The StoryTinker

We open in the factory with all the guards on the alert to find and kill Soleil. Still on the stairs, Kym tells Lauren and Kieran to go upstairs, where they knock out some PS guards. Competitively.    Lauren then hatches an idea and the two descend the elevator, tossing boxes out at guards and, together with Kym and Will, disarming two groups of guards. Kym takes a moment to glance sadly...

Tora and Poppy are taking their sweet time necking while the thugs watch and admire. When Tora flips them off, however, the leader gets angry, and moves to attack until.... Tora oh so casually reveals his neck tattoo, showing him to be Balthuman elite. So what does that mean? We have questions.   They scram, and Poppy mistakenly attributes it to PDA. Tora checks to see if Poppy is ok, and fla...

My daughter also wanted to be interviewed. *** 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻: https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page=1 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻: https://www.patreon.com/sophism 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻: https://www.patreon.com/thestorytinker 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: https://discord.gg/bV2JQSg 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: https://www...

I interviewed my husband to see what he knows and thinks about Purple Hyacinth.    Let's be real, mainly Kieran, cuz that's all I talk about to him. *** 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻: https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page=1 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻: https://www.patreon.com/sophism 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻: https://www.patreon.com/th...

We begin the episode with Poppy’s self doubting thoughts. She then responds to the thug’s retorts by fiercely standing up for Tora, who is shocked and tries not to show it.    While Poppy is panicking and thinking about how it must have been for Tora to grow up in this world, Tora is just standing there, cool as a cucumber.    Reaching for straws, Poppy tries to, er, unzip Tora...

The APD office is abuzz with news of Lune's success, and Lauren listen on.   That night, Lune completes their visit with Colden and the APD moves in to arrest him too. Harvey gets lost and almost stumbles upon Lauren and Kieran.   After work, Harvey goes back to the office, only to be followed by a mysterious shadow with red eyes.   ***   𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻: https:...

We open the episode with our valiant Will coming to the rescue and knocking Kym to the floor. Lune begins to run away, but Will, quick on his feet, grabs his gun and points it at them, asking them to confirm who they are. We discuss Will's feelings at this moment, and then Lune, on a quick signal from Lauren, run away again. Will and Kym follow, Will once again protects Kym, this time from a passi...

Poppy contemplates whether or not to show up at Tora's place (who told her about it?  We discuss.) when a creep feeling entitled to Poppy's attention makes up her mind for her. She runs to Tora with the thugs (not to be confused with thuglets) in hot pursuit. She still has the time to notice his shayna punim. Meanwhile, Ben has found his mom. We see an incredibly elegant figure in a silk robe...

Get ready, y'all. Anxiety through the roof.   We begin with March scribbling off a note and stating he has the address. Is he sus, or, as Meg says, are we just paranoid?   Meanwhile at the factory, sandwich guy has woken up, and is wrapped in a full body embrace by Kieran. (Some of us simps wouldn't mind being in that situation.)   Kym and Will try to contact the police station, and...

With difficulty, Lauren thanks Kieran for, hm... SAVING HER LIFE. Kieran's first response is a sincere smile (melt), but he quickly turns to teasing.    As a thank you, gift, though, Lauren tells him how she can detect lies.    Their conversation gets more serious as Lauren asks him why he doesn't kill, and Kieran responds... seriously.   But then Lauren asks one question...

We begin the episode with Poppy running straight into Tora, who, unsurprisingly, doesn't run. We analyze his expression in depth before moving back to Poppy and Ben, surrounded by Dollar Store Leto and his thugs.    Poppy thinks fast and pulls a fast one on them, confusing them with a fancy French expression while - barf! - grabbing a cockroach with her BARE HANDS to scare Lizard Man away.    Ben...

Lauren is dangling off the roof, about to get killed by an assassin, when another assassin (*her* assassin) chops his head off. Lauren is taken aback, and there's a lot to read in Kieran's expression.    A moment later, when Kieran himself is under attach, he raises his sword, only to hit the assassin with his elbow instead of killing him.  He asks Lauren how she is doing, but she i...

Aaaaaaaand... we're back! Our dedicated Poppy is job searching, and is inexplicably rejected by a place with impossible standards. While budgeting, she receives a text from Benjamin, and is so distracted that she misses the bus.  We soon see her sitting with Benjamin at the best sliced beef noodle soup joint in Narin City, per Ben. Ben apologizes for stealing her pin and then proceeds to atta...

