Interlude Reality 01: Above the Moon Chapter 18 Human Communication
"……Who are you?"
Looking up and down at the little girl who came over, Li Lin showed a somewhat confused expression.
It looked like a girl who was probably only 13 or 14 years old. She was wearing a light pink princess dress, with her fair calves exposed to the air, and only small leather boots and bubble socks underneath. Her short light white hair was dotted with some pretty star-like decorations. There was also a five-pointed star sticker on her cheek, which looked quite cute.
But seeing the petite little girl's nervous look, Li Lin couldn't imagine when he had met such a cute little girl before. His social circle was so monotonous that it was creepy. Apart from a few vague figures, other impressions were just a mist to him.
His brain was not like those cyborgs with built-in databases and memory devices, so he could directly call up the database and identify who they were even after not seeing them for a long time. For Li Lin, his impressions were only of Fatty, Fox, Fox's husband, the proprietress of the barber shop he often went to, and the personal trainer of the gym - there were two of them whose names he didn't know at all - these were the only few people. He had no experience of contact with the others, nor any other messy encounters in the game. How could he recognize them if they had changed their appearance?
Unless this child is equipped with a semi-automatic prosthetic auxiliary brain that can read all aspects of a person's living habits and then perform sampling and analysis of the surrounding world. It is said that this thing is quite popular now, and it seems to be just right from the child's age. Maybe I have seen this child at some point, and she also happened to see me, so this kind of entanglement and sense of déjà vu brought about by brain waves clearing memories?
...No, wait, that's not right, right? Then why would this little girl not know where she saw me?
He doesn't look like a purebred natural person. Could it be that the database is damaged?
"I must have seen you somewhere."
The sweet-looking little girl took a step forward, stared at Li Lin's face, and said in a decisive tone.
But when Li Lin looked at the interface that appeared behind the little girl's head, the several pendants connected to the prosthetic auxiliary electronic brain, and the delicate-looking headdress, his mind was filled with question marks and uncertainty.
Is your electronic brain fake? If you want to know whether you have seen it or not, you can just check the database. Is it necessary to ask me, a natural person who is unlucky? I don't know what happened. Are you crazy to ask a natural person for data?
But even though he thought so, he couldn't say it that way. Li Lin was still somewhat clear about this basic etiquette. It was strictly Li Lin's nature to maintain a certain degree of respect for cute-looking women, but it was also a part of socializing. Because Li Lin had no idea what , he could only give this cute-looking girl an awkward smile.
"I don't know where we've seen it before. You see, I'm not a cyborg after all. I can't find the data without the help of a database."
"Maybe I made a mistake, sorry..."
The girl showed a slightly apologetic expression, but sat in front of Li Lin, looking at him with blushing cheeks.
Although he said sorry, he didn't look apologetic. Instead, he sat down in front of Li Lin with great fanfare, asked the AI figure next to him for a glass of corn juice, and then stared at Li Lin more seriously, making him feel uncomfortable.
But just when Li Lin wanted to ask the girl what she wanted to do, the little girl, who looked not very old, showed a smile that made people feel inexplicably relieved. Then she held up the cup of corn juice with both hands, looked at Li Lin expectantly, and seemed not afraid of strangers at all, and said crisply:
"But I just happened to come here to transfer to the spacecraft to the moon. If you don't mind my trouble, can you take me to see the facilities or tourist spots here? I'm a little curious about this place. A paradise that carries the hopes and dreams of all mankind. That's what the poster says, right?"
"I'm sorry, I'm not from here. I have no idea what you're talking about."
I just came here too.
Li Lin could only express helplessness in response to the girl's request.
As an old-fashioned man who was unfamiliar with the place, he had no idea what the girl was talking about or writing.
"I have only been here for a short time. If you want to find a local guide, I suggest you ask AI. I am not a native here."
"Oh, so you're going to travel to the moon too?"
"Yes, we are going to the Sea of Tranquility."
"That's great. I want to go to the Sea of Tranquility too."
“…”
Didn't you say you were going to visit Space City? Why did you go to the Sea of Tranquility? Aren't these two places worlds apart?
Looking at the little girl who seemed to be really happy, Li Lin had no idea how humans were socializing and doing activities nowadays. Where were her parents? Where were her family? Why did they let such a person wander around outside? Did they have any sense of social morality?
Most importantly, can you please keep this girl away from me?
Of course, the girl couldn't possibly know Li Lin's rich inner thoughts, nor did she know that this natural man in front of her, who seemed to be wearing a white robe and carrying a kind of calm and melancholy temperament, had a completely different and shameful idea in his mind. The girl seemed to think that Li Lin was a good travel companion, or had some other intentions. Her face, which looked no more than a teenager, was full of precocious smiles and expectations.
"Ah, I haven't introduced myself yet, right? My name is Zhang Lingmeng. My parents are both early researchers of Japanese anime culture, and I chose this name because there was an ancient figure with this name. If you don't mind, we can walk around here together, what do you think?"
"My flight is about three hours away..."
Looking at the numbers on the terminal, Li Lin looked embarrassed.
But the girl waved her hand nonchalantly and directly grabbed Li Lin's hand, her eyes seemed to be shining.
"Three hours is enough to have fun here. What's your ID number? I'll contact you in the Sea of Tranquility when the time comes. What do you think?"
“…”
Not good, please let me go.
Seeing the girl's eyes that seemed to say 'I want to go with you', the indecisive Li Lin opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.
