#how dare you rikichi

[tomereta]

Based on the insane character arc in a hunger games au chat in the discord channel :)

[bearsuitrecords]

Andrei Rikichi – "Caged Birds Think Flying is a Sickness" Aural Aggravation review I may have mentioned it before, but I always get a buzz when I see a jiffy marked with an Edinburgh post stamp land on my doormat mat and I realise it’s the latest offering from Bearsuit records. Because while whatever music it contains is assured to be leftfield and at least a six on the weirdness spectrum, I never really know what to expect. That lack of predictability is genuinely exciting. Labels – especially micro labels which cater to a super-niche audience tend to very much know their market, and while that’s clearly true of Bearsuit, they���re willing to test their base’s boundaries in ways many others don’t dare. Andrei Rikichi’s Caged Birds Think Flying is a Sickness is most definitely an album that belongs on Bearsuit. It doesn’t know what it is, because it’s everything all at once: glitchy beats, bubbling electronica, frothy screeds of analogue extranea, mangled samples and twisted loops and all kinds of noise. As the majority of the pieces – all instrumental – are less than a couple of minutes long, none of them has time to settle or present any sense of a structure: these are fragmentary experimental pieces that conjure fleeting images and flashbacks, real or imagined. ‘They Don’t See the Maelstrom’ is a blast of orchestral bombast and fucked-up fractured noise that calls to mind JG Thirlwell’s more cinematic works, and the same is true of the bombastic ‘This is Where it Started’, a riot of rumbling thunder and eye-poppingly audacious orchestral strikes. Its counterpart and companion piece, ‘This is Where it Ends’ which closes the album is expansive and cinematic, and also strange in its operatic leanings – whether or not it’s a human voice is simply a manipulation is immaterial at a time when AI—generated art is quite simply all over, and you begin to wonder just how possible is it to distinguish reality from that which has been generated, created artificially. Meanwhile ‘At Home I Hammer Ceramic Golfing Dogs’ is overtly strange, a kind of proto-industrial collage piece. ‘What Happened to Whitey Wallace’ is a brief blast of churning cement-mixer noise that churns at both the gut and the cerebellum. Listening, you feel dazed, and disorientated, unsettled in the stomach and bewildered in the brain. There is simply so much going on, keeping up to speed with it all is difficult. That’s no criticism: the audience should never dictate the art, and it’s not for the artist to dumb things down to the listeners’ pace, but for the listener to catch up, absorb, and assimilate. ‘Player Name: The Syracuse Apostle’ slings together some ominous atmospherics, a swampy dance beat and some off-kilter eastern vibes for maximum bewilderment, and you wonder what this record will throw at you next. In many respects, it feels like a contemporary take on the audio cut-up experiments conducted by William Burroughs and Brion Gysin in the late 50s and early 60s, and the titles only seem to further correspond with this apparent assimilation of thee random. I suppose in an extension of that embracing of extranea, the album also continues the work of those early adopters of sampling and tape looping from that incredibly fertile and exciting period from the late 70s to the mid-80s as exemplified by the work of Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Test Dept, Foetus. These artists broke boundaries with the realisation that all sound is material, and that music is in the ear of the beholder. This strain of postmodernism / avant-gardism also follows the thread of Surrealism, where we’re tasked with facing the strange and reconciling the outer strange with the far stranger within. Caged Birds Think Flying is a Sickness is an album of ideas, a pulsating riot of different concepts and, by design in its inspiration of different groups and ideas, it becomes something for the listener to unravel, to interpret, to project meaning upon. Caged Birds Think Flying is a Sickness leaves you feeling addled and in a spin. It’s uncanny because it’s familiar, but it isn’t, as the different elements and layers intersect. It’s the sonic representation of the way in which life and perception differ as they collide. Christopher Nosnibor Aural Aggravation https://auralaggravation.com/2022/08/28/andrei-rikichi-caged-birds-think-flying-is-a-sickness/?fbclid=IwAR1UikYr7VJPWfGVjbZCFaGW-eIFQNbOaDbXo6RjNWcBjwgR9UTLKBdXhpY

[magical-mistral]

Merry Christmas! May the new year be full of happiness for you, may you have the strength to get through it and don’t forget that sometimes all you can do is laugh your way through problems. This year was spectacular in so many ways - especially because of all the amazing people I had the pleasure of meeting. I love all of you!

@n3rdlif343va – fluff of my life! How can i ever put in words just how much happiness you've brought me this year? You inspire me every day and I owe you so much. Whenever I feel down you always lift me up. You deserve all the sunshine, rainbows and positivity – if I can contribute only a little bit to that I will be the happiest little hamster. Thank you so much, for everything! I'm not good with words – that's your job – but I will do anything in my power to show you how grateful I am that you found your way into my life. Love you, my fluff! <3

@daysinrussiavictuuri – Nugget!! Can you believe it's already been a year since we stumbled over each other through the magic that is the yoi fandom? I cannot thank you enough for all the cheeriness you've brought me over the course of that year and it's been an honour walking down artist improvement road together with you!

