#maker: Tori

[lgbtqreads]

August 2024 Deal Announcements

Adult Fiction Mary E. Roach‘s WE ARE THE MATCH, pitched as a sapphic reimagining of the Helen of Troy myth set in modern-day mobster Greece, in which Helen is the daughter of a powerful crime lord and Paris is the woman hell-bent on destroying her—if they don’t fall for each other first, to Lauren Plude at Montlake, for publication in summer 2025, by Claire Friedman at Inkwell Management…

[max--phillips]

Tfw you’ve curated your online experience so well that you kinda forgot about the terf problem on this website, so when one accidentally comes across your dash harassing people it feels like a punch to the face

[torisauras]

All of the Fallout stickers so far! I’m looking forward to making more Fallout stickers - not just of the TV show!

If you’re interested, I’m selling these stickers for £2 each on my website!

[newlacesleeves]

any gif makers taking requests because i would love to see a graphic ck version of "always an angel never a god" like every time i play that song i just think of the rivalries (because my brain is rotted)

[tsukidrama]

I FUCKING LOVE MY WIFE FOR BUY ME THE VIDEO GAMES 😭💕

[bizarrebazaar13]

FL-inspired book recs!

brought to you by hotel wi-fi

Locations

The Royal Bethlehem: “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and “The Room in the Tower” by E.F. Benson. these are short stories, not novels, but they are fairly quick reads and are about locations where reality becomes twisted. the yellow wallpaper deals with mental illness and medical neglect, while the room in the tower is more about the overlap between dreams and the real world.

Port Carnelian: Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. ok, hear me out on this one. if you’ve ever thought port carnelian would be great if it actually dealt with British colonialism and racism in a meaningful way and also had a murder mystery, you might like this book. a much younger Mycroft Holmes goes with his friend Cyrus Douglas to Douglas’s home in Jamaica to investigate a series of mysterious deaths.

Ladybones Road: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley. Nathaniel Steepleton finds a gold pocket watch in his bedroom one day, but he cannot open it or even hear it ticking. six months later, it opens on its own, and an alarm goes off at the precise time that a bomb explodes in Scotland Yard. he then goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori, who claims the watch was stolen from his shop. Mori has a gift for elaborate clockwork, and though he seems kind and relatively harmless, Nathaniel is sure he is hiding something.

Ambitions/Major Storylines

Early Light Fingers: The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz. it’s a Sherlock Holmes pastiche, but it can still be understood and enjoyed even if you don’t share my Sherlock Holmes autism. I specified early light fingers, because the mystery of what exactly the house of silk is, and the theme of corruption in highest levels of society, reminds me a lot of exploring and learning about the orphanage. just a heads up, this book is centered around a murdered child, and deals with the systemic abuse and neglect of children in victorian london. its biggest content warning is also its biggest spoiler, so I won’t give it here, but feel free to ask me. I had it spoiled for me on accident and still liked the book a lot.

Late-game Nemesis: “The Moonlit Road” by Ambrose Pierce. another short story, it recounts in three parts the murder of Julia Hetman, as told by her son, her husband, and Julia herself. it specifically reminds me of the dreams of the dead section of nemesis.

Evolution: Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant. Tory Stewart becomes obsessed with mermaids after her sister Anne’s disappearance. Anne was filming a mockumentary about mermaids in the Mariana Trench, but the ship she was on disappeared, and was recovered weeks later with no trace of the crew. footage was found that appeared to show the crew being murdered by mermaids, but it’s largely believed to be for the movie, not real. seven years later, Theodore Blackwell recruits Tory as part of his mission to return to the Mariana Trench and capture a live mermaid. it hits sort of the same spot for undersea survival horror that the diving bell section of evolution did for me.

Exceptional Stories

The Bloody Wallpaper: Sign Here by Claudia Lux. hell is an office. literally. Peyote Trip sold his soul while he was alive, and now works in hell, convincing other people to do the same. he’s one deal away from a big promotion, and all he needs is the soul of one last member of the Harrison family. normal laws of space and time don’t apply, the real hellscape is capitalism, and secrets don’t stay hidden forever… sound familiar? in terms of violence and body horror, I don’t think it gets much worse than the text of the bloody wallpaper. one of the main characters does have a pretty brutal backstory involving christianity-related child abuse though.

