Rats do the damnedest things

Every now and then, the boys in the tower in my study have a bout to try to settle the question of Who's Alpha Tonight?

Dr. Butch outmasses Wilbur by a significant margin, but he's also something of a coward. So right now, Butch and Wilbur are... well, I'm not sure exactly what it is, since it's the wimpiest damn fighting I've ever seen. Butch's fur is all puffed up, making him even more spherical than usual, and he's walking sideways into Wilbur, keeping his face as far from Wilbur as possible while pushing him around. Maybe he's trying to flip him over; maybe he's just pushing. I dunno.

I don't think it's going to settle anything, though.