Post by nickholas clayton pritchard on Oct 4, 2009 22:55:25 GMT -5
( NICKHOLAS CLAYTON PRITCHARD )
"Hmm, so it seems neglect becomes our ally."
The Basic Info
FULL NAME: Nickholas Clayton Pritchard
NICKNAME(S): Nick, Nicky (few get away with this one)
AGE: Twenty-two
GENDER: Male
I LIKE: Female
SPECIES: Vampire
SPECIAL POWER: N/A
The Looks
HAIR COLOR: Dark brown, kept at a mildly shaggy style
EYE COLOR: At one point they were stone blue, now they’re vibrant red because of his new born status.
HEIGHT: 6’1”
WEIGHT: 171 lbs
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Facial expressions; mainly the piercing and analytical stare he is usually always seen wearing.
PLAY BY: Ian Somerhalder
The Personality
LIKES:
Women
Late nights
Travelling
Adventure
Mischief
Sports
Cars
Comedy
Music
Hats
Going for a run here and there
Messing with people
Thunder
DISLIKES:
Early mornings
Clingy people
Bad jokes
People who are too serious/strict
Authority
Flavour of banana
Jerks
Restraints
Ignorance/Annoyances
Listening
STRENGTHS:
Level headed
Lying ability
Strategic
Independent
Logical
WEAKNESSES:
WOMEN!
Holds grudges
Outspoken
Problem with authority
Lies
Stubborn
FULL LENGTH PERSONALITY:
Personality wise there aren’t that many layers to Nickholas; he is one of those people that tend to be a bit up front with basically everyone he comes into contact with. He has a like for picking on people but to the point where it gets hurtful and he doesn’t realize that it is time to give up and let the person be. At other times though, he knows fully what he is doing with his picking. Basically it’s a minor trait you see in bullies, but he wasn’t exactly a traditional bully. Hand in hand with this came the fact that he could be seen as an attention grabber and has no problem with achieving it in daring ways. This side of his personality hasn’t changed much since becoming a vampire, if anything he gets a little more pleasure from picking on people, occasionally messing with humans he hunts when permitted.
His like for tormenting people at this point in his life, or lack-there-of comes from the fact that he isn’t exactly on perfect terms with being a vampire. He’s bitter towards the idea, no liking the fact that he was chosen for this life and not even given a say about it. This doesn’t make it hard to understand that Nic is one of those people that can easily hold a grudge and one that won’t disappear with a simple apology, your not going to get off the hook that easily with Nic. He can be a bit spiteful when he wants to be as well, though most people tend to have that sort of quality, being stuck in a immortal life can do that to some people.
Nic is an individual that really enjoys a good time, which explains his whereabouts the night he was found by Bree. You could probably get the guy at one point in his life to do anything that would give him a thrill or a sense of adventure. But this wasn’t even close to being a good quality of his personality. It often got him in trouble and was a reason behind why his lying was quickly developed. He also has a bit of an issue with commitment but that’s not completely surprising when you piece together all of his other personality traits. Because of this issue, or even fear, he wasn’t always the best choice for a boyfriend, but this ideal seems to be changing a bit as of recent events. This part of him that becomes attached to people isn't alwasy seen easily, his emotions are kept close to him. Even with Ella he has difficulty coming to terms with the fact that he might just love her and the idea of committing himself to her despite their immortality is something that worries him even if he knows he can't change his feeligns towards her.
What most people don’t get to see is the side of Nic that is more reserved for people of great importance to him and buried deep beneath the surface. This would have to be his more caring, softer side and he even has a tinge of romance hidden deep beneath the surface. This part of his personality though you have to be very patient with, it can take months to a year or two to even uncover this part of him. It makes relationships difficult at first and throughout. Not that he’ll ever admit it but he doesn’t like the idea of being pushed off onto someone else again once people get to know him fully, so he tries to cover up this more, but only slightly sensitive side of him. With this buried fear of rejection, comes all those other emotions that would make him appear soft or weak in the eyes of some.
