Cap Hill Seattle's Magical Girl Sarah Sappho lays on her bed, her body aching. all she can think about is the pain in every muscle and joint in her body, even ones she didn't know she had. she forces herself to sit up enough to take another sip of water and more ibuprofen ("it's been long enough, right?" she thinks to herself), and right as she does, another burst of transformation hits her.
for just the slightest fraction of a moment, her entire body is replaced with another one that's faster and stronger, but is in just as much pain, before transforming back to normal. in this moment, she feels chaotic magic swirling around her, a sensation that's snatched away as she transforms back.
she wishes the ibuprofen would help, even if only enough for her to sleep. she can't go to a doctor for what's probably a curse, and she doesn't have health insurance to pay for it anyway. she wishes again that the ibuprofen would help as she lies back down and closes her eyes.
FIN.