"How can this be happening?" said Terry.
"Maybe the game is magic," said Sue. "That explains the rigged cards."
Hannah was admiring her tail. "This is so wei- OW!" She felt her jeans and socks ripping apart as her legs took on the form of cats' legs. Fur blossomed all around her body, creating a thick coat.
"Are you okay?" said Terry, leaning over the table to look at Hannah.
"Well, aside from the fact that I'm turning into a cat, yes," said Hannah spitefully. Mercifully, her changes stopped at the base of her neck. "At least I can still talk," she said, looking at her entire middle and lower body, now that of a cat.
"Now what?" said Tom.
"Like the rules say," said Terry. "We have to keep on playing."