The History
DATE OF BIRTH: January 17th 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH: Denver, Colorado
CURRENT HOME: Seattle, Washington
PARENTS:
Patrick Pritchard – 57
Loretta Pritchard– 50
IMPORTANT PEOPLE:
Kathy-Anne Pritchard – 18 – sister
Isaac Pritchard – 45 - uncle
Lara Pritchard – 40 - aunt
The army
SIGNIFICANT OTHERS:
Ella Madeline Richardson
PETS:
None now
FULL LENGTH HISTORY:
Patrick and Loretta Pritchard were overjoyed when they found out that they were going to be expecting their first child, so excited that they bought almost everything they needed as soon as they found out. They were also pretty impatient when it came to knowing what the baby would turn out to be so at the appropriate moment, the happy couple couldn’t hold off on knowing what they were going to have. Finding out that their first born child was going to be a male they were a bit expectant on what was to follow after he was born. Nickholas Clayton Pritchard was born on the seventeenth of January to two parents who thought that they would be apart of the parents that unconditionally loved their children. This wasn’t exactly something that followed as the boy grew though; he wasn’t what would be considered the model son.
Fours years after Nickholas was getting comfortable in his little and slightly spoiled lifestyle, the Pritchard family found out that they would be welcoming another baby into their family, and naturally they were as excited this time as the first. Not being able to wait, and wanting to know if they could use Nickholas’ stuff over again they found out the sex of the baby again, finding out it was a girl. Fussing over the new unborn baby, Nickholas wasn’t seeing what the big fuss was about and was less then thrilled about the idea of someone else to share the attention with.
But his opinion changed slightly a couple of years after her birth and Nickholas took on the role of the older brother. Of course he protected her but also liked to blame things he’d done on her to see if he could get away with it, which wasn’t too often but he got a break now and again. As the two children grew older though, it made for a hard time for their parents, and also created a bit of friction between him and his younger sister.
When it came to schooling, there seemed to be a bit of an issue as well, his behaviour with his sister was something that carried on with the children at school. Nic was one of the children that liked to pick on everyone else that was around him, the type of picking where his intentions were good though he didn’t know where to stop. This naturally got him many detentions along with parent-teacher conferences. He wasn’t too fond of being confronted with the idea of getting in trouble or doing something wrong, never seeing what he was doing was wrong or not nice behaviour. His parents, always being a more laidback type of couple, they weren’t sure how to handle a child that didn’t follow their lifestyle. So instead of resorting to many other ways of dealing with Nic, they decided that he should go with another family member.
At the age of ten, Nic was moved from this nice, comfortable life in Denver to a strange new one with his aunt and uncle in Duvall, Washington. His aunt and uncle were more strict then what his actual parents were so Patrick and Loretta believed that this would be the type of atmosphere that Nic should grow up in. This wasn’t exactly the case, since for much of his life Nic grew up without much pressure from authority figures which was exactly what his aunt and especially his uncle were. Not much changed about Nic when he lived in Duvall, he actually continued the way he had back in Denver he just didn’t have a sister to pick on anymore.
Despite his not so great behaviour towards other children, Nic had an abundance of friends, not all of them being that great of influences on him by any means. As he went further in his schooling he got better at getting away with things, mastering slightly the trade of lying, though he wasn’t avoiding detentions as much as he would have liked. Some would probably say that he liked attention, not something that he would out right deny and this attention seeking worsen once he discovered girls and the party life. In a way he fell into peer pressure and had no sense of fear when it came to trying things and stuff that offered a bit of adventure. This could be a lethal combination in the wrong hands; luckily he still had a partially good head on his shoulders.
When he hit high school Nic fell into the crowd that people labelled as the group that weren’t going to go too far with their life. He found he had a love of partying, women and didn’t mind the taste of alcohol when partying. Of course with alcohol and parities, other things came hand in hand like trouble and drugs. He was more of a social user of the ladder not exactly addicted but again he wasn’t one to turn things down when offered some fun.
Nic had a personality that made him popular with the ladies, the ‘bad boy’ edge and a bit of charm when he wanted. He wasn’t though, one that knew how to hold on to one girl for a prolonged period of time which tended to get him into trouble when the girls he was involved with found out. When he was eighteen and working on twelfth grade for the second time having fooled around the first time, he met Ella. She altered him, or at least made him want to change a little bit but it was difficult to change someone so set in his ways. Not long after they met, her being a year younger, he charmed or likes to think he charmed his way into her life and they started dating. This wasn’t exactly a fairytale relationship either, he tried to remain faithful with her, he did, it just never seemed to work all that well occasionally he’d slip up but never in a serious way.
