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If you’re still doing requests, can we get Coricopat? 👀👀

coriii :D

#cats the musical #coricopat

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Could one do a cheeky request for a Milan Cacacie inspired Tantomile? (ps, love your artstyle!)

i love herrr

#cats the musical #tantomile

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some Coricojerrie headcanons

⪼﹕As far as goals, these two are very different, Mungojerrie has no set goal, he wants whatever gratifies him in the moment, stealing from the next house, emulating Tugger, etc. Coricopat doesn’t understand this, probably because he has so many goals he wants to work towards, most of them summing up to wanting to support the Jellicle community as a whole in a meaningful way. 

Despite their differences, Coricopat occasionally tries to gently nudge Mungojerrie towards considering more lasting accomplishments.He tells him that the short-lived happiness of his little escapades will fade, and that investing in something more substantial could bring greater fulfillment in the long run.

Mungojerrie does listen to this advice with a mixture of sarcasm and amusement; he finds amusement in Coricopat's sincerity, and teases Cori about being overly concerned about him, and tries to highlight the desire he has to live in the present. Even if Mungojerrie isn't ready to fully embrace the idea of long-term goals himself, he does, in the back of his mind, appreciate Coricopat's comments and acknowledge the genuine worry.

⪼﹕Coricopat does tend to sleep with his eyes open, which isn’t completely unusual for cats; no, he sleeps with them wide open on occasion. As if he were just staring off into the distance. 

Coricopat's unique sleeping habit is a direct consequence of his psychic abilities, which grant him heightened awareness even during sleep. In this state, Coricopat experiences vivid visions, with the clarity and duration of these visions influenced by his proximity to his twin sister, Tantomile. When Coricopat and Tantomile are together, their visions are clearer and longer, often shared between them in synchrony. However, when apart, Coricopat's visions become shorter and less distinct. Despite this, he attempts to interpret these visions independently before discussing them with Tantomile. Surprisingly, depending on when they fall asleep, Tantomile and Coricopat frequently see the same visions at differing times.

Back to Mungojerrie, though; he’s observant; he needs to be in order to steal so well, so it didn’t take him too long to decipher whether Coricopat was staring off or "resting.” One particular sign that Coricopat was mellowing out was that his tail would swish around from left to right every minute or so; if he was resting, however, his tail wouldn’t move at all. When he’d catch him in the act, he’d normally wait by Coricopat to see if he would tell him what he saw.

Any other cat wouldn’t tell Mungojerrie anything; he was known to cause trouble, after all, but Coricopat didn’t mind. In fact, he found it helpful to discuss what he saw as it helped him interpret it better, and Mungojerrie did provide insights Coricopat may not have always thought of as an explanation, regardless of if they were wrong or right.

⪼﹕Coricopat is the more social of the psychic twins, so Mungojerrie always took the liberties of bothering him over Tantomile. He became quite fixated on the idea of outsmarting Coricopat in particular; he’d insist that Coricopat didn’t have any powers at all and would pose absurd questions to him in an effort to "prove" his argument. Even when Coricopat effortlessly answered these questions, Mungojerrie would dismiss it as luck or coincidence, promptly posing another question—often unrelated and equally absurd—just to keep the banter going. Like what he had for supper two moons ago, or how he’s going to feel about the weather tomorrow.  

Despite Mungojerrie's persistent teasing, Coricopat remained patient and good-natured, his understanding demeanor shining through. Unwilling to admit defeat, Coricopat would sometimes respond with vague answers when unsure of how to answer Mungo’s questions, enjoying the faux rivalry he shared with Mungojerrie. However, when he was confident in his knowledge, Coricopat made sure to assert his correctness, taking pleasure in proving Mungojerrie wrong. He enjoyed the humorous challenge of their relationship and didn't mind repeating himself to his foolish mate in order to get his point across.

#cats the musical #coricojerrie

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Starry Night Cuddles

#cats the musical #tuggoffelees

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boy who is so orange

#cats the musical #mungojerrie

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⭐️🌕 PRODUCTION UPDATES! 🌕⭐️

Our button pins have arrived, featuring the Rum Tum Tugger!

We are still waiting for our makeup books as well as our stickers and sticker sheets!

Thank you for your patience!

#the naming of cats zine #cats the musical

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hello aaaaaa i love your stuff its literally the cutest and i cannot stand it

I was wondering if you could do a jelly and jenny drawing or interaction... i hc they are like, friends w benefits bc they have been friends since forever and experimented n stuff, and still do sometimes, but in reality they are just good friends. Im curious to hear ab your hcs w them!

THANK U SM! ! it means a lot that u find my stuff cute <3

my personal hcs belowww

here is myyyyy jenny and jelly, ive always assumed they were like two middle aged ladies who hung out and gossiped together to me but i never thought abt the friends w benefits thing tbh, its totally possible though these kitty cats r FREAKY!!!

one big headcanon ive always had specifically for jenny was like, before moving on to training mice and roaches she was a previous jellicle protector/fighter type and probably taught munkustrap what he knows, i think it adds to the old gumbie cat as well bcuz hes singing abt his mentor!! the lady who taught him all he knows!!

i definitely think jelly and jenny have had a looooong friendship and frequently look back on their youth, probably telling stories to younger cats and kittens and a lot of them are crazy like “oh jenny my dear remember those days youd beat every tom in the scrapyard in an arm wrestle?” and jenny just giggles and is like “my…. that was so long ago ^^;”

i think personally if jenny is physical damage, jellylorum is psychological damage bcuz she’d be one of those aunties that r good at finding the best words to make you feel the worst sometimes but she has good intentions and tends to use it for good esp w jenny keeping her in check so like,,, power duo!!

