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Slaves to Darkness make visual sense. It's the old Warriors of Chaos aesthetic; you've got tyrannical dark knights who rule the wastes, calling on hordes of shirtless barbarians and mutated war-beasts to roam ahead of their legions. Lots of baroque, hellish ornamentation on brutal, hard lines, lots of barbarian warrior and foreign tyrant cues. It's all quite coherent, even when you put wildly different subsets against each other; Varanguard and Fellriders are very dissimilar, but even in isolation you can still see the links.
Maggotkin of Nurgle make visual sense. Everything is bloated and decayed and infested. Lots of round shapes, which makes the collapsed hollows or spiked growths stand out all the more. The armour is also rounded, with oddly-placed holes to suggest deformity. The war-beasts are all insects or molluscs, with fat abdomens and wriggling feelers. It's all very European apocalypse, the pestilential knights and plague victims shambling out of hell. The most divergent designs are the Rotmire Creed, who are a Warcry warband, and even they share the same spiked growths, ragged hoods, and plague-veils.
Hedonites of Slaanesh make visual sense. Everything is lithe and flowing and ostentatious. They have a very Orientalist vibe, taking cues from Western portrayals of "exotic" and "decadent" cultures like Persia, Greece, India, the Byzantines, the Arab caliphates, etc. From the armoured warriors to the near-naked archers to the giant cow-men, you'll find the same rich ornaments, elegant silks, and prominent plumage. The only things that stand out too oddly are the Hellstriders, and that's because they are ass old and barely part of the range.
Blades of Khorne make visual sense. They're pretty boring, but they make sense. Everything is muscular and hard, sharp and violent. They are a very straightforward rendition of the same Slaves to Darkness aesthetic, but more overtly macho and angrier. Chaos Warriors are here, but have bare arms and bulging muscles and angrier helmets and more axes. Marauders are here, but with bigger muscles and more spikes. Claws of Karanak diverge a bit from this, taking on more of a "barbarian reivemercenary" vibe, like the Roman image of the Visigoths, or mountain-dwelling bandit tribes, but they still fit in overall.
Disciples of Tzeentch don't make visual sense. Their core infantry all has a clear theme; the Tzaangors are buff satyrs with antelope horns, bird-heads, and faux-Grecian arms, armour, and loincloths. The Kairic Acolytes keep up the faux-Grecian armaments and dress, tossing in theatre masks, scrolls, eagle pets, and ridiculously sculpted muscles. There's a lot of overlap here, for better or worse, which gives a clear theme of... sinister bird cultist Greeks? Which works, honestly – setting aside the incredible workout routines on display, that's a visual language which evokes philosophers, knowledge-seekers, ancient occultism, and so on.
Except the instant you leave those kits behind, it falls apart.
Their non-Tzaangor heroes follow the Blades of Khorne approach, being essentially Slaves to Darkness characters with minor bird accessories, which results in a totally different style. A Curseling is an old Chaos Lord of Tzeentch. A Magister is an old Chaos Sorcerer of Tzeentch. The Gaunt Summoner is the same but with some feather decorations (good effort, I guess?), long robes, and a mutant head covered in eyes. They don't look like they're even part of the same army as Kairic Acolytes, much less their direct leaders. The Ogroid Thaumaturge ties in with Tzaangors reasonably well, until you get to his crude-looking staff and the fact that Ogroids are now firmly part of Slaves to Darkness. The Magister on Disc does better than most, but that's because he's just a Tzaangor Shaman with a breastplate, a mutant human head covered in eyes (interesting theme, shame it's found nowhere else in this army), and a random Gloomspite hood.
Their Warcry warband adds another, also totally divergent aesthetic. The Jade Obelisk ditch the vaguely Greek look entirely for a vaguely Mayan or druidic style, with thick, hooded robes over the whole body, laced with metal studs for an exotic coat-of-plates. They've got a heavy segmented cuirass and faulds, and a wildly different style of weapons, masks, and ornamentation. They're not spindly and fragile like the MagisteSummoner, or sculpted and buff like the Acolytes. The only commonality with the whole faction is a few bird-themed decorations and their bird-daemon familiar. Warcry warbands often stand out, that's fine, but these guys look nothing alike – it's as though the designers aren't sure what Tzeentch's shared language really is.
Meanwhile, the faction's daemons consist of exactly one evil robed wizard-bird with extra eyes on its head and book-staff (damn, hitting lots of buttons at once!). It's joined by... multi-armed blob-goblins, smaller flaming blob goblins, flaming mushroom monsters, and flying manta rays.
The Disciples of Tzeentch look like a mishmash of two, three, or even four factions with totally different visual approaches to Tzeentch's general themes. Are they spindly wizard-nerds with robes and loads of eyes? Are they buff Greek warrior-philosophers and beastmen? Are they armoured Chaos Warriors with feathers and extra arms? Are they shapeless blobs of tentacles and fire? What's the visual narrative meant to be, here?
I don't get it. This isn't a problem created by mix-matching old ranges, all of their mortal stuff is new and AoS-specific. Why are they like this? Why are they the only ones like this?

So not really anything compared to some of the craftsmanship I've seen posted in this sub but finally got my first cabinet project I've finished and wanted to share.
Built with MDF due to quality restrictions from my local box store and pricing.
AC unit had a cabinet around it but the doors were trashed so replaced those.
Ducting was boxed in but neither use nor ornament so wanted to build something that would cover it and be functional at the same time.
Feel free to roast and/or criticize but also leave comments as to how I can improve. Took me WAAAY longer than it should have, made a lot of . mistakes, learned at lot of lessons and swore. A lot. But it was fun overall.

I've just pulled the existing fabric out. And it did a generally pretty good job at keeping weeds out. However the damn hostas, Lilies, and ornamental grasses that were planted by previous owners kept spreading under the fabric which started making things look messy.
Bonus question: instead of rocks, could I just plant a ground cover that would stop weed growth? It's a full sun area.

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I was sitting in my living room recliner working on a crochet project, intermittently using a yarn needle (for those who don’t know, it’s similar to a sewing needle but larger and more blunt). When not using the yarn needle, I would set it in this small tray I had sitting on the end table next to me so I wouldn’t misplace it or lose it in the chair.
At one point I reached for my yarn needle and I noticed it was gone. I assumed I had set it in my lap by mistake, so I checked all around my lap, the seat under me, and down into the sides of the chair. I stood up to shake out the blanket that was covering me, and didn’t find it. It was just gone. I went to my craft room to get a different needle, and when I opened my storage container I found the one that I had just misplaced moments before.
I know for sure that it was the same needle because this one has a distinct shape and is part of a set, of which I only have one. All five needles (each a different size and color) were in the container, and I know I don’t have extras of that kind.
I was really glad to not have lost it, given that I only have that one, but it was baffling to set it down in one place, lose it, and find it somewhere else.

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“World Beasts… are innately different to humans and other forms of 'life'. Those created in the Goddess’s image are bound only by fate and time, able to lead their own destiny if they will it so. For us, it’s different. We are born with a function in mind — a purpose. Sometimes it’s clear, sometimes it’s not.
I still have no clue why Har-Meggidos was created.”

• Reginn Magina, World Beast, when asked about World Beasts

With a crash, the oceanic tentacles crushed the ground with ease, destabilizing the heroes. However, this attack was simply countered by the warrior, who simply diced the surrounding hundred paces with a single swing of her blades. The massive chunks of octopus-like flesh fell to the earth with a thud, and the World Beast screamed in agony.
Sacrosanct was still unsure whether to engage or not — whether this was his battle to fight. Such indecisiveness faltered his flames, but noticing that Blodelshein was about to be crushed by one of the chunks, he quickly pushed her out of the way with a dive but got squashed into a bloody pulp himself.
“Sacrosanct!”
While the white-haired girl continued the battle, Sacrosanct soon lifted the mass, covered in his own blood. The hero spat out a dozen teeth from his mouth, though they soon healed back thanks to his flames. Now he was truly fired up.
However, he was not quite ready yet. It would take a few more steps to enter the ‘LIMITLESS’ state.
The dual-wielding warrior ran up Tiamat’s right arm while massively damaging it along the way. The light katana moved like a needle, while the longsword swung like a hammer; the two weapons synergized in a negative tempo, creating a dissonance of destruction.
Meanwhile, Sacrosanct stretched, ran in place, push-ups, sit-ups, jumping-jacks, all in impossibly quick succession. His heart rate began to increase rapidly, and so did the fire surrounding him.
The golden-eyed swordswoman was able to stab the World Beast Directly in its forehead, and while it caused excruciating agony and great damage, it was still not yet enough as roots sprouted from the wound and knocked her all the way to the ground, where a wooden spike much larger than she awaited.
Meanwhile, Sacrosanct began to sing to himself… No, he created rhythms. Songs? Humming? It was strange how he seemed to be listening to something in his head, but it was somehow working as his flames grew multiple times in size.
