The next day Mark informed everyone of the upcoming events which were the horror film festival and the dragon naming event which made everyone happy but he needed to impart bad news to the twins.
“Kids, unfortunately for the horror film festival, Hamil decided to impose an age restriction because the horror movies are too scary for children.”
“No! We can handle horror movies!” Isaac shouted.
“We want to watch the movies!” Aaron shouted as well.
“It’s the circus’s rule and what did I say about the rules?”
“We need to follow them,” both kids murmured.
“You can still play with your friends with the dragon since they will not be allowed to watch as well,” Mark consoled the twins.
Mark then asked a favor from Milena if she could watch the twins during the film festival and he would just compensate her for missing the film fest.
“That’s okay Mark, I don’t like scary stuff anyway but as compensation will you let us watch the Harry Potter films? I actually saw them when we were vacationing in your oasis but held off on asking you to watch them since you mentioned that you were planning to let us watch them when we finished the book series,” Milena asked.
“Are you sure? I’m asking because in my opinion, the books are a thousand times better than the movies since the movies are more like summaries of what happened but if you really want to I’ll let you guys watch them. Ooh, we can hold a Harry Potter Film Festival! That would specifically cater to the kids since we held a film festival for adults, it’s only fair that there should be one for children!” Mark suggested excitedly.
“That’s a good idea, Mark,” Milena said while smiling.
Milena then turned to the kids and told them since there would be a film festival for them they should behave or else there was a chance that if something problematic happened the film festival could be canceled.
The twins clamored that they would behave and that they would make sure that all of their friends would behave as well. After breakfast Rendira arrived for the twins' lesson and Mark left them to check with Hamil about their schedule for the day.
Mark walked slowly to savor the energy that came uniquely from the circus. The energy that the people gave had elements of excitement, adventure, potential, and weirdness that made him glad that the first thing that he encountered when he transmigrated to this world was the circus.
He thought of what could have happened if he hadn’t been part of the circus. He would have probably become a mage adventurer or mercenary and would have been part of a party hunting for treasure and killing monsters in dungeons. Mark guessed that that life would be exciting as well but he would leave it to his counterpart in another timeline or another dimension.
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Mark saw Hamil together with a few people who were constructing a fairly large tent in a clearing near the caravan. He was impressed by how fast the tent was being unfolded and he should have known that the circus would have the capability to do something like that since constructing a tent was something all circus in all dimensions was known for.
“Mark! We should be finished in an hour and the tent could sit about a hundred people which is enough,” Hamil said when he saw Mark.
“Is it not going to be hot inside the tent especially since we’re planning to watch three movies?” Mark asked.
“Everyone will get used to it since that’s the way it has always been after winter passes.”
“That will decrease everyone’s enjoyment. Let’s set up air conditioning units inside. It’s fun to watch horror films when everyone is feeling a little cold.”
“What are air conditioning units?” Hamil asked.
Mark forgot that no one had encountered that specific device from him since when he joined the circus, winter arrived.
“It’s a device that spews out cold air and will decrease the temperature in an enclosed area. Just make sure that the tent is fully enclosed without the air leaking and the units will handle the ventilation.”
“since the tent is about done let’s wait and you can instruct us on how to install your air conditioning units,” Hamil said.
After a few minutes, Hamil told Mark that the tent was ready so Mark replicated three huge air conditioning units and generators for each one of the air conditioners. He specifically instructed Hamil that he should put the units in different locations inside the tent and make sure that the tube for its exhaust was outside the tent. The generators should be outside as well and Mark was glad that he chose to purchase very quiet generators so even if they were near, their sound wouldn’t disturb anyone and with a full tank, the generator could even last more than twenty-four hours supporting one air conditioner.
When the air conditioner was running, it didn’t even take five minutes before the whole tent was cold and Hamil and the people who constructed the tent were amazed.
“Those are good devices, Mark. We can also achieve the same thing using magic but this an option for us as well!” Hamil said.
Mark felt foolish. He forgot about magic and he was sure that a mage in the circus would be able to replicate the same thing using magic and it would probably be much less complicated but what was done was done so he changed the subject.
“Hamil, have you decided what age limit to set for the horror film fest?”
“Halinda and the other women decided that only thirteen years old and older should be able to watch the films and the number of films everyone was asking was around three or four.”
Mark prepared three films but adding another one would not be a problem. He decided to show the 1922 film Nosferatu. He also decided to show the films in the film fest using the date they were released so it was going to be “Nosferatu” first, then “Halloween,” then “The Ring,” and lastly the movie “It.”
“The film showing will start at one in the afternoon then a five-minute break then the second one then a fifteen-minute food break and then the third film then another five-minute break and then the final film,” Hamil added.
“Okay. I chose the films we were going to show so I'll come back here before one in the afternoon. By the way, the twins are complaining about them not being included so I told him that we will also conduct a film fest for the kids. I’m calling it “The World of Harry Potter Film Festival.” Can we do it?” Mark asked Hamil.
“Sure, we’ll do it tomorrow and then we will continue our journey the day after tomorrow.”
Mark thanked Hamil and went back to the RV to share the news with the twins. He was sure that it would make them happy. When he arrived in the RV, Rendira just left and Milena was preparing their lunch.
“Kids, Hamil said that we will conduct a children's film festival tomorrow! The name of the film festival is “The World of Harry Potter! There will be three films going to be shown first,” Mark shared the news to the twins which caused them to cheer and then they ran and hugged Mark.