Read the excerpt from "The Players."

Whenever I spot them around school
with their horns, I think about
how silly it looks, and I think
they need someone to blow down
their too cool fronts, to show
them they aren't that different
from the rest of us who run,
throw, and jump in the hot
sun.

Which word best describes the tone of the excerpt?

A. angry
B. sad
C. grim
D. playful