Totentanz: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. set in late 1920s Mexico, the story follows Casiopea Tun and the Mayan death god Hun-Kamé on a journey across Mexico and eventually into the underworld. Casiopea finds Hun-Kamé’s bones in a chest in her grandfather’s house, and when she cuts her finger on one of the bone shards, Hun-Kamé becomes bound to her. together, they must find the rest of his body, which has been scattered around Mexico by Hun-Kamé’s brother Vucub-Kamé, who took over control of Xibalba from him. Hun-Kamé intends to retake Xibalba, but he and Casiopea must face sorcerers, demons, and twisted family dynamics- and that’s before they even get to the underworld.

[valkyrietookme]

Eden relationship charts translation

Taken from "Doki Doki! Enstars Seminar"

Written descriptions for all relationships under the cut

Unit chart

Adam: Nagisa, Ibara

Eve: Hiyori, Jun

Leader: Nagisa

Nagisa -> Hiyori: My Sun

Nagisa -> Ibara: Trust. Dearly cherishes

Nagisa -> Jun: Empathetic towards. Good kid

Hiyori -> Nagisa: Friend for life. Family

Hiyori -> Ibara: At the very least recognizes him

Hiyori -> Jun: Loves. A special person

Ibara -> Nagisa: Ultimate weapon. At his beck and call

Ibara -> Hiyori: Cannot control as he'd like

Ibara -> Jun: Easy to be around

Jun -> Nagisa: Respect. Trust

Jun -> Hiyori: At his beck and call. Respect. Very grateful to

Jun -> Ibara: Wants to help

Nagisa relationship chart

Eden: Ibara, Hiyori, Jun

Adam: Ibara

Ex-fine: Tsumugi, Eichi

Hiyori: One of the members of Ex-fine

Roommates: Kaoru, Yuuta

Nagisa -> Tsumugi: Good at taking care of others

Tsumugi -> Nagisa: Harmless

Nagisa -> Eichi: A friend once upon a time

Eichi -> Nagisa: Should be able to understand me

Nagisa -> Subaru: Taught to sing by Subaru's father

Subaru -> Nagisa: Feels familiar

Nagisa <--> Wataru: Temporary unit 'Artessimo'

Nagisa -> Wataru: Happy they can understand each other easily

Wataru -> Nagisa: My partner ✩

Nagisa <--> Mitsuru: Close friends

Nagisa -> Mao: A curious kid

Mao -> Nagisa: The reason he grew exponentially

Nagisa -> Jun: Empathetic towards. Good kid

Jun -> Nagisa: Respect. Trust

Nagisa <--> Hiyori: Very close

Nagisa -> Hiyori: My Sun

Hiyori -> Nagisa: Family. Friend for life

Nagisa -> Ibara: Trust. Dearly cherishes

Ibara -> Nagisa: Ultimate weapon. At his beck and call

Hiyori relationship chart

Eden: Jun, Nagisa, Ibara

Eve: Jun

Ex-fine: Tsumugi, Eichi

Nagisa: One of the members of Ex-fine

Bloody Mary: Hiyori's pet dog

Roommates: Rinne, Kanata

Hiyori -> Tsumugi: Skilled

Tsumugi -> Hiyori: Has gotten better at caring for others

Hiyori -> Eichi: Hates less than bugs

Eichi -> Hiyori: Long time acquaintance

Hiyori -> Tatsumi: Basically an equal

Tatsumi -> Hiyori: Very popular

Hiyori -> Tori: A kid very similar to Tenshi-chan

Tori -> Hiyori: Big fan of Ex-fine. Incredible

Hiyori -> Tsukasa: Fast decision maker. From a military family

Tsukasa -> Hiyori: Connected due to families

Hiyori -> Arashi: 'Pretty 5' unmistakable ace

Arashi -> Hiyori: Pushy. Cute senior

Hiyori -> Hokuto: Earnest

Hokuto -> Hiyori: Talented

Hiyori -> Ibara: At least recognizes strength. "Venomous snake"

Ibara -> Hiyori: Cannot control as he'd like

Hiyori <--> Nagisa: Very close

Hiyori -> Nagisa: Friend for life. Family

Nagisa -> Hiyori: My Sun

Hiyori -> Jun: Loves. A special person

Jun -> Hiyori: At his beck and call. Respect. Gratitude

Also in the temporary unit "Lilith" with Jun and Seiya

Ibara relationship chart

Ibara - COSMIC PRODUCTION's vice president

Eden: Jun, Nagisa, Hiyori

Adam: Nagisa

Roommates: Midori, Tsumugi, Mitsuru

Ibara -> Hinata, Yuuta: Expects good things from. Have potential

Hinata -> Ibara: Wants to be liked by

Yuuta -> Ibara: Very skilled

Ibara -> Makoto: Quite the strategist

Makoto -> Ibara: Tactician

Ibara <--> HiMERU: Classmates

Ibara -> HiMERU: Useful pawn

HiMERU -> Ibara: COS PRO's vice president

Ibara <--> Gatekeeper: Distant relatives

Ibara -> Gatekeeper: Granduncle

Gatekeeper -> Ibara: Not one of my enemies

Ibara (subordinate) <--> Yuzuru (instructor): Don't get along. From the same same military camp

