A nib has to be clean clean clean to start with. Clean it with lighter fluid or paint thinner to de-grease it first. Then scrub it with dish soap on a cotton swab. Then lick it. The ink will stick. You are aiming for nib creep here.
There are many colors of sumi sticks available now, not just black. The ones I have are all water resistant when dry. It actually depends on the glue used to make the stick.
I spent many summers trying to run off woodchucks from my back yard and garden. I was unable to do it. The only way I could ever rid myself of them was to provide them with alternate quarters . . . in a Crockpot. The flavor is much like that of fox squirrel.
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