The girl quickly turned to face the ground using the weight of her swords, and in the split second before contact, her blades cut the spike directly in half, landing in its new crevice. However, the broken spike was then coiled in vines, and was shut in a matter of microseconds by the pressure surrounding it, and the hero was forced to struggle to keep herself uncrushed.
Meanwhile… Sacrosanct was finally ready — with just one more step. Now he took a good look at his enemy, the colossal demonic titan, much stronger than him; of course, he could beat her. He was Sacrosanct. With this newfound confidence, the hero began to concentrate the massive flame surrounding him toward himself, compressing the heat. Soon, a massive flash of light blinded the spectators, including Tiamat, and from the blinding light emerged Sacrosanct. The hero was now surrounded by an electrical storm running throughout his body, as well as blue flames contrasting with the previous red. He was not just any other hero, he was THE hero. He was Sacrosanct.
“Alright, bring it on!”
Tiamat could not fully gauge the hero’s strength and instead chose to finish the girl off by crushing her completely with her fist. However, as she turned her attention away, the World Beast was suddenly kicked in the face, snapping her massive head instantly. He was fast.
The World Beast quickly composed herself and healed her neck. Demonic spiders began to emerge from her wings; perfect for dealing with pests. However, Sacrosanct was no mere fly, and he began to easily set the spiders ablaze with his contagious flame, which then spread to the World Beast’s hair.
“Let’s go!”
While Tiamat was distracted by the flames, Sacrosanct lept from her shoulder directly toward the spike in which the katana-wielding hero was imprisoned. The sheer impact of cannonballing into the wooden structure was enough to blow it open, and the warrior was freed.
“You still haven’t told me your name yet!”
“...?”
The two looked up to see that Tiamat had already fully recovered. There must’ve been some way to kill her, for why else was she reincarnated?
“...Acata, could you tell us how you defeated her preciously?” asked Blodelshein in her native tongue.
The girl turned to find the source of the voice, but none lay in sight.
“I’m speaking to you telepathically. I’m afraid I won’t be much of a help — the demon lord has a powerful soul. Anyways, you said you met her before right? Then you must be the 15th hero, the one who defeated this demon lord. How did you do it?”
“...It was not I who killed Tiamat,” said Acata, “I suppose you could say that the entire world killed her.”
“...So you’re saying you lured her here without a plan to kill her?!”
“The plan is to slice and dice until it is done.”
“...”
It seemed that Blodelshein was surrounded by true warriors.
Now killing her was no longer an option, the best they could do would be to immobilize her until a method was found. However, things would not be so simple as Tiamat began to attack once again, interrupting the hero mid-thought.
A slit positioned directly at the centre of Tiamat’s breast opened like a vertical eye, and from the entrance began to stream a river of energy, the current of which soon turned into a torrent, then a storm. The energy began to form a sphere in the form of fire, like the heavenly ornament in the sky. The heroes could already feel its heat from the ground. As the World Beast began to power this attack, Sacrosanct came up with a brilliant plan — a Sacrosanct original.
“Alright, hero, I’ll neutralize this blast, then you attack her directly in that weird source — that must be her core or something!”
“...Fine.”
In the heat of the battle, language barriers can be fatal. As such, instead of listening to the words themselves, Acata decided to simply react to Sacrosanct’s action. Judging from his tone, it seemed that he had prepared a plan. Though she did not understand what his course of action would be, there was no other choice as the inevitability of decimation loomed over them.
Tiamat soon released the attack, and Sacrosanct released an attack of his own as well. All the flames surrounding him concentrated on his two fingers outstretched toward his target, leaving the rest of his body vulnerable and bare. As it was compressed into an atomic volume, it instantly flipped from a bright white to a blackhole void surrounded by dark lightning.
“Go!”
As the pseudo-sun continued to approach, the grass began to wilt and burn. However, neither Sacrosanct nor Acata moved an inch. Sacrosanct’s black hole was soon consumed by the flame, but Acata knew that his act was not yet over. The dark elf began to immediately calculate in his mind the time required for the sphere to reach the centre of Tiamat’s sun, and soon activated his spell:
“⌈Nuclear Starburst⌋!”
The black hole immediately increased a thousandfold in volume, completely enveloping Tiamat’s attack. It then folded in upon itself, erasing both attacks from existence. While Tiamat was shocked, Acata took no time to hesitate. She tested Sacrosanct’s theory by leaping a thousand paces into the air and plunging both her blades into Tiamat’s chest — the source of the strange energy.
As Blodelshein watched on from behind the rubble, she sincerely hoped that this would be the end. It did seem that the damage was massive, and the World Beast began to disintegrate as it wailed in pain. However, it soon clenched its teeth, and through its bloodied eyes, cast a desperate spell.
From the slit emerged a sphere — a flesh-pink, translucent sphere. Acata could see that her sword was stuck deep into it, and she could almost see inside, a small world. Like a minature garden, a microcosm…
A massive flash of light enveloped the area, and all three heroes were blinded. Through the brightness, however, Blodelshei,n could catch glimpses of stars passing by her, turning into lines, as if travelling through space.
Within the microcosm, three shooting stars — never seen before — entered the world.

Hola! I'm 18, bisexual dude with a cat, called Fidget, I love old 80's music I have so many vinyls, my entire room is absolutely covered in plants and books and I love too cook / bake, I have other hobbies too such as; woodworking, running, working out, archery, poetry, knitting / crocheting and occasionally I paint too! But by far my favourite hobby is sleeping
Please rant at me about your hobbies and your day, I love to listen to people and talk to me about your pets!! If you need plant advice I'm always happy to help to<3
If you want photos of what I look like too just ask I'm more than happy to provide:P But there's some on my profile!!
Oh and I work on a farm!! And I'm very weird and a little mental:D

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Hello again! This batch of chapters is looking pretty spicy, and I'm really excited to share them with you! Not really much else to say, tbh, other than that I'm once again really thankful for all of your patience and understanding when it comes to my upload schedule. I know it's tough sometimes to drop in and out of stories like this, and even worse to see the last upload date for a story you like being "100 days ago," but we're still making our way there slowly! Besides, the most tender dishes are the ones that boil slowly~
As always, I hope you enjoy reading! :D
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Fanart: The Brightest Star in the Night Sky, by u/Frostedscales
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Thank you to Philodox on discord for proofreading and editing RfD.
Thank you to Pampanope on reddit for the cover art.
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Memory Transcript Subject: Sylvan, Venlil Citizen
Date: [Standardized Human Time]: December 13, 2136
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“Everything’s good to go over here, Kenta! How about you?”
“Fine on my end too boss! Though I still don’t know how to feel about how I’ve arranged the sandwiche– err… sylvanas. Cucumber salad next to blueberry? They kind of don’t match…”
“I already told you a million times, they look fine!”
“You sure…?”
“I’m sure! Now are you ready to start this thing?”
“Ready!”
“Then let’s go!”
I shut the door to the kitchen, making sure that I had not left anything behind that would be needed for the day, then began wheeling out the final cart of amenities. As I rolled it down the wooden floor of my emptied out diner, one long serving tray jostled back and forth across the surface top.
I looked down to recap my inventory. A motley of sylvanas cleanly cut into triangles lay in an ornate pattern atop a decorative bed of raw ipsom grain stalks, spiraling around the edges of the plate as it creeped its way closer to the center. The sylvanas were split into clear groups based not only on their filling, but of the colour of that filling as well, creating a literal rainbow of flavours to choose from. By all means, it was an absolutely marvelous display of art; a visual performance that I had no idea could be captured in something like a dish to be served at such a quaint event. Kenta, however, seemed to still be worrying over it.
Despite it apparently being part of the name according to my translator, the Terran fruit named “blueberry” was actually a deep shade of indigo rather than blue, especially when crushed into a form of jam. As a result, lacking any blue to connect the various green options of our rainbow to that of the very limited indigo, Kenta had ended up spending much too long worrying over such a minute detail.
‘What a dummy…’ I thought back to myself with a slight chuckle. ‘I guess he’s worrying about this just as much as I am.’
Hardly two or three steps remained between the food cart and the diner’s entrance. Hastily, I jogged up to the front door to prop it open. However, when I went to turn the handle, I felt it give way without even the slightest push. Someone was pulling it from the other side, causing me to be yanked forward and stumble. Looking up, I saw the rusty figure of Fehnel standing impatiently in the doorway.
“You almost done in here, Sylvan?” she asked in a hurried breath. “Here, let me help you with that.”
Before hearing my response, Fehnel had already grabbed ahold on the cart and began pulling it outside without delay. I let go and didn’t attempt to stop her, knowing full well the farm woman was likely much stronger than I. In a blur, she was already far from the door, and I began jogging after her in an attempt to keep up.
Just as the day before, the Inverter was powered on and running perfectly. The metal pylon let out a slight, continuous hum as it projected an energetic beam from its center, which split at the apex around the height of the Lackadaisy and fell down in a parabolic curve, creating a tangible anti-gravity field in its wake.
