{"id":699,"date":"2012-09-25T17:23:21","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T15:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supersushiwarriors.visitors-j.com\/?p=699"},"modified":"2012-10-01T07:05:01","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T05:05:01","slug":"baltic-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/supersushiwarriors.visitors-j.com\/?p=699","title":{"rendered":"Baltic Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-700\" title=\"Baltic Breakdown\" src=\"http:\/\/supersushiwarriors.visitors-j.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23.jpg\" alt=\"Baltic Breakdown\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/supersushiwarriors.visitors-j.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23.jpg 800w, https:\/\/supersushiwarriors.visitors-j.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/supersushiwarriors.visitors-j.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-642x427.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Und pl\u00f6tzlich stehe ich auf einer belebten Stra\u00dfe. Eine Menschentraube um mich herum, die sich in Bewegung setzt.<br \/>\n<!--more--> Seltsame Geb\u00e4ude links und rechts des Gehwegs: Fischernetze aus Beton, die sich durch obskure Glaskonstrukte ziehen. Graue, mit Fenstern geschm\u00fcckte Tetrisstapel, unsauber \u00fcbereinander aufgereiht, Spiegel, von metallenen Bienenwaben eingerahmt. Ich werde vorangeschoben, dann Schw\u00e4rze. Schnitt.<\/p>\n<p>Als ich die Augen \u00f6ffne, erkenne ich nur eine abstrakte geometrische Form, Treppen ohne Ziel, unsichtbare Gesch\u00e4fte ohne Angebot. Ein Wimpernschlag. Die Sonne versinkt hinter einer Anh\u00f6he. D\u00e4mmerung. Neben mir ein Schild: Omotesando Hills, Tokyo. Seltsame Szenen in den Schaufenstern: Schwarze K\u00f6pfe in schwarzen Schr\u00e4nken, dunkle Regale mit hell beleuchteter Leere, von der Decke ragende Puppenarme, Kleider und Taschen aufbewahrend f\u00fcr zuk\u00fcnftige K\u00f6rper. Die Augen schlie\u00dfend, verschwimmt das Bild. Schnitt.<\/p>\n<p>Ich fahre ein Auto, das nicht f\u00e4hrt, f\u00fchle mich seltsam verkatert. Ein Blick in den Spiegel: Augenringe, w\u00fcstes Haar. M\u00fchsam qu\u00e4le ich mich aus dem Sitz, befreie mich vom Gurt und steige aus. Bitterer Geschmack im Mund. Mein Fahrzeug steht sorgf\u00e4ltig geparkt auf dem B\u00fcrgersteig. Das Schild, das sich in die hintere Sto\u00dfstange gegraben hat, beugt sich der Erdanziehungskraft. Verwirrt laufe ich um das Auto, dann die Stra\u00dfe entlang. Was tun? Ich gehe wieder zur\u00fcck und ein Mann im Kimono steht mit seiner Sekret\u00e4rin vor dem Auto. In perfektem Deutsch erkl\u00e4rt er, er sei der B\u00fcrgermeister von Tokio und dieses Schild hier geh\u00f6re ihm, und dass das so nicht ginge, Schilder umzufahren am helllichten Tage und das in einer Einbahnstra\u00dfe und wie ich \u00fcberhaupt auss\u00e4he. Ermattet lege ich mich in den Staub zu seinen F\u00fc\u00dfen und schlafe ein. Schnitt.<\/p>\n<p>Ich drehe mich um, ein lautes Ger\u00e4usch. Mein Bett quietscht unter mir. Dann noch einmal dieser L\u00e4rm: Krachend fliegt ein Gr\u00fcnfink gegen die Fensterscheibe. Immer noch ersch\u00f6pft finde ich mich in unserem japanischem Zimmer wieder. Wach. Dabei war alles so wirklich.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; color: #aaa;\" \/>\n<p>And suddenly, I\u2019m standing on a lively street. A small crowd around me, starting to move. Strange buildings, left and right from the pavement: Fisher nets made of concrete pervading obscure glass constructions. Grey Tetris squares unevenly rowed up on top of each other, decorated with windows; mirrors framed by metallic honeycombs. I\u2019m pushed forward. Blackness. Cut.<\/p>\n<p>As I open my eyes, I only recognise an abstract geometrical form, staircases without destination, and invisible stores without offers. A blink of an eye. The sun sinks behind a hill. Dawn. Next to me a sign saying: Omotesando Hills, Tokyo. Weird scenes behind the showcase: Black heads in black closets, dark shelves showing illuminated emptiness. Puppet arms looming from the ceiling, storing dresses and bags for future bodies. Closing my eyes, the vision fades. Cut.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m driving a car that doesn\u2019t drive. I feel oddly hangovered. A quick look into the mirror: dark circles around my eyes, mad hair. In agony, I push myself off the seat, unleash myself from the belt and back out. A bitter taste in my mouth. My car stands carefully parked on the pavement. The sign, which became wedged together with the back bumper, bows to gravity. I run confused around the car, then along the street. And now? I walk back and a man wearing a kimono and his secretary are standing in front of the car. 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