Be careful from the male insect [Interstellar]

Ai Wen's body recovered quickly.

The fusion of the Starfire technology with his body also improved his self-healing abilities, so he was able to move freely again in a few days, but he still rarely left his dormitory.

Aiwen never tried to find other bugs who had almost established a little friendship with him in the past few days.At most, he ran to the major general's office and didn't ask to go in, just sat outside.Chong, who knew the inside story, looked at him with complicated expressions. No Chong had the heart to invite him out, nor to let half of the wounded sit in the corridor, so Aiwen always got his wish in the end.

Ai Wen didn't want to stay alone in the dormitory.

And he'd rather stay with Ryan than go find someone else who's bound to change the way Burt treats him.

Perhaps it was because he was used to Ryan's cold treatment, and after his injury, Ryan was obviously softer on him.Aiwen didn't hinder Ryan's plan, so he often sat on the sofa and took a nap as soon as he entered Ryan's private office.

Sometimes he woke up with Ryan still there, sometimes not.When he opened his eyes today, Ryan stood in front of him, half bent down, not knowing what to find on Ivan's face.

Alvin sat up straight immediately.

"It's nothing." Ryan was also taken aback, "I just want to see how you are sleeping."

"It's pretty good." Ivan said truthfully, "I still had a dream."

Generally, when worms say that they have "dreamed", they are often hinting at the other party to ask questions.Ryan understood this time, and asked after a short pause:

"Then what did you dream about?"

"Some things happened when I was a child." Ivan said, "On Tobias Star. I dreamed that all the worms were in the barracks, and there was a garbage mountain in the barracks, and Todd... was the one who came to the pier with me. The big guy is a small team leader from the machinery department. We climbed to the top of the garbage mountain, and some airhorn bats flew in the air, and they flew away one by one on the airhorn bats."

"All flew away?"

"Ah."

Ryan put a hand on Ivan's shoulder reassuringly.

"No bug can ride an airhorn bat," he said. "Mutants say otherwise, but normal airhorn bats can't carry the weight of an adult bug. Besides, no airhorn bat can be tamed by the Zerg. They are born Beast."

"I know." Evan said.Ryan's hand on his shoulder was hot through the clothes, "That's why it's a dream."

Ryan watched him silently for another moment.

"What are you thinking?" he asked.

Alvin leaned back and leaned the back of his head against the soft edge at the top of the small sofa.

Although this kind of conversation atmosphere is common, it has indeed not happened for a long time.

Ivan said: "I was wondering why Holden would lie to me."

There was nothing to refute about Holden's concealment, so Ryan said, "Is it."

"I used to think that males and females are just different in gender division of labor. I didn't know there are so many things behind it." Ivan's expression was very distressed, "Because the ones on Tobias Star must be females." Worm, won't Holden tell me? But I'll find out sooner or later."

Ryan didn't know how to answer him.

"I think he is bad." Ivan continued, "He didn't tell me anything, and then threw me on a strange planet, facing these things without defense. What do you think?"

Ryan said: "I saw your medical examination yesterday, and you should be able to leave tomorrow."

"I heard they haven't started installing mechanical hearts yet."

"Yes. Mecha Alpha has not been put into use for too long. They are conducting final inspection and maintenance, and checking whether the port can be connected correctly. Do you miss your female father?"

Aiwen didn't make any comments on his blunt topic turn.

He looked at Ryan for a moment, then said gloomily, "I don't know if I'll ever see him again."

If Holden wanted, he could contact Ivan at any time, but Ryan didn't say that.He just thought it would make Ai Wen sad.

At the same time, Ai Wen also justified himself: "Maybe he will appear suddenly. You know, sometimes he will be like that, just disappearing."

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, "Maybe."

"I think it's good to go to the main star." Ivan started to play with his fingers, and he could see that he was trying to restrain the mechanical parts from moving where they shouldn't be, because the parts in the glove were obviously under the smooth skin Creep, "Go to a new place, start a new life."

Alvin looked at his hands after he finished speaking.

The parts inside moved so violently that it nearly tore the glove.He simply took off one glove and the other, setting them aside.The lonely mechanical arm stretched out immediately, gushing out like a ragged river, hanging on the ground, blocking the only way they had to go out from the door.

Aiwen thought about what he had just said: start a new life.

He had to start a new life, because he couldn't bear to go back to Tobias.As soon as he imagined Todd and other friends humbly calling him "Xiongzi" or "You", Ivan felt very sad. He would rather let them believe that he died on Serbia.

