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I wonder how it would look like if you play around with the lighting around her changing each time the pickaxe hits

It's an interesting problem. I considered "animating" the light position and maybe I'll eventually end up doing it. The tricky part is that her body isn't actually affected by the light. I worry that moving the light source can reveal it more. But the gain can be worth it. Thanks!

Maybe consider the light to always be at the same center location (her), and play around with the radius with ease-in-out. You could even have her light have subtle changes of radius and intensity. Very subtle, but the kind of detail nobody notices but actually makes the whole better