🐈 THIS WEEK’S CATEGORY (Dec 22ⁿᵈ to Dec 28ᵗʰ)

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DILUTE TORTIE

cream + gray

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A Dilute Tortie is a tortoiseshell whose colors appear softened or pastel-like.

• Black appears as gray (blue)

• Orange appears as cream

Same genetic chaos.

Lower contrast.

Identical attitude.

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Vibe check:

If your cat looks like she was painted with watercolors but still judges you relentlessly — she belongs here.

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🏆 HOW TO PARTICIPATE (READ CAREFULLY)

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To enter a candidate:

• Comment on this post

• Include one photo of your cat

• One cat per comment

• Multiple photos are allowed

• Optional: name, lore, or dramatic backstory

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⚠️ The winning model will be chosen by the most upvoted comment.

Separate posts will not be considered.

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🗳️ HOW SELECTION WORKS

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• This post remains open for one full week

• The comment with the highest number of upvotes wins

• The winning cat becomes the Official Dilute Tortie Model

• All category winners will be officially revealed together at the end of the full audition event

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Democracy, but with whiskers.

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🌐 COMMUNITY CROSSOVER

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This category may also interest members from:

• r/dilutetortie

• r/watercolorcats

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Visitors are welcome.

Arguing about definitions is not.

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🗓️ WHAT’S NEXT

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Next week: Torbie (Dec 29ᵗʰ to Jan 4ᵗʰ)

(tortie + tabby — stripes have entered the chat)

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🐾🖤

The Council is watching. 🪶