Chatty Hollywood

"God is Dead" is a poem written by Frances Farmer when she was 14 years old. It was also the real reason why she was sent to the hospital as a mental patient.

Although this poem was of average quality and had little influence, the problem was that McCarthyism was rampant in the United States at that time, and some deviant behaviors were often considered to be influenced by the former Soviet Union.

Although this is a demonization of things that are not understood, countless people were affected by it in that era, and Francis Farmer was not the only one who was mentally ill.

In particular, although Hollywood is grotesque and materialistic, the United States is essentially a puritanical country.

In a country where the vast majority of people believe in God, saying "God is dead" is not something you say casually.

Might as well say "God is a girl"!

Anyway, because of this poem, Francis Farmer was often criticized by right-wing people after he became famous, and was eventually imprisoned in a mental hospital. This poem is also related to it.

——It can be said that misfortune comes from the mouth.

When Charlotte had suspicions before, she had specifically investigated the life of Francis Farmer, so he knew about it.

And now when he says the words "God is dead", he is deliberately irritating the other party——

After all, the other party was just the weak remnant soul of Francis Farmer. Charlotte couldn't be sure how much emotion he retained from his original body.

He wanted to take the opportunity to test it out.

And the result was not what he expected——

The anger at being persecuted back then should be the main emotional obsession of Francis Farmer’s remnant soul.

And considering that she is actually a part of the soul that was separated from the real Farmer when he was lobotomized, it is quite normal to have such anger.

However, Charlotte will not let this anger continue.

"The era of McCarthyism is over and Dr. Malcolm Heard is dead. Is there any point in this anger now?"

Charlotte looked at Francis Farmer on the movie screen, not caring that he was glaring at him.

"Or is it that your anger does not come from yourself, but from this "Red Ling Tribulation"?"

"What you said...is actually correct!"

The ghost on the movie screen suddenly calmed down,

"The one that gives me emotions and even strength is indeed "The Tribulation of Red Ling"."

——So, this is another ghost born because of a movie! ?

Charlotte sighed in her heart and slowly expressed her analysis.

"Rome was not built in a day. "Red Ling Tribulation" may be the key to finally activating you, but many of the previous factors also play a role, right?"

Seeing that the other party didn't speak, he continued,

"If I'm not wrong, most of the lobotomized patients in Malcolm Sanatorium should have left some residual souls here."

"You're right!"

Francis nodded,

"However, after all, we are residual souls, incomplete, and so weak that it is difficult to leave this nursing home."

"So you hid underground like ordinary soul fragments, and then were absorbed by the dragon's veins!"

Charlotte smiled and said,

"It is precisely because of absorbing a large amount of the remnant souls created by people like you that a dragon can be born in the dragon veins here so quickly!"

"yes!"

Francis sighed on the movie screen, and his expression looked a little bit like a human being.

"However, this rapid pregnancy method has sequelae."

"Because you remnant souls still have past emotions, memories and even personalities, right?"

Charlotte revealed the secret in one word,

"The soul fragments left behind by the deceased do not contain much emotion, memory or personality. The dragon that grows up by absorbing these soul fragments has a pure consciousness."

"But the dragons here absorb the conscious remnant souls of you who were born due to lobotomy."

"Although this can make the dragon grow quickly, it also causes its consciousness to become confused, right?"

"Yes."

Francis Farmer nodded,

"Originally, the dragon's consciousness should have gradually grown in the process of devouring our souls, but now -"

"The dragon's consciousness directly becomes a collection of your remaining souls!"

Charlotte frowned.

"So, although this dragon was born, it is not complete. I always thought that the large number of ghosts in the ghost market that Sam Fehr saw were ghosts serving the dragon. Now that I think about it, what he saw was actually It should be you, right?"

"We didn't expect it to turn out like this!"

There was a hint of helplessness on Francis Farmer's face,

"Originally, it was just instinctive to hide underground, but unexpectedly it contributed to the birth of the dragon and became the consciousness of the dragon. But in essence, we cannot completely count it as the consciousness of the dragon, because we still cannot control the power of the dragon."

"I see."

Charlotte nodded,

"That's why you didn't leave Malcolm Sanitarium - not because you didn't want to, but because you couldn't, right?"

Francis Farmer nodded.

——This is really a besieged city!

Charlotte sighed;

"Because of the newly born dragon's domain, the ghosts and ghosts from outside cannot enter, and you remnant souls who have occupied the dragon's consciousness cannot get out."

"In this way, I understand the reason for the birth of the dragon and the reason for the ghost market. The current state of you remnant souls is indeed special——"

"Because he is a remnant soul, he is too fragile. He usually avoids even ordinary adults and only dares to show his face in front of children like Sam Phil."

"But together, you are the dragon's consciousness. Although you cannot leave the sanatorium, you have a lot of power inside."

"You're right!"

Francis Farmer had a sarcastic smile on his face,

"Obviously after becoming the dragon's consciousness, we understand a lot about magic, but in essence, we are still those fragile remnant souls."

"So you do what normal ghosts do, don't you?"

Charlotte's lips also showed sarcasm,

"Is it your work to cause the new patients here to suffer from soul-leaving syndrome?"

Seeing that Francis didn't speak, Charlotte continued,

"Just like the ghosts of suicides will lure people to commit suicide, and the ghosts of drowned people will try to make people drown, you remnant souls whose souls have been separated will also separate the souls of others, right?"

"..."

Francis looked at Charlotte blankly for a long time, and finally nodded,

"Although it is not intentional, it is true that inadvertently we will separate part of the souls of some patients in the nursing home - it seems to be an instinct on our part."

"This is normal."

Charlotte shrugged.

"Most ghosts have the ability to lure living people to recreate the way they died. What's more, you have also obtained part of the dragon's power. The question now is-"

"If this continues, Francis, you, or rather the dragon here, will eventually turn into a man-eating dragon!"