The moon appears green because of diffuse reflection of sunlight and special dust floating around it. This is basic science knowledge that even grammar school students understand. The sea is blue and the moon is green, it has been this way since ancient times. Many poets in history have written poems about this pale green, dreamlike moon.
It was getting dark, and the patients at Arkham Psychiatric Center had started to have dinner, but Sean and Moonlight were still standing on the rooftop. In the distance, the city is noisy and the green moon is quiet...
Looking up, the moon was reflected in his eyes. He suddenly frowned and looked at Sean beside him suspiciously: "Sean, this world has me, and that world also has me - so which side is real?
"If you think everything in your dream is real, then what are we doing now?"
After thinking for a while, Sean whispered: "I would rather believe that it is real."
Somewhat ironically, Sean felt that this sentence was inexplicably consistent with where he was now. But he knew he wasn't crazy at this point.
"You mean, what we are living in now is a dream?" Yueguang suddenly realized the absurdity and shook her head, "I clearly remember how I came here for more than 20 years. I still remember the night she left me. !
"These are all things I have experienced. How could it be false? How could it be a dream?" He felt a little angry for no reason, and his tone became fierce. "Sean, have you forgotten all your experiences? Did you start from Where did it come from, and what did it go through?!”
When asked by Yue Guang, those past events suddenly came to mind. In the peaceful days of my hometown, I came to the other side of the ocean to pursue my journalistic dream, and followed my sister who traveled far away, but unfortunately suffered...
"I remember." Sean sighed, "I remember..."
"Then why do you say that what we are experiencing now is a dream?"
Sean pondered for a while, and when he looked up, his eyes were a little stubborn: "Moonlight, why do you have to believe in memory? - What if the memory is false?"
"What did you say?"
"Does memory have to be true?"
Moonlight was stunned. For patients with mental illness, distrusting their own memories is a common feeling - what remains in the memory may not necessarily be true. This is something that has been proven time and again in life.
But like Sean, completely denying all memories? For a moment, he wanted to end this conversation, go back downstairs, and have a quiet dinner...
Suddenly, Sean felt something. His speech speed increased and his emotions became a little intense: "Yes! Memories can be false. And what imprisons us is the so-called memory!"
The black clouds flowed and the green moon was covered. Sean suddenly raised his head, his eyes blazing: "I have a strong feeling that I have touched the truth! Our memory is a cage, this world is a cage, we have to escape from here!" "
Moonlight also seemed to understand something: "If we are in a cage, then what is it that puts us in a cage...?"
The two fell silent, neither daring to finish the sentence.
"Then what should we do now?" The doubts and anger Yueguang had just experienced suddenly disappeared, and there was only the passion to find proof of the existence of that world in her heart.
Sean's eyes passed through the somewhat excited Moonlight's face, passed through the city lights, and landed in a very distant place.
When the clouds covered the green moon, he finally saw the faint candlelight. Passing through all obstacles, drifting in the distance.
Weak, but firm, as if she has been waiting for herself quietly.
Sean's eyes suddenly became clear. Although the sedative medicine was still taking effect in his body, his eyes had found their own way.
"Moonlight, are you willing to believe me?"
Maybe it was Sean's state that gave him courage, Moonlight nodded.
"Then let's go to a place where there are answers."
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For Sean and Moonlight, leaving the retreat was easy. They created the illusion of falling asleep, avoided all supervision, changed into staff clothes in the locker room, and sneaked out of the center at night, while the nurses thought they had fallen asleep...
They walked carefully through the dark woods. The free air is fresh and cold.
"Shawn, where are we going?" Moonlight asked until Arkham Mental Illness Center was already a little light behind her.
Sean, who was walking in front, stopped. While walking, Sean discovered a pattern - the candlelight in the distance would only appear when the moon was obscured by clouds.
This definitely has deep meaning.
Sean turned around and made a "shh" gesture. He raised his head to look at the moon through the branches and leaves. It wasn't until the moon rolled into the clouds that he spoke: "I saw a little light, and it was calling me!"
Moonlight let out a breath. He remembered that he and Sean were fellow patients, so he felt inexplicably worried about what Sean had just said - he had thought that Sean had recalled something, but it turned out that he just saw a little light!
Escape from the recuperation center is no fun. If they are caught, they will be put in a solitary area and put in a bondage suit! That's definitely not a pleasant feeling...
Not only that, they will be classified as patients with severe symptoms due to their escape behavior, and their timely discharge will be in vain.
And he really wanted to leave Arkham one day.
Therefore, it was not wise for him to follow his patient just because he said "there is a light calling from afar". After all, in the lunatic asylum behind you, many people will say that they can see the call of light...
The passion for finding another world on the rooftop had faded, and he was now a little unsure of his thoughts.
Sean seemed to see that something was wrong with his companion, and he asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you Moonlight?"
When he found that the other party didn't reply, Sean frowned: "You think I'm going crazy, right?"
The moonlight still didn't speak, the green light shone through the branches of the trees, and they hid in the shadows. The pianist raised his head helplessly, his eyes were powerless: "Sean, I really want to leave Arkham as soon as possible. I want to live a better life..."
"I understand!" Except for the little candlelight, Sean was not much more optimistic than Moonlight. He growled anxiously, "I completely understand how you feel, Moonlight! Life is like a fucking out-of-control beast, no matter what No matter what you do, you always get knocked to the ground by all kinds of inexplicable things!
"Then, we became more cautious! We couldn't believe that lucky things would happen to us! Even if the ideal world came to us, we didn't dare to go in! We became like being repeatedly shocked in a laboratory The monkey has lost the ability to believe!"
The green moon shines brightly, making the surroundings look strange. They were like escaped prisoners, hiding from the searchlights in the shadows. Sean took a deep breath in the woods and his voice became calmer: "You can go back, Moonlight. Really." Sean stared into the other person's eyes, "I won't blame you.
"And I..." He turned his head and pointed in the direction of the flickering candlelight. Because the green moon was in the sky, it disappeared again, "And I will go to the place where the candlelight is.
"I can die for this, really - even if my heart is exhausted, I will choose to die on the way to pursue it. Anyway, we will always die.
"Goodbye, my brother." Sean said with a smile, looking at his friend who lowered his head. They had experienced a lot in another world, but here they had differences from the beginning.
After a while, Moonlight raised his head, his eyes flickering: "Let's go, Sean. Let's go." He pushed Sean's back.
"You're so good at talking." He muttered from behind.
Sean smiled and continued walking ahead.
To reach that candlelight, they have to walk through the city. Soon after, they returned to the city. At this time, they were still wearing decent clothes, so people on the street didn't know that these two guys, who looked not bad, actually ran away from the famous Arkham Asylum. Of course, in a sense, they may just go from a small lunatic asylum to a larger one.
They crossed the road with constant traffic, passed the saxophone artist performing, and passed the obsessed young couple.
They walked near the Silent Street of that world.
Silent Street is a street branched off from Central Avenue. Due to the magical effects, ordinary people will avoid it unconsciously. The Explorer Center is located within it.
When passing by this place, Sean and Yueguang stopped to take a look. As a result, with just one glance, they were stunned.
In this world where explorers obviously did not exist, they saw a group of masked people walking over.
