Nick is caught spraying graffiti on Jim Robinson's (Alan Dale) workshop. In his book "The who's who of soap operas", Anthony Hayward said that Nick becomes "homeless and lonely" following the death of his grandmother. Then Jim's mother, Helen invites Nick to move into the Robinson family home. A reporter from "Neighbours Who's Who" noted that Nick's life changes when he is "more or less adopted by Helen" who believes that he has real artistic talent. But other residents are initially suspicious of Nick and even accuse him of theft. He also gets into a number of fights during his tenure. Stevens told Kesta Desmond in the book "Neighbours Special" that "even when it's not his fault it seems as though he always gets himself into fights." In "The Official Neighbours Annual 1990", Clive Hopwood branded Nick a "tearaway" who is always in trouble for graffiting walls. Stevens told Hopwood that his "street wise graffiti artist" character is not a role model for "Neighbours" viewers. Stevens added that Nick is still a "rough boy and you have to earn his respect but he's settling down a bit". Nick's art work even begins to gain exposure when Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) agrees to hang some in his coffee shop.