u/giant_skogkatt

I visited Cal Anderson and witnessed a couple wonderful works of art. I've heard about the lovely and blessed Saint Rat (and it's something most folk here are probably already familiar with), but could someone help me identify the Cat character? I think I've seen the Cat on stickers and was wondering where art of them could be purchased if possible.

Picked up this Chiikawa Exciting Amusement Park fountain pen and it turned out to be a Platinum Procyon with a cute lil Chiikawa riding a merry-go-round printed on the pen. The other pens I am using for reference are a Kaweco Sport, a Mont Blanc, and several Chinese pens of extremely varying quality. I'm really happy with the purchase as it personally fits me well ergonomically, the nib is high quality, and the ink retaining cap system is incredibly cool!

Pros

- Great stainless steel nib that has a nice tactile feel and will not corrode. I hear mixed reviews on this with some saying it's the Platinum Preppy nib while others saying it is not, but I don't have a frame of reference for this one.

- Solid aluminum metal body gives the pen a sturdy feel while not being too heavy

- Uncaps after less than a full twist

- Special cap seal mechanism means ink does not dry even after not using the pen for a couple of months. I was amazed that picking up the pen after letting it sit on its side for months it just immediately wrote normally

Cons

- I am afraid to post the cap on the end of the pen fearing the threads may damage the coating or that the threads may be damaged themselves

- Does not come with a converter

Chiikawa returns from his 9 to 5 at the lemon factory he’s been stuck at for the past 3 years to spend the rest of the night studying to get a slightly better-paying manual labor job. Anoko goes insane from the stress of the daily grind and transforms into a chimera resorting to cannibalism. The tragedy of the working class.