Why do our tail goes up when wearing Weathered Evenstar Coat

[Tharian]

See the way the back flairs out? I'm pretty sure if the tail was allowed to do its 'normal' animation, it would clip into the bottom part... So, this is the developers' way of avoiding that...

Except speaking from a purely cat-language their tails only ever stand straight up like that in one of two instances when they are saying "F-You" or "I am really peaved off right now!" where I substituted Peaved for a certain other 4 letter P word that basically means the same thing only more resolutely.

Obviously the developers don't have anyone on their development team who owns a cat.

EDIT: Also, what you guys are obviously missing in regards to the outfit is that it is obviously losely inspired by the Harlequin Trope or as it more commonly is referred to as the Court Jester. And as such it is an homage to two characters from two of Square-Enix's (then Square-Soft) older games. There is of course Kefka from Final Fantasy VI... but there is also Harle from Chrono Cross.

[Titor]

Except speaking from a purely cat-language their tails only ever stand straight up like that in one of two instances when they are saying "F-You" or "I am really peaved off right now!" where I substituted Peaved for a certain other 4 letter P word that basically means the same thing only more resolutely.

It also means "My body is ready" >_>

[micropanther7]

It also means "My body is ready" >_>

lmfao assume the position >.< I do agree with the OP though, it looks daft!