#animal surrender

[dustedmagazine]

Animal, Surrender! — S-T (Ernest Jenning)

Animal, Surrender! lopes elastically through moody melodies, the bass outlining minor key motifs that might, in other bands, be voiced through guitar. The player, in this case, is Peter Kerlin, he of Sunwatcher’s antic jazz-rock groove-blasts and Chris Forsyth’s long-horizon, improvisatory boogies, and yet you’ll hardly recognize him. These tunes remind me more of Dos, Watt’s double-bassed outfit with Kira Roessler, than anything else, though a bit of David Grubbs noodling post-everything melancholy drifts in from time to time.

It's mostly Kerlin’s show, but Rob Smith, drummer for Rhyton and D. Charles Spear, sits in on drums, giving tunes that sometimes wander (not aimlessly, but not in a straight line either) more heft and forward direction. When he enters into the title track, for instance, it shifts from a mindful meditation in notes and flurries into something more like a rock song, not exactly like but closer.

There are a couple of covers, one of Mike Wexler’s “After,” another of Nick Drake’s “One of Things First.” Both are shaded several shades darker here than in the originals—Drake’s song, in particular, is a buoyant, breezy piano blues tune, but Wexler’s version, too, has a certain lightness and mobility that’s not here in the cover. It is partly the low, slow cadence that infuses “After” with additional murk and mystery, partly the murmuring vocals. Even punched up with thwacking, cymbal clashing percussion, it hovers like a disquieting dream. “One of These Things First” rides a quicker, more agitated pulse of bass, the blues drained away into a more irregular melody.

If you’re looking for a bit of sunshine, “Four Corners of a Square World” comes closest to a porch blues ramble, though again, filtered through the bass’ lower register. The drumming complements it nicely, filling in the ends of phrases with bursts of percussive energy. It’s almost like they’re talking to one another through instruments.

Kerlin says that he intended this new project to reflect on man’s animal nature, and indeed, it has an intuitive, non-linear flow that, maybe, rejects constraining tradition and precedent. But animals, too, must abide by the rules, and the late track, “Led by the Bit,” is an intriguing rattletrap construction, bounded by intricate, syncopated percussion but with Kerlin’s bass musing its bass-like dreams within these constraints.  It feels like a portal to alternate states of perception, odd but inviting. The animal in Kerlin isn’t giving up quite yet.

Jennifer Kelly

[venomous-qwille]

it's been a Noon kind of week <3

[pallanophblargh]

Wake up, new cryptid just dropped!

It’s true that I’ve had to reimagine my day to day life since we got her, but I can’t imagine how we got this lucky. We thought we would have to work to earn her love, but from the moment she entered our house it’s been a cuddlefest, one I couldn’t possibly deny. There are hurdles she will be facing to be sure (and she will still need to meet the cats face to face) but I’m so happy to see this happy lil cheese every day. Welcome home Raclette!

(The couches will always be hers, even if it means she does try to smush whatever I’m working on at the time!)

[rottmntrulesall]

Y'ALL

[viric-dreams]

Thinking about her (the Wellspring).

[campfireofdreams]

"... hatred, friendship, jealousy, indignation, emptiness, love, sorrow."

[arikitari-josei-osaka-naru]

Hand-painted fanmade reproduction cel from episode 22 of the possession scene in the 1992 anime, made by @yamino (She's currently taking commissions)!

This reproduction also has a special feature! When she steals enough Energy, then...

...her eyes glow in the dark!

So yeah that's pretty much one of the coolest things I own XD

I didn't want to buy any official original 90s anime cels, for fear of damaging them with my shoddy house conditions; I feel like the original cels belong in a museum! But this reproduction one is fun, and it's made for me 💜 Thanks again @yamino!

Additional ramblings on this scene from the anime- I always liked to imagine, even though she's being possessed, that this smile was, in part, Naru herself smiling that wickedly, even if she doesn't fully remember the events afterwards. That thought was a big inspiration in my past life story ideas about Osakaite!

