Title: E/O Challenge - Accept No Substitutions
Author: Laedie Duske
Disclaimer: I own nothing but I'd still like to borrow for a few months...or forever.
Word Count: 100 exactly
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Featured Word: Stave - I have this bad habit of trying to second-guess people's reactions to certain words or phrasings I use. I blame it on my fascination with human psychology, but I'm trying to let the pieces fall where they may from time to time. So far, I've been pleasantly surprised for the most part, but then there are times where I get exactly the fallout I anticipated.
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"It says "Speak the words "I challenge thee to fight, with cudgels or staves" - "
"What?" Dean interrupted and Sam wished he'd had his phone out to capture the look on his brother's face.
"It's the plural - "
"I know what staves are, I'm not an idiot. What I mean is why?"
Sam looked sheepish. "Right, sorry. The accounts are nearly all from the Middle Ages when those would have been weapons of choice for many."
Sam could see the gears turning, Dean turned and asked, "Do you suppose we could change it to "Wiffle bats and switchblades"?"