希德里趴在办公桌上,用颤抖的手指给妻子打电话。
"Fuck, that hurts like hell..
…Hey honey, you still there? I just meant... uh... you are coming over, right?
...Ah, I can promise you I didn't throw the first punch... it's just... fuck, this bastard can really take a hit…
Ugh, my stomach... I just... ugh, so basically,he…he said he was gonna toy me to death and just lunged at me... and then I... and then he hit the floor... I'm not hurt though... but my stomach... fuck, it hurts... god, I think I'm gonna throw up…
Oh please, please… just come see me for a second, okay? I'm begging you..."
(“妈的,痛死我了……
……嘿亲爱的,你还在吗?
我只是想说……呃……你会过来的对吧?
……啊,我可以向你保证我不是最先动手的那个……只是……艹,这贱货还挺耐揍……
呃啊,我的胃……我只是……呃,事情大概就是……他、他说他要把我玩死,说完就扑上来了……然后我就……再然后他就趴地上了……我没受伤……可是我的胃……操,好痛……天哪,我好想吐……
拜托拜托,过来看我一眼好不好?求你了……”)
唉,鼬鲨直接变成了大型犬——不知道的还以为刚才挨揍的是他,实际上是他把别人痛扁了一顿。
次日他在自己的办公桌上发现了两盒胃药。
"…The hell is this?(这他妈是什么?)"
一个实习生凑了过来:“听说你昨天打架后胃痛得要命……加勒·雷尔纳菲去问了贝克,他说你有慢性胃炎……所以他就……”
"WHAT?! Fuck... that Baker bastard...(什么?!操,贝克那小子……)"他咬牙切齿,"What a great brother he is, isn't he? ! I ought to thank him so damn much...(他可真是个好哥哥不是吗?!我可真他妈谢谢他……)"
“呃,所以你没有胃病?”
"…What else?(……不然呢?)"
“那你昨天为什么……你好像还说想吐来着……”
"Fuck! You heard all that?!(操!你都听见了?!)"
“啊啊,对不起……”
"...Whatever. It's fine. I'm not blaming you.(……算了。没事。我没在怪你。)"
“……我能继续问吗?为什么你经常吐?你放心,我绝对不会说出去!”
"Emotional. Or... call it a stress response from old trauma.(情绪性。也可以说是……以前的创伤造成的应激反应。)"
“明白了。”
几分钟后,公司的互助箱里出现了那两盒胃药,上面贴着张便利贴——明显是希德里的字迹。
"Take if you need it. I'm not sick.(需要的拿走。我没得病。)"
又过了一会,贝克哼着歌走了进来。
希德里瞪着他:"Tell me. What did you say to Galle?(告诉我,你对加勒说了什么?)"
贝克若无其事地耸肩,笑容依旧“天真无邪”:“我说你有胃病啊。”
希德里:"You f—... Are you out of your mind?! (你他……你神经啊?!)"然后他瞬移到贝克面前揪住他的衣领:"You want me to throw up on you right now?! (你信不信我现在就吐在你身上?!!)"
这下破防的轮到贝克了。他挣扎着尖叫:“啊!啊!!啊啊啊!!!啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊——!!!”
希德里甩开他(但是没用力):"Pull a stunt like that again... and I’ll start a rumor in this company that I’m your big brother...(再敢开这种玩笑……我就在公司里造谣说我才是你哥……)"
(P.S:1.贝克确实是开玩笑
2.他俩并没有因此真的闹矛盾)