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THE ARISTOCATS (1970)

@ninadove YOU.

Thank you for making me appreciate the tragic nature of slithering-out-of-grasp design of Aspik. I could not resist :(( I BLAME YOU FOR EVERYTHING <3

rest of you read It brings the world back into tune

Bonus: A familiar voice

Alphonse Marie de Neuville (1835–1885)

“Witches and Wolves”

illustration for Berlioz’ ‘La Damnation de Faust’

Of course the event would absolutely have to have Leona, Kalim, and Jamil as our SSRs due to the complexities of their relationships of wealth vs the lower class Kalim and Jamil feel obvious but Leona due to his worth being lessened by the staff around him growing up (also he's a feline)

But growing up Edgar was one of my favorite Disney villains due to how silly and slapstick he was. If I could include others in the event maybe Azul in reference to the pursuit of money through legal action and Ruggie because he reminds me of O'Malley

As for the plot of the event I'm not entirely sure but the twistunes could definitely be around the arts that the kittens do at the beginning of the movie

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I forgot The Aristocats existed until this ask, so I went to watch clips to refresh my memories 🧍‍♂️ And WOW, is that animation so charming and expressive... I especially love the scenes where Duchess and Thomas O'Malley are looking at each other (like this and this). It's amazing how expressive their faces are; you can totally tell they're interested in one another and it's love at first sight from the INSTANT their eyes meet.

ANYWAY, BACK TO TWST

The way y’all defaulted to 3 SSRs and/or half of the cast (ie Halloween format) for these hypothetical events and not the standard 4 boys (1 SSR, 2 SRs, 1 R) is the definition of biblical greed/j 😭 ajbfyoqfvqwa I get it though, we just have so many ideas and want to see as many of our beloved boys getting to have fun + be in peril as possible.

I'd love to see more of Rollo and Fleur City/the City of Flowers, but I think we should have time for new characters and to explore new places. It's not like Fleur City/the City of Flowers is the only France-inspired region of Twst either. (Maquillaville also has France inspiration!!) We could for sure explore other places in the Shaftlands with French influence.

I think Kalim and Jamil are the obvious choices for two contrasting characters in social status so I won't comment much on those... For the final SSR, I was actually thinking Ruggie instead of Leona. He's exactly like O'Malley: a street smart character that comes from poverty but is able to rise into a better financial situation. I believe hyenas are more closely related to cats than dogs too? I can see Leona fulfilling the role of a SSR character as well, just in a different way. He's more like the rich pampered cat that learned to be street smart, similar to how Duchess did... although their personalities and values are nothing alike. Leona also has that whole "lost the rights to the inheritance" thing going on, which kinda reminds of how Edgar tries to get rid of the cats to expedite his own claim on the madame's inheritance. LOL what if they make the three SSRs based on the three kittens.../j

Speaking of Edgar, I guess he'd be our twisted new character for the event 👀 Do I smell a butler on the horizon... (<- loves butlers) He tries to serve the NRC boys cream spiked with sleeping medicine to "send them down the river" and stop them from interfering with his plot...

I could see Azul being involved with the event not only because of the legal dispute with the assets, but also because he has a stepdad... and isn't O'Malley technically a stepdad to the three kittens??? dabjlalbifab Maybe Azul can be a SSR? But definitely a SR at the very least.

I suggested the idea of Azul being summoned by his dad to help with an inheritance issue for a Ratatouille event before, but we could transplant that for this event too. Or maybe Azul decides to help a connection he knows in hopes it'll help with his business dealings or future internship prospects?? So they go out to this massive mansion to help this old lady figure out her will, only for the butler to try and keep them at bay while playing up his own innocence. Or perhaps we could focus on the musical aspect of the film?? Again, I don't remember it all that well so I may not have super detailed ideas.