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2 and 12 for Jellicle asks :3

2. Favorite song cat?

There's only one answer I can honestly give...

12. Popular character headcanon you dislike?

This one's weird but I simply cannot imagine Cassandra dating/having an interest in men. My girl is a 7/6 on the Kinsey scale and I will not hear anything different

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Which cat do you think would be most fun to cosplay? Would you ever cosplay any of them?

Oh boy, I think they would all be super fun to cosplay! I haven’t done cosplay in so long, I would definitely be up to trying it again. I think the most fun would probably be Etcetera because of her personality, or Skimble because of his costume parts!

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Jemima for the Valentine's thing!

Ask and you shall receive!

Double Entendre

(This fic is rated G I promise I just wanted to have a joke title)

Jemima's got a crush on the one and only Rum Tum Tugger. But will her confession work out as she planned?

"Hi, Miss Cass!" Jemima pounced at the tire and landed on all fours next to Cassandra, who was in the middle of enjoying her afternoon stretch.

"Hello starlight, what's on the horizon today?"

Jemima beamed at the pet name. "Nothin' much, what about you?"

"Oh, I'm just taking a little rest here. Care to join?"

If some cosmic force asked Cass to pick a favorite kitten, it would be hard to choose against the tabby-and-white blur of energy currently trying her best to settle down at her side. After pacing back and forth trying to decide which was the best way to lay down, Jemima finally seemed to relax.

Of course, all that was for naught when Tugger sauntered into the junkyard clearing a few moments later.

"Miss Cass, Miss Cass, look! Isn't he so cool?" Cassandra obligingly turned her head towards where Tugger was showing off a new move to Plato — who, she noted, seemed nearly as enthralled as Jemima was. "I wish Tugger would talk to me like that. But he never pays any attention to me at all."

"I'm sure that's not true, dear."

"Is so!"

Cass had to hold back a laugh, looking over at the kitten with as much wisdom as she could muster. "Well, why don't you tell him that you like him, then? It is the season for love, you know." Either that, or she had wildly misinterpreted her human's sharp increase in having people over in the past few days.

"Oh, you really think so?" Jemima's little face scrunched up as she considered her options. "But... he's always going on about how he doesn't like things to be given to him. So maybe I should tell him that I really don't like him, and then that'll work!" She was practically squirming around on the tire now, kneading her paws into the rubber to work out her nervous energy. "Could you call him over here please, Miss Cass? It won't work if I do it."

"Sure, sweet pea." Cass stretched out to her full length and called out across the open junkyard. "Tugger! Jemima has something she wants to tell you."

He looked over, confused, and Cass waved him over with a subtle head nod. "So, what's all this about?"

"Rum Tum Tugger! I want you to know that I actually don't like you at all. Ever. And... I think you shouldn't hang out with me, and you should spend all your time with the boys instead. Ok?" She crossed her arms and puffed out her chest in a perfect harrumph gesture that Cass made sure to commit to memory.

"Uhh..." Tugger looked over at Cass for some kind of explanation, but she just raised an eyebrow at him and offered a knowing smirk. "... okay. No need to make such a big deal out of it. Guess I'll go now."

Jemima, to her credit, held up the pose for a few good seconds as he strolled off, before absolutely flopping back against the tire in despair. "Oh no, that didn't work at all! Now he probably thinks I hate him. Why did I do that?"

"Just remember, this is Tugger we're talking about, dewdrop," Cass said, ruffling the fur between Jemima's ears. "He always does the opposite of what one expects."

"Aww, now I'll never get to hang out with him ever!" She flailed around on the tire some more, completely in the throes of her anguish.

"Don't say that." She gave Jemima a boop on the nose with her tail, and that seemed to break the kitten out of her spell. "I'm sure he'll come back around to you sometime soon. Just you wait."

Jemima snuggled up alongside her, having finally tired herself out enough to stay still. Cass, for her part, was perfectly happy to soak up the afternoon sun for a few minutes more.

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Stelly and I wish you a happy birthday :3

Thank you!!! Getting to see Stella is such a nice present ☺️

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Merry Christmas from me and Stella!!

Merry Christmas!! Give Stella an extra treat from me :)

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🎁 🔥 🐾 for the Cats asks

🎁 If you could give any of the ensemble cats a song, who would it be? What would it be about?

Hmm, tough question... I think it would be cute to give Etcetera a song about the responsibilities of being a kitten (taking naps, looking out windows, frolicking, et cetera!).

🔥 Share one (1) hot take/opinion about the show/fandom/etc

I'm not a huge fan of the PAC Cats show 😬 It just feels like nobody was on the same page on how distanced they wanted to be from the original show? I also think they left a lot of fun/campy ideas on the table for no real reason (like Macavity isn't evil anymore which could've made for a lot of fun heel moments).

🐾 How did you 'discover' Cats?

I was aware of it for a long time (yes, I was one of those theatre kids who makes fun of it, shame me in the comments) but I only really got into the show itself after watching videos comparing it to the movie (I can't remember their names but the guy who watched 98 right before going to see the movie and the girl who was in Cats as Vic come to mind).

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Top 5 cats YOU'd like to cosplay lol

1. Jellylorum

2. Rumpleteazer :3

3. Bomba

4. Alonzo

5. Victoria

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👻 <- spooky friend for you

thank you!!! have a ghost hug to go <3