Just outside the field, it became immediately clear just how necessary this piece of advanced Federation technology was. Beyond the radiant dome, a thick rain riddled the sky and drowned the world it fell unto. A harsh wind howled and distant thunder roared, which combined with the rain to push against the field to no avail. Within, where so many confectionaries, decorations, and other preparations had been so carefully placed, not even the paw of Solgalick could disrupt us.
“You know this would be goin’ a lot faster if I could jus’ start grabbin’ the food ma’self,” Fehnel commented in a tone too preoccupied to be annoyed.
As I ran after the hauling Yotul, I tried to say, “Fehnel, I’d really appreciate it if you would–”
“I know, I know,” she interrupted back, seemingly distant. “You want me to ‘not go into the diner during the event.’ Listen Sylvan, I get that Kahnta back there is a fainter, but don’t you think that this is a tad extreme? We’re on a tight schedule here, y’know?”
“I know… it’s just kind of a golden rule. I can’t stress to you enough how important it is that nobody does so much as peak in there,” I reiterated as I jogged alongside the speeding Yotul. “And don’t worry. Once everything starts, then you can feel free to socialize and spend the day with your daughter. I’ll take care of restocking the food.”
“I suppose that’s awful nice of ya,” Fehnel breathed out. “Sure you won’t be tirin’ yourself out, hun?”
I shrugged. “Eh. How fast could people possibly eat? It’ll be fine.”
“Careful there. Don’t wanna be sprintin’ before your legs catch up,” Fehnel chuckled. “But I’m plenty thankful for the confidence. I’ll try to hold ya to your word.”
As we moved, I was able to take a brief second to look around. I began to marvel at how far the event had come since its initial inception. And under such short time restrictions as well! Through a combination of both the Lacakdaisy’s furniture, as well as a number of decorations that I had rented, we had ended up with something that I had truly considered exemplary. In traditional Venlil style, a forest of various greenery had been set out in a colourful array of paw-crafted pots and other containers. Small bushels, flowers, a few overhanging trees, and other vegetation stood proudly within. From each, incandescent ornaments of various hues emerged in a bright and brazen display. All of which combined to transform the normally secluded street atmosphere into one that was truly cozy, if not just the slightest bit packed within the bubble. In accordance with one of Fehnel’s initial requests, we had even arranged for a small wooden stage to be brought in, which fit neatly against… something that I would rather not look at…
Of course, decorations aside, one of the most enrapturing displays was that of the food itself. Positioned at various places all around the event’s area, tables upon tables of buffet items had been laid out. It was a marvelous display on all fronts. From the generously sized serving bowls of pasta, plates of still steaming gyoza, and the diverse types and variations of strayu laid in motley rows all throughout, the feast was like a colourful microcosm of everything Kenta and I had been working towards.
But what was even more impressive were all the new additions Kenta had made. Just as expected, my wayward chef had taken the original request and spun it on its tail, seemingly pulling no stops when it came to expanding our already diverse arrangement. From end to end, small, round discs of strayu called “Danishes” lay against each other down the side of one of the tables. Most impressively, the center of each had been filled in with various hues of jam, in a similar style to that of the sylvanas that I was currently wheeling towards it.
On the other side of the same table, a sundry of embellished wooden bowls sat parallel, each filled with various kinds of Venlilian-style salads. I had taken the time to teach him such recipes a good while back, but while at first these seemed to be rather unostentatious, a quick look revealed that Kenta had added his own twist to the otherwise typical mix of local produce. Tossed about each salad were dozens of small strayu cubes called “Croutons,” each baked until crisp and crunchy. What’s more, if the olfactory receptor in my mouth didn’t deceive me, I had even picked up the heavenly aroma of something Kenta had only introduced to me recently as “Garlic,” which had clearly been infused into the cubes.
On another table, steaming crocks of both soups and stews had been laid out for guests to self serve. But in lieu of a bowl, Kenta had elected to do something truly unique. It had taken me a moment to process his idea at first, but hollowed out husks of rotund strayu loaves had been left out for guests to grab, in which they were supposed to fill the “bread bowls” – as Kenta had called them – with the soup and eat them as normal. This even came with the advantage of being able to tear off small pieces of the now soup-soaked strayu, allowing one to enjoy the taste of both simultaneously. This idea, I had soon realized, would be the hardest to explain to any confused guests that might happen by.
As we approached the soup table, Fehnel and I began loading up the cart-full of sylvanas we had brought over onto a free area. We placed them right next to one other new recipe that Kenta had decided to share. A simple display of thinly cut slices of crunchy, lightly seasoned strayu, with a bright red sauce readied next to it that I instantly recognized as being the product of tomatoes mixed with oil. According to Kenta, these “Bruschetta” were a simple, yet simultaneously alluring appetizer, which would do well to pair with the soup he had stirred up.
Once the sylvanas had been laid out, Fehnel felt the urge to ask, “Is that the last of it?”
“Yes, for now,” I replied, absentmindedly stretching my back. “This’ll cover the initial rush of hungry people, I assume. But Kahnta’s already busy working on seconds.”
“Gotta say Sylvan, this is quite the impressive spread,” Fehnel said with a quick, delighted wag of the tail. “Y’know… When I asked for somethin’ new, I wasn’t expectin’ Kahnta over there to whip up so much.”
“Oh this isn’t the new dish you asked for,” I answered flatly. “That’s still being worked on.”
Fehnel froze solid, only her ears remaining seemingly automotive as they slowly shifted towards me. “Wait… what?
“Yeah all of this is just the appetizer according to Kahnta,” I explained, messing with a few arrant sylvanas that had broken symmetry. “There’s going to be one more plate of food that should be coming out shortly. And then dessert after that.”
“That’s… surely somethin’...” was all Fehnel could say. She opened her mouth as if to continue her train of thought, only to have something else pull her attention away.
Peering out into the stormy weather of the darkened town, an eye-catchingly large herd of people were making their way towards the bright dome that sketched our event’s area. Silhouettes of familiar patrons and wayward newcomers alike huddled under their umbrellas. All the while, an excited murmur hummed throughout the air, despite the noise of the rain around them. The guests were here, and they seemed excited.
I peered down at a small data pad. “Oh, second-sun already? Looks like we just barely made it on time.”
Fehnel simply wagged in acknowledgment, still the slightest bit flabbergasted.
I nudged her side, which seemed to knock her out of her trance. “Want to go greet them?”
Taking one look at me, then peering back at the ensemble of strange and alien foods behind her, one of Fehnel’s ears flicked a little. Then, she did the tail equivalent of a Human shrug, letting out a pleased chuckle. Whatever had been on her mind was apparently pushed to the side for now. “Heh, of course hun. Let’s treat ‘em to somethin’ special.”
With a newfound kick in her already hastened step, Fehnel began to proudly jog over towards the approaching crowd. By now, we could already begin to make out some faces, each looking more curious than the last.
In addition to the Brachistochrone Inverter itself, Jeela had also taken the liberty to have a reception area installed in the form of a metallic tunnel about the width of three Venlil. The tunnel seemed to fold and bend the anti-gravity energy around it, allowing for people to easily enter the repulsion field without having to tread through a torrent of redirected rainwater. Additionally, a series of hooks alongside the interior of the tunnel also served as a convenient area for the storage of umbrellas and coats, which our guests quickly began making use of the moment they started funneling through.
Fehnel and I stood at the side of the entrance, welcoming in guest after guest with the appropriate propriety. At first, many of them were stymied in their step, staring in awe at the sanctuary-like atmosphere that had been created in the middle of the street. But almost as soon as they got their bearings, most realigned their immediate priorities, and subsequently made a beeline for the buffet tables. That’s what they were here for, after all. Hopefully they’d come to appreciate the actual reason Fehnel was hosting this event soon enough.
As we busied ourselves, the voices of many excited guests made themselves audible.
“I’ve been looking forward to this!”
“Look at the decorations!”
“I feel like I’m in the Capital!”
“Are you sure all of this is free?”
“The ad said it was! Either way, I need to try some of this!”
Fehnel and I watched in delight as the crowd began to form around the tables, a number of plates I had left out disappearing as fast as the eye could blink. However, it was clear that a majority of the attention received had been focussed solely on the more familiar menu items already offered by the Lackadaisy.
“Think they’re gonna touch any of the new stuff?” Fehnel idly commented, her attention still fixed on the crowd. “It’d be a shame if any of it goes to waste.”
“Oh they will,” I answered without hesitation. “Just give them a moment. They’ll be all over it soon enough.”
Fehnel laughed. “You sound awful confident, don’tcha?”
“Oh please, this is hardly the first time I’ve served some wacky new thing to my customers,” I answered back with a chuckle of my own. “If anything, at this point I’d say I’m quite the expert. Just watch. You’ll see.”
Like clockwork, my precognitive claim had been proven true mere moments later. Some soul amongst the table’s crowd had seemingly been more curious than the rest, and ended up taste-testing one of the bruschetta. It was hard to make out from this distance, but if I had to guess, her ears had perked up and her eyes had widened in surprise. What was made clear, however, was their opinion of the new food, because only a few moments later could their voice be heard.
