It wasn't so much the thought that Jesus was there, it was the tone of voice and the fact he had never said that before.
Also kind of a warning that the end times were upon us.
I had a kid like that in 5th grade. His name was Brendan (coincidence) but he always repeated stuff from t.v shows. His most common thing to say was "Oh, pickles!" and everyone in the class had him sign their yearbooks at the end of the year. We mostly just gave him high fives and told him our names. He was really nice though xD
Also kind of a warning that the end times were upon us.
I volunteered at a special needs camp, it was interesting to get to know them.