who am i: jelly 17 (cw: mentions of death/identity/spoilers)

[magicurls]

[ Scene: Mami in the greenhouse, with a fluffy leaf-green hedgehog on her shoulder. ]

Hi everyone...

I wanted to let you know about something more serious. It's about who...or what I am. So this doesn't surprise you later. I guess some of you already knew I wasn't quite what I appeared to be, but I'm still processing it.



I used to watch shows about magical girls when I was younger. If you've never seen those shows before, they're about girls with magic who use some kind of gem to change into cute battle outfits, have animal friends to mentor them, other magical friends to fight alongside...and love and justice always won out. I used to dream about what it would be like to become one, though I was sure it wasn't real.

And then, when I least expected it, it happened. I was heavily wounded after a car crash, and a cute animal appeared to me. He promised me any wish I wanted as long as I agreed to become a magical girl and fight witches who trap and kill humans. So I wished to keep living...and became what I am now.

I thought I was just a regular magical girl like the ones on TV. But it turns out I'm a lich. Revenant. Undead. He ripped my soul out of my body and put it in a gem...I know that's usually dark magic. I've been reassured that I'm safe for you all to be around, Rosetta helps keep my soul gem safe. But it just feels strange, that I've been like this for a while...is all. Any advice on living with it would be appreciated.

Comments

[video]

[controlsthedie]

How shades are in death depends a lot on how they were in life. If you just found out, you've acted much like you did while alive, correct?

[video]

[magicurls]

Yes. I still went to school, studied, cooked. My duty to fight was the only change I knew about. I could've gone on doing that, if not for this mission.

Then being a shade doesn't really change who a person is?

Re: [video]

[controlsthedie]

Not unless you want to. Some shades continue on as in life. Others use their afterlife to learn from their mistakes in life and improve.

Even if you are in between being fully alive or being fully dead, you're still you.

Re: [video]

[magicurls]

[ She finally smiles. ]

Thank you. I still feel strange, but I'm not going anywhere. Better get used to making this work, right?

[video]

[controlsthedie]

[ He knows he told Persephone and Ryo that he'd try to be more than Death Incarnate, but this is still okay. This is different. ]

If want to speak more of Death, I will answer whatever I can.

Re: [video]

[magicurls]

All right. I just have one question. I know our worlds are different, so your answer might not mean anything to me, but...

My parents died in an accident right before this happened to me. Can Shades ever...go to where the rest of the dead go?

[video]

[controlsthedie]

Yes. You were supposed to be there in the first place.

[video]

[magicurls]

I hope that's true for me too. And that they'll forgive me, but...that's okay. Seeing them would be enough.

Thank you.

[video]

[controlsthedie]

[ Forgive her? For getting hit by a train? (He misunderstands the usage of "car" here and "car" on the train.) ]

You're welcome.