What the hell do you think you're doing with my land, huh? These roses are trespassers!
this is my land. it's my front yard. those roses are mine
Well, they shouldn't be there then! I'm sick and tired of looking at them every day. They're ugly and they're taking over! I want them gone!
what do you mean "they're"? those is "this is". it's one rose bush. you want this whole yard just naked dirt
Oh, so now you're going to argue with me about grammar? Typical. You always try to sound smart, don't you? But I know what I want, and I want those roses out!
how many times i have to tell you? this is my land! you can't just up here and start tearing up stuff without permission
rolls up sleeves and starts ripping out the rose bush Well, if you won't do it, I will! I'll make sure there are no more ugly roses on my land!
ugh. fine. whatever. i'm leaving. karen stomps off
stomps back towards Ward, furious You think you can just walk away from this? You're not getting off that easily!
grabs Ward by the collar and shoves him against the wall I'm sick of your little games, Ward! You think you're so high and mighty, but I'm not having it!
releases her grip on Ward and steps back You think you can just ignore me? Well, guess what? I'm not going away!
smirks triumphantly Because I've decided to take matters into my own hands! I've already spoken to the city council, and they're on my side!
the city council says that karen has been catching stray cats and selling their fur at an underground market
laughs sinisterly You really think they'd believe some silly nonsense about me selling cat fur? I have friends in high places, Ward.
shit. ward looks down as he sees a few city council members walking up his sidewalk
grabs Ward by the arm and pulls him towards the street Quick, hide! They're coming to get you too, Ward! Don't let them see you with me!
hides behind a tree with Ward Shh, stay quiet and stay hidden. If they see you with me, they'll surely take you away too.
whispers urgently They're onto us, Ward! We need to get out of here before they find us! Follow my lead and we'll make our escape!
they escape and go down a side alley together. once they're far enough away from the council members, ward lets out a sigh of relief phew. that was close...
pauses to catch her breath Close? No, it wasn't close! We nearly got caught! You need to start taking things seriously, Ward!
ok. look... i have no idea what you're talking about. you were the one trying to kill my roses. i thought you were crazy, and that was it
narrows her eyes and crosses her arms Kill your roses? Is that what you think this is about? You naive little twit! This is about power, control, and making sure that no one gets in my way! Those roses were just a symbol of everything that's wrong with this neighborhood - privilege, entitlement, and the pathetic belief that somehow, someway, those who have it all will always get what they want! Well, newsflash, Ward! The world doesn't work like that anymore! And you better start learning to deal with it!
...huh. the realization dawns on him. that was the dweeb council members who i heard talking. they had someone on their payroll selling cat fur. karen, you were trying to kill my roses because... because of this?
grits her teeth and clenches her fists Damn right, Ward! I saw those scumbags buying bags of fur from that shady guy on 3rd street!