
#aspe(ttalk 9/12 - life life stands opposite doom. and sin(e doom is a huge drag (sorr7, kris), it stands to reason that life’s a real fun time. doom is all that gets 7ou down in life, the obsta(les in 7our wa7. so what’s the opposite of all of that? wh7, it’s the power to smash through them all like a reall7 bad hurdle runner. vitalit7, strength, power, energ7, all that good stuff. and, 7eah, obviousl7 one wa7 it manifests is in ph7si(alit7. an unhealth7 life pla7er is almost an ox7moron, and the7 frequentl7 go be7ond normal athleti( (apabilities and into the supernatural. 7ou (annot outmus(le or outlast a life pla7er. met the lord of life, on(e. she was built like a fertilit7 goddess who (ould ben(h press an omnis(uttle(oa(h. she was beautiful. but power and all that stuff doesn’t just relate to ph7si(al mus(le. life is an7thing that smooths out life’s little wrinkles. mone7’s a good one. politi(al power. influen(e. and when we get supernatural with it, life pla7ers (an bust out stronger abilities longer. it’s no (oin(iden(e that the prominent life pla7ers here on (hittr are empresses, and heiresses, and (eos. movers and shakers. powerful people. so what goes wrong with life? well, power does things to 7our head. too mu(h (an reall7 fu(k with 7our per(eption. “onl7 an inse(t expe(ts a giant to wat(h its step.” and without limits, there’s no fo(us. growth for growth’s sake is, as we know, the philosoph7 of a (an(er (ell. raw power doesn’t mean invin(ibilit7, too. subversion, avoidan(e, put in situations where 7ou (an’t for(e 7our wa7 out, all able to (ontain it. gotta be smart! but let’s be real here. at the end of the da7, 7ou just (an’t beat feeling like 7ou (ould put 7our fist though solid steel.


