A little addition I thought would also be interesting: the kid gets to leave before the rest of the crew, most likely depending on admins, such as running out of RP stuff to do, excessive danger to the kid, or some other thing that means it's time to end the event.
Afterwards, the crew gets a moment to breathe, the kid most likely tells his parent about his time there, and then the crew gets a response, and then has to deal with the consequence of their actions for the last bit of time before the emergency shuttle is called or arrives.
Overall, I think more events such as this should exist; they allow for unique and rare stories to be created. By having more options for stuff like this, they'd probably happen a bit more often, as there would be less worry about using it too much, since each would offer a very different experience while still giving the crew a curveball for what they're doing on a station, and events that are more RP focused allow for more creative input from all parties.