The Pool

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=80 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="005dba33.gif"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us"><U><IMG SRC="006ef530.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="83" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> |    back to  <A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id64."><U><B>Casey Connor: Action Hero!</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Lounge"><U>The Lounge</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Roof"><U>The Roof</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Bus"><U>The Bus</U></A>   |   <B>The Pool</B>   |   <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Cage"><U>The Cage</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Tests"><U>The Tests</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Chase"><U>The Chase</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Bleachers"><U>The Bleachers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Attack"><U>The Attack</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Eeewww"><U>The Eeewww</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The End"><U>The End</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0922c963.gif"> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="547" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#0000FF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 36 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>C</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>a</B></I></FONT><I><B>s</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>e</B></I></FONT><I><B>y</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><I><B>C</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>o</B></I></FONT><I><B>n</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>n</B></I></FONT><I><B>o</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>r</B></I></FONT><I><B>, A</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>c</B></I></FONT><I><B>t</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>i</B></I></FONT><I><B>o</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>n </B></I></FONT><I><B>H</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>e</B></I></FONT><I><B>r</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>o</B></I></FONT><I><B>: T</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>h</B></I></FONT><I><B>e </B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>P</B></I></FONT><I><B>o</B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>o</B></I></FONT><I><B>l</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Back in the school, Casey gets his first look at the "new Mary Beth." </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="093f4180.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="094f4120.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="274" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="095f4130.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="096f4180.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In one of two maybe-not-so-smart moves (not bad for a horror movie), Casey grabs Stokely and runs </B><I><B>toward </B></I><I><B>the swimming pool </B></I><B>! (To escape an alien that thrives in water?)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="097f4190.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="098f0150.jpg" border=0 width="496" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The alien drags Stokely into the water and Casey goes to the rescue. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="099f4140.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Casey is meant to be something of a klutz.  He falls down a lot.  OTOH, Elijah makes use of every fall and slip to actually propel himself along, benefiting his race to save Stokely instead of slowing it down. (Side note: Love the squid mosaic. Wonder if it was already there, or imported for the movie.)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="09af4130.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Oops. Casey falls down.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="09bf4140.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>But manages to fall in such a way that he's actually put himself into a runner's "starting block" posture. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="09cf4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="09df4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>And he's off on another sprint. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="09ef4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>This leaning-forward type of running is very typical of Casey. I don't remember it being especially noticeable with Elijah's other characters. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="09ff4180.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Oops. Casey's hand goes down.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a0f4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>But ends up pushing him along instead of stopping him. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a1f4130.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Starts slipping, so leans to grab hold of the ladder. </B></div> <div> <B>But then uses that grasp to </B><I><B>slide </B></I><B>around the ladder faster than he'd be able to run. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a3f4140.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a4f4140.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a5f4140.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a6f4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a7f4130.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a8f4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a9f4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0aaf4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0abf4130.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0acf4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0adf4130.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0aef4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0aff4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b0f4140.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Stokely's pretty out of it which, as we find out shortly, is a good thing. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b1f4170.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b2f4160.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b3f4150.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>When they hit the locker room, Casey seems to think it's better if they split up.  Perhaps he's thinking the alien is more likely to come after him. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b4f4150.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="152" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id6_m.htm" TITLE="The Pool"><U><B><IMG SRC="00c7d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Cage"><U><B><IMG SRC="00d7d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Bus"><U><B><IMG SRC="02a7d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>