About the werecat being retarded... when he made the crazy circle near his ear, Edgar said, "Wha-- is he crazy -- or --" And Hunan's eyes widened a little, like he almost had it, and then "--or retarded?" At which point I ran with it... mainly because I liked how the word sounded in the voice I chose for the character.

re-TAH-ded

I dunno, that and the pica amuses me.