diff --git a/src/app/combat/PlayerHP.affine b/src/app/combat/PlayerHP.affine
index 929a379a..fbe822fc 100644
--- a/src/app/combat/PlayerHP.affine
+++ b/src/app/combat/PlayerHP.affine
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ fn max(a: Int, b: Int) -> Int {
 // CON is a 0-200 scaling factor; baseline 100 → 1000 (= 100.0 HP in tenths).
 fn make(con: Int) -> Player {
   let max_hp = 800 + 2 * con;
-  {
-    hp: { current: max_hp, max: max_hp },
-    iframes: { remaining_ms: 0 },
-    knockback: { vel_x: 0, vel_y: 0, remaining_ms: 0 }
+  #{
+    hp: #{ current: max_hp, max: max_hp },
+    iframes: #{ remaining_ms: 0 },
+    knockback: #{ vel_x: 0, vel_y: 0, remaining_ms: 0 }
   }
 }
 
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ fn take_damage(p: Player, amount: Int, source: Pos, player: Pos) -> Player {
   } else {
     let new_current = max(0, p.hp.current - amount);
     let direction = if player.x >= source.x { 1 } else { 0 - 1 };
-    {
-      hp: { current: new_current, max: p.hp.max },
-      iframes: { remaining_ms: iframe_duration_ms() },
-      knockback: {
+    #{
+      hp: #{ current: new_current, max: p.hp.max },
+      iframes: #{ remaining_ms: iframe_duration_ms() },
+      knockback: #{
         vel_x: direction * knockback_speed(),
         vel_y: knockback_pop_y(),
         remaining_ms: knockback_duration_ms()
@@ -121,19 +121,19 @@ fn update(p: Player, dt_ms: Int) -> UpdateResult {
     0
   };
   let emit_velocity = if p.knockback.remaining_ms > 0 {
-    { x: p.knockback.vel_x, y: p.knockback.vel_y }
+    #{ x: p.knockback.vel_x, y: p.knockback.vel_y }
   } else {
-    { x: 0, y: 0 }
+    #{ x: 0, y: 0 }
   };
   let new_kb = if new_kb_remaining <= 0 {
-    { vel_x: 0, vel_y: 0, remaining_ms: 0 }
+    #{ vel_x: 0, vel_y: 0, remaining_ms: 0 }
   } else {
-    { vel_x: p.knockback.vel_x, vel_y: p.knockback.vel_y, remaining_ms: new_kb_remaining }
+    #{ vel_x: p.knockback.vel_x, vel_y: p.knockback.vel_y, remaining_ms: new_kb_remaining }
   };
-  {
-    player: {
+  #{
+    player: #{
       hp: p.hp,
-      iframes: { remaining_ms: new_iframe },
+      iframes: #{ remaining_ms: new_iframe },
       knockback: new_kb
     },
     velocity: emit_velocity