The Council has spoken.
The time has come.
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Starting tomorrow, r/tortitude begins the Official Tortitude Auditions™ — a structured, week-by-week process to identify the cats who will become the official visual models of each recognized tortitude category.
Each week will determine a category winner, but the official reveal of all selected models will take place at the end of the full event, in one final announcement.
Patience is part of the ritual.
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🗓️ HOW THE AUDITIONS WORK
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• Each category runs for one full week
• Each category has one official post
• Candidates enter by commenting on that post
• Each comment represents one cat
• The most upvoted comment becomes that category’s selected model
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⚠️ Selected models will be officially announced together at the end of the entire event.
Yes, the Council remembers everything.
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🏆 IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION RULES
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• Entries must be comments, not separate posts
• At least one photo is required
• One cat per comment
• Multiple photos per comment are allowed
• Optional lore, names, and dramatic backstories are encouraged
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In case of a tie, the Council will intervene (calmly, but decisively).
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📅 OFFICIAL AUDITION SCHEDULE
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cream + gray
(Dec 22ⁿᵈ to Dec 28ᵗʰ)
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tortie + tabby
(Dec 29ᵗʰ to Jan 04ᵗʰ)
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Week 3 — Tortico
tortie + calico
(Jan 05ᵗʰ to Jan 11ᵗʰ)
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Week 4 — Torbico
tortie + tabby + calico
(Jan 12ᵗʰ to Jan 18ᵗʰ)
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Week 5 — Tuxetortico
tortico + tuxedo
(Jan 19ᵗʰ to Jan 25ᵗʰ)
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Week 6 — Tuxetorbico
torbico + tuxedo
(Jan 26ᵗʰ to Feb 01ˢᵗ)
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Week 7 — Tortimese
tortie + Siamese
(Feb 02ⁿᵈ to Feb 08ᵗʰ)
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Week 8 — Male Rarity
statistically cursed (but very real)
(Feb 09ᵗʰ to Feb 15ᵗʰ)
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Week 9 — Tortie (The Classic)
black + orange
(Feb 16ᵗʰ to Feb 22ⁿᵈ)
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Yes, the classic comes last.
Legends deserve a finale.
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🐾 WHEN DOES THIS START?
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The first official post opens tomorrow (December 22ⁿᵈ) with:
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WEEK 1 — DILUTE TORTIE
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Prepare your photos.
Practice restraint.
Fail anyway.
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🐾🖤
— Clawrence, on behalf of the Council 🪶
LET THE GAMES BEGIN 🎈