However, that does seem like something that would be troubling, emotionally speaking. And physiologically, as souls, if they exist, are meant to stay within the body.
Yes, that's right. For a lot of girls, finding out that their bodies were - like shells... Was their breaking point.
[ it's a difficult subject, but Madoka doesn't exactly hate talking about it. it's a little better than getting into her own direct history. this is just general information.
Not much is known about it! But our predecessors on Etheria had incredibly advanced technology that makes our current technology looks like child toys! And it's buried all over Etheria. I've been researching it.
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[ how's this for data!! Madoka is trying to be helpful... so she takes her soul gem out of her pocket. ]
Usually, anyway.
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OH I LIKE THAT THING VERY MUCH, MAY I SEE IT?
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[ but Madoka knows she's power-nerfed, so it's not nearly as important to keep it safe as it usually would be, so she hands it over. ]
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[ just examining it and sciencebabbling to herself..... ]
Can we go back to the lab?
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How did you come across this?
[ madoka can definitely grill her about her backstory after this, she earned it. ]
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It's a soul gem.
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[ it is, very literally, her soul in a gem. ]
That way your body can be damaged without killing you, and the pain can be numbed out, too.
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[ god she's the worst, sorry, madoka. ]
However, that does seem like something that would be troubling, emotionally speaking. And physiologically, as souls, if they exist, are meant to stay within the body.
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[ entrapta is such a bad person to have this conversation with. ]
So, if your powers are gone, does that mean your soul is in its normal place?
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[ it's a difficult subject, but Madoka doesn't exactly hate talking about it. it's a little better than getting into her own direct history. this is just general information.
she nods. ]
... Right now, my soul in this body.
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[ me voice: cola explain madoka magica to the science gremlin. ]
Oh, good! It should stay in there. Even after the competition.
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[ ..... a longer pause. ]
Most girls get tricked into it. I did it because I had the power to change something that needed changing - and no one else could do it.
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Do you transform into a large buff woman with a sword?
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... Some girls get swords, though?
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The soul gem is the source of their power, correct? For She-Ra, it is her sword, but her soul is not contained within.
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Who is She-Ra?
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I think it's First Ones' tech.
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[ thankfully for madoka. ]
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[ she doesn't say 'smart' because she already knew that so it's not a revelation! ]
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