Surprisingly, this only made the relationship rather rocky it didn’t end them all together (which he is more thankful for then he ever lets on) though he isn’t trusted too well when being out on his own which isn’t something he’s able to do all that often. But he wiggles his way into it though some how or another with some promise he may end up breaking. It was on one of his ‘boys nights out’ that Nic landed himself in the predicament he’s currently in. With the tendency to get a bit mouthy and a little ‘friendly’ when under the influence, which can sometimes step on a few people’s toes.
Nic, having given no thoughts to his actions like usual got himself a little two close to a girl who was spoken for at a bar. Not backing himself up with the greatest friends they fled when he was confronted by the girls boyfriend and his two friends. His quick tongue didn’t get him anywhere but more trouble he found himself outside the bar between the two friends and receiving a non-too friendly lesson about hitting on other people’s girlfriends. Leaving him badly battered he attempted to stumble his way back home though he happened across the path a girl he now knows as Bree. Being in no condition to run away she took him down easily biting him and allowing the change to take place.
Needless to say that when the transformation was completely, Nic was less then thrilled about the idea though his attempts to free himself didn’t happen and it was a long while before he was able to wander without being under the watchful eye of either Bree or Tommy. This wasn’t something he was too happy about, he still wasn’t fond of being told what to do and having no freedom to do as he pleased. Despite his fading memories, he clung to the ones that involved Ella wondering what she could possibly be thinking about him. After he got over his initial hate for the ‘army’, Nic did his best to talk with them and find out all that he could about the changing process and how it happened; he had an idea, a selfish one but an idea nonetheless.
After a couple of months, Nic decided to try his idea, though he was slightly worried about what could happen since he’d never been able to prevent from sucking the blood from a human completely. But despite those worried thoughts, Nic snuck off one night, with great difficulty to go and find Ella. Finding her alone with great difficulty, he attacked her before she could comprehend what was happening, he didn’t want her to see him first. As soon as his teeth sunk into her and he drank some of her blood, fear of killing her sunk in and he darted, leaving her for the first day. Returning the next night, Nic picked her up and carried her back to the location of the army where he was put through the third degree about going off and doing what he did.
Staying with her until she went through the transformation, he was expecting her to be upset with him. With their first of a few following arguments he argued his point, apologized many times over, not just for doing that but because of what happened the night he basically disappeared and also started a few arguments with her. Things have smoothed over greatly from that point along with most of the bumps that had been in their relationship from before and they seem to be living well with one another despite the circumstances. Of course Nic isn’t exactly allowed to venture too far on his own in case he gets the whim to change someone else. He’s still not too happy with his vampire life, but sees no problem behind the cause that he’s going to soon be fighting for along side everyone else in the army.
The Person Behind The Character
NAME/NICKNAME: Kae
AGE: Twenty
HOW YOU FOUND US: Andrea
A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF: ask if you’d like
SAMPLE POST:
"Hmm, so it seems neglect becomes our ally."
The Basic Info
FULL NAME: Nickholas Clayton Pritchard
NICKNAME(S): Nick, Nicky (few get away with this one)
AGE: Twenty-two
GENDER: Male
I LIKE: Female
SPECIES: Vampire
SPECIAL POWER: N/A
The Looks
HAIR COLOR: Dark brown, kept at a mildly shaggy style
EYE COLOR: At one point they were stone blue, now they’re vibrant red because of his new born status.
HEIGHT: 6’1”
WEIGHT: 171 lbs
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Facial expressions; mainly the piercing and analytical stare he is usually always seen wearing.
PLAY BY: Ian Somerhalder
The Personality
LIKES:
Women
Late nights
Travelling
Adventure
Mischief
Sports
Cars
Comedy
Music
Hats
Going for a run here and there
Messing with people
Thunder
DISLIKES:
Early mornings
Clingy people
Bad jokes
People who are too serious/strict
Authority
Flavour of banana
Jerks
Restraints
Ignorance/Annoyances
Listening
STRENGTHS:
Level headed
Lying ability
Strategic
Independent
Logical
WEAKNESSES:
WOMEN!
