Chapter 6: Avella
"How?" Jason sat on a bench under the streetlamp, looking at his sister.
Soon, he noticed that something seemed wrong with Elsa's state.
"What's wrong?"
Elsa shook her head: "It's nothing, he's very strange, he saw Mrs. Green's mutation, but he wasn't nervous or scared at all, I suspect he's not the original Rorschach...... He is not an infected person either. โ
Speaking of this, Elsa hesitated, "But he has been deliberately provoking me, I ...... He was led by the nose and did not ask for any valuable clues. โ
Jason pondered for a moment and whispered, "Leave it to me." โ
Elsa looked at Jason, "Are you going to stay here all the time?" โ
Jason looked through the night into Rorschach's apartment, the window closed.
"Since he's not infected, he should be protected," Jason turned his head to look at Elsa, "go and rest, come and take my place during the day." โ
Elsa didn't say anything more, she looked up at the night sky, and there wasn't a single star.
Infected people prefer to move at night and are hardly dangerous during the day.
However, she knows Jason's character, and he is like that, from childhood to adulthood, as always.
Elsa walked down the street.
When she turned around, the street light next to Jason had gone out completely, and he melted into the darkness.
But Elsa could faintly see that there was a tall body there, guarding the Vaal neighborhood like a rock.
Although, you may not know.
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Lying on the bed, Rorschach stared at the ceiling, her pupils dilated.
He seemed to be a completely different person, with no playfulness and cynicism on his face.
Originally...... Going to a strange world is not a happy thing.
Relatives, friends, people and things that were once within reach may never be seen again in his life, and a strong loneliness and fear envelop him.
Rorschach flipped and curled up on the bed, occupying only the corner against the wall.
The shredded hair is on the eyelashes, and the hazy in front of me seems to be renovating the past, and it seems to be saying goodbye to yesterday.
The life of the previous life, which lasted for nearly thirty years, ended like a dream.
If I fall asleep and wake up again, will I be able to go back to that cramped rental house?
Rorschach slowly closed his eyes.
He thought he was going to have a hard time sleeping.
What I didn't expect was that he fell asleep quickly, he was so tired......
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Knock โ
Knock Knock Knock โ
The knock on the door was short and quick.
"Who?"
Rorschach subconsciously thought that the person might be Elsa, but then reacted that Elsa should not go through the main door.
"It's coming!"
He got out of bed, arranging his clothes and wondering who it might be.
According to "Rorschach's" social circle, he didn't think anyone would come to visit him after dropping out.
Even, there are very few people who know that the apartment that Rorschach rents is here, and they can count it on one hand.
Who could it be?
"Squeak-"
Rorschach went downstairs and opened the door, "Hello, may I ask ...... you are looking for?"
He was suddenly stunned when he opened the door and asked questions.
It's her.
Avella Morrison.
"Rorschach" that talented sister.
She was wearing the black robe uniform that everyone at Duran University, her long silver hair shimmered in the morning light, her white and delicate face did not show the slightest emotion, she pursed her lips, although she was looking at Rorschach, but there was no figure of him in her silver pupils.
"Morning...... Rorschach was about to say hello, but she just glanced at him quickly, and immediately looked away, as if she had seen something dirty.
Rorschach sensed this, but he didn't react, instead leaning sideways slightly, "Come in." โ
Although it was known from "Rorschach's" memories that this sister seemed to hate him all along, Rorschach did not expect that Avella's dislike had reached this level.
Such a self-respecting act undoubtedly added more burden to the already unconfident heart of "Rorschach".
Generally speaking, such a beautiful and elegant sister with excellent grades and outstanding in all aspects should be the glory of the elder brother.
But it is clear that the relationship between the two is not like this, and when "Rorschach" faces Avella, some are just ashamed of themselves.
But all this has nothing to do with today's Rorschach.
"A cup of black tea?" Rorschach shook the kettle in his hand, in fact, the only thing he could find in his room was black tea.
Avella didn't respond, in fact her eyes never fell on Rorschach, except for the moment she opened the door.
However, Avella's heart is not as calm as it seems.
Originally, in her plan, there was no option to enter Rorschach's house at all, but I don't know what happened just now, she actually listened to him by mistake?
A hint of boredom and chagrin rose in Avella's mind, but doubts took up more space.
This...... Not like him.
Rorschach yawned and brewed black tea, and there was nothing unnatural about it.
But in fact, he was also thinking about how to get along with this "sister".
Speaking of which, why isn't Avella at all China's looks?
Did she pick it up?
Rorschach carefully recalled, and among the huge fragments, there was indeed a memory of Avella's birth.
It should be my own sister...... Maybe her relationship with "Rorschach" is not as bad as "Rorschach" thinks it is?
Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to my residence to see the situation after I found out that my brother had been dropped out of school, right?
It didn't look like she had come to mock her, but the occasional flash of disgust in her eyes was so real.
Forget it, I'll think about the trouble later.
He put away his teacup, pulled out a chair for himself, and sat down across from Avella.
"As you can see, I'm fine, just a little bit of a mistake and accidentally burned Mr. Garfield's book, you know, he's very precious to those things, so ......"
Rorschach took a sip of freshly brewed black tea as she spoke.
Avella didn't say a word, but her eyes finally fell on Rorschach.
Something was really wrong with him.
The expression is natural and relaxed, the back is straight, the eyes are smart, and the speech is fluent...... Although this is the performance that a normal person should have, it is not like the performance that "Rorschach" should have.
After a few moments, she stood up and looked at Rorschach condescendingly, "Professor Garfield is dead. โ
She spoke, her voice as elegant as a wind chime, but with chilling indifference.
But the news she conveyed surprised Rorschach a little, dead?
Almost reflexively, Rorschach thought of the letter, and the thing stored at 138 South Street.
Professor Garfield has been unusual in "Rorschach" of lately, and while "Rorschach" did burn a few of his books, he didn't behave so angrily.
He didn't even feel angry at all, but looked at "Rorschach" thoughtfully for a long time.
Now it seems that he knew that he was going to encounter some danger, so he arranged some things in advance and hid something.
But...... He underestimated the extent of the danger he was encountering, and had planned to let Rorschach fetch it a month later, but what he didn't expect was that Rorschach died the day after he was expelled.
"Hmm...... I know. โ
Rorschach's brow furrowed slightly, then quickly let go.
His performance made Avella purse her lips, but she didn't say anything after all.
Just glanced at Rorschach quickly, then turned and left the room.
Rorschach watched her back, and he didn't sit back in his chair until Avella's figure had completely disappeared at the end of the street that was becoming more and more lively.
The bells of the Church of Order rang in the morning light, and Rorschach picked up the cup full of black tea and stood up.
It is likely that Professor Garfield died because of the things he hid, and if he went to retrieve them now, would some unknowable danger be transferred to himself......
"Bellโ"
"Bellโ"
"Bellโ"
Facing the morning light, Rorschach put down his teacup, the fresh sunlight gilding the ends of his hair.
He has already made his decision.