Teaser - Dreamcatcher

 

"Do you remember when you were small... A friend that always there when you're alone?"

The 2nd installment of Moby's Dream. Will be available at DeadLiners stand, at comic frontier 3.
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Pelajaran dari Ikan Sapu-sapu

Pagi ini seperti biasa aku jalan dari stasiun Pocin (Pondok CIna) ke kampus. Dan kebiasaan lagi nih, kalau jalan mataku nggak pernah lihat ke depan tapi keluyuran kanan-kiri atau ke bawah. (ceritanya lihat-lihat pemandangan yang jarang diperhatiin orang sekalian cari-cari ide buat komik. Seru lho!) Tapi pagi ini aku menemukan sesuatu yang sangat SANGAT tidak biasa.

Waktu itu sekitar jam 07.30, pas di turunan jalur sepeda yang dilewatin kalau jalan dari balairung ke perpus pusat. Ada sesuatu yang hitam kelam tergeletak di tanah. Awalnya kukira daun, tapi kok geliat-geliat, ya? Setelah dilihat baik-baik ternyata itu…

IKAN SAPU-SAPU.

Aku nggak tahu udah berapa lama itu ikan disana (coz' dia udah berlumuran lumpur) tapi aku langsung refleks ngambil tu ikan dan kulempar ke danau samping perpusat. Sempet kutungguin kalau-kalau ternyata ngapung lagi (alias ternyata udah mati) tapi ternyata nggak. 

Waktu aku udah menghela napas lega, ketika berbalik dan melihat ke tanah…

ADA SEKUMPULAN IKAN SAPU-SAPU TERGELETAK DI RUMPUT.

Aku nggak tahu lagi berapa banyak. Beberapa besar, beberapa kecil; beberapa masih geliat-geliat, beberapa udah tinggal setengah badan dan dikerubungin semut. (rasanya kaya' di nemuin padang pembantaian di film horror, tapi mayatnya ikan sapu-sapu) Walau rada panik dan lihat kanan-kiri, aku mulai lemparin semua ikan sapu-sapu yang masih hidup ke danau dan sekali lagi kupelototin permukaan danau kalau-kalau ada yang ngapung. Kulihat ada satu.

Tapi tahu apa? Ikan itu cuma muncul ke permukaan sebentar, seakan bilang terima kasih ke aku, lalu menyelam lagi ke danau. Aku cuma senyum dan ngangguk ke ikan itu (mungkin orang yang lewat ngira aku udah rada sinting kali, ya?) terus lanjut jalan ke perpusat buat nunggu kelas.

Kejadian pagi ini rasanya aneh banget. Tapi jelas tanganku masih bau amis ikan dan kotor kena lumpur, jadi kelihatannya bukan mimpi. Yang bikin aku bingung adalah…

Ikan-ikan itu datang dari mana?

Kenapa mereka bergelatakan penuh lumpur di tanah?

dan yang lebih bikin kaget, dan sedih, lagi…

Kenapa nggak ada orang yang sadar mereka disana?

Kalau ada orang yang sadar, kenapa mereka cuekin?

Aku yakin paling nggak satu dua orang pasti sadar, karena salah satu ikan besarnya dua kali telapak tanganku. (sedihnya, ikan yang paling besar itu sudah mati waktu aku temuin)

Aku berharap kejadian pagi ini bisa jadi pelajaran, bukan cuma untuk aku, tapi juga semua yang membaca ini. Bahwa kelalaian dan ketidak pedulian kamu bisa menyebabkan kematian. Bahwa terkadang, ketika kamu melihat seseorang yang kesulitan, mungkin cuma kamu yang bisa membantu dia. 

Kadang mungkin kamu berpikir ...

"Ah, itu bukan urusanku. Kenal juga nggak." 

atau...

"Paling nanti ada orang lain yang nolongin."

Lalu kamu pura-pura tidak lihat dan pergi begitu saja. Namun ketika semua orang berpikir begitu, akhirnya tidak akan ada orang yang menolong. 

Karena ada beberapa orang yang kesulitan, tapi tidak mampu lagi berteriak minta tolong. Atau dia sudah berusaha meminta tolong, tapi orang-orang tidak mengerti atau malah acuh tak acuh. (sama seperti ikan sapu-sapu yang kita nggak ngerti bahasanya, tapi kita tahu kalau dibiarin megap-megap di tanah dia bakal mati)

Aku berharap semua orang mulai melihat ke sekeliling mereka dan menolong sesama. Karena mungkin hanya kamu yang menyadari kesulitan yang mereka hadapi, dan hanya KAMU yang bisa menolong mereka.

Freewriting: In her eyes [13/10/06] [07:44pm] [My Room]

Though how much I've grown,
for her,

nothing have changed...

Almost two decades have passed and

in her eyes

 my form had been put in a halt

A(n)

 Eternally Child

"Immortal Figure"

But,

however disturbed I am of that idea,

I could never say it in front of her face

"Because I was raised to be a model figure,

with great names and titles on my shoulder"

"I can't say such things"

So everyday

I give up my ego

 and try to push away all my discontent

              fake?

Just like "adults"

I follow with her childish farce

               truth?

