Fair take on a story about a pacifist. It’s not going so well for the kid though, which kind of exemplifies the plight of the pacifist.

Cheers. Well, the kid kinda walked himself into the situation without thinking about the consequences or coming up with a strategy. So he either leaves that situation with greater nous or skinned knuckles, as I see it.

true.
so he could take the beating, run, or become a pacifist tomorrow and fight today..