Categories Fanac Octothorpe Octothorpe 157: Moist or Shiny? Post author By John Coxon Post date 9 April 2026 Photo by Simon Bubb. John is gaming, Alison is a pirate, and Claudia is dancing. Tags alison scott, liz batty, octothorpe, podcasts ← Octothorpe 156: Surprisingly Well-Adjusted Young Gentlemen
![A picture of John, Alison and Claudia sitting behind the panel tables during the live recording. A thread from the convention Discord is being projected onto the screen behind them, with messages reading “Malcolm H: Song for Alison… Da Da Da”, “Roseanna: We’ve passed the discord comment count for the highest other item!! Best panel confirmed [rocket emoji]”, “Meg MacDonald: Teach us your wisdom”, “Frances Dowd: Drink drink drink your Heineken, oodles and oodles for everyone!”. Words have been added to the top reading “Octothorpe 157” and to the bottom reading ‘Live from Iridescence: “Best panel confirmed”’.](https://i0.wp.com/procrastinations.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Octothorpe-157.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1)