The hatchlings in the next hatch are dying.

It feels sleepy frequently, and always falls asleep quickly while talking to 157, and then apologizes to 157 after waking up: "I seem to have fallen asleep again."

After it accidentally fell asleep again, No. 35 told 157: "It's dying."

157 has not seen death with his own eyes, and his understanding of it is only based on hearing the news of the death of No. 155's "mother" Erro from the communication of the experimental subjects.

It was difficult for her to understand why sleepiness, frequent falling asleep, was associated with death.

But not only 35's reminder, but also the sudden increase of researchers next door, the serious tone of their disputes, all indicate that the situation of the larvae is not optimistic.

"But... I thought that as long as I can wake up from the nutrient solution, I can survive smoothly." Just like 157 himself.

However, 35 told her that the next time she wakes up, it may be the last chance for the hatchling to wake up.

It still feels sleepy, falling asleep between sentences, and never waking up.

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"I seem to be very sleepy lately." The hatchling couldn't help but yawned, "Will you all be like this before you open your eyes?" The hatchling asked curiously, but it didn't know the meaning behind this phenomenonknown.

At the end of this sentence, the hatchling couldn't help but yawned again, and then heard 157 ask: "Are you sleepy now?"

The experimental subject nodded where she couldn't see it: "It seems to be about to fall asleep at any moment."

157's tentacles were knotted, she called out to it, but after hearing the reply from the hatchling, she hesitated for a moment, swallowed what she wanted to say, and asked it a question instead: "If you know an experimentalThe body is dying, will you tell it?"

"Why do you ask this question?" The hatchling was a little strange.

But 157 was very persistent, wanting to hear its answer from the hatchling: "If that experimental subject was you, would you want to be told this fact?"

The young creature subconsciously yawned again, almost unable to restrain its drowsiness, but 157 seemed anxious again, it thought about it seriously, and told her: "Then don't tell me."

The hatchling said, "This way I can always be happy."

It originally thought it would hear what 157 would say about this question, but after listening to it, 157 was quiet for a while, and then said: "Then let's talk about some topics that can make you happy."

It talks about "Mom" with 157, hears "Mom" humming in the incubator, and talks about the expectation of the world after opening its eyes... and 157 who chats with himself every day, every time itWhen I feel sleepy and try to take a break, 157 will provoke the topic and try to let it continue.

"Am I there?" 157 asked.

"Because chatting with 157 is also very happy." The young creature said.

The drowsiness made the hatchling feel that the time had passed too long. It yawned one after another, and finally stayed with 157. It said, "I'm really sleepy. I think I should take a rest."

"Can't you talk to me again?" 157's voice sounded a little sad.

"But I'm really sleepy." The hatchling felt that its consciousness was drowsy, and it was almost hard to hear what 157 said, so it could only say sorry to 157: "Good night."

After thinking about it, it added another sentence before its consciousness fell into a deep sleep: "Then we will see you tomorrow."

——

The hatchling's heartbeat stopped in the early hours of that day.

The researchers who came over the next day found the lifeless body floating in the nutrient solution.

The researcher, who was already mentally prepared, sighed, and then told the others: "The life activities of the hatchlings have stopped."

157 next door heard the voice of the young "mother", and moved slightly, the upper body subconsciously tilted to that side, wanting to hear what they were saying.

The language barrier prevented 157 from understanding the conversation next door. She heard someone say something, and then the "mother" of the hatchling laughed.

Soon someone pushed the cart, and the cart accidentally hit the door when it came in, and there was a "bang".

Alyssa, who finished what she was doing, happened to come to see 157 who was alone in the incubation room. As soon as she opened the door, 157 slipped out through the crack of the door.

"157!" Alyssa called out to her, trying to keep it from running far away. After following a few steps, she saw 157 stop at the corner.

Alyssa subconsciously looked over there, and it happened that several familiar researchers were pushing a failure body out, and 157 was looking there.

