Cursed by Alakshmi. [she sighs with a defeated kind of smile on her face. the name sounds familiar. she'd flirted with Hinduism (and a bunch of other religions) when she was a teenager, trying to find the best way to explain what happened after you died. but she'd never gotten very far in any of them, and like most people her age she prefers downplaying that era of her life.]

It would be just my luck, huh? [her gaze falters, and suddenly the floor is far more interesting.] I finally start getting somewhere in life and then all this happens.

[24 years old and she's probably going to lose her job and her entire arm. she's honestly kind of amazed she isn't crying right now.]

At least I have friends who have their crap more together than me. I can try living up to you guys' standard.