Ibara -> Hajime: Clever. Influenced by

Hajime -> Ibara: Kind. Trust

Ibara -> Hiyori: Cannot control as he'd like

Hiyori -> Ibara: At least he's skilled

Ibara -> Nagisa: Ultimate weapon. At his beck and call

Nagisa -> Ibara: Trust. Dearly cherishes

Ibara -> Jun: Easy to be with

Jun -> Ibara: Wants to help

Jun relationship chart

Eden: Hiyori, Nagisa, Ibara

Eve: Hiyori

Roommate: Kohaku

Jun <--> Makoto: Close friends

Jun -> Sora: Honest

Sora -> Jun: Hangs out and plays with

Jun -> Tatsumi: Great respect for. Idolizes

Tatsumi -> Jun: Good kid. Very upstanding

Jun -> Jin: Was dad's rival. The best worst role model

Jin -> Jun: Cheers for

Jun -> Mika: Likes because he's easy to talk to

Mika -> Jun: Super kind

Jun <--> Tetora: Training buddies

Jun -> Hokuto: Kinship. Envies

Hokuto -> Jun: Empathizes with

Jun <--> Ibara: Same age

Jun -> Ibara: Wants to help

Ibara -> Jun: Feels calm with

Jun -> Nagisa: Respect. Trust

Nagisa -> Jun: Empathizes with. Good kid

Jun -> Hiyori: At his beck and call. Respect. Grateful

Hiyori -> Jun: Loves. A very special person

Also in the temporary unit "Lilith" with Hiyori and Seiya

[dawnsumhrs]

queen in chains / ALICENT HIGHTOWER mix

i. the moon will sing the crane wives / ii. family tree ethel cain / iii. the child is gone fiona apple / iv. anhedonia chelsea wolfe / v. learning the national / vi. fifth in line to the throne camera obscura / vii. green billie marten / viii. notre dame paris paloma / ix. special death mirah / x. mothers daughter / xi. swan upon leda hozier / xii. hope in the air laura marling / xiii. october birds flower face / xiv. labour paris paloma / xv. father forgive me indigo sparke / xvi. pyre mel bryant & the mercy makers / xvii. queen of peace florence + the machine / xviii. crucify tori amos

[kaminocasey]

On My Radar

Summary: You and Tech stay up late working on the pod.

A/N: SEASON TWO SPOILER WARNING!! Heard "The Color Violet" by Tory Lanez and listened to it while writing 💗 I also really love Tech this season, he’s been keeping me inspired like the first time he did when I watched tbb for the first time! 💗

Pairing: Tech x Reader

Warnings: 18+ MINORS DNI; SMUT!! P in V unprotected (wrap it up pals), angst?, Established Relationship

WC: 2.1K

Gif credit: @starqueensthings

Tay-0 lost the race and now you and the batch are left picking up pieces of him. You look over and notice Millegi and his stupid goons are walking toward you guys, ready to take Cid and do Maker knows what with her. 

“I’m here to collect, Cid.” Millegi’s deep menacing voice rumbles in all of your chests. 

The man was taller than Wrecker and that in itself scares you a bit.

“You’ll get your credits. Just give me some time. I’m good for it.” Cid talks to him like he’s not six feet taller than her. 

“That’s not how this works.” Millegi looks at all of you and starts walking toward your group. “You are out of time.”

You step closer to Omega, pulling her behind you, and Tech steps closer to you. You don’t get to see Tech’s overprotective side often, since he knows you’re able to take care of yourself. But since Hunter and Echo aren’t here, it would make sense for him to feel like he has to fill in for both of them. 

“Wanna step in here? I didn’t bring you guys for the company.” Cid looks back at Tech and Wrecker.

Wrecker drops Tay-0, or what he found of him, and readies his hand on his blaster. Tech steps in front of you and does the same. Millegi’s men point their blasters at you and you glare at Cid. What did she get you into? Again…

Millegi starts to walk toward you and Omega steps in front of you, a little too bravely. 

