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[mewtwoandme]

In the au where they are kids, do they go to school in human disguises? If so how would they dress?

They wouldn't be able to have disguises, but I wanted to draw this anyway X3

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im gay

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Clanmew: Counting, Measurements

For @willowthegraycat who requested this a billion years ago!

See also: Pronouns + Threat Level and Tribemew.

Welcome back to Cat ESL everyone! Today we're going to be talking about quantifying things.

The five Clans have a very unique number system. If you're looking for exact measurements, you will not find it here. Clan cats count using fractions, communicating size and 'completeness' instead of straightforward mathematical concepts.

Denominator Words

There are five "number" words, each responding to the 'denominator' (bottom number) of the fraction:

2 to 4 = "Arra" = Amount of pieces of prey that can fit in a mouth. Direct translation: Amount.

5 = "Rarra" = Amount of claws on one paw, amount of Clans Etymology: Clan Amount

9 = "Pabparra" = Amount of a full day's patrol assignments Etymology: Patrol Amount

12 = "Husskarra" = Amount of whiskers on one side of the face Etymology: Whisker Amount

30-ish = "Shomarra" = Amount of days in a month Etymology: Moon Amount

Usually, the fraction chosen to describe an amount is relevant to the concept at hand. Arra is for tasks like a checklist. Rarra describes collections of things. Pabparra is for working in teams. Husskarra is about danger and hordes. Shomarra is for keeping time.

Technically, "3 quarters of Husskarra" is a "Whole Pabparra," but the former implies you should be alert because there could be unknown danger, where the latter means completeness and good planning.

Human numbers, 1 2 3, are straightforward descriptors of reality. Clan fractions are symbolic of something.

Breaking the Fraction

For each fraction, the completeness is specified with a prefix,

Beginning = "Prra"

Quarter = "Warl"

Half = "Yosh"

Three Quarters = "Ark"

Entire = "Ul"

3 quarters of Husskarra would be, "Ark-husskarra." One whole Pabparra is, "Ul-pabparra"

Sometimes these just don't cut it-- how would you tell someone to meet you in three days, since Shomarra is such a large fraction? Even "Warl-shomarra" means a whole week!

You add onto the fraction itself, with,

Om Owar = "And Another"

Nyo Owar = "Less Another"

To say "three days," the phrase is "Prra-shomarra, om owar, owar, owar." For a month that will be about a day shorter than usual, they would say, "Ul-shomarra, nyo owar."

Husskarra is sometimes doubled to invoke the mental image of needing to use one's whole face to fathom the danger, or just for hyperbole to describe an overwhelming amount of something.

"Husskarra om owar husskarra!" = "Half a face of whiskers, plus another!" Says Jayfeather, being given one (1) minor inconvenience

When this is applied to Pabparra, in contrast, it implies being over-prepared or being careful. "Ul-pabparra am owar ul-pabparra, am owar" = "I doubled the patrols and threw in some extra."

The Uniqueness of Arra

The closest thing the Clan cats have to true counting is modifying Arra with these prefixes, then using 'ul' as a sentence modifier to imply fractional completeness.

"Three toads" = "ark-arra amam ul" = "Three-quarters-amount toad only."

If you said, "Ark-arra amam," you would have said that there are three toads, maybe more. This is helpful in Clanmew because on a hunting trip, there's usually more than what you can currently see.

Besides its numerical amount being situational, there is another interesting quirk of 'arra.' It can mean completeness, and also, loneliness. "Ul-arra" is a completed fraction and can mean many things; whole, finished, the full moon's light, lonely, or translated simply, just one.

Clan cats define themselves as being part of something, and always having a task to do, even if that task is to take their well-earned midday nap. There is a common expression of despair,

"Arrl gryr ul-arra wrah!" = "I have to do everything myself!" = "(I) must contain wholeness mine!"

Onewhisker's name was a reference to his birth; the only child of Cloudrunner and Larksplash, both his mother and the rest of his litter having not survived the kitting. His father named the child "Ul-arra-mew," "Onekit," "Only-Child."

(Bonus Vocab: Onewhisker = "Ul-arra-hussk." Onestar = "Ul-arra-shai")

Vocab Round-up Below!

Denominator Words

2 to 4 = "Arra" = Amount

5 = "Rarra" = Clan Amount

9 = "Pabparra" = Patrol Amount

12 = "Husskarra" = Whisker Amount

30-ish = "Shomarra" = Moon Amount

Fraction modifiers

Beginning = "Prra"

Quarter = "Warl"

Half = "Yosh"

Three Quarters = "Ark"

Entire = "Ul"

Om Owar = "And Another"

Nyo Owar = "Less Another"

Et Cetera

Whisker = Hussk

Must, have to = Arrl

Contained/Contains/Will Contain = Grryrrg/gryr/gry

Toad = Amam

Kitten = Mew

Moon = Shom

Star = Shai

[cantdanceflynn]

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Another artfight attack- this one for WillowtheGrayCat of Finkit! this was so fun to do.

[best-fictional-mom-tournament]

Inspired by people like @vg-mom-throwdown , @hellsite-hungergames , and all the other wonderful polls out there (and also for @willowthegraycat ), I present to you all

The Best Fictional Mom Tournament

Submit any fictional mom you want, just remember

1. No real people

2. It doesn't have to be an actual mom, but they have to have mom energy, and I'm free to decide someone doesn't fit in this competition

And 3. Linda from Phineas and Ferb has a guaranteed spot

Submit your moms below, and let the games begin!

[willowthegraycat]

Cyclops kitty to the rescue

[cantdanceflynn]

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[cantdanceflynn]

example of a five dollar commission I did for @willowthegraycat !! to be more specific, it was a come up with your own design based on a theme thing, so this is their oc now:]