“You have got to try some of this stuff!” she practically yelled at anyone who would listen. “It tastes like the red stuff that’s on the pasta, but like… even stronger! It’s so good I feel like I died and am one with the Stars already!”
Like a Farsul unto a library, the crowd collectively swiveled their ears and began to gravitate towards the bruschetta with eager eyes. A few more voices piped up in glee, each more delighted than the last as paw after paw descended on the strayu until there was nothing scarce of crumbs left.
‘Guess that’ll be the first thing I’ll need to restock,’ I thought with a passive wave of the tail, before a sudden realization crept into my mind. ‘Ugh… Kenta and I might be busier today than I thought…’
It wasn’t long before the elation of trying something new, mixed with the sudden and devastating lack of bruschetta, had urged our party guests to move on to the other, never before seen options that laid out to fill their fancy. All at once, the wall of wool and fluff had spread out the slightest bit as fresher waters were explored. Plates were filled with various salads, despite the unfamiliar bits of crunchy strayu inside raising some skeptical ears. Helping after helping of the technicolour pastries were reached for as well, with the sylvanas not lasting much longer after that. And most impressively, it seemed that people had quickly begun to figure out the concept of Kenta’s cute “bread bowl” idea as well, even without instruction.
That last turn of events had actually caught me the slightest bit off guard. For the bread bowls being quite possibly the most unique aspect of the event – well, that I knew of – I found myself rather impressed by how fast people were getting the hang of it. Sure, it meant that I wouldn’t have to bother myself with having to go around explaining it to everybody, but in my eyes, there was a bit more to it than that. Perhaps it was a case of grasping at straws, but for the briefest moment, it made me wonder whether or not Humanity’s ideas had been affecting my people more than I had realized. Perhaps, if only in the slightest, Kenta had been opening their minds to more unique ideas than I had given him credit for. Without the slightest bit of hesitancy, the partygoers did well to experiment with more than the obvious, quickly wrapping their minds around something completely new and extraordinary.
I exhaled a short-breathed snicker, shaking the thought out of my head. ‘Calm down there, Sylvan. It’s just some soup and a piece of strayu shaped like a bowl. No need to get all philosophical about it. Still, I guess them figuring it out saves me some time. Good, cause it looks like I already need to start stocking the next round…’
I moved to grab my cart so that I could head back inside, only to have Fehnel call out and grab my attention instead.
“Sylvan, hun,” she began. “Before you go makin’ yourself scarce. I think there’s somethin’ about this here party that you haven’t explained yet.”
My head turned out to face her. “Hm?”
“Now, don’t get me wrong… What you did here is great and all. By all means, whenever it is that Kadew decides to show up here with that date of hers, I’m sure she’ll start coming around to the idea of my peoples’ Runnin’ Day. But…”
I now realized that Fehnel was completely focussed on something off in the distance.
“Oh,” I replied. “That…”
I had done well to ignore it up until this point. In fact, if I tried hard enough, I was even able to keep it completely hidden from my peripheral. But the truth was, no matter where I went or what I did to distract myself, there was no denying that it was there – that She was there.
At the opposite end of the dome, an onyx terror lurked over the ignorant, complacent masses. Its wicked enormity great, and the pressure about it even greater. The form it took was terrifying. An alien pose, unknown to the mind, originated from a people feared by many. Its peering eyes descended as domineering malevolence. And from its onyx chassis, a message rang clear as a day personally forged by Solgalick themself: Even if I couldn’t see her; if I shielded herself from my sight all day… No matter what, She could always see me.
“I’m gonna be honest Sylvan, I did not take you as someone that had a thing for Magister Jeela.”
I shot back quicker than a bolt of lighting. “I DO NOT HAVE A ‘THING’ FOR–” before stopping myself short.
Luckily, my voice had not been noticed among the now loud, chattering crowd about us. Which was good. I was pretty sure that my voice had cracked into an almost childishly high pitch. Taking a deep breath, I yanked my composure back, and stuffed an air of professionalism back into my voice yet again.
“I a-appologize…” I mumbled out, my head shrinking between my shoulders.
“No worries!” Fehnel replied. She couldn’t help but let a few chuckles pour into her voice. “I was just teasin’ is all. But seriously, you’re gonna have to whip up a pretty darn good explanation… Else I’m boutta start thinkin’ that what I just said was true.”
I took a deep breath, which soon shifted into a long-winded sigh. “Listen… It was part of the deal, alright? I’m not proud of it, but it’s there now, and unless you’ve got a herd of Mazic heavylifters at the beck and call, I can’t get rid of it.”
“Part of the deal?” Fehnel repeated.
“It’s my end of the bargain for us being able to have this Inverter during the event. And no, before you ask, it was not worth it,” I explained.
I could do nothing but feel immense shame for the inconvenience. To have something so overbearing, so shamelessly grandstanding placed in the middle of what was supposed to be a quaint event about cross-cultural understanding… It was beyond disrespectful to Fehnel’s original request. It took something that the poor woman had been planning for who knew how long, and brutally morphed it into a shadow of its former self. Into nothing but an ego trip for a politician that probably already surrounded themselves with weed biters and paw lickers.
“Listen…” I said, lowering both my tail and ears in respect. “Fehnel, I apologize profusely for allowing that thing to be placed here. I should have put my paw down and just hosted the event inside like we planned. But it’s too late now. I’m really sorry…”
But to my surprise, Fehnel had not been paying attention to my display of humility. Instead, her focus was still on that of the statue.
“I think it looks neat!” she said in a cheery tone.
“Y-you do?” I mumbled back.
“Well yeah!” She wagged her tail to assure me. “Sure it’s a bit, err… unconventional… But I think it’s got quite a bit of charm to it!”
“That’s… one way of saying it…”
“Besides, it might not be the worst thing to have somethin’ from the Magisters here with us,” Fehnel continued to think out loud. “Sorta gives this whole event a kinda official feel, y’know? Like it’s lettin’ everyone here know that the Yotul have got just as much right bein’ under the same heedin’ ears of the Governor as anyone else. Sure, dependin’ on where you are and who you ask, that may or may not be a good thing. But it at least means it’s harder to ignore us now. Heck, might even convince some of the people ‘round here to open up a little to the other parts of us.”
“Well… so long as you’re happy with it, I suppose?” I worded awkwardly.
If I had been completely honest with myself, I was expecting the slightest bit more… Well, I wasn’t sure. Perhaps anger? Annoyance? Unrelenting grief that invariably led to locking yourself in a closet, crying? But there was no sign of that in the rusty Yotul’s eyes. As she stared up at the onyx marvel, I couldn’t help but feel as though there was no sign of the negativity I had anticipated in the slightest. Instead, all that remained was that of a solemn pride. Maybe she was lying to herself. Like it was some sort of coping mechanism that helped her work around this unwelcome development in her plans. But regardless, the end result remained. And I was left feeling relieved at being able to avoid yet another hurdle.
‘Fehnel really knows how to look at the optimistic side of things, I guess… Good. I could really use some more of that around here.’
“Feel free to run along now, Sylvan,” she said, waving me a satisfied flick of the tail. “I’ll keep waitin’ here so I can greet the other guests. And I do hope you and Kahnta can bring out the main course whenever it’s ready. I wanna make sure everything’s ready to blow Kadew’s fur off whenever she decides to get here.”
I had to force myself not to flash a Human smile in return. She and the rest of the partygoers had no idea what was coming. And to a certain extent, neither did I. He did mention he had some sort of “surprise” coming, after all. But I always trusted Kenta for his word, and knowing what my chef was capable of, it never occurred to me once that it wouldn’t live up to the expectations. In fact, I was counting on him to exceed them.
I turned around and headed back to the kitchen. It was time to get the real party started.
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Hello again! This batch of chapters is looking pretty spicy, and I'm really excited to share them with you! Not really much else to say, tbh, other than that I'm once again really thankful for all of your patience and understanding when it comes to my upload schedule. I know it's tough sometimes to drop in and out of stories like this, and even worse to see the last upload date for a story you like being "100 days ago," but we're still making our way there slowly! Besides, the most tender dishes are the ones that boil slowly~
As always, I hope you enjoy reading! :D
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Fanart: The Brightest Star in the Night Sky, by u/Frostedscales
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Note: This is a Fanfic of the Nature of Predators series by u/Spacepaladin15, that is being reposted from the NatureofPredators sub. Please support the original content.
Thank you to Philodox on discord for proofreading and editing RfD.
Thank you to Pampanope on reddit for the cover art.
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Memory Transcript Subject: Sylvan, Venlil Citizen
Date: [Standardized Human Time]: December 13, 2136
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“Everything’s good to go over here, Kenta! How about you?”
“Fine on my end too boss! Though I still don’t know how to feel about how I’ve arranged the sandwiche– err… sylvanas. Cucumber salad next to blueberry? They kind of don’t match…”
“I already told you a million times, they look fine!”