@atelerixe – You started out so quietly, always supporting my art even back when it really wasn't that good yet. You always saw something unique in every picture and I know that when I get the thumbs up from you, then I did my job right! Your enthusiasm and excitement are so precious to see, and you never cease to be amazing, even when life puts stones on your path. I really admire you, thank you for being my friend! @eclair – Sweet eclair!! Ever since I stumbled over your art for the first time I couldn't stop looking at it. You have such a distinguished style and such an amazing personality – I'm so happy that we met through this fandom!! Now I just wish we lived closer so that I could stop by the next time you have a table at a con and buy all your amazing stuff...! ;)

@d2diamond – Thank you so much for listening to my morning rambles and a special thank you for calming me down when I was stressing out about my cat's diabetes diagnosis. You are such a sweet and supporting character, thank you for existing, Daiya!

@worldofcopperwings – My fellow artist buddy! Well, at least I refer to you in my head like this. I've been following you for a long time now and it's been such an amazing experience to see how you improve with every single picture. You've developed a really cute and unique style and I always know it's your artwork when I see it on my dash. I don't even ship Otayuri, but your art of them is just so cute??

@dramaticmari – Cute little Mari...! I am honoured and glad I know you now – because I am convinced that in a few years you will be either a really famous artist or an even more famous fashion designer. And then I will be able to say „yup, I've known her from the beginning!“. With every little step you get closer to be Supermari all the time – even without coffee!

@rikichie – We don't talk that often, but knowing you I get the feeling of a person you can 100% rely on. You just have a...sort of vibe I guess – even if we haven't spoken in a while I know that without fail, if I need somebody to listen, you'll be there. Plus, you make Nerd so incredibly happy and I couldn't be more grateful for it!

@phaytesworld – At first I only knew you because you won my giveaway, but I'm glad we've kept talking after that! You are incredible – such a hard-working personality and a brain overflowing with ideas. Thank you for always saying nice things about my art. Also happy belated birthday!

@saniika – I owe you so much! Thank you so much for reaching out to me when I was frustrated with my drawing program and just...couldn't get it to work the way I wanted. I've tried to incorporate your advice into every digital piece I do ever since, and it helps so much. You are such a kind soul – thank you for encouraging me...!

@spainsasscheeks puts on star shaped glasses finger guns at you hell yeah! Where would I be without you? You were the one who introduced me to SAI and showed me the basics when I was totally overwhelmed with how digital art works. I mean it still confuses me, but without you I probably would have never even dared to venture into that unknown territory that is digital art. Thank you so much!!

@stokrot – When I see your nickname I always think of the first art I saw from you. It was for Seungchuchuweek and I immediately thought what a cute style it was! And I was so impressed that you managed to do something for every single day! Thank you so much for always talking to me and showing me your latest works!!

And then there's so many more of you! We might not talk that often or haven’t known each other for long, but I still am grateful that YOI brought you into my life. I hope you are all doing well – thank you for all the kind words you ever said and your encouragement!

@seththeshallow @detective-ryugazaki @slightlystalesushirolls @outoffcks @katsudonforthesoul @gaykatsudononice @nayru37 @rainsdollies @kamisartvonkunst  @catsudon-purrozhki And last but not least a big THANK YOU to those I cannot tag – all the sweet anons you kept sending me messages over the course of this year. Those of you who sent me requests, those who sent me nice asks when I was down, those of you who inquired after my cat's health – I cherish every single one of you! (If I forgot someone I am terribly sorry and it wasn’t on purpose....!!) I hope you are seeing this even though I cannot tag you. Thank you so so much for everything!

[askburningpassion]

The girl was walking while holding her brother's hand. She was fully in her thoughts. But, the peace didn't last for long...

"Hey, freak!"

Not again. She groaned internally to herself in disgust.

"What are you doing here?!" Snarled a dreaded voice Karai always hated.

"That's none of your concern, Masami. Now, kindly move aside. My brother and I need to return home." Karai had to resist the urge to allow bitterness in her tone.

Slap!

"How dare you answer me back!!!" Masami shrieked in rage. She kicked her relentlessly while the other managed to block half her attacks.

"Stop hitting my sister, you mean jerk!" Rikichi kicked Masami's left shin, causing her to scream in pain.

"You're corrupting this poor, sweet boy into defending you! He's better off without a disgraceful shame like you!!!" The girl felt her heart being sliced and stung by the verbal abuse alone.

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Send 🐬 for an AU where my muse is a mermaid/man being kept in an aquarium

Ghostwire was once again hiding in the cavernous caves of the tank. Her bright red eyes looking around the alien environment. She was not happy to be in this place…with the humans.

She heard about this place with many who had once lived in this place from her pod. Cramped, smelly of humans…She let out a angry chirp as she looked at her bandaged tail. If it weren’t for those poachers. She shouldn’t be here…

With a flare of her fins, she settled down, for the night that hasn’t come in this weird place.