The larva has eight tentacles, just as it said, the eyes are not opened yet, they are tightly closed, and the body is white - but the larva still can't understand what the color is, it doesn't look like "mother"Similar, but somewhat similar to myself.

"Failed again?" 157 heard Alyssa ask.

"Yeah." The "mother" of the young creature smiled helplessly, grabbed the hanging tentacles of the young creature and pushed them onto the car, then picked up the rag beside her and wiped her hands.

They were still continuing the conversation that they couldn't understand with 157's vocabulary. The experimental subject's eyes fell on the face of the cub "mother". When talking about happy things, 157 would bend his eyes and laugh when he saw him.

She suddenly realized that the death of the young did not seem to make him feel sad at all.

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Alyssa had a pleasant chat with her colleagues, but some episodes happened at the end.When the body of the larva was pushed away, 157, who was staying there quietly, tried to stretch out his tentacles to stop them, and the tentacles climbed onto the cart, trying to roll up the body of the larva above.

Although it failed in the end and was stopped by other researchers, Alyssa still apologized to the caretakers of the cubs. When she came back to her senses, she found that 157 was no longer here.Lose your temper.

Alyssa looked at the wound scratched by 157 on her hand, frowned subconsciously, and then looked at the others: "I have to go first, to find the position of 157."

157 walked aimlessly in the laboratory, and subconsciously walked in when she saw a half-open door. Before entering, she felt the familiar breath coming out of it, and the breath of the experimental subjects in the third district.Somewhat similar, but with a stale taste.

157 pushed open the door, and saw the experimental subject soaked in the glass jar that had lost its breathing and heartbeat. She was startled, subconsciously took a step back, looked away to the side, and met the eyes of the dried specimen on the other side.In the transparent glass cover of the specimen room, there are still several spliced white bones.

It even covers the different stages of the experimental body from juvenile to adult.

157 stared blankly at the specimen room, and when the door of the specimen room was opened, "Mom" stood at the door and stretched out her hand: "Come here."

As if afraid that she would inadvertently destroy the specimen, Alyssa coaxed softly: "Come to me, don't stay there."

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The death of a larva that has awakened consciousness is not a very strange thing for other experimental subjects. They have lived in the laboratory for a long time and have seen many larvae awaken and die.

The period when No. 77 and No. 76 were born was the period when the number of larvae was the largest, and many larvae were seen in their infancy.

Young organisms that have not awakened their consciousness, those who have not survived to leave the nutrition barn after their consciousness has been awakened, and those who have died soon after leaving the barn due to various reasons...

A large part of them eventually became one of the samples in the herbarium.

The few experimental subjects in the third district now were also one of the objects that could not survive in the eyes of "mother" at that time.

It also includes 77.

He was put into 76's nutrition room originally from an experiment.

During human fetal development, the stronger twin may absorb the other fetus in the mother's womb.

At that time, the heartbeat was weak, and 77, who was very similar to 76 in appearance, came into everyone's sight at this time, and he was put into the nutrition warehouse of another experimental subject, in order to see whether he would eventually become 76's nourishment.

But he managed to survive in the end.

When 77 first came to consciousness, another tail was gently touched in the nutrition compartment, and the black juvenile human snake said: "I have opened my eyes and seen it, the outside world is very interesting."

He rambled in 77's ear about the comings and goings outside, and looked at their researchers with concern. It seemed that what they were talking about was always two young organisms; there were also bottles and cans on the table., there are liquids of different colors in it, which are colors that have never been seen before opening the eyes; and a completely incomprehensible display screen, with all kinds of strange letters and symbols on it.

"Everyone is waiting for you." The young black human snake cautiously wrapped its tail around the small white human snake.

At this moment, he still firmly believes that he is loved, and he leans close to the ear of the little white snake: "Everyone will love you very much, so you can wake up now."

77 became curious about the voice speaking in his ear, so he opened his eyes.