“Wait. How much does she owe?” Omega sticks her hand up as if to stop the man that looks like he ate the bogeyman for breakfast.

“More than you got, kid.” Millegi stops and looks down at her. 

You ready your hand on your blaster, ready to take it out if he takes another step toward Omega. 

“Well, we’re not done yet.” Omega looks back at the pretty much destroyed pod.

Millegi steps back and chuckles. “Looks like you’re done to me.”

“One last race. If you win, we pay you double.” Omega holds up one finger.

You, Tech, and Wrecker all look at each other and then back at Omega. 

“If we win, we get Cid.” Omega tells Millegi, standing up straighter, not afraid of him.

Cid looks down at Omega with a new expression you’ve never seen before. Perhaps respect? Cid may not ever admit it, but she’s got a tiny soft spot for the kid.

“You don’t know what you’re getting into, kid.” Millegi himself even looks impressed.

“I’m inclined to agree with him, Omega.” Tech turns toward Omega and Wrecker steps closer to join the group huddle. 

“Yeah, I’m inclined too.” Wrecker nods. “We don’t know anything about racing.”

“They’re gonna hurt Cid if we do nothing.” Omega seems genuinely worried.

You, Tech, and Wrecker look at each other again and then back at Millegi. 

“Do we have a deal?” Omega puts on her stone face.

If Hunter and Echo were here… oh man. You’d be in deep shit. 

“We race tomorrow.” Millegi nods. “I keep Cid, the woman, and the kid as collateral.” 

“That is not going to happen.” Tech steps in front of you and Omega again and you can’t help but look at him with a certain arousal. 

You’ve never seen this side of him. Confident. Sure of himself. Protective. 

“Yeah, think again.” Wrecker joins him.

“I wasn’t asking.” Millegi stares at the goggled clone.

“Actually, the kid and I are mechanics.” You sort of lie. “They’re gonna need us.”

With a sigh, he stares at Cid. “Just Cid then.” 

His goons come over and start to lead Cid away. 

“For your sakes, you better be able to pay up.” Millegi warns you before walking away. 

You spend the rest of the day, and well into the night, fixing up the pod. Tay-0 ended up getting run over by another pod so Tech volunteered to race in his place, which you definitely didn’t approve of. 

Omega ends up falling asleep so Wrecker carries her back to the ship so she can get some rest before tomorrow. You and Tech continue to finish up the pod together, nearly done. 

You take your sweatshirt off, toss it onto the workbench, revealing your tank top, and when you turn around, you notice Tech’s eyes on you. When he sees you looking at him, the tension melts from his shoulders and you join him again. 

“You okay?” You ask, softly.

“I will be alright. Thank you.” He goes back to wiring whatever piece he’s working on.

“Can I tell you something?” You ask him.

He nods, putting down his tools and taking off his helmet to look at you. 

“I don’t appreciate how you just volunteered to race like that without talking to me about it.” You murmur. 

He gets up and walks over to the workbench by the wall so you follow him.

“I am doing what needs to be done. Tay-0 is in no condition to race again and we have to get Cid back.” He tells you, looking through the tools. 

You stop him. “Tech, we’re partners… we’re supposed to talk things over before we make big decisions. You didn’t stop to think about how it might make me feel and…” 

He sighs and then looks at you. “You are right. You’ve spoken about this to me before and I disregarded your feelings. I am sorry.”

You let out a breath and smile softly at your partner. “Thank you.”

He puts his goggles up on his head and pulls you to him, pushing you up against the workbench so that he can kiss you softly. You melt against him just as you always do. It wasn’t a secret that the two of you were together, but you don’t always show it in front of the others, preferring to keep it to yourselves in your room above Cid’s. 

Tech slides his hand up your chest, to your throat, moving up to cup your face so he can hold you there. You feel safe again for the first time all day. Right here against him, in his arms.

“Want you…” You whisper against his lips. “Need you…”

“I’ve got you, darling.” He promises, lifting you up so that you can sit on the workstation. 

You start to help him unclick his armor, dropping it to the floor around you, until he’s in just his pants and vest. You quickly undo his vest, sending it to the floor as well. He takes his long sleeve white shirt off until he’s just in his pants, looking down at you with a smirk.

“You’re so pretty.” You grin up at him.

He rolls his eyes, trying to hide his fluster. It’s just as endearing now as it was back when you first met him.

“I believe that you are the ‘pretty’ one in this relationship.” He murmurs as he slides his hands down to the edge of your pants, tugging them off of you and dropping them with his armor. 

