Chapter 10

Chapter 10 A Bright and Sunny Afternoon! A Hopeful Sign of Things to Come! Nothing to Go Wrong Just Yet. The sun was finally shining outside Woodsword Middle School, but Morgan barely noticed. Because a light of a different kind was shining inside Morgan's heart. The bell rang, and Morgan leapt out of his chair. He was the first one out the door, and Jodi was waiting for him just outside. Her hands were stained with multicolored paints. "I got all the posters finished and hung up," she said. "Things got a little messy." Morgan gave her a high five. He didn't mind getting a little color on him. The siblings hurried down the hallway. They passed the classroom where student government meetings were held. Po was there, taping a red sign to the door. It read MEETING CANCELED.

第10章一个晴朗的下午！一个充满希望的迹象！目前还没有什么问题。 太阳终于在森林剑中学外面照耀着，但摩根几乎没有注意到。 因为一种不同的光在摩根的心里闪耀。 铃声响了，摩根从椅子上跳了起来。 他是第一个出门的，乔迪就在外面等他。 她的手上沾满了五颜六色的颜料。 “我完成了所有的海报，然后挂了起来，”她说。 “事情变得有点混乱。” 摩根跟她击掌。 他不介意身上沾点颜色。 姐弟俩匆匆走过走廊。 他们经过举行学生会会议的教室。 阿宝在那里，把一个红色的标志贴在门上。 上面写着会议取消。

"Dude!" Po said to Morgan. He wheeled alongside Morgan and Jodi as they continued down the hallway. "Shelly canceled today's meeting. I think she saw one of Jodi's posters." He turned to Jodi. "Which are beautiful and excellent," he added. Jodi beamed. "Aw, shucks. I bet you say that to everybody who uses elements of French Expressionism in their school flyers." Po shrugged. "I like color." They ran into Harper and Theo soon after. "Today's the day," said Theo. "Are you sure this is a good idea?" "I just hope I made enough headsets," said Harper. "We're about to find out," said Morgan. He pushed open the doors to the cafetorium. Just as he'd hoped, a group of eager students was waiting on the other side.

“伙计!”阿宝对摩根说。 摩根和乔迪继续沿着走廊往前走，他在他们身边转过身来。 "谢利取消了今天的会议。 我想她看到了乔迪的海报。” 他转向乔迪。“这些都很漂亮，很优秀，”他补充说。 乔迪-微笑。“哦,呸!。我敢打赌，你对每个在学校传单上使用法国表现主义元素的人都这么说。” 阿宝耸耸肩。“我喜欢颜色。” 他们很快就遇到了哈珀和西奥。 “就是今天，”西奥说。 “你确定这是个好主意吗？”哈珀说：“我只希望我做了足够多的耳机。” “我们马上就知道了。”摩根说。 他推开通往食堂的门。 正如他所希望的那样，一群急切的学生在另一边等着他。

"Are we in the right place?" asked Shelly Silver. She held up one of Jodi's flyers, still wet with paint. "Is this the Minecraft club?" Morgan realized that she had directed the question at him. Everyone's eyes looked his way, and he felt queasy. He tried not to let them see how nervous he was. He forced himself to grin. He hoped it looked like the confident smile of a leader.

“我们来对地方了吗？”雪莉·西尔弗问。 她举起乔迪的一张传单，上面还沾着油漆。 “这是Minecraft俱乐部吗？”摩根意识到她的问题是针对他的。 每个人的眼睛都朝他这边看，他感到恶心。 他尽量不让他们看出他有多紧张。 他勉强挤出笑容。 他希望这是一个领导人自信的微笑。

"You're in the right place," he said. "Thanks for coming, everybody." Morgan looked over the crowd. There were about a dozen kids there, and he recognized all of them. He saw several of Po's basketball teammates, a couple of drama kids, some cheerleaders, and more. Ash waved at a few Wildling Scouts. Even Po's older cousin Hope was there. "I'm here as the chaperone," Hope explained, and she handed Morgan a small corn dog on a stick. "And to promote my new food truck." Ned Brant, a reporter for the school's podcast, held a microphone in Morgan's direction. "Can you tell us why the Blockheadz are so eager for new members?" "We're not calling ourselves that," Morgan grumbled. Theo crossed his arms, bashfully hiding the BLOCKHEADZ logo on his T-shirt. "We asked you here to help us with an experiment," Harper explained, and she began passing out the jury- rigged sunglasses. "We've got some pretty fun technology built into these glasses. It's a whole new way to play Minecraft!"

“你来对地方了，”他说。 “谢谢大家的到来。” 摩根望着人群。 那里有十几个孩子，他都认出来了。 他看到了阿宝的几个篮球队友，几个戏剧孩子，一些啦啦队长等等。 阿什向几个野人侦察兵挥了挥手。 就连阿宝的表哥霍普也在那里。 “我是作为监护人来的，”霍普解释道，她递给摩根一个小玉米热狗。 “还有宣传我的新餐车。” 学校播客记者内德·布兰特（Ned Brant）拿着麦克风朝摩根的方向走去。 “你能告诉我们，为什么傻蛋们如此渴望新成员吗？”“我们不会这么称呼自己。”摩根抱怨道。 西奥交叉双臂，害羞地把BLOCKHEADZ的标志藏在他的t恤上。 “我们请你们来帮我们做一个实验，”哈珀解释道，然后她开始分发陪审团设计的太阳镜。 “我们在这些眼镜中内置了一些非常有趣的技术。 这是玩《我的世界》的全新方式！”

"But there's bad news, too," said Morgan. "The Minecraft you're about to experience is broken. We need your help to accomplish a specific task. If you get into trouble, don't worry. Hope will be able to unplug your glasses, and you'll be safely back here." "Back here?" echoed Shelly. "I don't understand. Where are we going?" Morgan grinned. "Into the game."

“但也有坏消息。”摩根说。 “你即将体验到的《我的世界》是破碎的。 我们需要你的帮助来完成一项具体任务。 如果你遇到麻烦，不要担心。 霍普会把你的眼镜拔掉，你就安全回到这里了。” “回到这里？”谢莉应声说。 “我不明白。我们要去哪儿？”摩根咧嘴一笑。 “进入游戏。”