Quote: With a feral sneer, the boy pulled his fist back, ready to strike.
"HOLD IT!"
The entire group whirled around, and then their eyes widened as they saw who had spoken. "IT'S SNAKE!"
The American nodded, his expression grim. "Kids, let's stop and think about this situation for a moment. Sure, I know that it feels good to hurt
weirdoes like them, but you can't just beat up people for being different!"
The kids looked at each other, confused. "We can't?"
"Of course not! It's dangerously unsafe! Countless teenage brats have met a bloody and somewhat undeserved death picking on individuals who turn
out to be insanely powerful freaks of nature," Snake explained, wagging his finger as the girls' faces darkened. "The SAFE approach to spiting
people for having strange powers or physical traits is to shun them completely, excluding them from the social environment and starving them of human warmth.
It provides the same sense of self-righteous superiority, but fosters a strong desire for friendship rather than revenge in the victim! Which can be a pretty
handy plot device, at times."
"Wow... I never thought of it like that," one of the boys said, turning to his friends.
"You're right! Thanks, Snake!" Another said.
The leader nodded happily. "Now we know!"
Snake gave the boys a thumbs-up. "And knowing is half the battle!"
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