Holds grudges
Outspoken
Problem with authority
Lies
Stubborn
FULL LENGTH PERSONALITY:
Personality wise there aren’t that many layers to Nickholas; he is one of those people that tend to be a bit up front with basically everyone he comes into contact with. He has a like for picking on people but to the point where it gets hurtful and he doesn’t realize that it is time to give up and let the person be. At other times though, he knows fully what he is doing with his picking. Basically it’s a minor trait you see in bullies, but he wasn’t exactly a traditional bully. Hand in hand with this came the fact that he could be seen as an attention grabber and has no problem with achieving it in daring ways. This side of his personality hasn’t changed much since becoming a vampire, if anything he gets a little more pleasure from picking on people, occasionally messing with humans he hunts when permitted.
His like for tormenting people at this point in his life, or lack-there-of comes from the fact that he isn’t exactly on perfect terms with being a vampire. He’s bitter towards the idea, no liking the fact that he was chosen for this life and not even given a say about it. This doesn’t make it hard to understand that Nic is one of those people that can easily hold a grudge and one that won’t disappear with a simple apology, your not going to get off the hook that easily with Nic. He can be a bit spiteful when he wants to be as well, though most people tend to have that sort of quality, being stuck in a immortal life can do that to some people.
Nic is an individual that really enjoys a good time, which explains his whereabouts the night he was found by Bree. You could probably get the guy at one point in his life to do anything that would give him a thrill or a sense of adventure. But this wasn’t even close to being a good quality of his personality. It often got him in trouble and was a reason behind why his lying was quickly developed. He also has a bit of an issue with commitment but that’s not completely surprising when you piece together all of his other personality traits. Because of this issue, or even fear, he wasn’t always the best choice for a boyfriend, but this ideal seems to be changing a bit as of recent events. This part of him that becomes attached to people isn't alwasy seen easily, his emotions are kept close to him. Even with Ella he has difficulty coming to terms with the fact that he might just love her and the idea of committing himself to her despite their immortality is something that worries him even if he knows he can't change his feeligns towards her.
What most people don’t get to see is the side of Nic that is more reserved for people of great importance to him and buried deep beneath the surface. This would have to be his more caring, softer side and he even has a tinge of romance hidden deep beneath the surface. This part of his personality though you have to be very patient with, it can take months to a year or two to even uncover this part of him. It makes relationships difficult at first and throughout. Not that he’ll ever admit it but he doesn’t like the idea of being pushed off onto someone else again once people get to know him fully, so he tries to cover up this more, but only slightly sensitive side of him. With this buried fear of rejection, comes all those other emotions that would make him appear soft or weak in the eyes of some.
The History
DATE OF BIRTH: January 17th 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH: Denver, Colorado
CURRENT HOME: Seattle, Washington
PARENTS:
Patrick Pritchard – 57
Loretta Pritchard– 50
IMPORTANT PEOPLE:
Kathy-Anne Pritchard – 18 – sister
Isaac Pritchard – 45 - uncle
Lara Pritchard – 40 - aunt
The army
SIGNIFICANT OTHERS:
Ella Madeline Richardson
PETS:
None now
FULL LENGTH HISTORY:
Patrick and Loretta Pritchard were overjoyed when they found out that they were going to be expecting their first child, so excited that they bought almost everything they needed as soon as they found out. They were also pretty impatient when it came to knowing what the baby would turn out to be so at the appropriate moment, the happy couple couldn’t hold off on knowing what they were going to have. Finding out that their first born child was going to be a male they were a bit expectant on what was to follow after he was born. Nickholas Clayton Pritchard was born on the seventeenth of January to two parents who thought that they would be apart of the parents that unconditionally loved their children. This wasn’t exactly something that followed as the boy grew though; he wasn’t what would be considered the model son.
Fours years after Nickholas was getting comfortable in his little and slightly spoiled lifestyle, the Pritchard family found out that they would be welcoming another baby into their family, and naturally they were as excited this time as the first. Not being able to wait, and wanting to know if they could use Nickholas’ stuff over again they found out the sex of the baby again, finding out it was a girl. Fussing over the new unborn baby, Nickholas wasn’t seeing what the big fuss was about and was less then thrilled about the idea of someone else to share the attention with.
But his opinion changed slightly a couple of years after her birth and Nickholas took on the role of the older brother. Of course he protected her but also liked to blame things he’d done on her to see if he could get away with it, which wasn’t too often but he got a break now and again. As the two children grew older though, it made for a hard time for their parents, and also created a bit of friction between him and his younger sister.
