All players who have Personal Mascots get one point. If a player has a legal card in his hand, he must play it. Players may not save cards. If this happens, all players may be very amused. The retribution suffered comes in the form of having to play with hooks until the card they covered-up is played again.
Hooks do remain with the seat of the loser.
Thus, if a hook-ed pirate happens to change seats for any reason, the new occupant must now use hooks. Loose Cannons can be covered up without invoking this rule. If the player is the first to slap in, he is dealt only five cards. If he is the last to slap, nine cards go in his scurvy direction. Otherwise, a mere seven cards appear before the player.