"Wuwuwu... Wah!!"
"How could she... She really... Little Creek... Little Creek she... Wuwuwuwu!!!"
"Wu... Wu wuwu wa...!!!"
Mo Zhi could no longer hold back, her words dissolving into sobs. She was crying uncontrollably, as fragile as a child.
Without any pretense, no longer attempting to conceal her emotions, she let the dam of tears break, blurring her vision and soaking her clothes.
She just wanted to release,
the grief that had been building for hours.
Every detail, every foreshadowing, was like the sharpest of knives.
Each one pierced her tear ducts.
Her tears flowed endlessly.
It turned out—
"What are you reading?"
"To the Moon."
"Mhm, I meant... could you watch a movie with me when you have time?"
"I can't go."
"Ah... Why?"
"Because you didn't specify a time."
.......
"Do you like the name 'Eva'?"
"Eva? I like it very much."
"Then, would you be willing to call her Eva?"
"It couldn't be more perfect to use Eva as her name!"
.......
"Can you throw this sandbag over to Eva?"
"Do you want me to try?"
"No!"
"Are you crazy?! It's just a sandbag, stay away from the cliff!"
......
"What is your wish?"
"To go to the moon?"
"Why?"
"I'm so sorry... I really don't know, I just... have to go."
.......
Each memory fragment from the past had the same ultimate purpose—each other.
'Then we'll meet on the moon, silly!'
'If I have no right to remember you in this life, we'll meet in the sky a little later.'
'Oh my god, that line is so impactful!'
'The little sandbag was thrown away, and Little Creek tried to catch it on the edge of the cliff (crying storm)'
'She held that platypus for her whole life! Her entire life!!'
'But the most tear-jerking part is that Little Creek had such a strong memory and remembered Johnny throughout. How old were they then?'
'And when they met again, Little Creek recognized Johnny at a glance, but Johnny didn't remember her. What must she have felt inside??'
'Because we're going to meet on the moon, Johnny didn't come later and lost his memory, but he always remembered there was a promise he hadn't fulfilled. They always thought of each other!!'
'Damn it, at midnight, I was crying like an idiot. My mom thought I was possessed and beat me, and I cried even harder, wuwuwuwu~~~'
"What a trash game, I can't even see the screen through my tears!"
'Quick! Dress up the upstairs resident in enemy uniform!'
........
At this moment, the viewers were crying even harder than Mo Zhi. They were all hugging their screens, sobbing uncontrollably, yet undisturbed by each other.
Then,
the mood-shattering dagger arrived.
The two doctors, beyond the player's control, began to act on their own.
Watts: "I should have known. All of this would be ruined by a girl."
Rosalind: "I think, now, we know what we need to do to send him to the moon."
"Wait a minute, you don't mean...?"
"It's my job, Neil..."
"Damn it, Eva, wait!"
The two doctors argued. Rosalind locked Watts in the virtual space and proceeded with her actions alone.
Buzz buzz buzz—
An alarm sounded, drawing everyone's attention.
At this moment,
they forgot their sorrow, because Rosalind was about to do something that infuriated both gods and men—
She was going to erase Little Creek from Johnny's memory world.
Without Little Creek's connection,
Johnny would have no regrets and could fulfill his wish to become an astronaut and go to the moon.
Everyone knew this wasn't what Johnny wanted.
But to fulfill the contract, Rosalind chose to do it anyway.
At this moment, the anger in the live chat reached its peak.
'No! Stop! Stop her quickly!!!'
'Streamer, stop crying, stop her quickly!!'
'If a dream loses its original motivation, does the realization of the dream itself still have meaning?'
'Is it okay to do anything to fulfill a mission??'
'You demon, no!!'
......
"Stop it, Rosalind, you son of a bitch, I'll fucking ****"
Mo Zhi, after gaining control of Watts, frantically clicked through menus, searching for an exit.
But Rosalind held the control of the equipment. She was locked in here.
"You motherfucker, admin privileges, let me out!!"
Mo Zhi unleashed a torrent of profanity, on the verge of a breakdown.
No matter which way she went, she couldn't escape that darkness.
Accompanied by eerie background music, the atmosphere of horror reached its climax.
Old Thief!
Old Thief! Is this what you wanted to see??
She was in despair,
The Old Thief could do anything.
She knew it.
Then,
the screen flashed, and time advanced to Johnny's middle age.
