death of hope

Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, come to the wilderness,
The visibility here is high and the air is much fresher than in the city.

From a distance, the chemical waste gases emitted by the industrial area are like sickly white pythons, soaring into the sky.

Yamatoru also took out two cans of beer from the car refrigerator:
"Give."

Jinguji Takatoshi rolled his eyes at him:
"Drinking while driving?"

"Oh, that's true. There are always people checking for drunk driving in the middle of the night recently."

"This is not to cope with inspections, but for the safety of you, me and passers-by."

"Okay, okay... I'll look for it... there's still sugar-free Coke in the car, is that okay?"

"Have a can."

Open the can, drink the cool carbonated drink, and look up at the night sky, feeling indescribably comfortable.

Jinguji Takatoshi took out a box of cheap "Cosmos Brand" cigarettes.

"Is there any fire?"

"No, use the cigarette lighter in the car."

"Huh..." Jinguji Takatoshi took a puff and watched the smoke drift away in the wind, feeling relieved:

"Continue with the previous topic."

Yamato Toru had never smoked cheap cigarettes before, so he choked on the low-quality tobacco and coughed:

"Ahem...when I was a kid, there was a circus run by gypsies that came to our star region for a tour.

When the circus came to our colony, advertising was overwhelming,
Huge tents were set up, flags were fluttering, colorful balloons were flying all over the sky, and mailboxes were filled with advertising flyers.

Local children were crying and begging their parents to buy tickets, including me.

Human actors perform traditional circus events such as animal training, acrobatics, knife throwing, strongman, clown comedy, etc.

There are also alien actors in this circus, and the shows they perform are very strange.
What impressed me the most was a Dark Eldar magician. The host announced the title of the program as "The Magician's Little Trick."

The actor wore a monkey cartoon mask and colorful robes, mumbling incantations.

First, a row of light bulbs were lit in the air.
Then, he controlled the plastic cup on the table to hang in the air and slowly moved it to his hand.
Finally, a female audience member was selected to come on stage, and with a wave of her magic wand, her hair stood up as if she was electrocuted.

The children at the scene were dumbfounded and thought it was magic in a fairy tale.

Parents couldn't help but smile and said it was a magic trick to fool their children.

I clearly remember that the audience member sitting in the seat behind me was an old man wearing an old Terra Marine camouflage uniform and medals. He was obviously a veteran.

The old man suddenly stood up and yelled at the alien magician:
Calling him a pirate and an enemy of mankind,

Kill human soldiers with 'psionic tricks'.

The magician was kicked off the stage, but the old man didn't give up and shouted to the audience again,

He said that the Governor's Palace should ban all psychic performances, saying that this is an 'evil heretic' that violates the laws of the physical universe.
Blaspheming our Almighty Lord 'Emmanuel',
All the alien heretics should be sent to the guillotine... I can't remember the rest, but the old man got more and more outrageous the more he cursed.

The audience paid money to come in. If they didn't watch the show, it would be a loss. They all urged the organizers to kick the veteran out.

Finally, I refunded the ticket to the old man, and two security guards, one on the left and one on the right, helped him out. The old man was still cursing outside the tent.

During the intermission, the audience discussed the matter, and most people felt that the old man had drunk too much.

The uncle sitting next to me had a different opinion. He said that the veteran was stimulated on the battlefield. When he was older, when he saw the alien magician, he regarded him as an enemy and suffered from PTSD.

The aunt in the front row echoed, saying that many human soldiers were indeed killed by the aliens' psychic magic.

My dad also joined the discussion and said that both the Terra Federation and major companies are continuing to increase investment in the field of psychic research.

If you buy related stocks, you will definitely make a lot of money.

It was the first time in my life to watch a circus show. I loved every show.
Also keep the concept of 'psionic power' in mind. "