This project idea crystallized in my mind the weekend I got back from the States, thanks to many disparate plot threads coming together with me running into more problems, not even a week into me returning from another intense and emotional adventure.

Once again, a change in policy on a platform we thought was safe, or different in any way (a naive assumption, one might say, but on the flipside; always assuming you're in danger is just as unhealthy) led me to pass up some well-needed rest - which I'd actually scheduled time for - in favor of running more sessions of my panel to spread the word about how to stay safe and maintain a presence online.

I was fed up. Exhausted. Done with feeling like I had to waste my time and energy playing whack-a-mole with their stupid garbage almost every goddamn day.

I started working on this alongside the extra prepwork I needed for the bonus panel sessions I ran online, and a week of frankly frantic effort later, I made this.

For those not in the know, the two bunnies prominently featured are Praline and Chili respectively, two of my median facets.

Before losing you to the comic and further backstory after the jump, I want to mention that I've also made the closing panels into merch designs that you can buy, and support my work in the process. Thank you for your consideration.

This came about because while I was away, and visiting part of the "extended found family" overseas, I was invited to make a piece of graffiti to add to their bathroom wall. Taking this altogether too seriously, I sketched out a design to later apply to the communal canvas.

This was just days after having had to just about completely erase what makes me who I am for the purposes of sanitizing myself at border control, so then ending up with such a wonderfully welcoming and affirming space had me feeling at the very least rather litigious and confrontational with the "authorities" who would gladly stifle us if they could.

I wanted whoever was visiting that space to know; if they're there, they're likely with people who they love and care about - and that they should fight for their joy, because giving that up would be giving villains what they want.

Fast forward to when I was grappling with Bsky's latest sorry excuse of a policy update two weekends ago, and this comic was the result.

Hey!

I've been working really hard on a bunch of art I can't share yet because the store I wanted to sell designs based off of it wasn't working great.

The comic speaks for itself, but yeah. I'm trying to avoid leaving myself deadlocked because of a problem that's outside of my control, and the store seems to be behaving well enough now.

If you're curious, check it out. Every purchase helps me out a lot.

For a while now I've been told that sharing my experiences, talking about related things, and just generally being as visible as I possibly can has helped a lot of folks with exploring their own thoughts, feelings, and identities. My meta, Mina, called this a form of "radiation" that I give off; something I've seen others refer to in similar ways, too.

I was talking about this with Garnet a little more recently, related to some similar experiences I've had around her neighbourhood, when the idea for this piece came to me quite suddenly. While I still very much enjoy the idea of being "radioactive," in the sense that my mere presence influences those around me, I think I prefer the thought of brightening others' days with it first and foremost - and if folks want to borrow some colours for their own palette, then we're all better off for it.

I remember quite well the exact moment when I decided that I'd dye my hair pink someday - I spotted a girl waiting to cross the road as we drove past, sporting the most gorgeous, brightly coloured mane, and a whole ensemble to go along with it. She looked amazing, and in that moment I knew that I wanted it for myself, too. While I don't maintain the colour as much as I'd like, it's something I've done fairly regularly for going on two years now.

The way this illustration turned out isn't quite what I'd imagined it would end up looking like, but I'm still pleased with it.

You can also buy this design on clothing, stickers, and more!

A while back, I started the process to get my name changed proper.

My sister-in-law is a notary, and while she couldn't handle it for me due to conflict of interest, she did the preliminary research and drafted the contract to save me some time and money down the line. Given the extent to which I wanted to change my name (changing every one of my four given names, and adding another), she saw it necessary to consult with the registrar and check if it was permitted.

The people she spoke to literally had to research prior case law to answer her questions. When she told me this, I said, "so you're saying I'm too transgender for the law," which she didn't disagree with. She later even confirmed that I am likely the first person in my country to do this.

After sharing the story on Bluesky, my friend Melody made a really fun suggestion that led to this piece. It was fun combining me with Chili to achieve this look, especially given how I've been channeling this energy as of late.

Fun fact, you can now also BUY this design on clothing, stickers, and more!

As thanks for giving me the idea, I included Melody in the background of an alternate version, reacting accordingly.

A little while back my friend Plushie offered to pass her old vape box over to me cause I'd been experimenting with vaping CBD to help manage my anxiety. The box's design has the same vibe as an old 80s VCR, which inspired me to design some mods for it.

In case you're not familiar with Betamax (or just Beta), these are designs parodying the logo of a video tape cassette format from back in the day. An earlier design also featured three coloured stripes down the stem of the logographic; which I found very convenient to inject a bit more personal flair by replacing the RGB colours with those of the trans and bungender flags. The idea was to get these printed out in sticker form to attach to the device as branding of the fake retro tech company to complete the look and really make it my own.

Once I'd made the designs back in September and after a lot of deliberation and even more avoidant procrastination, my favourite sticker company had a sale on, so I finally got them ordered in!

I don't yet have the vape that they were intended for, but I've recently gotten over the fear of applying stickers to my belongings so I figured it was a great time to do some more of that. My first target for these very on-brand designs was obvious, and it had to be my laptop.

The only issue was that I was dealing with an extra challenge this time around:

Sticker Alignment.

With these stickers being square-cut, having them applied even slightly off-axis to something I would be looking at for most of my time would have driven me insane. Needless to say, applying them was a bit of a process... and an ordeal.

You can watch a quick little video I took of peeling the sticker off its backing here, if you're into that sort of thing.

I neglected to take a photo of the application process for the sticker on the wrist rest, but it was far more straightforward and you can probably figure out how that went based off of the others.

Unfortunately, the one on the lid took a few tries to apply properly, and the indentation of the existing logo proved to be somewhat of an impossible obstacle when trying to avoid it causing imperfections in the final result. If and when I replace it, I'll try a different technique to fill in the space which will hopefully leave it looking perfectly flush.

Much as I'd like to, I don't think I'll be able to sell these given the hassle of setting up and maintaining a distribution system for an online store. That said, I might be able to add them to my Spreadshirt store as plain white vinyl stickers (no metallic options, sadly!) and maybe even some apparel designs if there's any interest for them.

A little while back there was the equivalent of a conveyor belt of company and organizational mascots that were absolutely perfect fodder for misappropriation by my hands.

It all started with admittedly somewhat malicious intent, given that the MSI promotional team was getting a tad too friendly with the furry community at large, but from then on it was purely motivated by self-indulgence.

In order, we have MSI's fanmade femboy dragon, National Rail's golden retriever Whistle, Nurburgring's fox Legend, and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's cat Omaneko who we've already seen, but is still relevant here.

It's fun doing my part to make the furry community as unfriendly to corporations as I possibly can. I ought to do another round of this with female mascots next time.

While I was riding high on the vibes of "borrowing" all these mascots for some fun, I came up with this idea based off of the "Women love me, Fish fear me" meme. It's a little wordy but I still think that it's kind of in keeping with the spirit of the joke.

I was told it would make a decent shirt design, and I'd have to agree! What do you think?

Just some more experimentation with a blocky pixelated style, giving Soul Choco some love this time.

Playing around with the colours was a lot of fun and, amusingly enough, the purple and green hues are taken from a paint colour called "Mischief," the purple being the base, and the green its inverse. The two tones got blended together over the course of toying with and polishing up the picture, so the brighter pink got a little muted. However, the end result was pretty much spot on with where I was hoping to get with it.

Fun fact: this is now available as a clothing design on my merch stores!