“ i don’t know what that means.” ( @bitchcrqft )
“ for someone who was quite literally trapped in Hell for a while, one would assume you’d be a bit more familiar with the concept of Limbo. ”
Voice is sardonic, yet there is no real malice behind her comment – perhaps a bit of bitterness does imprint itself upon her tone, but by now, Moira supposes anyone who bothers to listen to what she has to say will grow used to it. indeed, she doesn’t mean to snarl or chastise, but to explain instead the situation she finds herself in – of course, the witch doesn’t get it, despite her supposed knowledge in magic, Moira is aware that no creature, human or witch, can possibly glimpse of what’s to come after death. It’s one of humanity’s biggest existential doubts, one Moira admits she’d always taken for granted, and for that, she scolds herself every single day of her neverending existence.
She offers a sideways glance to the young woman perched on the study’s sofa like Cleopatra on her throne – yet the ghost perceives certain softness in her, humanity she cannot conceal behind petty remarks. And Moira will turn on her heels, duster in hand as her tone mellows when she speaks again, adopts an almost motherly demeanor – an old teacher instructing a child.
“ it means we’re trapped inside this house forever, Ms. Montgomery. all of us are – for one reason or another. ” her own reason has rotten to bones underneath that forsaken gazebo, “ and for some reason, we can’t move forward … if there is anything else to move forward to. ” she needs to believe there is – that her mother is waiting for her there. Eyes shift to avert Madison’s gaze for a moment, voice a quieter murmur, “ it means you might’ve lived your own personal Hell, but we live ours too. ”