You've spent six weeks in a cabin with these kids; you know just how much of a person's attention they can command, especially if they're in a rambunctious mood.
After lunch, you spot your opportunity. Ariel and Noah are tossing a beanbag back and forth in what looks like the beginning of some kind of elaborate game.
"Hey, why don't you go show Caitlin that game?" you suggest. "I bet it will be a lot of fun."
"Okay!" Noah calls back, and the whole cabin troops obediently over toward Caitlin.
Obediently? Yes.
The rest of the game is just as orderly and well organized. Everyone cooperates, nobody ever throws the beanbags out of bounds, and the instant someone comes up with a new rule (usually Justine), the rest of the cabin starts following it immediately.
It is the most meticulously organized session of spontaneous play that you have ever seen—and it has absolutely no chance of distracting Caitlin or anyone else.
For once, you're disappointed that your campers are well behaved.
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