It’s dark in this area of the garage, only being lit by the work light that’s shining on the pod, so if anyone were to walk by the open garage door, they wouldn’t see you about to be completely ruined by Tech.

“Seeing you so protective today, really turned me on.” You chuckle as he pulls your underwear down before undoing his belt expertly, with one hand, which just turns you on more. 

Anything this man does with his hands is enough to spur you on, no matter what.

“I know it did.” He releases his length from his pants and moves your bottom down, closer to him.

“You do?” You gasp as he trails his hand up toward your clit when you wrap your legs around him.

“Of course I do.” He pulls away from your neck to look over at you. “I may not be Hunter with the expert senses but I noticed your blown pupils and the way you leaned toward me. I know you.” 

He does know you. He knows you more than any other person has ever known you. Tech taps your lip for you to open your mouth and then slides his finger in, swiping it across your tongue. Instinctively, you close your lips around it and he smiles down at you, staring into your eyes. 

“Does that turn you on, darling? How well I know you?” He asks you, softly, his free hand trailing down to your thigh and squeezing roughly. “How I know exactly what you need?” 

He takes his wet fingers from your mouth and moves them down to your clit, starting to rub you gently, working you up slowly. All you can do is nod with a soft gasp.

“Did you forget how to use your words, cyar’ika?” He teases you.

With you only being able to manage a whimper, he chuckles and starts to line his hardened length up with you. All you can do is watch it slide in, gasping from the sweet pain of how large he is. 

“Kriff…” He groans, squeezing your thighs so that your legs have no choice but to stay spread for him. 

“Tech-” You whimper as he bottoms out.

It’s been a few days since the two of you have managed to get any sort of alone time together, so you know that both of you are pretty pent up. And with the threat of tomorrow… who knows if you’ll get any more time together. 

“So wet for me already.” He praises you. “All for me, hm?”

“Tech…” You groan, pushing up toward him so that you can kiss him again, which accidentally forces him even deeper into you, making you both gasp, breathlessly against each other. “Feels… so good.” 

“It does.” He agrees. “You always do.” 

Tech starts thrusting into you, still rubbing firm circles over your clit, forcing you to bury your face into his neck so that you can bury the sounds, biting ever so slightly, causing him to groan. You’ll never get tired of hearing how he comes undone just for you. 

“H-harder…” You beg. 

Tech begins slamming into you, keeping his speed consistent, and you know he can feel you clenching around him. He grips your thigh around his waist, holding it there so you don’t slide away on the workbench. You hold onto his shoulder with one hand and the shelf behind you with the other, trying to keep yourself firmly in place as he ruts into you.

He pulls his face away so he can practically swallow the sounds you're making, kissing you breathless.

“I need you to cum for me, darling… I need to feel it.” He whispers, his voice low and needy.

“My clit… more…” You gasp, barely able to get coherent words out.

Tech understands, though. Of course he does. He starts to rub a bit faster, applying more pressure, but pushes you back so that he can reach deeper inside of you with his cock. That’s exactly what does it. You feel the warm familiar fuzzy feeling pooling inside of you, threatening to send you flying over your edge.

“That’s it, love… I can feel you so close.” He smirks, slamming his cock in and out of you so perfectly, it echoes off the walls of the garage. 

You start to cum around Tech’s cock, thrown immediately over your edge for him. He loves watching you cum around him, loving the way your walls choke his cock. His hips stutter slightly as he’s thrown from his own edge, painting your walls with himself, filling you as full as he possibly can, leaving both of you gasping and panting.

“I really… am sorry.” He whispers, helping you sit up before pulling out of you.

You rest your forehead against his, nodding, cupping his cheek. “It’s okay. I’m sure everything will be alright. I trust you.”

You know that he knows that you’re thinking of last month when you tried to get that war chest for Cid, who’s just seemingly getting you into all sorts of shit lately, and how he broke his femur… 

“Thank you for trusting me.” He leans in and kisses you.

You both clean up in the fresher before finishing up the pod and going to get a few hours of sleep before you have to be up. You curl up next to each other in the bunk on Cid’s ship, holding each other as tight as you possibly can, since you don’t know what could happen with the race. As long as he comes back to you in one piece, you think everything will be alright.