“You sure…?”
“I’m sure! Now are you ready to start this thing?”
“Ready!”
“Then let’s go!”
I shut the door to the kitchen, making sure that I had not left anything behind that would be needed for the day, then began wheeling out the final cart of amenities. As I rolled it down the wooden floor of my emptied out diner, one long serving tray jostled back and forth across the surface top.
I looked down to recap my inventory. A motley of sylvanas cleanly cut into triangles lay in an ornate pattern atop a decorative bed of raw ipsom grain stalks, spiraling around the edges of the plate as it creeped its way closer to the center. The sylvanas were split into clear groups based not only on their filling, but of the colour of that filling as well, creating a literal rainbow of flavours to choose from. By all means, it was an absolutely marvelous display of art; a visual performance that I had no idea could be captured in something like a dish to be served at such a quaint event. Kenta, however, seemed to still be worrying over it.
Despite it apparently being part of the name according to my translator, the Terran fruit named “blueberry” was actually a deep shade of indigo rather than blue, especially when crushed into a form of jam. As a result, lacking any blue to connect the various green options of our rainbow to that of the very limited indigo, Kenta had ended up spending much too long worrying over such a minute detail.
‘What a dummy…’ I thought back to myself with a slight chuckle. ‘I guess he’s worrying about this just as much as I am.’
Hardly two or three steps remained between the food cart and the diner’s entrance. Hastily, I jogged up to the front door to prop it open. However, when I went to turn the handle, I felt it give way without even the slightest push. Someone was pulling it from the other side, causing me to be yanked forward and stumble. Looking up, I saw the rusty figure of Fehnel standing impatiently in the doorway.
“You almost done in here, Sylvan?” she asked in a hurried breath. “Here, let me help you with that.”
Before hearing my response, Fehnel had already grabbed ahold on the cart and began pulling it outside without delay. I let go and didn’t attempt to stop her, knowing full well the farm woman was likely much stronger than I. In a blur, she was already far from the door, and I began jogging after her in an attempt to keep up.
Just as the day before, the Inverter was powered on and running perfectly. The metal pylon let out a slight, continuous hum as it projected an energetic beam from its center, which split at the apex around the height of the Lackadaisy and fell down in a parabolic curve, creating a tangible anti-gravity field in its wake.
Just outside the field, it became immediately clear just how necessary this piece of advanced Federation technology was. Beyond the radiant dome, a thick rain riddled the sky and drowned the world it fell unto. A harsh wind howled and distant thunder roared, which combined with the rain to push against the field to no avail. Within, where so many confectionaries, decorations, and other preparations had been so carefully placed, not even the paw of Solgalick could disrupt us.
“You know this would be goin’ a lot faster if I could jus’ start grabbin’ the food ma’self,” Fehnel commented in a tone too preoccupied to be annoyed.
As I ran after the hauling Yotul, I tried to say, “Fehnel, I’d really appreciate it if you would–”
“I know, I know,” she interrupted back, seemingly distant. “You want me to ‘not go into the diner during the event.’ Listen Sylvan, I get that Kahnta back there is a fainter, but don’t you think that this is a tad extreme? We’re on a tight schedule here, y’know?”
“I know… it’s just kind of a golden rule. I can’t stress to you enough how important it is that nobody does so much as peak in there,” I reiterated as I jogged alongside the speeding Yotul. “And don’t worry. Once everything starts, then you can feel free to socialize and spend the day with your daughter. I’ll take care of restocking the food.”
“I suppose that’s awful nice of ya,” Fehnel breathed out. “Sure you won’t be tirin’ yourself out, hun?”
I shrugged. “Eh. How fast could people possibly eat? It’ll be fine.”
“Careful there. Don’t wanna be sprintin’ before your legs catch up,” Fehnel chuckled. “But I’m plenty thankful for the confidence. I’ll try to hold ya to your word.”
As we moved, I was able to take a brief second to look around. I began to marvel at how far the event had come since its initial inception. And under such short time restrictions as well! Through a combination of both the Lacakdaisy’s furniture, as well as a number of decorations that I had rented, we had ended up with something that I had truly considered exemplary. In traditional Venlil style, a forest of various greenery had been set out in a colourful array of paw-crafted pots and other containers. Small bushels, flowers, a few overhanging trees, and other vegetation stood proudly within. From each, incandescent ornaments of various hues emerged in a bright and brazen display. All of which combined to transform the normally secluded street atmosphere into one that was truly cozy, if not just the slightest bit packed within the bubble. In accordance with one of Fehnel’s initial requests, we had even arranged for a small wooden stage to be brought in, which fit neatly against… something that I would rather not look at…
Of course, decorations aside, one of the most enrapturing displays was that of the food itself. Positioned at various places all around the event’s area, tables upon tables of buffet items had been laid out. It was a marvelous display on all fronts. From the generously sized serving bowls of pasta, plates of still steaming gyoza, and the diverse types and variations of strayu laid in motley rows all throughout, the feast was like a colourful microcosm of everything Kenta and I had been working towards.
But what was even more impressive were all the new additions Kenta had made. Just as expected, my wayward chef had taken the original request and spun it on its tail, seemingly pulling no stops when it came to expanding our already diverse arrangement. From end to end, small, round discs of strayu called “Danishes” lay against each other down the side of one of the tables. Most impressively, the center of each had been filled in with various hues of jam, in a similar style to that of the sylvanas that I was currently wheeling towards it.
On the other side of the same table, a sundry of embellished wooden bowls sat parallel, each filled with various kinds of Venlilian-style salads. I had taken the time to teach him such recipes a good while back, but while at first these seemed to be rather unostentatious, a quick look revealed that Kenta had added his own twist to the otherwise typical mix of local produce. Tossed about each salad were dozens of small strayu cubes called “Croutons,” each baked until crisp and crunchy. What’s more, if the olfactory receptor in my mouth didn’t deceive me, I had even picked up the heavenly aroma of something Kenta had only introduced to me recently as “Garlic,” which had clearly been infused into the cubes.
On another table, steaming crocks of both soups and stews had been laid out for guests to self serve. But in lieu of a bowl, Kenta had elected to do something truly unique. It had taken me a moment to process his idea at first, but hollowed out husks of rotund strayu loaves had been left out for guests to grab, in which they were supposed to fill the “bread bowls” – as Kenta had called them – with the soup and eat them as normal. This even came with the advantage of being able to tear off small pieces of the now soup-soaked strayu, allowing one to enjoy the taste of both simultaneously. This idea, I had soon realized, would be the hardest to explain to any confused guests that might happen by.
As we approached the soup table, Fehnel and I began loading up the cart-full of sylvanas we had brought over onto a free area. We placed them right next to one other new recipe that Kenta had decided to share. A simple display of thinly cut slices of crunchy, lightly seasoned strayu, with a bright red sauce readied next to it that I instantly recognized as being the product of tomatoes mixed with oil. According to Kenta, these “Bruschetta” were a simple, yet simultaneously alluring appetizer, which would do well to pair with the soup he had stirred up.
Once the sylvanas had been laid out, Fehnel felt the urge to ask, “Is that the last of it?”
“Yes, for now,” I replied, absentmindedly stretching my back. “This’ll cover the initial rush of hungry people, I assume. But Kahnta’s already busy working on seconds.”
“Gotta say Sylvan, this is quite the impressive spread,” Fehnel said with a quick, delighted wag of the tail. “Y’know… When I asked for somethin’ new, I wasn’t expectin’ Kahnta over there to whip up so much.”
“Oh this isn’t the new dish you asked for,” I answered flatly. “That’s still being worked on.”
Fehnel froze solid, only her ears remaining seemingly automotive as they slowly shifted towards me. “Wait… what?
“Yeah all of this is just the appetizer according to Kahnta,” I explained, messing with a few arrant sylvanas that had broken symmetry. “There’s going to be one more plate of food that should be coming out shortly. And then dessert after that.”
“That’s… surely somethin’...” was all Fehnel could say. She opened her mouth as if to continue her train of thought, only to have something else pull her attention away.
Peering out into the stormy weather of the darkened town, an eye-catchingly large herd of people were making their way towards the bright dome that sketched our event’s area. Silhouettes of familiar patrons and wayward newcomers alike huddled under their umbrellas. All the while, an excited murmur hummed throughout the air, despite the noise of the rain around them. The guests were here, and they seemed excited.
I peered down at a small data pad. “Oh, second-sun already? Looks like we just barely made it on time.”
Fehnel simply wagged in acknowledgment, still the slightest bit flabbergasted.
I nudged her side, which seemed to knock her out of her trance. “Want to go greet them?”
Taking one look at me, then peering back at the ensemble of strange and alien foods behind her, one of Fehnel’s ears flicked a little. Then, she did the tail equivalent of a Human shrug, letting out a pleased chuckle. Whatever had been on her mind was apparently pushed to the side for now. “Heh, of course hun. Let’s treat ‘em to somethin’ special.”