Little Creek had been removed by the female doctor. The stairwell still bore the open book, but Little Creek's voice was gone.
Joey and Nicholas walked out from upstairs.
Watts involuntarily said sorry upon seeing this.
Even though he didn't want to see this scene, even though he wanted to salvage it, he failed.
Memories replayed, and the scene of watching movies with Little Creek was replaced by scenes with Joey and Nicholas.
Riding horses at the farm was no longer with him and Little Creek.
Because of the implanted dream of being an astronaut, when the teacher asked, Johnny finally said: "I want to be an astronaut!"
Little Creek's traces were being erased, bit by bit.
All scenes related to Little Creek disappeared from his life's trajectory.
Later, Joey became a writer, and Johnny received the call from the Space Agency. Everything seemed to be going so smoothly.
Off-screen,
Mo Zhi's eyes blazed with fury, her teeth grinding.
Without Little Creek, what was the meaning of this wish?
Despair permeated the entire live stream.
As everyone closed their eyes in despair, ready to brace for the ultimate "bad ending" blow,
a twist appeared!
In the reception hall,
Watts looked around at his surroundings: "I don't know if this is the real Space Agency."
"Perhaps not, as it is generated from Johnny's imagination," Rosalind replied.
"This world is strange. I can hear birds chirping, but I can't see anything."
At this moment, Johnny walked in, and the guide was showing him around the Space Agency.
During their conversation,
the room lights flickered.
Then, a distinct heartbeat was heard—
Thump-thump-thump—
Thump-thump-thump—
Just then,
a female astronaut walked in from outside the door.
"Ah, this is our newly recruited astronaut," the guide said to Johnny.
"Hoo~" the female doctor sighed in relief, "I almost thought she wasn't..."
"But you deleted her!" Watts exclaimed in frustration.
"No, I just relocated her," Rosalind explained. "This world is constructed based on Johnny's beliefs."
"All of this comes from Johnny."
The two doctors exited the virtual world, leaving the scene to Johnny and Little Creek.
Johnny sat in the hall, playing the piano.
Little Creek, hearing the music, walked in.
The familiar "For River," no, at this moment, the song had become "To the Moon."
As the piano melody began, everyone couldn't help but burst into tears.
"What is it called?" Little Creek asked.
"To the Moon," Johnny replied.
"I like that name."
Time flew by. Little Creek and Johnny trained day after day, under the watchful eyes of everyone.
They boarded the rocket to the moon.
Their friends had all come: the doctors, the doctor, Lily, Joey, and the Nicholas couple.
And the viewers off-screen, and Mo Zhi!
They all came, to witness this historic moment together!
This world, constructed based on Johnny's beliefs, no matter how it changed, no matter how it was altered,
they would eventually meet!
Beep beep beep—
Beep beep beep—
Beep beep beep—
The screen flickered again, the sound of the heart monitor crystal clear.
Johnny in reality was nearing the end of his life.
The camera focused on Johnny and Little Creek inside the spaceship.
They gazed at each other, and the rocket ascended amidst eager anticipation.
"Are you nervous?" Johnny asked.
Little Creek didn't answer. She proactively extended her hand.
The cabin view froze on the blue night sky, on the round 'belly.'
Beep, beep—
Beep, beep—
What is your final wish? — I want to go to the moon.
......
Beep—
Beep————
Why are you going to the moon? — I don't remember, I just feel like I have to.
......
Beep————
Beep——————————
...... — I do. — I do.
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"Cry..."
"Cry, cry, cry..."
"Cry, cry, cry... Woo..."
Each drawn-out heartbeat struck Mo Zhi's heart. With the final beat, she had cried herself into oblivion.
The chat was silent for a moment, then erupted in frenzy:
'He will meet her eventually!'
'She reached out, did you see that? Little Creek reached out proactively!'
'The heartbeat stopped the moment they held hands!'
'Even though Johnny's memory was altered, he still didn't forget Little Creek.'
'No one is allowed to cry, this is a sad ending, everyone smile!'
'I held back until the last moment and finally broke down in tears!'
'I wasn't crying until then, but I cried my eyes out at the part where the heart stopped before reaching the moon!'
'Damn, the heart rate sound blending with the music at the end is so heart-wrenching!'
'The story is too beautiful, thank you for the treat!'
'Yes, what I wanted to go to was never the moon, I wanted to go to... where you are...'
'A masterpiece, confirmed. A perfect work of art!'
'The Ninth Art!!!'
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