private void cmd_tell(final String arg, final Client client) {
		final Player player;
		final NPC npc;

		player = getPlayer(client);

		if (player == null) {
			npc = getNPC(arg);

			if (npc == null) {
				return;
			}
			else {
			}
		}
		else {
			if (player.getStatus().equals("OOC")) {
				if (arg.indexOf(" ") != -1) {
					final String pName = arg.substring(0, arg.indexOf(" "));
					final String message = arg.substring(arg.indexOf(" "), arg.length());

					final Player player1 = getPlayer(pName);

					final Message msg = new Message(player, player1, message);
					
					addMessage(msg);
				}
				else send("invalid player", client);
			}
			else send("you cannot use that command while in-character", client);
		}
	}