With a newfound kick in her already hastened step, Fehnel began to proudly jog over towards the approaching crowd. By now, we could already begin to make out some faces, each looking more curious than the last.
In addition to the Brachistochrone Inverter itself, Jeela had also taken the liberty to have a reception area installed in the form of a metallic tunnel about the width of three Venlil. The tunnel seemed to fold and bend the anti-gravity energy around it, allowing for people to easily enter the repulsion field without having to tread through a torrent of redirected rainwater. Additionally, a series of hooks alongside the interior of the tunnel also served as a convenient area for the storage of umbrellas and coats, which our guests quickly began making use of the moment they started funneling through.
Fehnel and I stood at the side of the entrance, welcoming in guest after guest with the appropriate propriety. At first, many of them were stymied in their step, staring in awe at the sanctuary-like atmosphere that had been created in the middle of the street. But almost as soon as they got their bearings, most realigned their immediate priorities, and subsequently made a beeline for the buffet tables. That’s what they were here for, after all. Hopefully they’d come to appreciate the actual reason Fehnel was hosting this event soon enough.
As we busied ourselves, the voices of many excited guests made themselves audible.
“I’ve been looking forward to this!”
“Look at the decorations!”
“I feel like I’m in the Capital!”
“Are you sure all of this is free?”
“The ad said it was! Either way, I need to try some of this!”
Fehnel and I watched in delight as the crowd began to form around the tables, a number of plates I had left out disappearing as fast as the eye could blink. However, it was clear that a majority of the attention received had been focussed solely on the more familiar menu items already offered by the Lackadaisy.
“Think they’re gonna touch any of the new stuff?” Fehnel idly commented, her attention still fixed on the crowd. “It’d be a shame if any of it goes to waste.”
“Oh they will,” I answered without hesitation. “Just give them a moment. They’ll be all over it soon enough.”
Fehnel laughed. “You sound awful confident, don’tcha?”
“Oh please, this is hardly the first time I’ve served some wacky new thing to my customers,” I answered back with a chuckle of my own. “If anything, at this point I’d say I’m quite the expert. Just watch. You’ll see.”
Like clockwork, my precognitive claim had been proven true mere moments later. Some soul amongst the table’s crowd had seemingly been more curious than the rest, and ended up taste-testing one of the bruschetta. It was hard to make out from this distance, but if I had to guess, her ears had perked up and her eyes had widened in surprise. What was made clear, however, was their opinion of the new food, because only a few moments later could their voice be heard.
“You have got to try some of this stuff!” she practically yelled at anyone who would listen. “It tastes like the red stuff that’s on the pasta, but like… even stronger! It’s so good I feel like I died and am one with the Stars already!”
Like a Farsul unto a library, the crowd collectively swiveled their ears and began to gravitate towards the bruschetta with eager eyes. A few more voices piped up in glee, each more delighted than the last as paw after paw descended on the strayu until there was nothing scarce of crumbs left.
‘Guess that’ll be the first thing I’ll need to restock,’ I thought with a passive wave of the tail, before a sudden realization crept into my mind. ‘Ugh… Kenta and I might be busier today than I thought…’
It wasn’t long before the elation of trying something new, mixed with the sudden and devastating lack of bruschetta, had urged our party guests to move on to the other, never before seen options that laid out to fill their fancy. All at once, the wall of wool and fluff had spread out the slightest bit as fresher waters were explored. Plates were filled with various salads, despite the unfamiliar bits of crunchy strayu inside raising some skeptical ears. Helping after helping of the technicolour pastries were reached for as well, with the sylvanas not lasting much longer after that. And most impressively, it seemed that people had quickly begun to figure out the concept of Kenta’s cute “bread bowl” idea as well, even without instruction.
That last turn of events had actually caught me the slightest bit off guard. For the bread bowls being quite possibly the most unique aspect of the event – well, that I knew of – I found myself rather impressed by how fast people were getting the hang of it. Sure, it meant that I wouldn’t have to bother myself with having to go around explaining it to everybody, but in my eyes, there was a bit more to it than that. Perhaps it was a case of grasping at straws, but for the briefest moment, it made me wonder whether or not Humanity’s ideas had been affecting my people more than I had realized. Perhaps, if only in the slightest, Kenta had been opening their minds to more unique ideas than I had given him credit for. Without the slightest bit of hesitancy, the partygoers did well to experiment with more than the obvious, quickly wrapping their minds around something completely new and extraordinary.
I exhaled a short-breathed snicker, shaking the thought out of my head. ‘Calm down there, Sylvan. It’s just some soup and a piece of strayu shaped like a bowl. No need to get all philosophical about it. Still, I guess them figuring it out saves me some time. Good, cause it looks like I already need to start stocking the next round…’
I moved to grab my cart so that I could head back inside, only to have Fehnel call out and grab my attention instead.
“Sylvan, hun,” she began. “Before you go makin’ yourself scarce. I think there’s somethin’ about this here party that you haven’t explained yet.”
My head turned out to face her. “Hm?”
“Now, don’t get me wrong… What you did here is great and all. By all means, whenever it is that Kadew decides to show up here with that date of hers, I’m sure she’ll start coming around to the idea of my peoples’ Runnin’ Day. But…”
I now realized that Fehnel was completely focussed on something off in the distance.
“Oh,” I replied. “That…”
I had done well to ignore it up until this point. In fact, if I tried hard enough, I was even able to keep it completely hidden from my peripheral. But the truth was, no matter where I went or what I did to distract myself, there was no denying that it was there – that She was there.
At the opposite end of the dome, an onyx terror lurked over the ignorant, complacent masses. Its wicked enormity great, and the pressure about it even greater. The form it took was terrifying. An alien pose, unknown to the mind, originated from a people feared by many. Its peering eyes descended as domineering malevolence. And from its onyx chassis, a message rang clear as a day personally forged by Solgalick themself: Even if I couldn’t see her; if I shielded herself from my sight all day… No matter what, She could always see me.
“I’m gonna be honest Sylvan, I did not take you as someone that had a thing for Magister Jeela.”
I shot back quicker than a bolt of lighting. “I DO NOT HAVE A ‘THING’ FOR–” before stopping myself short.
Luckily, my voice had not been noticed among the now loud, chattering crowd about us. Which was good. I was pretty sure that my voice had cracked into an almost childishly high pitch. Taking a deep breath, I yanked my composure back, and stuffed an air of professionalism back into my voice yet again.
“I a-appologize…” I mumbled out, my head shrinking between my shoulders.
“No worries!” Fehnel replied. She couldn’t help but let a few chuckles pour into her voice. “I was just teasin’ is all. But seriously, you’re gonna have to whip up a pretty darn good explanation… Else I’m boutta start thinkin’ that what I just said was true.”
I took a deep breath, which soon shifted into a long-winded sigh. “Listen… It was part of the deal, alright? I’m not proud of it, but it’s there now, and unless you’ve got a herd of Mazic heavylifters at the beck and call, I can’t get rid of it.”
“Part of the deal?” Fehnel repeated.
“It’s my end of the bargain for us being able to have this Inverter during the event. And no, before you ask, it was not worth it,” I explained.
I could do nothing but feel immense shame for the inconvenience. To have something so overbearing, so shamelessly grandstanding placed in the middle of what was supposed to be a quaint event about cross-cultural understanding… It was beyond disrespectful to Fehnel’s original request. It took something that the poor woman had been planning for who knew how long, and brutally morphed it into a shadow of its former self. Into nothing but an ego trip for a politician that probably already surrounded themselves with weed biters and paw lickers.
“Listen…” I said, lowering both my tail and ears in respect. “Fehnel, I apologize profusely for allowing that thing to be placed here. I should have put my paw down and just hosted the event inside like we planned. But it’s too late now. I’m really sorry…”
But to my surprise, Fehnel had not been paying attention to my display of humility. Instead, her focus was still on that of the statue.
“I think it looks neat!” she said in a cheery tone.
“Y-you do?” I mumbled back.
“Well yeah!” She wagged her tail to assure me. “Sure it’s a bit, err… unconventional… But I think it’s got quite a bit of charm to it!”
“That’s… one way of saying it…”
“Besides, it might not be the worst thing to have somethin’ from the Magisters here with us,” Fehnel continued to think out loud. “Sorta gives this whole event a kinda official feel, y’know? Like it’s lettin’ everyone here know that the Yotul have got just as much right bein’ under the same heedin’ ears of the Governor as anyone else. Sure, dependin’ on where you are and who you ask, that may or may not be a good thing. But it at least means it’s harder to ignore us now. Heck, might even convince some of the people ‘round here to open up a little to the other parts of us.”
“Well… so long as you’re happy with it, I suppose?” I worded awkwardly.
