I was joking. Mostly. I don't think tying or sticking them to their seats is going to cut it. Especially since they can phase right through. We have to corral them another way.
[He flips onto an empty desk, landing in a crouch. There's something unconsciously springy and not-quite-human sometimes in the way he moves.]
Okay, what do bored kids want? [He taps his temples.] Think like a kid, be the kid.
[He steeples his hands together, deep in thought. This isn't exactly easy for him. He doesn't have kids of his own, hasn't really been around them that much. He has to think all the way back to when he was a kid.]
[He snaps his fingers.]
Got it. We need a story. Storytime. Kids quiet down and sit still for storytime. We can move all the desks out of the way, make room for a "stage" [quotey fingers] pulls out those nap mats over there and have them sit on the floor. And then?
[He holds a hand to his chest and flares the other slightly dramatically.]
sorry this is so late, ps your diana is amazing
[He flips onto an empty desk, landing in a crouch. There's something unconsciously springy and not-quite-human sometimes in the way he moves.]
Okay, what do bored kids want? [He taps his temples.] Think like a kid, be the kid.
[He steeples his hands together, deep in thought. This isn't exactly easy for him. He doesn't have kids of his own, hasn't really been around them that much. He has to think all the way back to when he was a kid.]
[He snaps his fingers.]
Got it. We need a story. Storytime. Kids quiet down and sit still for storytime. We can move all the desks out of the way, make room for a "stage" [quotey fingers] pulls out those nap mats over there and have them sit on the floor. And then?
[He holds a hand to his chest and flares the other slightly dramatically.]
We perform.