Why did John go to the moon?

Mencius didn't know, Confucius didn't know, and Lao Tzu didn't know!

As a result, players have to go back to a much longer timeline, either to find out why the old man wants to go to the moon, or to implant him with a psychological hint of "going to the moon" as a child.

In this way, in the timeline of John Age.

The matter of "going to the moon" became logical.

And for this, they need a "memory fragment", that is, a prop that evokes memories, to realize the timeline backtrack.

"Memory fragments? That's all I have......"

As he spoke, he saw old John take an umbrella from the bench and hand it to the two of them.

"What the hell ......"

The anchor of the alliance area, Ma Forkworm, took the umbrella handed by Old John, and was a little suspicious:

"Can this also be used as a memory fragment?"

Talking.

The horse fork bug presses the handle.

Buzz –

As the handle vibrates, the in-game umbrella is propped open by him.

Then a white light flashed, and time rewinded.

……

[Two years ago, Xiaoxi just passed away from illness]

When the picture returned to normal, the umbrella returned to Old John's hand.

Time had moved forward a bit, and it was drizzling.

Old John was standing by the lighthouse with an umbrella.

More precisely, it is holding an umbrella for the tombstone.

His umbrella tilted towards the tombstone, as if he was afraid of the rain.

Although he was already half wet, he didn't realize it and just muttered to himself.

As the quiet and slightly sad sound of the piano came, Old John's voice seemed slightly hoarse:

"It's all over...... Brook. ”

"Now, I can take care of her as well as you do...... She will never be alone again. ”

"Perhaps...... I will never understand, but I will always be true to your wishes. ”

"Anya will also be grateful to you......"

"But when I'm gone, too"

"Who will take care of us......

Speaking of this, old John, who was hunched over and looked sad and haggard, sighed.

The rain trickled down on his umbrella with a rhythmic ticking sound.

Seeing this, the horse fork worm walked up and came to old John's side:

"It's ...... Is your lover? ”

"You are?" Due to the time jump, old John did not recognize him at all, let alone know about the 'reconstruction of life'.

"My name is Lao Sao," said the horseworm, "a passing doctor." ”

"Oh......"

Old John nodded, not in it, but continued to look at the tombstone, stunned:

"She shouldn't have been sleeping here, I mean she couldn't have done it......"

“…… Never mind...... You won't understand......"

"Because even I don't understand her from time to time......"

The riddler-like question lingers in the hearts of the horse fork worm and all the viewers in the live broadcast room-

What did old John mean exactly? What does it mean to 'she could have done otherwise'? What does it mean to 'do this'?

Moreover, before Lao Sao talked to him, Old John muttered to himself who was [Anya]?

The layers of mysteries and the feeling of peeling off the cocoon made everyone fully engaged, and there was a heated discussion-

'What does old John mean?' Shouldn't it be buried here, does it mean that the creek shouldn't be buried here? ’

Where should it be buried? ’

'No, I think the old man meant that the creek shouldn't have died'

'Shhh

'it! ’

That's ...... Something to do with Anya? ’

Who is Anya? Their children? ’

"The old couple has no children, don't you see the old John who was taken care of by the nanny in the end?"

'Listen to old John, this [Anya] they all know each other, and she is a person who Xiaoxi cares about very much."

"Tsk,It's interesting.,Lao Sao has to clear the customs today.,Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep all night."

'Seconded!' ’

‘+1+1+1……’

Seeing the encouragement of the audience, the horse fork worm also nodded again and again:

"Okay, okay, let's clear it no matter what time it is today, otherwise I ......won't be able to sleep if I don't talk about you."

While talking!

The horse fork bug searches for new clues nearby.

And at the very top of the lighthouse, he found a familiar object-

Plush platypus dolls.

A flash of white light flashed, and time rewinded again.

……

[A few years ago, when Xiaoxi was dying]

This is the first time players have seen Creek, John's wife, who has orange-red hair.

At this time, John had not yet moved into a house by the sea.

He was still guarding the terminally ill brook wholeheartedly.

And the platypus was in the arms of the stream.

The ground is still full of paper rabbits.

“…… It's enough,"

"Even if you pay for the surgery, the rest of the money is more than enough, don't worry......"

As he spoke, John tucked the quilt for the creek.

"White lies."

Xiaoxi inexplicably popped out a sentence:

“…… That's what I said. ”

"Alright—"

John seemed to smile comfortingly, telling Brook not to think about it:

"The money must be enough for ......"

"Alright." Xiaoxi interrupted him: "I don't like you to lie, and I don't want to go against my beliefs. ”

"But we need that money to treat you......"

John's voice was low, as if with incomprehensible pain:

"I understand that Anya is important to you, but...... But you've gone too far now...... She's not even ......"

"Do you know what makes me happy? John? ”

Suddenly, Brook turned her head and looked at John.

“…… What? ”

"You know that, right?"

“……”

Seeing that John was silent for a long time, Xiaoxi's mood seemed to be low.

