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lady

lady's story is not one with a happy start, but perhaps that's where she gets her strong heart from. always determined to make life better for those around her, even when it was to her own detriment, because she never wanted anyone to live like she had. she had a very frail body, often being extremely ill and having broken her horn at a young age. she's soft spoken and timid, but friendly and always happy to lend an ear to those in need.

lady was a famous pianist in the north eastern part of teres, one who often wrote songs inspired by historical events. they didn't have lyrics, no, but she hoped to carry a message through her songs regardless - and many listeners agreed that she had. of course though, even in a world where there are no longer wars or poverty, people still find reasons to hurt others, jealousy being one of them... before one of lady's performances, she was approached by someone claiming to be a fan, but in reality, they were envious of her fame. even though they grew up in the same area, went to the same schools, why wasn't it me-!! as a knife was plunged into her chest.

lady's desire to keep helping, keep performing, to see how music evolves every year, all of these have bound her spirit to the world. strangely enough, it took hundreds of years for her spirit to fully coalesce into a near-physical form. and luckily enough, she did so right in the line of view of a group of friends who want to become musicians...

personality

• vague - she has a very loose sense of identity, and she always did, but even moreso as a ghost; this reflects in her thinking lacking in confidence and just saying things half-heartedly and without detail
• hopeful - one could call her resolute, but with her demeanor, it's a bit hard to say... but she doesn't give up easily, always believing that something good will come of whatever is happening
• concerned - she worries a little too much about anyone she encounters, a lifelong habit picked up from a long life of helping others whenever she had the chance
• creative - she was hailed as a musical genius in her time, and still has tons of fans to this day! even in nonmusical situations though, if faced with a problem, she will almost certainly come up with some very inventive yet practical answer
• selfless - the lack of identity, the urge to help people, the hope that things will go well, all of it is all linked to her being the definition of selfless in many ways, don't you think?

design notes

• her skin is a little greyish! she also has a few wrinkles, notably around her eyes
• she's pretty thin and has medium-ish breasts and a long torso; her legs vanish about halfway down her shins
• her dress is the only thing she can wear, and it can't be taken off, both due to being what she was in when sent off, and due to the spike piercing her heart. the sleeves and skirt both have a circle-skirt sort of shape to them
• she does have a long white horse tail
• she has very gentle and soft facial expressions, never straying too far from a kind smile

motifs

• mounted taxidermied animal heads
• red roses
• sheer curtains
• pianos
• dust particles in the light

trivia

• she can possess objects, but how well she can control them depends on the size - if it's much bigger than her body, she has little control over it, with the feeling of it being comparable to trying to move something heavy just with your breath
• she can change the size or shape of her body, but she's always slightly transparent; if she goes too much bigger than her default state, she loses density and starts feeling "sparse," like a gas, and the reverse is true for going smaller as well
• she's great at singing but very shy about it
• she doesn't like greasy food both because she didn't in life, but also because the stains it can leave around are just so irritating to deal with!
• she used to be very bad at keeping track of time and got a grandfather clock so she would have an external reminder of important hours, but now that it's all she's heard for years, she's nearly perfect at being able to guess what time is is

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