"What makes you think I haven't?" he asked, back straightening as his shoulders tightened in mild annoyance and offense. More disgruntled than angry, though. "They just stopped getting so close. It's why they're over there and not over here. Ain't stopped 'em."

There was a bit of petulance in the last few words out of his mouth. He felt more than a little put out by all this.

"Asked me to take my shirt off."