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[nekropsii]

Hia, thots on the similarities and differences between light aspect classes that we get to see in cannon? Or perhaps a your thots on light aspecters in general?

Hi, hope you’re having a good day!! Apologies for the late response. Time slipped by me, and my memory is quite faulty.

The Aspect of Light is a rather… Controversial one, for reasons I’m sure everyone can assume. Fortunately, I don’t care, and I have a lot of thoughts on it. And I mean a lot of them. Here’s a sample!

Light and Mind are similar in the fact that those Bound to either Aspect have a tendency of wearing a Mask. The biggest difference between them in that department lies in Execution- Those Bound to Mind tend to wear a Mask as a method of Forcing Objectivity, while those Bound to Light tend to wear a Mask… By playing a Character. Separation from Surroundings vs. Separation from Self.

Light is an extremely Theatric Aspect. “Lights, Cameras, Action” is an incredibly relevant phrase, and actually quite an easy and effective way to parse the concept of Light’s status of Thespianism. “Lights” has to do with Light’s embodiment of The Spotlight, “Cameras” has to do with the highly important running theme of Perception, and “Action” relates to how Light players tend to safeguard themselves by hiding behind a Character.

Light Players aren’t bound to the same Laws of Logic that Mind Players are. This isn’t to say all Mind Players are 100% grounded to Objective Reality- their Logic is often inherently Flawed, Biased, and cast from their own Perspective of the matter, as is the Human Experience- what I mean is that the Lightbound can much more readily act in spite of Rationality and Logic. Sometimes the shit they’re doing just plain makes no sense.

The Lightbound are notorious Gamblers. The Risk-Taking factor is high. Very much so one of the top “Fuck Around and Find Out” Aspects. Fortunately, though, due to their association with Luck, they’re pretty good at Gambling… Usually. Banking on their own Luck too hard results in stern Cosmic Punishment for their Hubristic Actions.

[nekropsii]

Do you think justice and karma are inherently tied to the Mind aspect and its network of associations, or is it more that the Pyropes are the only Mind players we see and that’s the specific character trait that they bring into it?

I absolutely think those are tied into Mind. It makes total sense considering what Mind represents- Justice and Karma are often tied to some kind of Cold, Unfeeling Logic. Eye for an Eye. It just makes sense. No reason why that shouldn't be a Mind thing.

A lot of people tend to call the Karma thing into question, due to the fact that Latula is the one who says it ... But if Latula is saying something outright, then you should pay attention to it. I'm very much so inclined to believe what Latula says, without question. Her method of fucking with people is specifically about Playing Dumb. She isn't a Liar by any means, it's just not something she's known to do... But she does tend to pretend as if she doesn't know what's going on, as well as avoid saying things directly. So, if she's deemed something important enough to say directly, she means it, and is most likely right about it.