#cats the musical #jennyanydots #jellylorum

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Yoooo this is so cool! I love love the Lonzie story in this AU, consider me officially invested. I will happily consume any crumbs you may provide!

1940S CATS HUMAN AU??? Pls say more right now! Mechanic is such a Plato job I love it!

So I have, like, the skeleton concerning this AU, but I have recently been really into human!AUs that are closer to the time period that the original poems were written. I'm afraid I don't have a *lot* but the idea is vaguely shaped in my head.

Basically, I really only have thoughts regarding Macavity's circle, and it's not quite a *happy* one persay (also takes a lot of liberties by playing it fast and loose with historical accuracy): not exactly full blown organized mob, but skirting the edges. Demeter, a former entertainer, being a "mob wife" who got in her position by biting off just a bit more than she could chew and paying the price for it; Alonzo having long standing ties since he was a dumber and more desperate young kid who is trapped where he is and sees no real way out of it, jumps from blue collar job to blue collar job after (bonus: he's in love with the boss's wife which is extra funTM for him); Plato is Macavity's son from a previous marriage and got most of his jobs due to Alonzo's good graces of trying to keep him away from everything. Bombalurina was an artist (a singer, dancer and photographer) now informant who used to have a *thing* with Macavity, but ended up marrying another guy in his circle (who died at some point) to keep her tabs open and keep close after he married Demeter. Jerrie and Teazer are underlings and petty thieves (actually extremely brilliant ones who have gotten away with entite safes) who, again, are just on the fringes and not quite aware of the level of severity they're involved in (Teazer moreso than Jerrie), but are nonetheless in initiation periods. Etc. Etc.

Victoria in my mind is the daughter of a billionaire (likely very prestigious familial name, generational wealth, managed through the Great Depression pretty much unscathed); think like debutante level of wealth. She plays the piano and is just coming into her own in the world.

#cats the musical #1940s cats human au #others' aus

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love this guy.......the skimple

#cats the musical #skimbleshanks

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Not sure about anyone else but I re-read all my favourite AO3 comments when I’ve had a rough day so if you’ve ever taken the time to write a deep, funny, or just kind comment, thank-you.

#I have all the emails in their own folder called “read when demotivated” #commenters are the real mvps

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Munkustrap: Do you take constructive critisism?

Bombalurina: I only take cash or credit.

#cats the musical #bombalurina #munkustrap

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In my own little tuggoff world I like to imagine this is the moment where Misto realises Tug is serious about him. Like they've been playful flirting for a while and Misto thunks its just Tug being silly so when this moment happens e's like :O wait for real?? And Tug is being super serious because yEs for real all jokes aside! Then Misto is kinda thrown off a bit and Tugger backs up so as not to overwhelm him but then they come together again at Misto's song, after which they get together for good 😊

like every other human being with eyes who's watched cats 98, I always noticed this little split second shot of misto & tugger.

I've seen people theorizing what was going on there, but I never bothered myself because to me it really just looked like the actors not realizing how close they were getting to each other & breaking character momentarily when they did. And the footage was kept in either as a mistake or because someone thought the moment had ~character~.

But I was watching the Cats 98 documentary earlier and I noticed this quick shot which makes that moment actually look like a deliberately directed thing.

Which makes me wonder was the point of it was, it's such a quick and vague little interaction.

#cats the musical #tuggoffelees

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I drew Victoria

I had a lot of fun with this one. I love drawing frills and bows. It was also fun to decide which features she would share with Misto. (And now I'm really excited to draw him) Who should I draw next? (Speed paint down below)

#Victoria #cats the musical

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family things idk what to call this

#cats the musical #grizabella #the rum tum tugger #munkustrap

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The terrible bore bit of Cats 98 is amazing because Tugger spends the entirety of his song deliberately annoying people. It's like his whole thing. Either he annoys people who dislike him and pisses them off or he annoys people who like him and revels in how they put up with it. He loves annoying people. His whole thing in Pekes is annoying everyone too; it's his whole gimmick, being h‌orny and annoying. And even worse than that he's basically impossible to annoy in return, notably by the likes of Bomba and Etcetera-- he's so insanely comfortable in his own skin that he can say or do pretty much whatever he wants and is untouched by the reactions of the others around him.

MOSTLY! BC WHEN MISTO skitters up to the front of the stage for the terrible bore line he barely even says Tugger's name before Tugger makes this face

Misto hadn't even insulted him yet! That's just his reaction to Misto contributing, he already knows the little bastard doesn't have anything good to say.

& it's just so hilarious that Tugger, this professional annoying asshole who makes a game out of pissing people off and being entirely unruffled in return, just immediately goes through the seven stages of grief the second Misto inserts himself into the song, with the thousand yard stare and everything. Doesn't even try to stop him. Doesn't try to retaliate or anything either-- some Tuggers ruffle Misto's hair condescendingly or smack his arm or whatever after that line, but 98!Tugger just stands there and waits for Misto to be done. & all the while he's mentally transcending the mortal plane Misto just looks blisteringly proud of himself. It's just so fucking funny.

#cats the musical #tuggoffelees

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bustopher jones is probably one of my favourite cats ever actually

#cats the musical #bustopher jones #mr mistoffelees #alonzo #victoria #monochromatic siblings

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oopsy daisy tuggoffelees rot my bad guys

#cats the musical #tuggoffelees