If I had been completely honest with myself, I was expecting the slightest bit more… Well, I wasn’t sure. Perhaps anger? Annoyance? Unrelenting grief that invariably led to locking yourself in a closet, crying? But there was no sign of that in the rusty Yotul’s eyes. As she stared up at the onyx marvel, I couldn’t help but feel as though there was no sign of the negativity I had anticipated in the slightest. Instead, all that remained was that of a solemn pride. Maybe she was lying to herself. Like it was some sort of coping mechanism that helped her work around this unwelcome development in her plans. But regardless, the end result remained. And I was left feeling relieved at being able to avoid yet another hurdle.
‘Fehnel really knows how to look at the optimistic side of things, I guess… Good. I could really use some more of that around here.’
“Feel free to run along now, Sylvan,” she said, waving me a satisfied flick of the tail. “I’ll keep waitin’ here so I can greet the other guests. And I do hope you and Kahnta can bring out the main course whenever it’s ready. I wanna make sure everything’s ready to blow Kadew’s fur off whenever she decides to get here.”
I had to force myself not to flash a Human smile in return. She and the rest of the partygoers had no idea what was coming. And to a certain extent, neither did I. He did mention he had some sort of “surprise” coming, after all. But I always trusted Kenta for his word, and knowing what my chef was capable of, it never occurred to me once that it wouldn’t live up to the expectations. In fact, I was counting on him to exceed them.
I turned around and headed back to the kitchen. It was time to get the real party started.
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Firstly, I will vent about some, by that I mean a couple of mostly unrelated things here, and in most of the cases I really doubt it's the band's fault at all, not in the slightest bit.
Firstly, we in Germany have this mailorder called Impericon, originally a hardcore/metalcore fanzine that had connections to venues, so they were basically promoting and hosting idiot dancing 'indoors festivals' (aka. couple hot scene bands, one day, one sticky venue, ~80 bucks for the name) which fused with that 'Hopeless Records EU' thing that once existed. And yeah, if anyone here remembers that server fuckup that caused many hundred customers to get their Suburbia10 preorder vinyl by The Wonder Years more than 6 months later - I was one of those lucky fews, and Impericon is the company that's to blame for all this 'selling more copies than actually exist for a cash-grab' thing. And I ordered my CD way back when the release was up on par in april with the digitals.
Like, it wasn't even a vinyl which may take longer. As good as this album might be, it shoulda been out and in my PO Box friday last week. But they couldn't even send me a T&T code until monday afternoon, which told me that the package will most likely arrive - by that I mean - dropped off at the delivery office - in the next 24-48h. Like, and they didn't even bother to answer my support e-mails to apologize.
On the other hand, I remember being disappointed when I bought Vacancy back in the day that the artwork is just cheap and mostly non-existent, because I flipped it open and the inside of the digicard is full-on nothing but white, but the booklet was having some pictures here and there that fit the record, plus the bonus 7" and shit.
But here, I didn't have full-on blankness on the insides but a nice-to-tattoo ornament logo that plays into the whole 'cult' thing, and a bunch of completely blurry, unrecognizable and complete screenshots from the 'Castaway' vizualizer from YT, and the booklet was reduced to a fold-out card 4x4, b/w only printed, which reads the lyrics in Arial font and also leaves out 75% of 'Good Advice's' lyrics completely for need of unneccessary biiiiig white spots between the lines printed, and also for this huuuuge amount of artwork, the Art Director, the 'Illustrator' that basically downloaded a print-out mandala and placed the bayside bird in the middle, and the "Photographer" - that took the front cover photo, all get a separate line in that booklet.
Like, look at the Wonder Years what they're getting, like every year a big special 4-Vinyl Box that comes with a 12x12" full-color hardcover book, and they have similar sales and plays/clicks.
Is it just me or does this feel like HLR being "Aw yeah those guys, before we signed them they were with Brummel so they'll take what we want them to as long as they get an acceptable share of their royalties"?

Mexico is the biggest market in Latin America.
Here I share the full list of the products imported in Mexico...
HS'85 $117279M Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television ...
HS'84 $94223M Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
HS'27 $62903M Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral ...
HS'87 $48287M Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
HS'39 $32721M Plastics and articles thereof
HS'99 $24482M Commodities not elsewhere specified
HS'72 $20822M Iron and steel
HS'90 $18740M Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical ...
HS'29 $13296M Organic chemicals
HS'73 $12739M Articles of iron or steel
HS'76 $11640M Aluminium and articles thereof
HS'38 $9568M Miscellaneous chemical products
HS'10 $8886M Cereals
HS'40 $8801M Rubber and articles thereof
HS'48 $7567M Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
HS'30 $6252M Pharmaceutical products
HS'12 $6244M Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal ...
HS'02 $6008M Meat and edible meat offal
HS'94 $4612M Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; ...
HS'28 $4440M Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, ...
HS'33 $3994M Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
HS'74 $3750M Copper and articles thereof
HS'31 $3514M Fertilisers
HS'61 $3470M Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
HS'83 $3290M Miscellaneous articles of base metal
HS'95 $3264M Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
HS'32 $3101M Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring ...
HS'04 $3078M Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere ...
HS'44 $2967M Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
HS'82 $2608M Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
HS'15 $2509M Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; ...
HS'23 $2402M Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
HS'62 $2330M Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
HS'26 $2226M Ores, slag and ash
HS'70 $1998M Glass and glassware
HS'21 $1914M Miscellaneous edible preparations
HS'64 $1790M Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
HS'47 $1593M Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or ...
HS'08 $1508M Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
HS'71 $1478M Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad ...
HS'34 $1470M Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial ...
HS'35 $1413M Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
HS'86 $1406M Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures ...
HS'54 $1320M Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
HS'22 $1297M Beverages, spirits and vinegar
HS'20 $1244M Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
HS'96 $1239M Miscellaneous manufactured articles
HS'52 $1141M Cotton
HS'42 $1141M Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles ...
HS'25 $1121M Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
HS'69 $1120M Ceramic products
HS'59 $1041M Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable ...
HS'63 $1036M Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
HS'17 $959M Sugars and sugar confectionery
HS'68 $949M Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
HS'19 $939M Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
HS'03 $927M Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
HS'11 $904M Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
HS'56 $894M Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
HS'55 $870M Man-made staple fibres
HS'60 $776M Knitted or crocheted fabrics
HS'41 $741M Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
HS'49 $733M Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, ...
HS'18 $665M Cocoa and cocoa preparations
HS'07 $654M Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
HS'16 $646M Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or ...
HS'81 $491M Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
HS'75 $476M Nickel and articles thereof
HS'09 $455M Coffee, tea, maté and spices
HS'91 $422M Clocks and watches and parts thereof
HS'79 $378M Zinc and articles thereof
HS'58 $352M Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
HS'05 $316M Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
HS'65 $296M Headgear and parts thereof
HS'01 $282M Live animals
HS'88 $256M Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
HS'13 $234M Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
HS'37 $224M Photographic or cinematographic goods
HS'57 $203M Carpets and other textile floor coverings
HS'80 $195M Tin and articles thereof
HS'06 $180M Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
HS'36 $176M Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
HS'89 $112M Ships, boats and floating structures
HS'92 $96M Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
HS'67 $77M Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles ...
HS'78 $75M Lead and articles thereof
HS'51 $61M Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
HS'45 $60M Cork and articles of cork
HS'24 $54M Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, ...
HS'14 $46M Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
HS'66 $42M Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
HS'53 $37M Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
HS'93 $32M Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
HS'97 $24M Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
HS'46 $13M Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
HS'43 $4M Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
HS'50 $2M Silk

The first step is identify the size your product has in the Ecuadorian market.
I copy below the full list of the products imported in Ecuador where you can search yours...
HS'27 $7455M Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral ...
HS'84 $3102M Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
HS'87 $2790M Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
HS'85 $2067M Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television ...
HS'23 $1614M Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
HS'30 $1332M Pharmaceutical products
HS'39 $1190M Plastics and articles thereof
HS'72 $913M Iron and steel
HS'10 $664M Cereals
HS'90 $656M Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical ...
HS'38 $612M Miscellaneous chemical products
HS'73 $482M Articles of iron or steel
HS'31 $480M Fertilisers
HS'33 $452M Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
HS'29 $444M Organic chemicals
HS'48 $401M Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
HS'40 $365M Rubber and articles thereof
HS'99 $358M Commodities not elsewhere specified
HS'21 $314M Miscellaneous edible preparations
HS'15 $272M Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; ...
HS'28 $238M Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, ...
HS'64 $224M Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
HS'17 $205M Sugars and sugar confectionery
HS'62 $191M Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
HS'34 $187M Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial ...
HS'32 $180M Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring ...
HS'94 $176M Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; ...
HS'76 $168M Aluminium and articles thereof
HS'22 $149M Beverages, spirits and vinegar
HS'61 $146M Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
HS'95 $145M Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
HS'03 $145M Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
HS'08 $144M Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
HS'96 $137M Miscellaneous manufactured articles
HS'19 $136M Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
HS'83 $135M Miscellaneous articles of base metal
HS'82 $133M Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
HS'69 $128M Ceramic products
HS'70 $128M Glass and glassware
HS'54 $106M Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
HS'35 $100M Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
HS'74 $97M Copper and articles thereof
HS'68 $96M Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
HS'20 $89M Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
HS'55 $86M Man-made staple fibres
HS'60 $80M Knitted or crocheted fabrics
HS'25 $72M Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
HS'52 $71M Cotton
HS'56 $68M Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
HS'11 $61M Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
HS'07 $57M Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
HS'44 $56M Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
HS'18 $56M Cocoa and cocoa preparations
HS'12 $55M Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal ...