When it came to schooling, there seemed to be a bit of an issue as well, his behaviour with his sister was something that carried on with the children at school. Nic was one of the children that liked to pick on everyone else that was around him, the type of picking where his intentions were good though he didn’t know where to stop. This naturally got him many detentions along with parent-teacher conferences. He wasn’t too fond of being confronted with the idea of getting in trouble or doing something wrong, never seeing what he was doing was wrong or not nice behaviour. His parents, always being a more laidback type of couple, they weren’t sure how to handle a child that didn’t follow their lifestyle. So instead of resorting to many other ways of dealing with Nic, they decided that he should go with another family member.
At the age of ten, Nic was moved from this nice, comfortable life in Denver to a strange new one with his aunt and uncle in Duvall, Washington. His aunt and uncle were more strict then what his actual parents were so Patrick and Loretta believed that this would be the type of atmosphere that Nic should grow up in. This wasn’t exactly the case, since for much of his life Nic grew up without much pressure from authority figures which was exactly what his aunt and especially his uncle were. Not much changed about Nic when he lived in Duvall, he actually continued the way he had back in Denver he just didn’t have a sister to pick on anymore.
Despite his not so great behaviour towards other children, Nic had an abundance of friends, not all of them being that great of influences on him by any means. As he went further in his schooling he got better at getting away with things, mastering slightly the trade of lying, though he wasn’t avoiding detentions as much as he would have liked. Some would probably say that he liked attention, not something that he would out right deny and this attention seeking worsen once he discovered girls and the party life. In a way he fell into peer pressure and had no sense of fear when it came to trying things and stuff that offered a bit of adventure. This could be a lethal combination in the wrong hands; luckily he still had a partially good head on his shoulders.
When he hit high school Nic fell into the crowd that people labelled as the group that weren’t going to go too far with their life. He found he had a love of partying, women and didn’t mind the taste of alcohol when partying. Of course with alcohol and parities, other things came hand in hand like trouble and drugs. He was more of a social user of the ladder not exactly addicted but again he wasn’t one to turn things down when offered some fun.
Nic had a personality that made him popular with the ladies, the ‘bad boy’ edge and a bit of charm when he wanted. He wasn’t though, one that knew how to hold on to one girl for a prolonged period of time which tended to get him into trouble when the girls he was involved with found out. When he was eighteen and working on twelfth grade for the second time having fooled around the first time, he met Ella. She altered him, or at least made him want to change a little bit but it was difficult to change someone so set in his ways. Not long after they met, her being a year younger, he charmed or likes to think he charmed his way into her life and they started dating. This wasn’t exactly a fairytale relationship either, he tried to remain faithful with her, he did, it just never seemed to work all that well occasionally he’d slip up but never in a serious way.
Surprisingly, this only made the relationship rather rocky it didn’t end them all together (which he is more thankful for then he ever lets on) though he isn’t trusted too well when being out on his own which isn’t something he’s able to do all that often. But he wiggles his way into it though some how or another with some promise he may end up breaking. It was on one of his ‘boys nights out’ that Nic landed himself in the predicament he’s currently in. With the tendency to get a bit mouthy and a little ‘friendly’ when under the influence, which can sometimes step on a few people’s toes.
Nic, having given no thoughts to his actions like usual got himself a little two close to a girl who was spoken for at a bar. Not backing himself up with the greatest friends they fled when he was confronted by the girls boyfriend and his two friends. His quick tongue didn’t get him anywhere but more trouble he found himself outside the bar between the two friends and receiving a non-too friendly lesson about hitting on other people’s girlfriends. Leaving him badly battered he attempted to stumble his way back home though he happened across the path a girl he now knows as Bree. Being in no condition to run away she took him down easily biting him and allowing the change to take place.
Needless to say that when the transformation was completely, Nic was less then thrilled about the idea though his attempts to free himself didn’t happen and it was a long while before he was able to wander without being under the watchful eye of either Bree or Tommy. This wasn’t something he was too happy about, he still wasn’t fond of being told what to do and having no freedom to do as he pleased. Despite his fading memories, he clung to the ones that involved Ella wondering what she could possibly be thinking about him. After he got over his initial hate for the ‘army’, Nic did his best to talk with them and find out all that he could about the changing process and how it happened; he had an idea, a selfish one but an idea nonetheless.
