Two people, one machine, very poor impulse control.
Master Malcolm and slave molotov wanted a vending machine. Then it got out of hand.
Combined powers. Specialized equipment.
Master Malcolm
Master Malcolm’s superpowers:
- engineering
- 3D design, modeling, and printing
- technical infrastructure
- years of producing Kink and Leather events
slave molotov
slave molotov’s superpowers:
- the fundraising idea
- the trinkets
- the escalating list of “what if we also…” ideas
- a relentless stream of “Look what I found for the machine.”
Master Malcolm asks
“How can I build it and how do we make that work logistically?”
slave molotov asks
“How much more fun, useful, connected, inclusive, and ridiculous can we make this?”
The answer, apparently, involves specialized equipment and an unreasonable amount of technology.
The result: a mostly self-service fundraising machine full of Kinks, prizes, Golden Tickets, tiny dicks, gift cards, community swag, and whatever else slave molotov has found since the last time Master Malcolm locked her credit card.
Where this started
slave molotov has ADHD, a credit card, internet access, gift giving as a love language, and poor impulse control. This is a dangerous combination. She’s constantly looking for novel experiences, delightful trinkets, and things that make her look at Master Malcolm and say, “Ooh, look what I found!!”
As a sex therapist who works extensively with kink, queer, polyamorous, and adjacent communities, she spends a lot of time thinking about identity, motivation, connection, and how people in our community express who they are and where they belong.
She also holds one belief with near-religious conviction: “Anything worth doing is worth massively overdoing.”
So the vending machine didn’t stay a vending machine for long. What if it…
- raised money without increasing labor for the event?
- made the prizes part of the fun, with randomness that gets people talking?
- let people without extra money earn Kinks through community participation?
- had vendor-donated prizes and Golden Tickets?
- supported titleholders, scholarships, events, mutual aid, nonprofits, and community projects, whether or not they have a 501(c)(3) letter?
At some point, “I want a vending machine” became “We’ll build an entire hilarious game around this pun.” That part was slave molotov.
They wanted a fundraiser that mostly ran itself, so nobody spends the night behind a table collecting money while everyone else enjoys the event. They wanted to raise money while being part of the community they were raising it with.
Set it up. Let the machine do its thing. Go enjoy the damn event.
You get what you get. Then you get to meet somebody.
Sometimes the prize is absolutely perfect for you. Sometimes it absolutely isn’t. That’s the game. If you pull something that doesn’t fit your kinks, interests, identity, or sense of humor, don’t bring it back. Look around.
Somebody else may desperately want what you have, and be holding exactly what you wanted. Trade, negotiate, ask questions. Let them explain why the prize in your hand excites them, and explain yours. You both walk away with better prizes and more knowledge about your community.
That is not an accidental side effect of the Kink Dispenser. That is part of the design.
It’s a conversation starter, a trading game, and a low-stakes way to learn about identities, kinks, symbols, and communities outside your own.
What we believe
Fundraising should feel like part of the event, not an interruption to it. It should be:
Fun.
Sustainable for the people running it.
A reason to meet, trade, talk, learn, and connect.
Open to people who don’t have extra money to spend.
In support of causes chosen by the event hosting the machine.
And you should be able to see where the money went.
That is the whole philosophy.
Well. That and tiny dicks.
Bring the machine to your event
We set up only with an organizer’s permission, and we work around your event’s rules, space, and vibe. If you run a kink, leather, fetish, or LGBTQ event and want to talk logistics, get in touch.