"Gute Nacht.(晚上好。)"K?nig和你们打招呼,"That…Oni owns this place. It is close. Yes.(那个……Oni拥有这个地方。很近。对。)"
他攥着手里的蒲团,浅蓝色的眼睛隔着面罩眨动——不知道是因为不适应还是其他什么原因,K?nig把脸遮起来了。用的还是他自己用黑色T恤改良成的面罩。你可以看到他在月色下偏铂金的茶色短发,被夜风吹得乱糟糟地翘着,其中一撮倔强地竖在头顶。因为隔着一段距离,要提高音量才能听清,这让他极不适应。"It is safe here.(这里很安全。)"
Zimo站在阳台边,双手抱胸,冷哼一声。
"Safe? From Atlas, maybe. From you lot? Not so much.(安全?防巨神集团或许够了。防你们?不见得。)"
"Ghost threatened to shoot Nikto if we stayed another minute. He was very specific about the knee.(Ghost威胁说我们要是再多待一分钟就开枪打Nikto。他明确表示要打膝盖。)"Krueger慢条斯理地对着门外的摄像头说,语气礼貌。"And K?nig…well, K?nig is currently dismantling the coffee table. The vibes are terrible over there, Liebling. Truly dreadful.(至于K?nig……嗯,K?nig正在拆茶几。那边的氛围糟透了,亲爱的。确实糟透了。)"
Krueger的声音从门外响起,带着明显的笑意和游刃有余的轻松,"Nikto is…not very good with rejection right now. The rain is causing some short circuits up here.(Nikto现在……不太能接受拒绝。这雨让他脑子里有点短路。)"他顿了顿,语气忽然变得亲昵,"Open the door, Maus. The cold is bad for my joints. You wouldn't want me to get arthritis, would you?(开门吧,小老鼠。冷空气对我的关节不好。你也不希望我得关节炎对吧?)"
Zimo怒目圆睁。他握着锅铲,大步走到门前,隔着门板沉声警告。"I said, get the hell back to your own house! If there’s a single scratch on this door, I’m shoving the repair bill down your throats.(我说了,滚回那边的屋子去!这扇门要是坏了任何地方,我会把修门的账单塞进你们嘴里。)"
……
门外的喧闹忽然静了下去。连Krueger刻意拉长的腔调也消失了。
这安静只持续了短短两秒。
对讲机的通话指示灯突然亮起。滋啦的杂音后,响起Krueger近在耳边的呼吸声。
"Zimo. We don’t want to cause trouble for the little mouse. Really.(Zimo。我们不想给小老鼠添麻烦。真的。)"Krueger依然维持着那种好声好气的礼貌,"But if you don't open this door in ten seconds, Nikto will blow the lock off. And then we all have a very awkward conversation with the local police.(但如果你十秒内不开门,Nikto就会把门锁炸飞。到时候,我们所有人都要和当地警察进行一次极其、极其尴尬的谈话了。)"
他停顿了一下,似乎是在安抚旁边那个随时会暴走的人。"Just the couch is fine. We will be very quiet. Like ghosts. Oh, wait, the Ghost is next door. Like very quiet mice, then.(睡沙发就行。我们会非常安静。像幽灵一样…哦等等,Ghost在隔壁。那我们就当两只安静的小老鼠吧。)"
"What's the matter? Locked out in the rain like a pair of drowned rats?(怎么,被关在门外当落水狗了?)"
Krueger耸耸肩,"Soap. You are lucky Nikto's ears are currently ringing, or you'd be the first to go.(Soap,你真走运,Nikto现在脑瓜子正嗡嗡响,不然你就是第一个被干掉的。)"
Soap不以为意。他朝镜头招了招手,笑得露出一口白牙。
"Hey inside!(嘿,里面的朋友!)"苏格兰口音从扬声器传出,语气轻松。
Zimo眉角一抽。
"Ghost sent me over. We just realized the kitchen next door is pletely empty. Not even salt. We haven't eaten a proper meal since we landed, and with this storm rolling in…figured you lot might have some spices to spare?(Ghost派我来的。我们刚发现隔壁厨房空空如也。连盐都没有。落地后还没吃过顿热乎饭呢,这风暴又要来了……寻思你们这儿能不能借点调料?)"
Soap顿了下,"C'mon, mate. Can't let your fellow Operators starve, yeah?(拜托了伙计。总不能眼睁睁看着同行挨饿吧,对不?)"
啊,说起来你也好饿的……
Zimo盯着屏幕。
"Soap,"Zimo语气发冷,"Tell your lieutenant, his idea of a neighborly visit sucks.(转告你们中尉,他这种串门借东西的法子逊毙了。)"
Zimo拎着塑料袋递出门缝。"Here. Salt, pepper, soy sauce. That's all you get.(拿去。盐、胡椒、酱油。就这些。)"说完他不等Soap伸手来接就松开了手,冷冷扫了眼Krueger和Nikto。"Now, bugger off before I charge rent.(现在,滚蛋,不然我收租了。)"
Soap稳稳接住袋子,毫不介意Zimo的恶劣态度,笑着道谢:"Cheers, Zimo. You're a lifesaver.(谢了Zimo。你救了大命了。)"
Krueger扶着门框,从门缝探入半个脑袋。
"You are very generous, Zimo.(你真慷慨,Zimo。)"Krueger轻笑,尾音上扬,带点儿促狭,"Perhaps later we can trade? Some hot food for your hospitality.(也许晚些时候我们能做个交换?用些热乎饭菜换你的好意。)"
他目光越过Zimo的肩膀,落向主卧方向。虽然视线被阻隔,但他知道你在那里。"I brought you some strawberry milk from the convenience store. But Nikto crushed the carton when he got angry. What a waste.(我从便利店给你带了草莓牛奶。但Nikto生气的时候把盒子捏爆了。太可惜了。)"Krueger朗声对着屋内开口。
一旁的Nikto没有说话。他透过门缝盯着室内,暴戾稍稍平息,改为冷酷的巡视。
Zimo眼皮猛然一跳。"I don't cook for deadbeats. Keep your trade.(我不给闲汉做饭。留着你的交易吧。)"他用力关上门。