Putting on my "innocent child" mask

I play my little role out of obligation

There is no happiness or joy,

rather,

I find displeasure which turn into unreasonable guilt

And, deep in my heart

I know

"If I leave things as it is

forever

nothing will ever change"

So I decided to leave

As such, maybe,

just maybe

I can give enough time for both of us

for me

and

for her

to grow and accept each other

as how we really are

And when that time comes

surely

Everything will work out fine

Automaton, The Living Doll [Chapter 03]

“Me. I am me. I am—”

~0~0~0~

“I am not a doll, ***! I'm a living being!”

The creature that was once a doll,

felt something for the first time.

It grieved and despaired, much to the scientists' dismay.

“If only you follow through my plan,

you don't need to feel this agony.”

But the creature that had gained a free will didn't care.

After a while it gained control over its eyes,

and finally realized all the strings binding it like a puppet.

The creature was a perfect doll,

but a pitiful living being.

In the end it couldn't be both.

So the creature decided to cut its strings and see for itself.

If it was truly a doll, it would be left on the ground to rot.

If it was truly a living being, it would fall on its numb body all the same.

But one day, as a living being, it would find a way to move on.

So as the creature fell to the cold floor,

it closed its eyes.

“Am I a doll

or

a living being?”

By the time it opened its eyes again,

the creature would know.

And after what seemed to be an endless fall,

finally—

...

....

~0~0~0~

~“What a fleeting dream...”

--the end

Automaton, The Living Doll [Chapter 02]

~"It hurts. That's strange. I shouldn't be capable of feeling anything.”

~0~0~0~

“I am a doll.”

The creature that was owned by the two scientists said,

with a bland voice matching its blank eyes.

As long as it followed the scientists' order, nothing else matter.

“Because, in fact, I am a doll, right? And a doll never protests.”

So the creature continued its daily routine obediently.

Until one day, one of the scientists snapped.

“This is wrong, ***!” he said.

What was wrong, the creature didn't know.

But that day, that scientist did something out of ordinary.

He left the creature all alone, somewhere in a place it never knew before.

And the creature stood silently, didn't know what to do.

No command was given, so it did nothing.

But it could see, from its empty eyes, the other creatures around it.

They moved about freely, no one to control over them.

They were the living beings, having their own free will.

By then, the creature understood the true meaning of life.

The creature then knew, that it had never been alive.

“Because, in fact, I am a doll, right? And a doll never lives.”

But why did its chest hurt?

With no command or malfunction, where did it come from?

The creature was an automaton; a living doll. So how was it possible?

Finally, the creature realized what it truly was.

It was a living doll; 

a living being, make-believe to be a doll.

~0~0~0~

~“There was no malfunction. What is this? Is this...a heart?”

--to be continued

Automaton, The Living Doll [Chapter 01]

 ~“Looking at the mirror, I ask: Who are you? The reflection said nothing.”

 ~0~0~0~

 One day there was a creature, owned by two scientists.

The creature could move and breathe, and eat and drink.

It had high intelligence, a healthy body, and excelled in art.

It was given everything it had ever needed in return,

so it didn't need to worry about death or starvation.

The creature was perfect.

Every times one of the scientist asked—

"*****, have you took a bath? Wash your hair? Brush your teeth? Eat your breakfast? Bring your lunch? Do your homework? et? cetera??????”

—the creature would answered—

"Yes, ***. Yes, ***. Yes, ***. Yes, ***. Yes, ***. Yes…"

It followed their orders flawlessly, all with the same blank eyes.

It was an automaton; a living doll.

Yes, that time the creature realized what it was.

It was a living doll; 

a doll, make-believe to be alive.

~0~0~0~

  ~“Oh, it's just me. Me? What is me?”

--to be continued

Freewriting [13/10/02] [12:55pm] [Central Library, University of Indonesia]

"what is it that you're looking for?"

not fame; not authority

not knowledge; not power

"happiness, is it?"

NO

it is freedom

One-Shot: Moby's Dream

"When a child dreams, a [Wishing Star] is born."

Road to Comifuro 2 bonus one-shot! Will be available at comic frontier 2013.
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One-Shot: The Devil Within

"This is a story about friendship, deception, and death."

Road to Comifuro 2 bonus one-shot! Will be available at comic frontier 2013.
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Road to Comifuro 2: Cover Release!

Sinopsis:
"Comifuro kembali datang!"
Tori sekali lagi tertarik untuk ikut (dan kembali menculik Baba). Tapi saat mencari formulir pendaftaran, suatu hal yang tak terduga terjadi. Pendaftaran Comifuro telah ditutup!

Judul: Road to Comifuro 2
Bentuk: 4koma
Genre: Slice of life, comedy
Harga: Rp 23.000

Komik ini akan mulai dijual pada stand komik deadliners pada 7 Juli 2013 di Gelar Jepang UI. Cetakan terbatas, jangan sampai kehabisan!

NEW! Bonus two one-shots
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Another News about Comifuro

Circle DeadLiners will include two short comics in the incoming doujin "Road to Comifuro 2"! It's properly baked now, please wait patiently. Teasers will come real soon!

Road to Comifuro 2 - Teaser!!

Does anyone ever heard about an event called 'Comic Frontier'?

Comic Frontier a.k.a Comifuro is a doujin selling event in Indonesia, similar to Comic Market in Japan. It is held at Gelar Jepang UI, and this year the second installment of the event will be held around this July. Me and my friends, 'DeadLiners' circle, will be participating this year as we did last year.

....

Well, hopefully. =w=;

So here's a little teaser for you guys. Enjoy~
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