HS'42 $53M Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles ...
HS'63 $49M Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
HS'49 $44M Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, ...
HS'36 $38M Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
HS'47 $36M Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or ...
HS'06 $35M Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
HS'59 $32M Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable ...
HS'88 $30M Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
HS'09 $30M Coffee, tea, maté and spices
HS'01 $29M Live animals
HS'05 $27M Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
HS'65 $26M Headgear and parts thereof
HS'89 $25M Ships, boats and floating structures
HS'71 $25M Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad ...
HS'02 $20M Meat and edible meat offal
HS'79 $17M Zinc and articles thereof
HS'04 $17M Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere ...
HS'13 $17M Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
HS'91 $16M Clocks and watches and parts thereof
HS'16 $16M Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or ...
HS'37 $16M Photographic or cinematographic goods
HS'58 $14M Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
HS'24 $9M Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, ...
HS'86 $9M Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures ...
HS'92 $8M Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
HS'57 $8M Carpets and other textile floor coverings
HS'67 $7M Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles ...
HS'93 $7M Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
HS'26 $4M Ores, slag and ash
HS'41 $4M Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
HS'66 $4M Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
HS'51 $3M Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
HS'81 $3M Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
HS'75 $2M Nickel and articles thereof
HS'80 $1M Tin and articles thereof
HS'14 $1M Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
HS'78 $1M Lead and articles thereof
HS'97 $1M Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
HS'46 $1M Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
HS'53 $0M Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
HS'45 $0M Cork and articles of cork
HS'43 $0M Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
HS'50 $0M Silk
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This is the list of Costa Rica imports by product category and HS code chapter.
The first column is the tariff chapter, the second is the annual amount imported in millions of dollars, and the third column is the description of the tariff chapter. The list is ordered by amount from highest to lowest. If it seems complicated to visualize it, you can copy and paste it into a spreadsheet.
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HS'27 $2693M Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral ...
HS'85 $1830M Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television ...
HS'84 $1821M Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
HS'39 $1665M Plastics and articles thereof
HS'87 $1157M Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
HS'90 $1042M Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical ...
HS'30 $1028M Pharmaceutical products
HS'48 $907M Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
HS'72 $883M Iron and steel
HS'10 $503M Cereals
HS'73 $487M Articles of iron or steel
HS'38 $469M Miscellaneous chemical products
HS'31 $336M Fertilisers
HS'94 $295M Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; ...
HS'29 $286M Organic chemicals
HS'40 $275M Rubber and articles thereof
HS'33 $274M Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
HS'21 $245M Miscellaneous edible preparations
HS'12 $214M Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal ...
HS'22 $213M Beverages, spirits and vinegar
HS'23 $210M Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
HS'34 $199M Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial ...
HS'76 $198M Aluminium and articles thereof
HS'74 $187M Copper and articles thereof
HS'20 $183M Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
HS'19 $165M Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
HS'32 $160M Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring ...
HS'61 $159M Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
HS'28 $156M Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, ...
HS'62 $155M Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
HS'64 $147M Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
HS'44 $136M Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
HS'02 $135M Meat and edible meat offal
HS'95 $120M Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
HS'69 $115M Ceramic products
HS'63 $109M Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
HS'83 $105M Miscellaneous articles of base metal
HS'03 $100M Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
HS'08 $99M Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
HS'82 $99M Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
HS'96 $97M Miscellaneous manufactured articles
HS'70 $92M Glass and glassware
HS'04 $90M Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere ...
HS'16 $87M Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or ...
HS'68 $82M Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
HS'07 $80M Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
HS'35 $69M Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
HS'15 $64M Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; ...
HS'49 $62M Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, ...
HS'11 $62M Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
HS'54 $60M Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
HS'17 $55M Sugars and sugar confectionery
HS'71 $54M Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad ...
HS'56 $53M Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
HS'18 $53M Cocoa and cocoa preparations
HS'09 $49M Coffee, tea, maté and spices
HS'25 $47M Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
HS'42 $47M Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles ...
HS'81 $31M Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
HS'59 $30M Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable ...
HS'52 $29M Cotton
HS'55 $28M Man-made staple fibres
HS'60 $24M Knitted or crocheted fabrics
HS'79 $21M Zinc and articles thereof
HS'75 $20M Nickel and articles thereof
HS'24 $20M Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, ...
HS'01 $19M Live animals
HS'06 $18M Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
HS'65 $15M Headgear and parts thereof
HS'91 $14M Clocks and watches and parts thereof
HS'57 $12M Carpets and other textile floor coverings
HS'47 $10M Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or ...
HS'13 $8M Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
HS'88 $8M Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
HS'05 $7M Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
HS'58 $7M Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
HS'67 $6M Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles ...
HS'41 $6M Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
HS'37 $6M Photographic or cinematographic goods
HS'66 $6M Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
HS'93 $5M Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
HS'86 $5M Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures ...
HS'89 $5M Ships, boats and floating structures
HS'92 $4M Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
HS'36 $4M Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
HS'51 $3M Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
HS'26 $1M Ores, slag and ash
HS'14 $1M Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
HS'97 $1M Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
HS'46 $1M Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
HS'53 $1M Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
HS'80 $1M Tin and articles thereof
HS'45 $1M Cork and articles of cork
HS'50 $0M Silk
HS'78 $0M Lead and articles thereof
HS'43 $0M Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
HS'99 $0M Commodities not elsewhere specified

This is the list of Colombia imports 2023.
All imported products are there.
The first column is the tariff chapter, the second is the annual amount imported in millions of dollars, and the third column is the description of the tariff chapter. The list is ordered by amount from highest to lowest. If it seems complicated to visualize it, you can copy and paste it into a spreadsheet.
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HS'27 $6486M Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral ...
HS'84 $6441M Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
HS'85 $6044M Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television ...
HS'87 $4799M Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
HS'30 $3660M Pharmaceutical products
HS'10 $2729M Cereals
HS'39 $2650M Plastics and articles thereof
HS'88 $2364M Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
HS'29 $2270M Organic chemicals
HS'90 $1879M Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical ...
HS'72 $1712M Iron and steel
HS'23 $1500M Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
HS'38 $1417M Miscellaneous chemical products
HS'73 $1147M Articles of iron or steel
HS'31 $1058M Fertilisers
HS'40 $923M Rubber and articles thereof
HS'33 $794M Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
HS'48 $725M Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
HS'99 $607M Commodities not elsewhere specified
HS'22 $600M Beverages, spirits and vinegar
HS'15 $566M Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; ...
HS'76 $515M Aluminium and articles thereof
HS'28 $487M Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, ...
HS'02 $484M Meat and edible meat offal
HS'21 $463M Miscellaneous edible preparations
HS'64 $460M Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
HS'32 $422M Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring ...
HS'12 $396M Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal ...
HS'94 $386M Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; ...
HS'74 $372M Copper and articles thereof
HS'52 $340M Cotton
HS'61 $309M Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
HS'54 $298M Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
HS'34 $298M Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial ...
HS'95 $295M Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
HS'62 $282M Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
HS'09 $282M Coffee, tea, maté and spices
HS'55 $281M Man-made staple fibres
HS'07 $280M Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
HS'70 $280M Glass and glassware
HS'08 $271M Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
HS'83 $267M Miscellaneous articles of base metal
HS'17 $260M Sugars and sugar confectionery
HS'44 $253M Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
HS'04 $248M Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere ...
HS'82 $248M Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
HS'16 $245M Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or ...
HS'03 $244M Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
HS'96 $237M Miscellaneous manufactured articles
HS'19 $235M Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
HS'20 $233M Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
HS'60 $209M Knitted or crocheted fabrics
HS'47 $199M Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or ...
HS'25 $187M Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
HS'42 $185M Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles ...
HS'69 $182M Ceramic products
HS'35 $181M Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
HS'24 $138M Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, ...
HS'68 $127M Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
HS'71 $106M Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad ...
HS'56 $104M Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
HS'11 $100M Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
HS'63 $95M Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
HS'49 $94M Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, ...
HS'91 $75M Clocks and watches and parts thereof
HS'59 $71M Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable ...
HS'06 $71M Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
HS'18 $68M Cocoa and cocoa preparations
HS'65 $59M Headgear and parts thereof
HS'79 $51M Zinc and articles thereof
HS'58 $39M Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
HS'93 $34M Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
HS'37 $31M Photographic or cinematographic goods
HS'13 $30M Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
HS'78 $30M Lead and articles thereof
HS'89 $29M Ships, boats and floating structures
HS'86 $29M Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures ...
HS'01 $27M Live animals
HS'36 $26M Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
HS'57 $24M Carpets and other textile floor coverings
HS'26 $23M Ores, slag and ash
HS'53 $22M Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
HS'67 $22M Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles ...
HS'92 $18M Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
HS'05 $15M Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
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HS'66 $10M Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
HS'51 $7M Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
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HS'80 $6M Tin and articles thereof
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