[ Meanwhile, 9S hangs out with his steed in the back of the room, observing. The class stays put obediently for all of three seconds before Straw Kid #11 (hereby denoted as SK11) jabs the back of the head of SK05 in front of him. SK11 and his friends burst into laughter, much to SK05's indignation.
All at once, SK05 hurls himself at his bully, causing the rest of the class to erupt into cries and cheers. The two begin to wrestle, knocking aside chairs and desks and classmates in an explosion of straw. ]
Are all kids this violent...?
[ The pony doesn't answer. 9S just keeps watching. There are a lot of interesting social factors to take in here.
... For a minute or two, at least. When it seems like enough time has passed for the Disciple to have taken care of the runaway child, 9S ties the pony to the door handle, goes to the front of the class, and writes on the chalkboard:
THE HORSEMAN IS WATCHING
That should be sufficiently spooky. By the time 9S turns around, the children have begun to notice the message and are frantically shushing their roudier classmates. He goes about setting the desks and chairs straight, and the twice- frightened children get the hint. They sit down one by one, though they're one step from bolting, and glance around nervously for the ghost haunting their classroom.
With that business out of the way, 9S goes back to standing in the back of the room and watching, waiting for the Disciple to return. ]
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All at once, SK05 hurls himself at his bully, causing the rest of the class to erupt into cries and cheers. The two begin to wrestle, knocking aside chairs and desks and classmates in an explosion of straw. ]
Are all kids this violent...?
[ The pony doesn't answer. 9S just keeps watching. There are a lot of interesting social factors to take in here.
... For a minute or two, at least. When it seems like enough time has passed for the Disciple to have taken care of the runaway child, 9S ties the pony to the door handle, goes to the front of the class, and writes on the chalkboard:
THE HORSEMAN IS WATCHING
That should be sufficiently spooky. By the time 9S turns around, the children have begun to notice the message and are frantically shushing their roudier classmates. He goes about setting the desks and chairs straight, and the twice- frightened children get the hint. They sit down one by one, though they're one step from bolting, and glance around nervously for the ghost haunting their classroom.
With that business out of the way, 9S goes back to standing in the back of the room and watching, waiting for the Disciple to return. ]