[h2][color=00aeef]Tommy Sparks[/color][/h2]

Tommy was feeling rather excitable today; the combination of a summer coupled with his approaching birthday had made him rather giddy. Tommy had been given some money and kicked out of the house for the day, since all he was doing was getting underfoot and being a general nuisance. 

When he felt the heat for once stepping outside Tommy decided he would by a cold drink from the convenience store. As he rounded the corner at breakneck speed Tommy saw a weird tall man exit the store. [i]He must be a part of the [/i] Rocky Horror Picture Show[i] my sister likes so much[/i].

Entering the store Tommy asked the man behind the counter how much for a lemon soft drink. He was a bit disappointed when he was told they were all sold out. Seeing his disappointment the man leaned in and whispered to Tommy about an import store a block away that tends to be stocked with all kinds of drinks. Thanking the man Tommy raced off to the import store. 
Arriving rather quickly Tommy entered and was about to ask the young lady behind the counter for a lemon soft drink when he saw a purple can with two cartoon toucans on it. Curious about the drink he asked and paid for a can, opened it immediately and had a sip. It was extremely sweet and the bubbles seemed extra bubbly. Tommy had to ask.

[color=00aeef]“Excuse me, Miss? What flavour is this?” [/color]
“Passionfruit,” the lady replied.
[color=00aeef]“Ah! Passionfruit ... what’s passionfruit?”[/color]
“A fruit that tastes like that drink.”
[color=00aeef]“I see... that makes sense. May I please have another one for later?”[/color]
“Sure thing, sweety.”

Tommy blushed a little at being called sweety, hastily handing over the money Tommy thanked the lady, took the plastic bag with the other drink in it and exited. [i]I entered with a fistful of dollars and left with a pocketful of coins... what now? I’m not supposed to go home until 3 at the earliest...[/i]
Sipping his new discovery as he walked Tommy heard the familiar noise of an arcade. [i]I can play that old Pinball machine! As long as I don’t let the ball drop I can play all day![/i] With a plan for the next while Tommy finished off his first passion fruit drink and entered the arcade.

Making his way past a clutter of older kids whooping at the pretty girl doing good at the shooting game, Tommy didn’t really like all the electronic arcade games, they all felt floaty to him, pinball on the other hand had weight. Tommy wound his way through to a comparatively quiet corner with an old pinball machine with [i]Cue Ball Wizard[/i] on the side. 
[color=00aeef]“Hello old friend! Let’s play together for a while,”[/color] was the first thing he said once he made it to the machine. 
Smiling, Tommy noticed that he still had the high score on the game. This didn't really surprise him, not because he had a massively high score, but because no one seemed to realise this arcade even [i]had[/i] a pinball machine. Putting his plastic bag on the ground and fishing out the correct amount of coins and started a new game 

[i][b]“Stop talkin’ and start chalkin’!”[/b][/i] signaled the start of his game and with a pull of the handle, he was off.