[ It sounds big, right? Bigger than Gorgug can imagine, and he can tell he's getting a simplified version of events. What exactly this other world is, what the cult were doing. And what did keeping Heather captive to the point that she couldn't move her body achieve?

But more importantly is what Heather is saying she suffered. Blatantly and the implications there: dying, a lack of bodily autonomy, and an unloving mother. Not giving, at least, the kind of love a child should receive. ]

I'm sorry that happened to you, [ Gorgug says eventually; his voice slow, words soft. ] It sounds like a lot. We had trouble with a cult in my town too, but... it wasn't like that. And dying really sucks.

[ To put it lightly... ]