“…… I won't agree to the treatment, we can keep the money......"

"But if you approve of my ideals, fix the house...... Then ...... for me Take good care of Anya. ”

There was a moment of silence.

"John?" The sound of the creek sounded again.

"Huh?"

"I did this ......"

As he spoke, Xiaoxi's weak hand pulled out of the quilt.

Hand the yellow-bellied paper rabbit to John.

"Hey! This isn't the one we found on the lighthouse before! ”

The horseworm's eyes lit up:

"Oh—so all these paper bunnies are crooked?"

So, what's the significance?

Lao Sao felt as if he had found a clue, but it was not very clear, so he continued to read-

"What is this?" Brook asked John holding up the yellow and blue paper rabbit.

John scratched his head: "Ugh...... What is it? ”

"I want you to tell me what it is."

Brook asked a little paranoidly, as if expecting something.

"One...... Paper rabbits are just like any other rabbit you fold. ”

John didn't know why.

"What else?"

"Uh...... Is it made of paper? ”

"What else?"

"Its belly is yellow, and the rest of it is blue."

"That's right! What else?! ”

Hearing this, Xiaoxi seemed to be excited and asked.

"Uh......"

However, John could no longer say anything, scratched his head and was puzzled, so he simply diverted the topic:

"By the way, I wrote you a tune and I'll play it for you."

"The name of this piece is 'ForRiver'"

“…… What a corny name. Creek chuckled and teased.

As the soft piano music sounded, the horse forkworm couldn't help frowning.

"I don't think Brook is talking right, right?"

Hear it!

The audience also agreed-

'I'm not swearing, but I think there's something wrong with the creek'

'Yes, it feels...... A bit of a riddler'

'At first, I thought those paper bunnies were there to delay Alzheimer's disease (ORZ)'

'She seems to be trying to express something through these things'

'Yes, she didn't seem to be able to speak, but she kept guiding John to say'

But John didn't understand it, so that's ...... It's weird......

'Like my girlfriend......'

'Aphasia? ’

'Isn't aphasia directly mute?' ’

'Autism? ’

'Isn't autism a direct lack of communication?' ’

"I don't understand, let's push down the plot quickly or ......"

Lao Sao didn't understand what was going on.

So he set out to find the memory fragments and move the timeline forward.

……

And at the same time.

Among the apartments.

"Do you remember this paragraph, you talked to me for a long time?"

Shen Miaomiao and Gu Sheng, who were covered with small blankets, were leg to leg, each occupying one side of the sofa and lying comfortably to watch the live broadcast.

Seeing this, Shen Miaomiao remembered that when she was making it, she was dizzy by this project.

"Is it difficult? Okay, right? This is just to explain the symptoms of the creek......"

Not bad!

As players perceive.

Xiaoxi does have a congenital heart disease.

【Asperger's Syndrome】

It is a type of ASD that is characterized by social difficulties, narrow interests and repetitive behaviours, but still retains relatively language and cognitive development compared to other ASD disorders.

To put it bluntly, it means that you can speak and speak, but you can't correctly express what you think and can't socialize normally.

People suffering from this disease are like lonely boats on the ocean.

They watched the other ships from afar, but they could not understand the other ships.

In the same way, other ships could only watch them from afar.

In the process of going back in time, John's friends will confirm this.

And on top of that, there's one player who's guess that the creek really shouldn't have died.

At the very least, she shouldn't have left John first.

At that time, the beams of the house by the sea had just been built, but Xiaoxi was found to be terminally ill.

Thus, "building a house by the sea" and "continuing the life of the stream" became a choice question that tormented John.

In fact, there is nothing to hesitate about, in the face of the terminally ill Xiaoxi, he naturally wants to stop the house and do his best to treat Xiaoxi and extend his life.

But the problem is that Xiaoxi insists on building a house.

And in the end, the result was also obvious - Xiaoxi gave up the treatment in exchange for a house by the sea.

But why would Creek give up his life and be paranoid about John building the house?

The players don't know.

And in addition to this, there is a bigger mystery that follows -

As time goes back, John and Brook were not long married.

One day, at the instigation of a friend, John confessed something to the creek.

He said that the reason why he pursued her in the first place was simply because he felt that she was different, that she was withdrawn and cold, like a water lotus blooming alone.

Originally, it was just a innocuous little topic between husband and wife.

After all, John's love for Creek must have been richer at this time.

But.

Since that day, Brook has become paranoid and has begun to desperately origami rabbits, asking John over and over again:

"See that rabbit? Tell me about it, okay? ”

"See that rabbit? Tell me about it, okay? ”

"See that rabbit? Tell me about it, okay? ”

tirelessly, as if he wanted to remind John of something.

One day, two days, three days.

One year, two years, three years.

More than ten years, decades.

Even when she was terminally ill and dying, she kept prompting John.

Half a life.

Shen Miaomiao still remembered that she was shocked by this episode and was speechless for a long time!