[baskiet]

'Trouble Maker'

Analogue collage 2024

© Pascal Verzijl

[rorja]

synopsis. you, suguru and the taste of victory lingering on his lips as intoxicating nectar — or, my humble thoughts about F1 driver ! suguru

a/n. i can’t stop thinking about formula 1 driver!geto and in honor of japan gp (that is only 4h away), here i bring my wild thoughts. i wrote this on a whim after seeing the qualifying results of today, lmao. unfortunately i really love this idea, so i hope i’ll be able to write a full and lengthy os one day — 🐣

F1 driver!geto who is the most successful driver in the whole season. age 27, suguru has already made a name for himself in the whole championship. shocking, entertaining and winning over the hearts of every single fan out there.

F1 driver!geto that started the season in melbourne with many problems with the car, but never once became a less dangerous competitor for the world drivers championship title. he managed to secure the podium at least in seventeen races out of twenty-one, his name becoming a guarantee for his whole team.

F1 driver!geto who is now racing for the very last race of the season, in one of the hardest circuits known to man in singapore. the humidity is high, the tension suffocating, the steering wheel slippery underneath the gloves. suguru has to survive two hours of pure adrenaline, remaining focused on the circuit and getting out of the twenty-three curves that create the circuit of marina bay.

F1 driver!geto who you easily spot amongst the waves of people starting to disappear from the box. the start of the race only measly hours away, and you can feel the pressure going up. higher than any other race you’ve attended until now. this is the finale and both the drivers have to do well to end the season in the top five at least.

F1 driver!geto with whom you’ve crossed paths with many times in the last year. it’s natural after all, you suppose. you’ve been working as haibara yū’s pr manager for two seasons now, marking probably the longest contract you’ve ever had with the formula one team. they have been impressed by your work and you’ve been more than happy to making it through so far.

F1 driver!geto who has always caught your attention from the beginning. a driver that left behind him only sparks in the narrowest of curves, the same ones that would proclaim him a hero all over again. you can see, as the people disperse inside the box, his gaze focused on the asphalt. his tight and firm hold over the steering wheel of the single-seater car.

F1 driver!geto that when locks his eyes with yours, make you feel weak and exposed all of the sudden. making your heart beat like that very first day you have met him.

F1 driver!geto that gets taken away together with haibara on the earned pole position from yesterday’s qualifying session. you watch him sprint from one of the many monitors of the box, his first lap time probably one of the best performances this season. you feel your knees tremble slightly as you bring your hands to your lips in a silent prayer: “please, let him come back safely from the circuit”

F1 driver!geto who is left on your hands for the upcoming press conferences as nanami is being called in the paddock for an urgent matter. you try to memorize the events listed on the paper left by nanami in a matter of three laps. three laps only to end this big and so anxiously awaited finale.

F1 driver!geto who takes home the golden ambitious prize of the season, earning his third consecutive title of world champion. and the scuderia becomes a complete mess once the car hits the finish line underneath the checkered flag, with never ending hugs and pats on each other’s backs for the hard work. haibara is confirmed fourth. you swear you saw tears of joy gathering on the corners of some engineers at the pit-wall.

F1 driver!geto that jumps out the car the moment he comes back on the pit-lane, indulging everyone’s excitement and answering back with more enthusiasm on his part. a japanese flag immediately being placed proudly on his tracksuit by his mother. a baseball hat taking over the place of the helmet in a blink.

F1 driver!geto whose party dies a little bit too soon once you grab his wrist and leads him down the hallway, telling him that he must reach the podium on the other side of the paddock in a few minutes. however, you don’t notice the smile that curls around his lips. a soft gleam in his eyes, dimming even further the heavy presence of adrenaline in his body.

