The highlight of that bat to the face picture is the little girl in the front row, who has a truly amazing look of bored displeasure on her face. We all recoil, but she's clearly seen much worse than this, and can't even be bothered to turn around and look.
On the subject of Buffo, while I would certainly say that Buffo Has No Place In Best Show Fan Fiction, I do suggest that anyone putting together Buffo fan fiction either start or end their story with "Buffo is not an ordinary clown."
Bonus points if you can open and close with it.