tour here, and when they get their report back, you can start working." .”

Alvin turned his head and looked out the window.

A long express car is already in place, and several bugs carrying equipment have climbed into the car.

Aiwen suddenly remembered that on the day of the trial, the artistic Mick walked over, looked at him without saying a word, and disappeared again.

Sitting in the dock was Ivan's own male father, but since he first heard about him because he knew that he had almost killed himself and the female father, it was difficult for him to have other emotions.But for Mick, the outcome of the trial was not only that his male father was sentenced to rape for life, but his female father was also sentenced to death, because various evidences showed that the latter was also closely involved in the murder.

So what was Mick trying to say when he came to him and stood there?

According to normal logic, Mick came here to speak harshly, claiming that Ivan must also make it difficult.

But oddly enough, Alvin decided that Mick wanted to say something else at the time.

Alvin hates knowing something but not being able to figure it out.So before his words passed his mind, he subconsciously turned to the editor-in-chief and asked:

"Can I go with you?"

The author has something to say: The description of Aiwen's prosthetic limbs is also all made up, and has nothing to do with disabled people in real society.