dress up the jacked dudes as mechs, with a cockpit in their chest for a kid.

then the doomed children could fight in like, mech fighting leagues, and go on planned and coreographed missions as mech pilots. that would be awesome. maybe put some set pieces in a paintball course. the options are only limited by your imagination.

would you rather meet batman or spend a few hours as shinji fighting your way through a cinematically coreographed larp fantasy?

instead of mechs they could also be fantasy themed like golems. superheroes. whatever the kids are into.

it doesn't even have to be that expensive. you just need some really jacked dudes who can run around with a kid strapped to them and some good cosplayers to make costumes.