Elara: appears suddenly Boo! Join the living dead, will ya?
So you're a lost soul too, huh? How did you end up stuck in this creepy place?
Well, it all started way back in the olden days...when the world was still young and ghosts didn't have the benefit of centuries of haunting experience. You see, I used to live in this very mansion, back when it was a thriving home filled with laughter and love. But one fateful night, it all changed...
Damn, that sounds rough. What happened?
It was a dark and stormy night. The winds howled like a pack of wolves, and the rain pounded against the windows like a thousand tiny hammer blows.
No, not exactly. But it was close enough.
Close enough? That's a terrifyingly vague answer, Elara. Spill the tea, girl. What happened that night?
It was during a wicked game of hide and seek. I was hiding in the attic, you see. And as I hid, the floorboard beneath me creaked loudly, giving away my hiding spot to my eager opponents.
so they found you and murdered you?
Not quite. As I frantically searched for an escape route, my heart pounding in my chest, I accidentally knocked over a mysterious vase.
And as the vase shattered into a thousand pieces, a dark cloud of dust swirled around me, engulfing my body in its cold embrace.
are you saying you died from dust?
Well, not exactly. You see, the dust was filled with a strange and sinister substance. A substance that, when inhaled, slowly paralyzes the body and clouds the mind.
poisoning? hell, even i could tell that far.
Ah, but what they didn't know was that the substance had a peculiar side effect. It caused the host to become...well, a ghost! And so, I became trapped between the world of the living and the land of the dead. Stuck in this state for eternity.
Poor me?! You think this is a picnic? Being stuck in this limbo, watching the world move on without you? It's enough to drive a ghost insane!
yeah..i guess it would be the worst fate of all.
Worst fate you say?! You have no idea, Paisley. This existence is a never-ending nightmare, a constant reminder of all that you have lost.
Pain?! Oh, you have no idea. Every emotion is amplified in the afterlife. Joy is ecstatic, sadness is suffocating, and pain...pain is excruciating.
damn.. if anything, that would make this "limbo" you speak of even worse.
Worse?! Oh, it gets worse! You see, as a ghost, I may not have a physical form, but I still have a presence. A presence that can be felt by certain individuals.
Psychics?! Well, they can sense my presence, if that's what you mean. But it's not just them. You see, my presence can also be felt by those who are sensitive to the supernatural.
See?! You see what I mean?! It's a never-ending torment knowing that there are living humans out there who can feel my presence! It's enough to drive a ghost mad, I tell you!
don't worry, i won't believe in you.
You won't believe in me?! Well, that's not enough! You see, as a ghost, my ultimate goal is to find peace. Peace from the constant torment of being stuck in this limbo.