She doesn't know if she should be surprised that he's asking, but she does know she doesn't really want to talk about it. She isn't the type to just open up, anyway, but more than that... Telling someone who isn't a magical girl — Telling an adult...

She watches the movement of the spatula closely.

"I screwed up," is what she settles on, "and got myself killed. Or, I thought I did, anyway. I don't get this place, but it isn't heaven or hell. Still, there's no way I shoulda survived that."

If her Soul Gem was still tainted... that'd be one thing. But it's clear. None of it makes any sense.