Chapter 11: The Opening of the Cosmic Boring Party
"The party is tomorrow, are you ready for the alien challenge?" I asked excitedly, feeling vaguely nervous. It felt like an end-of-year performance in elementary school, where I stared at my colleagues as if expecting their answers. Xiao Zhang first replied: "Of course I am ready, I am the main atmosphere of the boring party!" As he spoke, he made funny moves that made everyone around him laugh.
"I've prepared a boring song that might confuse the aliens a bit!" "Said Xiao Li triumphantly, holding a half-worn guitar in his hand. There was a smirk on his face, as if he had just been given a very precious toy.
"Are you sure it wasn't meant to put us all to sleep?" I quipped, trying to liven things up. The atmosphere seemed to light a fire, everyone began to laugh, and unconsciously, the atmosphere of boring challenges began to spread in the office.
"I think we can do a boring talent show and see who can make the aliens laugh!" "Said Xiao Zhang, dancing as if this cosmic party had been rehearsed in his head a thousand times.
"I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be an unusual day." I said with a sigh of relief, perhaps this tense atmosphere was just the challenge I was longing for. The noise around me gradually drowned my thoughts, it seemed that all the expectations were coming together to this moment tomorrow.
In the atmosphere of waiting, my eyes involuntarily cast out of the window, and the light flashed again, as if to suggest something. It occurred to me that perhaps this light could bring us unexpected surprises and even new adventures. And tomorrow's party may be the big turning point in my life.
"You really have to do well tomorrow," I patted Xiao Li on the shoulder. "Are you ready for that boring song?"
"I've practiced it 50,000 times and it would make an alien want to turn their back on you." Xiao Li's face is confident, as if he is preparing for a big performance. I couldn't help laughing. "I hope you don't leave their ears here when you send them home!"
Xiao Zhang is planning on the side, "We also have to think of something new to make the aliens believe that the boredom of our Earth people is unique. For example, could we remake the boring story into a classic film and call it A Boring World?"
"How boring you say it is! Probably not even aliens can watch it." I joked, then remembered the exaggerated expectation on Xiao Zhang's face. "But I like the concept. It will be worth it if one day the critics name it the best boring movie of the year."
"Yes, an artistically boring performance that might resonate with aliens." Xiao Li nodded earnestly, as if he had already imagined future film reviews in his mind.
Just then, the light outside the window flashed again, as if it were lighting some spark in my heart. I said to the others, "Do you think this light is telling us something? Maybe tomorrow's party will have something to do with it!"
"Be careful, if the light really shines on us, what if we become aliens?" Xiao Zhang made an exaggerated expression, and everyone suddenly laughed more. Half the office was infected by this little imagination, and the joy of the moment made us forget the fatigue of work for a while.
"Wait a minute, will aliens find us Earthlings too boring to participate?" Xiao Li's worried voice caught my attention.
"Rest assured, aliens may have their own definition of boredom, and our boredom is just seasoning, not necessarily making them want to go home." "I quipped, as I began to imagine the arrival of aliens. Imagine them reporting in strange language, "Earthlings are boring!" At that moment, I couldn't help but laugh.
"Yeah, maybe aliens will think it's a wonder we can make such a fuss about such boring things." Xiao Zhang agreed, shaking his coffee cup. Seeing him so optimistic, there was a glimmer of hope in his heart. However, as a fail-safe measure, I still have to prepare a small box of emergency snacks, in case everyone gets hungry after the explosion?
"Do you really want to involve aliens? Who knows how they'll react! What if they're used to being bored in space and they're stunned to see us, like a bunch of fantastical earthlings." I interjected to see what kind of brainstorming would happen.
"Maybe they'll love our way of life! We don't know how boring their lives really are, and we might be expecting this kind of shock!" There was a glint in Xiao Li's eyes, as if he had seen the communication between the different races.
Suddenly, a thought struck me and I asked, "If tomorrow aliens asked us how we formed these boring activities, what would we say?" Xiao Zhang thought for a moment, and seemed to have a new idea in mind, "We tell them: boredom is not a lack of fun, but a rhythm, we need to explore, to mobilize!"
"I think the aliens will be shocked by our boredom and become even more bored!" Xiao Li joked, pointing to the flashing light outside the window. "Look, even the light is enveloping us in boredom, must be the arrangement of the universe!"
"Poor alien, who came to Earth to relax and ended up being pulled into our vortex of boredom." Xiao Zhang exaggerated, covering his face and pretending to be sad, so that we could not help laughing.
"But if we could ask a boring alien, we could probably share our lives with it every day." I imagined the alien chattering at us or giving boring feedback in its peculiar voice. This scene was so vivid in my mind that I couldn't help but envision future exchanges.
"Yes, we can fulfill its intellectual curiosity and tell the aliens that on Earth, boredom is actually an art, an attitude to life." Xiao Li nodded affirmatively, his voice full of fearless persistence. He seems to have begun preparing a "Boring Earth handbook" for aliens.
"Or we could design a 'boring tour' and take aliens to experience various' boring 'activities!" Xiao Zhang's eyes glowed with strange excitement. "Imagine aliens roaming our boring party, watching us fight for boredom!"
"That's a must, and you can even use aliens as hosts to rate who's more boring!" I added, feeling more and more interesting about the idea. We all seem to be dream-driven lunatics who have forgotten about lives that were once overwhelmed by busy work. At this moment, the light outside the window seems to be more intense, along with our laughter, let my heart vaguely feel that tomorrow is destined to be extraordinary.
"Have you ever thought about what kind of exciting experiences we might have if we actually invited aliens?" Xiao Zhang flashed his eyes and was clearly caught up in his wonderful fantasies.
"I bet aliens would be shocked by the boredom of Earth and start a very fresh boring philosophy lecture like a super teacher." I couldn't help teasing, with visions of an alien wearing a cape and holding a lightsaber, spitting and lecturing on the essence of boredom.
"Well, then we'll have to prepare an alien rating form for the boring party." Xiao Li eagerly added, "Let the aliens score and see if our boring art can pass their approval!"
"Ouch, remember not to make the aliens so disgusted that they want to go home, that's awkward." I pretended to be serious, but I couldn't help thinking about how I would react when real aliens also appeared in front of me. After work, who would have thought that this series of discussions would actually enrich my life.
In the midst of the laughter, my mind returned to the flickering light, thinking that tomorrow's party might lead to new adventures and awaken my love of life. Tonight, I will greet the unknown future with a boring sense of humor, really hope that the light will not let me down.
"So, are you ready for the alien temple fair?" I joked, everyone laughed together, but in the heart are looking forward to the new journey tomorrow. "Don't forget, tomorrow we not only have to make the aliens laugh, but we also have to give each other good memories of life!"
"Yes, the boring party has just begun!" A small table, the atmosphere in an instant heating up. The light outside the window flickered again, as if in response to our expectations, the night became more mysterious, and tomorrow's unknown adventure is slowly opening.