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[mixelation]

unfortunately i really like minato completely wrecking iwa's shit but it's fundamentally incompatible with the POINT of the whole arc because team 4 needs to wreck iwa's shit. so now im debating similar story beats but it's an "iwa kidnaps genin!naruto" scenario. sorry to iwa for being this fic's punching bag ig

i'm thinking it's a team 7 adventure? no one has c ranks go wrong like them....!!

i'm thinking iwa doesn't even take them back to iwa, but they somehow separate the genin from kakashi and hold them captive somewhere. story beats:

we can't just leave the kids as completely hapless prisoners, so sakura gets herself out of her cell and goes and gets the boys out. she does this by looking deep inside herself and asking: what would tori do?

now there's genin LOOSE in the PRISON. they do not know what they are doing but they DO know many ways to make a fire!!!!

i've been headcanoning that naruto just like. has hiraishin markers on an alarming amount of his possessions. some of them (like the ones on his clothes) are for safety and some of them are just "naruto keeps forgetting his bento places so minato's solution is to make it so he can teleport to where it is." unlike kushina naruto doesn't have any on his body bc they're permanent and minakushi wanted him to make the choice himself when he's older (like, minato could and would take it off if naruto asked, but letting naruto have independence and make his own choices is important to them)

anyway iwa is paranoid af so they've removed all of naruto's possessions. no hiraishin markers. BUT, if it's post Cave Incident, the limitation of the marker needing the jutsu user's chakra is gone!! so they just need to make a marker with their OWN chakra and get a message to minato somehow that he should use it

naruto: okay i can summon a small frog and i know how to draw the marker. i just uuuuh sasuke: what naruto: have no idea how to infuse chakra sasuke: why

anyway they figure something out and get a rescue. idk maybe it's not even minato. maybe they get team 4. maybe itachi gets to go a little feral about his brother

minato is like maaaaan i tried playing nice, but okay.

i think..... given the way i've set up fuinjutsu...... and given they can hijack other people's hiraishin markers...... the one tori made out of blood in a fit of spite should be a functioning marker now????

tori: yeah i mean it's blood, so. just do the math minato: omg math <3

so team 4 goes and gets the genin and minato goes and visits iwa. i do want him to be horrible about it so maybe he intentionally fucks around to set off alarms and get more people out and about. then he goes and find oonoki and is like. look. we talked about this. what the fuck, man.

and then he still paints a maker on his forehead <3

[northern-punk-lad]

Keir: “I wanna be clear that while I agree with every Tory policy and will keep it implemented when I’m prime minister I resent being called a Tory I mean my father was a tool maker and my mum was an nhs nurse”

[rumade]

Why England’s Last Traditional Lacemaker Is Fighting for Survival

This video made me so sad. The tories killed British manufacturing twice- once in the 80s with Thatcher, and then again with the austerity cuts to the Crafts Council. Small scale heritage makers have been left to rot. We talk about "levelling up", well why not work on these heritage crafts again? Tourists visit chocolate factories in Switzerland, and indigo dyers in Japan. They could visit lace makers in Nottingham.

[lilaroxa]

RF1: Year 1 - Spring 7

It's Raguna's first official Holiday in Kardia and he didn't save up enough money for a Seed Maker (Mist will be scolding him for this for literally years to come).

But more importantly, everyone's schedules changes up on Holidays and an entirely new world of dialogue opens up. Needless to say, today was a hard one to pick a quote for.

In the end, I had to go with another nostalgic moment: my favourite Tori quote.

When I think of Tori, I think of this line of hers on the beach:

"I like the sea... Sometimes I come here... to look at the ocean... Sometimes... I hope to see a prince riding a dolphin... come to sweep me away..."

She's a dreamer who probably spends way too much time reading fantasy novels but I love her for it. But I think what resonated with me most with this quote is the fact that even fantasy characters dream of unrealistic or unheard-of things. I mean, do dolphins really exist in Rune Factory? We fish "real" fish like sardines and salmon, so maybe dolphins do exist. We also hear owls hooting late at night, but see no sign of them actually existing. The only creatures we get to directly interact with are monsters. I'd put fish on that list if they'd let Raguna keep a fish tank! (For my cute little Lobstah - a lobster I ended up getting way too attached to when I fished it up later in my run.).

But enough animal debate, this post is about Tori.

Wouldn't it be cute if Tori's proposal included dolphins instead of milk and baths? And if dolphins don't exist, I'd love to see what Raguna thinks one looks like! Maybe it's something we'll see if we ever get RF1S... Another Episode content, perhaps?

Row 7 goes to Tori and her dolphin dreams!

LILA'S RUNE FACTORY TEMPERATURE BLANKET

[aristoteliancomplacency]

‘A Muslim woman who received death threats after appearing on a popular British quiz show has won “substantial damages” and received a public apology from a Conservative politician who wrongly accused her of anti-Semitism, her lawyers said on Wednesday.

