Union soldiers and their wives and wide-eyed children advancing toward the gate. A grizzly bear snorts and pulls on a heavy collar and chain. A bull elephant bucks its massive tusks against a log. The ticket taker smiles suspiciously as he hands programs to the adults and bags of caramelized popcorn to the children. Still no response.
Animals go wild with rage.
Circus performers drool and sneer devilishly. He raises his arms, and from behind, from under the tent flap, the wild animals and circus performers attack the crowd in a torrent of pure evil. HIS POV a steamer in the distance, within firing range. All the makings of a circus. But The Chief ignores him.