If you beat me off, I will come on your property.

Thank you, come again.

The line starts at dusk. People stare at the ground, keep apart, and don’t talk.

Heading there now.

Beating someone off is a reward,
beating someone off when they are still sore from coming on your property mere moments earlier, that’s borderline a warcrime

The owner looking at me slowly climb his fence for the fourth time this week

Slop