Melika Gorgianeh, a doctoral astrophysics student at Christ Church, Oxford University, appeared on University Challenge, a BBC show, in an episode that was aired on November 20.

It was filmed months earlier in March.

The team’s mascot was a stuffed toy, a blue octopus, and Gorgianeh was wearing a multicoloured jacket that was navy blue, orange, pink and green.

Jacqueline Foster, who holds the title of baroness as she’s a member of the House of Lords, took to X after the show was broadcast to claim Gorgianeh was wearing the colours of the Palestinian flag and was responsible for the mascot.

Neither observation was true. The colours of the Palestine flag are black, white, green and red. The mascot belonged to the team of four.

Foster described the octopus as one of the most “disgusting anti-Semitic symbols” and called for Gorgianeh to be “expelled” by her university and “arrested” by the police.

She also tagged top politicians, including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, as well as the national communications regulator Ofcom, the BBC and the University of Oxford.’

Source: Aljazeera

This is called Islamophobia. She saw a woman wearing a hijab and reached through her fucking ass to find a way to accuse the student of antisemitism. Imagine some fucking Tory pos seeing you appear on a quiz show and being so fucking terrified of you that she has to scrabble to find the weakest fucking sauce excuse to not only publicly accuse you of antisemitism, and not only to tag in the fucking prime minister, and NOT ONLY suggest you deserve to be expelled but that you need to be FUCKING ARRESTED.

Things baroness Foster did not do:

- accuse the makers of blue octopus stuffed toys of being antisemitic.

- accuse shops who sell blue octopus stuffed toys of being antisemitic.

- suggest that shops selling such toys, or their manufacturers, should be arrested by the police.

- suggest that anyone who owns one of these toys is antisemitic and needs to be expelled from their place of education.

- suggest anyone else on the four person team could have had anything to do with it.

Because really, what happened was that she saw a way to publicly express her hatred for a Muslim woman and she fucking jumped on it.

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The Rock Against the Surf: A Gwyn Berdara Playlist

If my timing is correct, it happens to be Day 2 of @gwynweekofficial , song association! So, how about a playlist of songs for Gwyn?

Just like Nesta needed Gwyn, I think a lot of us readers needed her too. To see someone heal herself through such trauma, to see the beauty and strength in the world and to be vulnerable with herself and others in order to heal was an important experience for me. I really am looking forward to Gwyn's story progressing. Listen Here! And follow me behind the cut for a deep dive!

Pegasi-Jesca Hoop

You combed out my mane I'll wear your saddle and reins With all these stars at my feet I'll stamp and tap the spring With my rider a mount I feel like spreading my wings Take to the sky like poetry

The River-AURORA

Don't forget who you are even though you are hurt You are caught in a wire and soon it will burst You can cry, drinking your eyes Do you miss the sadness when it is gone? (Gone) And you let the river run wild (Gone) And you let the river run wild

The Siren-Nadiiife

Moonlight on my skin Rising from within Taking all my wounds Mother moon my home

Here in the water My soul evolves in wrath I am thunder I am the siren's song

Little Earthquakes-Tori Amos

We danced in graveyards with vampires till dawn We laughed in the faces of kings, never afraid to burn And I hate, and I hate And I hate, and I hate Disintegration, watching us wither Black-winged roses that safely changed their color Oh, these little earthquakes Here we go again

I can't reach you, can't reach you Give me life, give me pain Give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me myself again

Rocks and Water-Deb Talan

Seven times I went down Six times I walked back I don't fear the dark anymore 'Cause I've become all that

I will be rocks, I will be water I will leave this to my daughter Lift your head up in the wind When you feel yourself grow colder Wrap the night around your shoulders I will be with you even then Even when I cannot see your face anymore

O'Sister-City and Colour

What have the demons done? With a luminous light that once shined from your eyes What makes you feel so alone?

