#squich

Puny human done playing too soon

Personal work while waiting for clients to get back to me.

Look I drew a thing for once

Look at Squich she is curious

Damian Full Name: Damian Ashley Sheen

Nickname(s)/Alias: The Grump-Ass, This Motherfucker(c)

Age: 20, for his species (62 human years)

Species/Race: Zandreaux

Hair: Shoulder-length, unkempt, orange

Eyes: large, royal purple, vertical pupils, glow

Height: 35ft standing, 14ft on all fours

Body type: Athletic, built for endurance, some extra belly pudge for hibernation. I. e.: Dad Bod

Usual Outfit: Old gray sweatshirt and worn out jeans

Notable Facial Features/Make-up: Zandreaux eye markings - each Zandreaux has eye markings that are unique to each individual. The markings are typically symmetrical and can assist in determining the sex of the individual: in general, 2 - male, 3 - female. Variations, of course, occur.

Notable Features on/of Body: A little larger than the average size of his species in the wild

Personality: Grumpy is his default emotion, he is rather uncaring by first meeting and does not trust many people, once he cares for someone, he cares for them deeply and would defend them with his life, is actually rather cuddly and playful once he gets to know someone

Fear(s): Damian does have a case of Arachnophobia from an incident as a child, but does not fear much. He does fear being unable to help friends if they are in danger and losing them.

Habit(s)/Quirk(s): Despite his grumpy, predatory nature, he enjoys watching wildlife, relaxing, and flowers.

Voice: Zandreauxs are not naturally supposed to speak in the same way humans do, so his voice is rough, deep, and quite growly.

Favorite Food: Humans, unfortunately, and rabbits.

Favorite Place: The small field right outside of his burrow.

Favorite Activities: Relaxing/sleeping, eating, playing with friends, cuddling, watching wildlife, patrolling his territory.

Birthdate/Place: He hatched in a lab on March 3, 1961.

Family: No relation by blood, but does consider his former caretaker, Dr. Marcus Sheen, as his father.

Home: A burrow that he dug himself

Location of home: Somewhere out in a secluded valley

Role on the Food Chain (tm): Predator, almost apex, and preferably so

Michael Full Name: Michael Zeke Woodrow

Nickname(s)/Alias: Mikey, Mikey-boy, Cinnamon Roll

Age: As far as he’s aware, he’s an adult, but that’s about it

Species/Race: Rattlesnake naga

Hair: just past his shoulders, deeply side-parted over the right side of his face, dark brown

Eyes: left: bright yellow, vertical pupil; left: scarred, cloudy

Height: 15ft from the ground to the top of his head, 55ft in total

Body Type: Thick, strong, built for power

Usual Outfit: Black muscle shirt, black eyepatch, glass fang necklace

Notable Facial Features/Make-Up: Lots of freckles, clawmark scars on right side of face

Notable Features on/of Body: golden underbelly scales, large rattle at the end of his tail

Personality: Shy, helpful, kind, polite, can be playful, Michael strives to help all sick and/or injured animals; vegetarian by choice

Fear(s): being eaten, losing friends, being attacked, being feared

Habit(s)/Quirk(s): Stuttering made worse by stress and anxiety, coupled with a hiss

Voice: A very pleasant voice, still a bit boyish, and very quiet and subdued

Favorite Food: Raspberries and pie

Favorite Place: his old home (with his human family)

Favorite Activities: Reading, exploring, gardening, playing video games if he has access

Birthplace/Date: He was born in a cave on July 27, 1998

Family: His parents (deceased), his sister (missing), his human family (parents and twin younger siblings) (missing), 

Home: A cave in the side of a mountain

Location of Home: Deep in a forest somewhere

Role on the Food Chain (tm): Predator, but not usually by choice; fears being prey

Squich Full Name: Rachel Patrice Krause

Nickname(s)/Alias: Red, Squich, Squichy, Squish, Squishy, Bitch

Age: 26

Species/Race: Human (formerly), Alien Hybrid (current)

Hair: long, thick, curly, medium brown

Eyes: faded blue, vertical pupils

Height: 7ft, 8ft when including her horns

Body Type: Thick, chubby, definitely seems somewhat strong

Usual Outfit: Black t-shirt, blue jeans, black and white sneakers

Notable Facial Features/Make-Up: Four eyes, mole on right side of nose, likes mascara

Notable Features on/of Body: long pointed ears, two horns on head, four arms, claws

Personality: Shy at first, can be loud and obnoxious, very goofy, motherly and protective

Fear(s): everything? She’s got anxiety disappointing others, perceived failure

Habit(s)/Quirk(s): She stims verbally often, repeating sounds and phrases; she sings or hums to herself, she sways when standing in one place too long and plays with her hair or clothes

Voice: medium-pitched feminine voice

Favorite Food: ice creams of several flavors

Favorite Place: Home. She can be herself there.

Favorite Activities: reading, drawing, singing, dancing, cooking

Birthplace/Date: Technically, she became fully formed on June 18, 2015

Family: Parents and brother, whom she hasn’t seen since she awoke

Home: A little apartment of her own

Location of Home: In a large rural town 

Nice, a Fest is a brand new music festival happening in Davis Square (Somerville, MA) at both Crystal Ballroom and The Rockwell, with loads of bands from Thurs. July 28 to Sun. July 31, 2022. I’ll be covering the festival with some dispatches, but here is what’s on my radar:

festival poster

Thurs. July 28:

Kicking things off at Crystal Ballroom are Boston rockers The Infinity Ring and there’s some other cool Boston rockers tonight as well.

Fri. July 29:

At Rockwell, there’s Talk Chalk (they sound like they could be on the Valley Girl soundtrack) and Squich (reminds me of WFNX in the 90s)! At Crystal Ballroom are Boston rockers House of Harm (Slicing Up Eyeballs will love this band) and Lowell indie rock artist Colleen Green (no relation, but she is worth checking out after listening to her music online) and Boston rockers Future Teens. Then at Somerville Theatre there is a midnight screening of one of my all-time favorites Wayne’s World, which turned 30 this year!

On both Fri. and Sat., in Davis Square’s Statue Park, there will be a Vendor Market, where several of the festival sponsors (and others) will have stands, including my favorite place in Watertown, Wanna Hear It Records.

Sat. July 30:

This is the one day of the festival where the fun begins early afternoon. At Rockwell is multi-hyphenate Addie, Boston’s Mallcops (they get credit for their name) and NYC’s Raavi. At the Crystal Ballroom is Boston pop-rockers Shallow Pools, Portland, Maine’s Weakened Friends (I remember them opening for Letters to Cleo a few years ago and just last year they played at Wanna Hear It Records for an in-store), and best of all, the festival headliners, one of my favorites Speedy Ortiz, who were formed in Northampton, MA and are now in Philadelphia. 

My #5 Best Concert of 2019 was Speedy Ortiz when they did an Indie617 show at McGann’s Pub. Such a great show and afterwards the band signed my vinyl copy of their album Twerp Verse, which I named an Honorable Mention for Best Album fo the 2010s. Last year I got to review the reissue of their album The Death of Speedy Ortiz & Cop Kicker…Forever.

Then at Somerville Theatre is a midnight screening of Wayne’s World 2, which turns 29 this year.

Sun. July 31:

The festival ends on Sunday at Rockwell with an After Party featuring Philly trio Doll Spirit Vessel (who got a rave review in Spin recently) and festival closers Middleboro rockers Black Beach.

For tickets and info go to: https://www.niceafest.com/