Over The Top
You reach for a hammer, slowly bring your arm up and then throw it towards the pesky vermin. The rat scurries away with an unpleasant squeak.
– “What in blazes are you doing?” screams one young lad.
– “There was a large rat, right behind the stove!” you reply with your finger pointing in that direction.
– “You idiot! You almost hit our mascot!”
– “Your mascot?” you reply incredulously.
– “Yes. Dawson…and he doesn’t hurt anybody. Now if you want to throw things, ask permission first!”
You look over to your friend George, who merely shrugs. The sooner you get away from these people, you think, the better.