Having a Ball (Eric)

[Jack McCarthy]

Jack wondered vaguely why everyone was so uptight at this school, it was like every time Jack blinked her eyes and  BAM earthquake! BAM! Zombie monkey outbreak. People tended to turn their nose up..but Jack didn’t trust those monkeys. Jack knew they were waiting for the right moment when Jack’s guard to strike…just waiting…


Jack himself liked to take things easy (Except when he gets caught doing drugs by an attractive policewomen or Lux was in danger of being assaulted by a creepy pervert bidding on her) He didn’t really spare much of thought for anything too stressful; whenever life got too much for him he did something like he was doing now


Bouncing a ball off the wall of the cafeteria


Thud!


Thud!


Now who could ask for anything more Jack thought idly as he sat at one of the tables as he continued catching the ball on the rebound every single time


Thud


Thud.


On the third thud! The ball slipped through Jack’s fingers “Shit…” he muttered as it landed at the feet of a total stranger “Little help?”

[Eric Forest]

Eric had just gotten out of class and headed straight for the cafeteria. It was noisy but he'd have to deal with it. It wasn't exactly the first choice, but it was food. Students had plates piled up, happily chatting in groups. Probably about sports or crushes, who's with who. Eric didn't really care about all that. He just wanted food. He sighed as he stepped further in, hearing thud after thud as a ball was bounced on a wall. It landed at his feet and he nearly tripped over it. A voice called out to him, he must be the owner of the ball. "Oh... uh.. sure." Eric picked the ball up and tossed back to the owner.