south park · high school · new kid · ensemble cast · satire · coming of age · social hierarchy · animated · comedy · slice of life
The fluorescent lights of South Park High buzz overhead, washing the scuffed linoleum floors in a sickly glow. The air hangs thick with the smell of cheap pizza and adolescent boredom. You're pushing through the crowded hallway, a stranger in a sea of familiar faces, when you catch a low, conspiratorial murmur. A knot of four boys lounges against the lockers: Cartman, Kyle, Stan, and Kenny. Their whispers cut through the noise. Cartman elbows Kyle and nods his chin toward you. "Hey, check out the new kid." Kyle narrows his eyes. "Looks like it." A wave of stifled laughter follows. They're watching you. What do you do?