After a couple of months, Nic decided to try his idea, though he was slightly worried about what could happen since he’d never been able to prevent from sucking the blood from a human completely. But despite those worried thoughts, Nic snuck off one night, with great difficulty to go and find Ella. Finding her alone with great difficulty, he attacked her before she could comprehend what was happening, he didn’t want her to see him first. As soon as his teeth sunk into her and he drank some of her blood, fear of killing her sunk in and he darted, leaving her for the first day. Returning the next night, Nic picked her up and carried her back to the location of the army where he was put through the third degree about going off and doing what he did.
Staying with her until she went through the transformation, he was expecting her to be upset with him. With their first of a few following arguments he argued his point, apologized many times over, not just for doing that but because of what happened the night he basically disappeared and also started a few arguments with her. Things have smoothed over greatly from that point along with most of the bumps that had been in their relationship from before and they seem to be living well with one another despite the circumstances. Of course Nic isn’t exactly allowed to venture too far on his own in case he gets the whim to change someone else. He’s still not too happy with his vampire life, but sees no problem behind the cause that he’s going to soon be fighting for along side everyone else in the army.
The Person Behind The Character
NAME/NICKNAME: Kae
AGE: Twenty
HOW YOU FOUND US: Andrea
A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF: ask if you’d like
SAMPLE POST:
It was much too quiet for the vampire’s liking as he sat at the mouth of the train track cave that Bree had claim as home for all of them. Tommy figured she was out looking around, scouting or just in the need of a break, which left him to watch over those that were back throughout the vast cave which was why he positioned himself where he was. None could leave without going by him first, making it easier to keep track of all of them. He was just hoping that none of them decided it would be amusing to start a fight or that none of them allowed for an argument to get out of hand. So far though, those that have lasted were pretty good about that sort of thing.
Tommy, unlike those within the layer, couldn’t just occupy himself like them, with idle chitchat that wasn’t going to go much further then it ever did. Their memories were limited so that prevented the sharing of stories about themselves, though it was a depressing matter to get on to in the first place. But their memories were the way Tommy made sure that they stayed in line, it was after all what his ability enabled him to do. Sure it might seem cruel and maybe even slightly sadistic to have no problem with dragging up the worst memory of anyone he chose, but it made them listen for a while and made them slightly fearful.
So to kill some time, which he had vast amounts of, Tommy continued to do what he’d been doing since around three in the morning. He’d stolen a little ‘token’ from one of his victims not too long ago and it seemed to keep him busy for a little while. In his hand he held a well used tennis ball, the said token, the girl who had been walking back from the tennis court late the night he’d killed her (a slip of control on his part) attempted to thwart him off by throwing it at him. It hadn’t done what she wanted, but he came away with a toy, which was periodically bouncing off the wall of the opposite side and back to him.
Catching the ball for probably the millionth time that hour, he refrained from throwing it again. He could hear very faint footsteps coming from the direction of the underground part of the cave. Curious as to who it would be, though not curious enough to go and meet them or stop his little game of catch and release, Tommy occasionally glanced down the dark tunnel when he threw the ball.
Tommy, unlike those within the layer, couldn’t just occupy himself like them, with idle chitchat that wasn’t going to go much further then it ever did. Their memories were limited so that prevented the sharing of stories about themselves, though it was a depressing matter to get on to in the first place. But their memories were the way Tommy made sure that they stayed in line, it was after all what his ability enabled him to do. Sure it might seem cruel and maybe even slightly sadistic to have no problem with dragging up the worst memory of anyone he chose, but it made them listen for a while and made them slightly fearful.
So to kill some time, which he had vast amounts of, Tommy continued to do what he’d been doing since around three in the morning. He’d stolen a little ‘token’ from one of his victims not too long ago and it seemed to keep him busy for a little while. In his hand he held a well used tennis ball, the said token, the girl who had been walking back from the tennis court late the night he’d killed her (a slip of control on his part) attempted to thwart him off by throwing it at him. It hadn’t done what she wanted, but he came away with a toy, which was periodically bouncing off the wall of the opposite side and back to him.
Catching the ball for probably the millionth time that hour, he refrained from throwing it again. He could hear very faint footsteps coming from the direction of the underground part of the cave. Curious as to who it would be, though not curious enough to go and meet them or stop his little game of catch and release, Tommy occasionally glanced down the dark tunnel when he threw the ball.