You asked, and Lily answered!  In honor of Season 2's release, Girl Wonder Podcast and I gathered questions from the fans. Lily answered 32 of them, and 16 are on this podcast, and the other 16 on Girl Wonder's podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nkMtvXLSSO1MKR7scC2LU?si=UAo9Qc71RtOlN7gWC1OuVg That episode also has an interview with me as well as Girl Wonder's reaction to the Season 2...

The two PS movers converse and their conversation is benign and stating the obvious... or is it??? To Meg's chagrin, we bring in the Kieran betrayal theory again, and speculate on what could happen with the mixed boxes.  We briefly pop into the APD and learn that Larry is going to check on the radio equipment on the roof. March says he will check on him if he isn't back in 15 minutes, which m...

Kieran grabs Lauren into an alley so they can talk. Pretty quickly, they are at each other's throats, literally. Kieran wants to know what made Lauren explode, and Lauren begrudgingly gives him the tiniest sliver of information.   When pressed for more, Lauren seems defeated, but strengthens herself and apologizes. Kieran accepts it, and moves to talk about their next mission.    So...

We open with a grim and windy sky, and Hermann checking in on the radio operation. We learn that a storm is impending - we're sure to hear more on that in the future! We then see our favorite resident duo on a roof overlooking the glass factory, back in their Lune outfits. Whilst having no plan, they confidently do some long jumps (correction: turns out that Olympic jumps are over 8 METERS, not 8...

Lauren and Will chase and apprehend a thief, their past training lending itself to flawless teamwork.   Will is reminded of his sick mother, and when Lauren tries to get him to open up, Will reverts back to his usual "I'm fine" excuse, giving us insight into his character.   ***  𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻: https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&...

This episode is the 43rd episode from the start of Season 2, and what a foil it is!   Lauren heads to the cave, remembering what happened last time, but determinedly shaking it out of her head.    When she arrives, a very difference scene greets her. The cave is awash in warm colors from the cackling, welcoming fire. A miraculously upright Kieran beckons her closer, only to be surpr...

We open with an unusual scene: Lauren in an idyllic blue skied paradise. Dylan appears, and she pursues him and the mysterious thing he possesses.   Sadly, their running only leads them off the edge of a cliff, after which Lauren cannot follow.   She awakens with her hand outstretched, unable to attain her goal. There is a lot of symbolism in this and we discuss it.   Later, Lauren...

Kieran bounds along the rooftops, looking highly angry while Lauren looks dead.   He ungraciously deposits her on the ground, and Lauren is too disheartened to do more than catch herself against the wall. Kieran yanks his mask off and yells at her, but Lauren is unresponsive. Kieran slams her arm into the wall and hovers over her, trying to elicit a response. We speculate that he may be worri...

We open up with a devastating image of Kieran awakening in the church, a snowflake landing on his face. He is thoroughly beaten, and has clearly passed out. But instead of the reaction you might expect, he laughs. He laughs and makes an enigmatic statement whose meaning we speculate over. We then turn to the precinct office, where Lauren declines to sign up for security at Redcliff's ball in order...

Kieran continues his interrogation, but then Lauren discovers something shocking in a notebook.   The APD enters the Golden Clover, encounters Lady A and the butler, and is about to enter the storage room.   Meanwhile Lauren has lost her mind and shoved the paper into Anslow's face (after ripping off his blindfold!), trying to get information out of him.  Anslow is too shocked to sa...

Poor Kieran thought he was trying to seduce Lauren. He wasn't expecting Lauren, and neither was Anslow.  Our femme fatale makes her way across the room with confidence, and sits sultrily at the table. It isn't long before she catches Anslow's eye, and Mr. Freckle Face plays right into her elegant hands. If his fate wasn't sealed before, it certainly was after he mentioned her pensive eyes. Sh...

Poor Hermann. All he wanted was to drink his coffee, but instead he got a mysterious black and gold file.   Back at the club, Kieran and Lauren are doing their best to be wealthy socialiates without a care in the world. Their dancing is elegant and their posture impeccable (thank you to Firedancer for pointing that out!), but their conversation is anything but benign.  Can we also point...