This also made him feel that even if he went back to Tobias, he would never be able to return to "home".

Aiwen saw the arm trembling slightly.

Then he turned to see Ryan staring at it too.

"Have you ever felt this way?" Ivan decided to ask.

Ryan came back to his senses, "What?"

"That's it," Aiwen organized the language, "You suddenly feel that this world is not the world you are familiar with. Everything you have always believed in has been disrupted, and you don't know what the future will look like."

Ryan sighed, "Ivan, all bugs are like this."

"Including you?"

"including me."

"Then what will you do?"

"I'll do what I have to do." Ryan lowered his head, his amber eyes were very dark because of the light and shadow, as if they had turned dark brown.

Ai Wen asked: "Then what should be done?"

"All bugs have their own identities." Ryan was very patient, "Each identity has its own set of operating rules."

Evan let out an "oh".

"What is your identity?" After a while, he asked.

"It's soldiers."

"Aren't you a major general?"

"All major generals were once soldiers. In essence, there is no difference between major generals and soldiers in at least the Serbian star."

"Then what am I?"

"You are a male."

Ivan retracted the robotic arm.He stared at Ryan: "Why is my identity a male and yours a soldier? According to this logic, shouldn't you be a female?"

"There are too many kinds of females."

"And there is only one type of male?"

Ryan's expression seemed to be considering how to answer "yes" without shocking Ivan too much.

"I don't understand." Evan said.

"When you get to the main star, you will understand."

"But why? Who made the rules?"

"I do not know either."

"If that's the case, why should we obey it?"

"Because it's correct." Ryan tried to make him understand, "Males are very rare, and therefore very precious. So it is necessary to formulate a special set to protect them absolutely safe and let them live in a better state."

"But the mechanical heart is also very precious." Ivan retorted, "According to this theory, shouldn't you put it in a glass box and offer it, with flowers and baroque music next to it? Why do you still put it in the mechanical heart?" Jiali launched into the air?"

This time it was Ryan who was silent for a long time.

"I don't know either," he repeated. "Sometimes, even a major general doesn't figure everything out."

His tone made Ivan feel a little uneasy.

Ai Wen was silent for a moment, and decided to change the subject: "You just said that we might be able to set off tomorrow."

"Correct."

"Will you send me off yourself?"

"……Correct."

Ryan's tone was very calm, so Ivan didn't think too much, and asked again:

"Then, how long will it take for the mech's overhaul and port inspection?"

"It should be ready almost tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Ivan sat up straight, "Is it tomorrow too?"

He thought for a while, "Ryan, can I leave later tomorrow?"

"what happened?"

"I want to see what the mechanical heart looks like inside the mecha." Ai Wenbi gestured, "That's right, take a look for my female father."

His reason sounds very flimsy, but it is indeed true.Ai Wen told himself: Of course, I really hope to see the mechanical heart operating in the mech with my own eyes. This is the dream of every mechanical lover.Of course, this is not a reason to just pull it out and make up the numbers.

And Ryan didn't speak.

Ai Wen became a little anxious, and leaned forward again, "Is it possible..."

Alvin: "!"

Without him, it was because he slept for too long, and his posture was not right, which caused a little numbness in his lower limbs (yes, the mechanical foot also has a tactile system).As a result, as soon as he got up, he immediately fell back into the sofa like an air horned bat with a broken bone wing.At the same time, Ryan happened to turn around and was about to give him a hand.However, Aiwen was anxious in his heart, so he supported the back of the sofa with one hand and tried to get up again, so——

Then a terrible accident happened.

At least in Ivan's view, this matter is still not very good for Ryan.

They almost kissed after all.

Ai Wen covered his mouth and looked at Ryan with trepidation, wanting to see if he was angry, and if he would immediately return to the indifference and alienation of a few days ago.The reason why he covered his mouth was not because he was shy, but because the impact just now was a bit violent, which made his front teeth hurt a little.

But Ryan wasn't angry.

He even - if there is nothing wrong with Ivan's eyes - seems to be blushing.

Alvin: "?"

Alvin: "!"

But before he had time to ask anything, Ryan had readjusted his mood and returned to a serious and dignified appearance.He coughed, and agreed to Aiwen's proposal before the accident happened with an unusually straightforward:

"Okay, I'll notify them as soon as possible."

Ai Wen took a long breath and thought of something again: "Will you not delay anything?"

"No," Ryan said.

Then his expression froze for a moment, as if he was thinking about something in that short second.

Then he repeated: "No."