F1 driver!geto that stops in his tracks and brings you closer with a hand on your hips, turning you around with a swift and smooth motion and making you yelp. “not even a kiss for your champion? that’s rude dear” and he’s teasing, you know he’s just teasing you. it’s infuriating. and yet, you fall for it once again. cupping his cheek with a hand and leaning in to kiss him. your emotions all over the place: worry, fear, happiness, excitement… love. your brain short circuiting as soon as your lips meets his, and you are acutely made aware of just how much he needed this tiny moment with you alone.

F1 driver!geto who announces publicly his relationship with you only a week later. a press conference at eight in the morning, only the two drivers of the scuderia sitting in front of the panel, and you can’t help but feeling giddy when you hear suguru confirming the rumors about a rumored relationship. your name sounding so soft coming from his lips. and you see the smile he gives, plastered on the TV screen, when he confirms his name for the next season. his adrenaline contagious. and you can’t wait to see him once again in the place he belongs to: the highest place on the podium after another great and successful season.

[bixels]

How do you like the ocean but not like being in it?

I think it looks nice and smells nice and sounds nice. Not interested in joining it, though.

[theforestghost]

MegOP Week Day 3

Day 1: Surrender Fandom: Transformers Animated Prompt: Optimus is the reincarnation of the 13th but does not know it. Rating: G

Sparks flew as metal collided with metal. Two mechs locked in a fight mid-air above a planet neither knew the name of. It was an Autobot colony, known simply by a number and that it had a good energon vein. A vital fuel source in the war and one Megatron was willing to fight for. He'd expected resistance when he chose to take the colony, had hoped a certain Prime would come and face him and he had.

Optimus Prime.

The designation twisted Megatron’s spark in a way he couldn't quite figure out. A repair bot with a Prime title. A wash out who bested Megatron multiple times with nothing more than a handful of civilians and organics on a backwater mudball of a planet. Who'd managed to arrest not only some of his best generals but even he, Lord Megatron of the Decepticons, Slagmaker himself. And even though he'd escaped the trial the Autobots had put him through, Megatron had been unable to capture the Prime who'd spent the entire trial at his side. It had been a frustrating loss on his end.

And he wasn't sure why he'd been so intent on capturing the young mech.

Was it for revenge for the humiliation he'd faced at the Prime’s servos? Did he want to make an example of the Autobot and torment him for stellar cycles as he had in that blasted lab of Sumdac's? Or did he want to kill the Prime, tear his frame limb from limb and mount his helm on his throne while parading around his husk for the rest of the Autobot Commonwealth to see? To destroy their so-called Hero and crush the moral high they were riding?

Or was it something else entirely? Was there something else that was causing Megatron to be drawn to this little Prime? To continue to clash blades with him as they currently were, dancing far above the bots below. Optimus' jetpack had been repaired and upgraded clearly since he was flying much better than he had before. Though not nearly as graceful as one who could fly with thrusters like Megatron, it was still impressive to watch him exchange blow after blow and never lose his balance or falter. The Prime was a very versatile mech, especially for an Autobot. 

Because as much as Megatron was furious about his capture at the servos of this Prime, he had to admit that it was an amazing feat. 

And there was a part of Megatron that wanted to take Optimus for himself. To claim the painfully loyal mech; to make him his own. A mech who could stand pede to pede with him, with a military mind that could lead troops and had a charisma that just attracted bots to him. 

Megatron didn't know what he wanted more: to take revenge on Optimus, or to take him for himself. 

It had taken a single round of fire from the Steelhaven to end it all. The battleship suddenly appeared from the space bridge located just outside the Autobot colony planet. It broke the atmosphere, spotted Megatron and a servoful of other Decepticons who were fighting in the skies and opened fire. Except it wasn't just the Decepticons who occupied the skies; Optimus Prime was there too.

And he was shot down along with the others.

