The StoryTinker

Intro.

In a totally unexpected move, we get to meet two people in person that we didn't think we'd meet yet.   We discuss the character of the Phantom Scythe and the leader, analyzing his change from idealist to twisted dictator, comparing him to Darth Vader.   The scene switches to a perfectly coiffed elegant person sitting in an equally elegant office. Clues indicate that this is Viscount Red...

Lauren and Kieran are in the cave, planning their next move. Kieran genuinely praises her and great banter ensues.  They meet on a blue toned evening, Kieran dressed for the occasion and Lauren dressed for maximum suspicion - until she unveils and shows Kieran quite the sight, both in dress and weapons. We end our episode with some crack predictions. *** 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻: https...

Our trio steps outside the police station, and is immediately met by a sight: an elegant, if somewhat ridiculous, coiffured figure with a lamp in her hair. She has lost her butler, to whom she is apparently devoted. Her devotion, however, does not preclude her from noticing a handsome someone's baby blues. Yet the most concerning detail of the Lamplady is not her disloyalty to her butler. Lamplady...

The entire office is abuzz with news of McTrevor's arrest. Most people are happy about it, despite Lune's methods - all except one. *** 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 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁...

Lauren takes over the investigation, and uses her special abilities to guide her questions, a skill Kieran unbegrudgingly admires.  Taking a page from the Phantom Scythe's book, Lauren uses McTrevor's child to threaten him,  showing her willingness to use morally ambiguous means to achieve her aims. McTrevor shows us that while he may be involved in nefarious activities, like many rotten...

Lauren and Abe have their awaited encounter.   Lauren hands over the picture, and Abe hands over the information. She asks about the Purple Hyacinth (Mercenary? Caring? You decide!), and then learns more about the Phantom Scythe's cruel methods in forcing people to do despicable things.   We also learn about Sandman's family with a link to an earlier plot point, and our theory about Kier...

Meg and I got together in person for some Purple Hyacinth shenanigans!   We quizzed each other with four sections where we envisioned how the characters would react.   Play along with us and make your guesses! 1) What is X's favorite ___?   2) How would X react in X situation?   3) Kiss, Marry, Kill (guess along with us!)  4) Never have I ever   We hope you enjoy our...

Lauren and Kieran interrogate McTrevor, and antics ensue. That's all. *** 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 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆...

Hermann completes reading the letter, and Lauren tries to hide a contented smile behind coffee, only to spit it out moments later when Hermann insults its style.   March praises the professionalism of the work (go, team!) and Hermann assumes that it is the work of a single man. Not great for egalitarianism, but good for throwing suspicion off Lauren - for now.    Hermann displays hi...

Bella does NOT react well to Darcy's sudden appearance in her home. She needs to take a moment to compose herself, and their exchange raises a lot of questions.    What made Bella leave two years ago? What is Darcy's background? How did Darcy and Bella meet? Does Darcy know that Bella is an assassin? What did Darcy need Bella's help with two years ago? What does she want her help with no...

Having delivered her missive, Lauren waits anxiously at her desk - so anxiously, in fact, that she fails to notice Kym trying to get her attention.   Kym, however, immediately notices Lauren's fatigue. We predict that Kym's perceptiveness will be a major force in this story, and maybe even encourage some romance/friendship between Kieran and Lauren. Because after all, this story is headed to...

While sharing information about the Phantom Scythe, Lauren and Kieran engage in both verbal and physical sparring, capable of both sarcasm and open compliments.   We learn more about and discuss the Phantom Scythe and their motives and motivations (is that the same word?), engaging in our eternal discussion about morality, means, and ends.   The episode ends with another one of the most...

In a move of great wisdom and caution, Lauren follows the assassin who just tried to kill her yesterday to an unknown location deep in the woods where no one can hear them. Great.   Turns out Kieran lives in a cave, which is unexpected but also not surprising.    They have a creative swordfight and fistfight while exchanging information. Exposition but with fighting.   Lauren e...

Lauren takes the plunge and meets the assassin on the bridge. We discuss the symbolism of that towards the end.   Before she agrees, however, she has some questions. At the point of a gun, by the way. She asks the questions we've all been asking: Why didn't he kill her? Why does he trust her?    The assassin takes this about as seriously as we've come to expect of him. We discuss th...

We begin with the classic warrior departure from the loving Yuwa, and learn that their happiness was short lived. Yuwa is taken home and Ulaan is presumed dead.   Yuwa mopes around her home for months, believing Ulaan to be defeated, but her chatty maids, while asking provocative questions, let it slip that things are not as she was told.  Yuwa runs to her father, where she discovers non...

Dakan and Tristan (aka Dakistan) continue their conversation on the couch, moving to the fireplace. There is an incredible amount of romance, but also an incredible amount of suspicious statements.   Poor Lauren went to get a glass of water but just overheard a shocking conversation that destroys her trust in yet another crucial figure in her life. This girl does not stop getting beaten up em...

Yuwa and Ulaan share a heart to heart about war, which Ulaan takes the wrong way. He questions her motives, and we learn about the Grand Advisor's ultimate plot.    Despite his previous anger, Ulaan tells her to respect herself and also shares confidential information. When he tells Yuwa to leave, she throws herself at him, and that opens the floodgates.   Check out the StoryTinker...

We begin with a polite interchange between Darcy and Will that progressively gets filled with more and more lies as a baffled Lauren looks on.   Finally, Lauren decides she can't take it anymore, and fake trips. The elegant Darcy catches the glass, but then communicates wordlessly with Lauren and goes along with the plan.    Lauren fakes illness and Darcy and Will are spared from th...

Our hearts melt like the snow outside as we watch Ulaan and Yuwa get ever closer with tender displays of affection.    They share a tender kiss, and all of Ulaan's pretenses of this being normal bathing fall away as he tells her how much she moves him, validating her as a person.    Unable to restrain himself, he pulls away and leaves, leaving Yuwa forlorn and contemplating her...

What an episode! We open with the Sinclair's New Year's Party. Lauren doesn't seem too keen on parties, but plays the gracious hostess.    Stephan and Will come in, looking dashing, and Stefan and Tristan exchange compliments, some true, some merely polite.    As Rin would have it, the magnificent and inimitable Dakan arrives, and we discover a sweet and surprising connection....

8 brave souls volunteered to be interviewed about themselves and their wives' relationships to Midnight Poppy Land. You will recognize most wives as cohosts and members of the MPL community. This is the complete and unedited interview with Yoel/Johan, my husband. Watch the compilation video on YouTube! https://youtu.be/66iHarQJBkQ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀:  https://www.webtoons.co...

8 brave souls volunteered to be interviewed about themselves and their wives' relationships to Midnight Poppy Land. You will recognize most wives as cohosts and members of the MPL community. This is the complete and unedited interview with Ben, Haley's husband. Watch the compilation video on YouTube! https://youtu.be/66iHarQJBkQ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀:   https://www.webtoons.com...

8 brave souls volunteered to be interviewed about themselves and their wives' relationships to Midnight Poppy Land. You will recognize most wives as cohosts and members of the MPL community. This is the complete and unedited interview with Antonio, Emily's husband. Watch the compilation video on YouTube! https://youtu.be/66iHarQJBkQ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀:   https://www.webtoons...

8 brave souls volunteered to be interviewed about themselves and their wives' relationships to Midnight Poppy Land. You will recognize most wives as cohosts and members of the MPL community. This is the complete and unedited interview with Luigi, Julia's husband. Watch the compilation video on YouTube! https://youtu.be/66iHarQJBkQ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀:   https://www.webtoons.c...