Rewrite the following passage in present tense: The school day began like any other, and Arven found himself sitting in the back of his classroom, hiding behind the covers of a thick textbook. The boys in his class were huddled together in a boisterous group, laughing and gossiping about the latest hot topic: Magical Girl Pepper. 

"Man, have you guys seen him in that skimpy outfit? That miniskirt barely covers anything!" one boy exclaimed excitedly.

"Yeah! And those lacy panties…damn, I'd kill to get an up-close look at them," another chimed in with a lascivious grin plastered on his face.