Megatron managed to right himself halfway through his fall and turned towards the Steelhaven. Even from this distance, he could see Ultra Magnus at the command window, glaring down at them. At first Megatron had thought they'd shot down Optimus by accident, mistaking him for another Decepticon. But that look from the Autobot leader made it obvious. They'd shot at them knowing full well that Optimus would be caught up in the crossfire. Their hero was nothing more than collateral damage at this point. 

Turning back to the rapidly closing ground, Megatron made a show of transforming, using his blades to stop his descent before he transformed again and kept himself in the air by his thrusters. It was unnecessary but it showed the Autobots that a little blaster fire was not going to knock him out of the sky. Most of his other fliers were the same, righting themselves with ease. The only exception was Optimus Prime who'd spiraled down to the colony planet below. He had just learned to fight while using his jetpack and Megatron was certain he didn't know how to make an emergency landing. With a sigh, Megatron sent out a command.

"Attack the Steelhaven and draw them away from the colony." His voice rang out. "Optimus Prime has fallen to the ground, I want him captured online."

He could hear the shouts of his mechs as his own battleships turned towards the lone Autobot vessel. He watched the Steelhaven closely as the space bridge activated and it made a swift retreat. The bridge lingered open and Megatron chose to ignore it, not wanting to risk the clear ambush that the Autobots had clearly set on the other side. Now that the threat of a battleship was gone, Megatron turned his focus to seeing if the little Prime was still online. 

Moving in the direction that he'd fallen, Megatron was pleased to find Optimus Prime on his knees. He was held down by two warframes, his ax was missing and the jetpack torn away and tossed to the side. Prime himself was injured as well, plating scorched and bleeding from where the friendly fire struck him. He still struggled though, pushing his weight against the two warframes who'd usually never have issues with a singular civilian. But Optimus wasn't just a normal civilian, he was one who could take down Megatron and none of them were going to risk him getting away. Especially not since Megatron gave the order for his capture. 

As Megatron stood in front of Optimus, the Prime bared his denta, the low growl of his engines almost hidden by noise of the engines around them. Megatron knelt down and used a single digit to lift Optimus’ chin and he was pleased this did not stop the Prime from being glaring at him. 

“Optimus Prime.” Megatron hummed. “Though not how I expected this fight to end, you can no longer escape. I will be taking you as a prisoner of the Decepticon Army. I suggest you surrender peacefully.”

Optimus frowned, chewing the inside of his intake as his optics looked to both sides, looking for an escape. And based on the slight tension in his frame and the flattening of his field, Megatron knew he found none. Optimus looked at Megatron again, refusing to break optic contact as he spoke. “Fine, I surrender.”

His tone was far from giving up but Megatron liked that part of Optimus the most. That he would never truly surrender to Megatron. “Very good.” He purred. Very good indeed.

[what-did-u-throw-this-time]

punishment in summer

[xavieralopez]

Tierra Interior

[theauthorityvol1]

Pietro + kitten, again

[reversewerewolf]

the shelter i work at has signs at every entrance into the building saying that abandoning an animal is a crime in our state and that we will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law but lo and behold someone dumped her dog in front of the building right before all the animal care techs left

like… glad she did it while we were still open, but she left him on the grass between our parking lot and a VERY busy road, and also, we have room and take owner surrenders so like…… why was this the option she chose?

i knew i’d see it at some point but i’m just so fucking mad. he’s not even fully grown and he’s so scared. we got him in a kennel with food and water and blankets and toys and i know he’ll be okay, his tail was tucked but he was very sweet, i’m just… this transition could’ve been so much less traumatic for him. but she dropped him on the side of the road. i don’t think he even had a leash, i think she just put him there. like. fuck’s sake.

[yahoo201027]

Day in Fandom History: July 8…

Gary and the crew of the Crimson Light found the location for one of the five Dimensional Keys in Ash’s home planet of Serepentis with Ash looking for her sister as Nightfall, Fox, and HUE deal with a runaway groom-to-be. “The Grand Surrender” premiered on this day, 5 Years Ago.