That's half a lifetime!

Xiaoxi has broken half a lifetime of paper rabbits, what does he want to remind John?

And in this half of his life, why did John's countless answers not be the right answers, and they couldn't satisfy Xiaoxi?

What exactly does a paper rabbit mean?

What is the answer that Xiaoxi wants?

And in the midst of great doubts!

With a flash of white light, time continues to move forward.

……

"Wow! It's hilarious! ”

Backtracking over time.

This time, Ah Yin found them on a meadow.

The sea is not far away, and the lighthouse looks particularly dreamy against the moonlight.

The grass was full of people and laughter.

Bouquets of flowers and lanterns surrounded the tables and chairs, and guests and friends chatted and laughed with champagne.

"It's a ...... Outdoor wedding?! ”

After looking at it for a moment, Ah Yin understood the point in time they were in.

It looks like they're going back to John and Creek's wedding day.

At this moment, the wedding has come to an end.

Perhaps because of Xiaoxi's autism, the two wedding protagonists were not present at the moment.

Ah Yin are two people found under the lighthouse.

“…… Does it feel any different now? ”

The brook leaned under the lighthouse and looked at John.

"Of course, we exchanged rings, didn't we?"

John also looked at the stream, and his tone was full of tenderness.

However, Xiaoxi shook her head:

"No, I mean she'......"

As he spoke, Xiaoxi pointed to the lighthouse behind him:

"What do you think of Anya?"

As soon as this statement came out!

All the audience in the live broadcast room straightened up!

An exclamation -

'it! Anya! Lighthouse?! ’

'So this lighthouse is called Anya! ’

'Shhhh

Xiaoxi knew that she was terminally ill, and the lighthouse was a testimony of her and John's love, so she gave up the treatment and let John continue to build a house here to protect the lighthouse? ’

'Kind of far-fetched, right?' Don't want to die for a love witness? ’

'Yes...... It seems a bit illogical'

"Tsk, this game is a bit awesome, other games are the more you advance the mystery, the less you advance, the more this game advances, the more you advance."

'The work of the old thief, it's normal, how can he be willing if he doesn't torture and torture you? ’

'Go on, push on, then ......'

As the barrage was discussed, John spoke:

"Let's go dance at the top!"

The creek looks a little cramped:

"Uh...... But I won't ......."

"It's okay! I'll teach you! ”

As he spoke, John stood up and took Brook's hand.

The two ran all the way to the top of the lighthouse, and the bright yellow light lit up at the top of the lighthouse, like another bright moon in the night sky.

In the distance, the waves ripple.

In the lighthouse, the light and shadow are warm.

Seeing this, the players were a little moved.

Although, John Sr. didn't know why Creek valued the lighthouse so much.

But he still chose to take care of this lighthouse called "Anya" for half his life.

From the glory and brightness of the past, to the abandonment and ruin after the passage of time.

John never left an inch.

It's like his love for the creek.

Because of your illness, I may not understand what you are saying, but I am still willing to listen to you with the greatest patience.

It was so before, it is now, and it always will be.

Because I love you.

From the beginning, to now, it has never changed.

Although my dying wish was to go to the moon, it was strange to say.

in my memory.

It's all you.

Accompanied by a soft piano song "ForRiver".

In the light, the two danced awkwardly, and soft laughter drifted out of the lighthouse.

It is like a boat full of love, shining with warm light in the sea of stars.

The mottled memories that have been sealed in the long river of time are reopened.

The romance and beauty like a lingering stream infect every witness

With the retrospective of time scene by scene, the two have gone from acquaintance to acquaintance, and then to love, bit by bit, all of them have melted into the fragments of memories!

Under the witness of the pastor, they interlocked their fingers and promised each other that they would always be loyal to each other in life, old age, sickness and death.

In the hustle and bustle of the breeze, they rode their cheerful horses and galloped through the horse farm, leaving behind laughter all the way.

In the crowded cinema, they are slightly shy, but sit side by side.

Yes, from youth, to middle age, to dying of illness.

From meeting, to acquaintance, to love goodbye.

Life is so short, so short that I don't have time to love you better, so I can only watch with this lighthouse.

Life is so long, so long that I sit day and night in front of your tombstone, waiting for the difficult change of day and night.

Time goes back again and again, and time moves forward again and again.

And the amazing thing is that it's different from the previous backtrack.

In the several backtracks in the process of the two falling in love, the players used the same item -

That ugly stuffed platypus doll!

Yes!

And all the memories about the two of them turned out to be traced back with that ugly platypus doll!

The platypus beast had followed Xiaoxi all her life and never left her arms.

Even, when John first plucked up the courage to ask Creek to watch a movie.

Beside her, too, sat the ugly platypus doll.

However!

When they want to go back in time!

The unexpected happened-

As the white light gradually dimmed, I saw that the two doctors were standing in a broken chaotic light spot at this time!

Old John's memory came to an abrupt end?

(End of chapter)