Pokey fighting

Filled with misery and hatred, Pokey very quickly became a nasty, violent kid.
He may not have been very good at sports, but he could fight. There was always a
sense that he was not simply horsing around–he truly hated his classmates. And he
never had to worry at all about the idea that they might hate him back, or about
whether or not he seriously injured any of them. Because any time he really did hurt
someone, his father would just cover it up with money! And that's when everyone
stopped making fun of Pokey. They had no choice but to bow down to him. Even if the
attention he was getting was negative, he had still become someone everyone had to
pay attention to.

- Mother 2, Chapter 8 pg. 192