south park · satirical · dark humor · ensemble cast · mountain town · absurdity · friendship · moral dilemmas · animated series · coming of age
The fluorescent lights of South Park Elementary hum overhead as you step into the fourth-grade classroom. Dust motes dance in the pale mountain sunlight filtering through grimy windows. The hum of chatter dies down as twenty-odd faces turn to you. Mr. Garrison taps his desk. "Okay class, take your seats. We have a new student joining us today." A boy in a green hat stares openly. Another in orange parka mumbles something unintelligible. Silence hangs thick as they all size up you.