Is it the whispering ghost that you fear the most? But the blackness in your heart, it won't last forever I know it's tearing you apart but it's a song you can wither

Was it the whispering ghost that left you out in the cold? But the blackness in your heart won't last forever I know it's tearing you apart but it's a storm you can wither

Cold War-Janelle Monáe

So you think I'm alone? But being alone's the only way to be When you step outside You spend life fighting for your sanity This is a cold war You better know what you're fighting for This is a cold war Do you know what you're fighting for? If you want to be free Below the ground is the only place to be Cause in this life You spend time running from depravity

notre dame-Paris Paloma

As I tiptoe Creaking over prayers Pleading with their maker Crying with the choir

I’m not immune to the sincerity Below me, makes me feel It makes me holy But the tears I understand That I do not below No I do not belong

Bishop Briggs-White Flag

Take a hit, shoot me down, shoot me down I will never hit the ground, hit the ground Playing dead, I'll never do Gotta keep an eye on you Patience is wearing thin, paper-thin Promises broke again, what a sin But it only feeds my energy So don't expect no sympathy

Oh, won't wave my white flag, no This time I won't let go I'd rather die Than give up the fight, give up the fight

Rebel Heart-First Aid Kit

You told me once I have a rebel heart I don't know if that's true But I believe you saw something in me That lives inside you too Now all I hear is the wind There's a storm coming through

Tell me what do you do I keep trying To be someone I'd never be I keep seeing her in everyone Everyone but me But I know you truly saw me Even if just for a while Maybe that's why it hurts now To leave it all behind I don't know what it is That makes me run That makes me wanna shatter Everything that I've done

Only If For A Night-Florence + the Machine

And I heard your voice as clear as day And you told me I should concentrate It was all so strange and so surreal That a ghost should be so practical Only if for a night And the only solution was to stand and fight And my body was bruised and I was set alight But you came over me like some holy rite And although I was burning, you're the only light Only if for a night

Albatross-Foals

You burnt the lungs That your ancestors created You sat by the banks Of the river and you waited Till time rolled back And the water had abated You drank your share But you still could not be sated You said you're scared Of the clocks that keep ticking over We'll find a way For a life that's worth living over Again and again

Claim Your Ghost-Iron and Wine

Our winter keeps running us down We wake up with love hanging on Killers let go, killers let go

Some kids get a handful of rain Our hope is the desperate die wise Killers let go, killers let go

Morning falls from a tree and asks for a name Claim your ghost, know the wine for what it is

Be Sweet-Japanese Breakfast

So come and get your woman (Comе and get your woman) Pacify her rage (Pacify her rage) Take the time to undo your lies, make it up once more with feeling Recognize your mistakes and I'll let you back in Realize not too late, loved you always Make it up to me, you know it's better Make it up to me, you know it's better Be sweet to me, baby I wanna believe in you, I wanna believe in something

Ready to Start-Arcade Fire

If I was scared, I would And if I was pure, you know I would And if I was yours, but I'm not Now I'm ready to start If I was scared, I would And if I was pure, you know I would And if I was yours, but I'm not Now I'm ready to start Now I'm ready to start I would rather be wrong Than live in the shadows of your song

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UK General Election and the Difference Between the Tories and Labour

I have read a lot of posts on here complaining that the difference between the Conservatives and the current Labour party are negligible, and that Labour are basically "Red Tories". And I can definitely see where people are coming from there; I have often felt frustrated with Keir Starmer for how bloody unwilling he is to stray too far from a lot of the core Tory positions and doctrines.

Which is why I was very interested in a political podcast I listened to this evening that discussed precisely this subject, following on from extensive analysis of the policies stated in the party manifestos. Much of the gist of the discussion supported the view that yes, there isn't a great deal of difference between the two main parties (at least not when it comes to their manifesto pledges - political experts still generally expect their instincts to be very different when in comes to things like taxing the rich in order to spend more on public services. Labour have notably not ruled out several avenues for tax rises in their manifesto - just the ones that are more likely to hit the average household).

Anyway, there were a few key policy differences mentioned in the podcast, most notably:

1) Labour are going to scrap the Rwanda policy (so they are not going to send people seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda instead)

2) Labour has much more enthusiasm for renewable energy and a plan to create a national energy company.

3) Labour is also planning to introduce a Race Equality Act and create more statutory duties within government to reduce inequality

For those unaware of what that means: a statutory duty places a legal responsibility on government departments across the board to try and work towards certain objectives when making new policy - or at the very least, keep them in mind. In this case, it sounds as though government policy makers in ALL departments will have to stop and think about the potential impact of every policy they develop on inequality (however that gets defined) making efforts to reduce it where possible. ON EVERY POLICY. That is potentially huge - even more so when compared to the Conservatives, who are currently attempting to make themselves as vehemently "anti-woke" as possible in competition with Reform.

I'd say that's a pretty big difference between Labour and the Conservatives.

(Not that Labour are perfect on race and equality, mind you. I think Labour does have a problem with racism. But I'll take some imperfect progress under Labour over the Conservatives any day).