Scruff's paw slapped down on the card as Maudlin laid it on the pile. "Snap! You forfeit this round!"

Maudlin groaned. "Do I have to?"

"You knows the rules, Maud," Scruff said, grinning broadly.

Maudlin sighed heavily, took off his hat, and placed it on top of his neatly folded jacket. "I guess I lose, then."

Scruff, also wearing only his hat, looked over the table at the now completely unclothed Maudlin.

"Short game, eh?"

"Yes ...” Maudlin scratched his fur and looked confused. “Somehow this doesn't really seem like as much fun as that human fellow made it sound."