I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 982: Human Appearance
“People” don’t remember how long ago that happened…

When he became conscious, he was already in the petri dish.

He grew up and matured in it, gradually taking on a complete form.

"Hello."

The first time I heard "hello" was also in the petri dish.

He looked through the thick glass and saw a little girl standing outside. The little girl had innocent eyes and was waving her chubby little hands to greet him. Looking at her, he felt his heart melt.

He moved closer and put his face against the glass. The little girl was not afraid and continued waving her hands.

"Hello."

"Hello." He replied in a jerky voice.

"Why are you staying in there?" the little girl inquired.

“Because this is my home.”

He didn't know how to answer, and after thinking about it, he could only give this answer.

"Your house is so small." The little girl looked at the petri dish and said seriously.

This place is indeed very small, and he has never paid attention to it, but it is still a bit uncomfortable to be pointed out so seriously.

Just as he was about to explain to the little girl, she was grabbed by a pair of big hands.

"What are you doing here! This is a lab, get out!"

The adults found the little girl and carried her out, and peace returned to the petri dish.

Until the sound of beating and scolding faded away, he did not break free from the soft "hello". It was the first time he felt the kindness of human beings and the first time he felt his heart tremble.

Later, the little girl slipped in a few more times.

Every time, I would come up to the petri dish and say "hello" to him.

Every time, they didn't talk for long before the little girl was taken away by the adults.

In this intermittent conversation, he also learned about the little girl's origins:

Her nickname is Huahua. She is the daughter of a senior leader in a research institute. Because her father often brings her to work, she runs around the institute and often sneaks into various laboratories when other researchers are not paying attention.

Children are like this, they are full of curiosity about all places that are "not allowed to enter".

"When you are caught, they will beat and scold you. Aren't you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid, they are just trying to scare me."

"But I heard you crying."

"Of course I have to cry. If I cry, they will soften their hearts. This is my strategy."

"is it?"

"Of course." Huahua said stubbornly.

"How long are you going to stay in there?" she asked the petri dish.

"Wait until they want to use me."

"how to use?"

"Pay the price."

"What's the price?"

Huahua asked questions with a confused look on her face, and he patiently answered them one by one, until Huahua was found by the researchers again and taken away.

Days like this continued intermittently for a long time until Huahua went to school.

"I'll go to school in a few days. I'll come see you during the holidays."

"What is school?"

"Just like you in the petri dish, staying in a small space for a long time." Huahua explained seriously.

"Is it so uncomfortable? Then why do you want to go to school?"

"I don't know either, but all humans have to go to school."

"Oh, no wonder I don't have to go to school."

……

Huahua left and went to school, and the area around the petri dish became quiet, with no one saying "hello" to him anymore.

He gradually fell into a deep sleep, lost in emptiness.

He had been half asleep and half awake before Huahua disturbed him, and now he was just returning to his previous state.

But such days did not last long. One day, he was awakened by a familiar voice again.

"Hello! I'm back."

He looked out through the glass in a daze, only to find that Huahua had been standing outside without him noticing. She had grown much taller, and her voice was much louder.

"I'm on break now."

"Is school over yet?"

"Yes, that's good!"

Huahua looked very happy and spoke excitedly with her fists clenched.

"It's more fun here. School is so boring. Those guys don't dare to do anything but read books. They stand up straight when the teacher scolds them. They are all cowards."

"Not as good as you."

"Yes, not as good as me!"

Huahua put her hands on her hips and said in high spirits.

She talked to the petri dish about many of the "big things" she had done at school:
I built a castle with my classmates from desks, made crop circles on the school lawn, threw chalks of different colors into a water cup to do chemistry experiments, and used a slingshot tied with hair to make bows and arrows...

"School is so boring, I just have to find something else to do."

"Didn't you say you had an exam? How come you still have so much time to play?"

"The test is easy. I already know all those things."

"Is it because you are too smart?"

"Of course!"

Huahua was very happy to be praised and told him a lot of things about school.

As he listened, he felt as if he had also come to school and spent a semester with Huahua...

"It's really interesting. I wish I could go to school too..."

Huahua was getting excited when she was caught again.

"I'll see you next time!"

The researchers scolded her as usual, and she also skillfully put on an expression of "regret", so others softened their hearts and let her go...

The holiday was short, but Huahua came many times again.

Every time he would say "Hello" loudly and then start chattering.

Huahua talks a lot and her thoughts are very unconventional. She can talk about anything and everything.

But he had clearly felt that he could no longer understand many of the words that came out of Huahua's mouth.

He could only shamelessly ask Huahua for advice, and Huahua did not get annoyed and patiently explained to him.

Listening to Huahua's story, beautiful pictures appeared in his mind.

“It’s a wonderful world out there.”

……

Just like that, the vacation ended and Huahua went to school.

Come see him during holidays.

Repeated cycle...

He was half asleep and half awake, dreaming of going to school.

Huahua grew taller and taller, and gradually became a graceful young girl.

The topic of conversation changed from school to love:
Huahua fell in love with a handsome boy and she wanted to be admitted to the same university as the boy.

The girl was in love and had no one to tell, so she poured out everything to him. He responded in a dazed way, clumsily and purely.

When she went to college, Huahua and the boy were together as they wished, and she came less and less often.

At this time, the researchers would no longer stop Huahua, and would even take the initiative to open the door for her and let her in.

But Huahua spent less and less time chatting with him.

He could feel that Huahua was a little absent-minded, and only when talking about love would Huahua be willing to talk for a while.

So, he has been talking about this with Huahua.

But this could not keep Huahua. As an experimental subject trapped in a petri dish, she did not understand what love was. After a boring conversation, Huahua never appeared again.

……

No one ever said "hello" to him next to the petri dish again.

It was pitch black all around and I couldn't see anything.

He also fell into a deep sleep, and continued to have sweet dreams, wandering in the beautiful world that Huahua had built for him...

(End of this chapter)