On a mild, breezy March afternoon, the So Random! cast members were on the set rehearsing their romantic beach sketch which they had drawn out for weeks trying to get it past the planning stage.

"I'm so glad we're finally able to get this sketch underway," a cheerful Sonny said walking towards her spot in a bathing suit. "Don't you agree, Tawni?"

Tawni wasn't as enthusiastic about it as she was still unhappy about not being able to find a guy. "This romance stuff is killing me," she mumbled towards Sonny in a sad tone. An empty can of grated cheese flew past her face and onto the make-believe sand, startling her. "Hey, watch what you're doing with that cheese!" she called out to whoever flung it.

That happened to be Grady, who was on his beach towel busy consuming one meatball sub after another. "Grady, are you eating more meatball subs?" Sonny asked in a shocked manner.

"Can't resist, I love them," he replied.

As Sonny silently scoffed to herself, Nico came over in his beach gear, hopelessly occupied with his Nintendo DS, trying to complete a difficult level. Sonny was surprised by this as well.

"Nico, isn't that the twelfth time you've played that game this week?" she asked as he sat down.

"What did you say, Sonny?" he frustratingly said, snapping out of it as he hit game over.

"He's a little too consumed I think, girl," Grady said to her as Nico started a new game. Sonny started to protest again, but was cut off by Tawni.

"Anyways, where's Zora? We can't start this sketch without her."

Right on cue, she walked onto the set in a two-piece bathing suit and kiddie-pool inner tube, looking relaxed and refreshed. "Nothing like a good sleep in that sarcophagus."

"OK, people, now that we have everyone, let's start this rehearsal," Marshall called out. "In 3, 2, 1..."

The sketch was all about having fun on the beach and checking girls or guys out as summer was almost there and everyone should have fun in the sun. Midway through, though, Nico, getting angry and aggressive, started pouting and tossed sand all around.

"Nico, I think your brain's been rewired from playing that game too much!" Marshall called out to him as he got pelted with sand.

"I just need more time to beat that boss!" he replied. He got the Nintendo DS out of his pocket and showed it to everyone. "Who wants to help me?"

At the end of the day, all of the Randoms slunk into the prop room, not happy about having to rehearse the whole sketch all over again early the next day. The guys didn't care as they went right back to their game and sandwiches.

"Is it that time already?" Grady said, looking at his watch. "Time for my meatball stromboli dinner." He reached into his mini-microwave he put under the desk and heated up his latest meal.

Sonny was getting a little concerned about his health with this constant meatball diet of his. "Excuse me, Grady, but don't you feel eating too much meatball sandwiches could get you sick?"

Tawni, on the other hand, was less than sympathetic as she was annoyed by his pigging out. "I swear he's obsessed with the stuff. I saw them all over his desk and at his station." She sat down next to him in a huff. "I bet a week salary you couldn't go a lousy week without your lousy meatball subs, Grady."

"Says you," he said as he took his sandwich out and took a bite out of it.

"So prove it, Italian food boy!"

Grady certainly didn't appreciate this and he gagged on his food. "Hey, I resent that. Those types of names always hurt me, Tawni!"

"I agree, Grady," Sonny chimed in, sitting with him. "I've always wished Tawni wouldn't resort to dramatics to get a point across." Tawni didn't care too much about this, but what happened next tipped her off.

Sonny's phone beeped and her face instantly lit up when she saw who it was. "Oh look, my lovebird just texted me."

"What about you, Ms. Lovestruck?" Tawni shot back at her. "I bet a week's salary I could stop dramatizing way before you could stop associating with Chad in that sick manner."

"I think Sonny should be able to stay away from Chad indefinitely." Zora added, coming out of her sarcophagus after being in there for no apparent reason.

"HA!" Tawni was glad Zora had her back on this one. "Even the little one's got you pegged." Sonny just sat with a dumbfounded expression on her face.

On the couch, Nico continued to be wrapped up in his game and was having another hissy-fit over it. "I can't beat this stupid game! How much more work is it going to take to get it accomplished?" He turned it off in a huff and slammed it on the couch.

Grady came over and sat down with his buddy. "You know, man, you're gonna get yourself a real headache and heart attack if you keep playing this vigorously."

"What are you saying, Grady?"

"You might wanna take a long rest so that you can freshen up."

Determined, Nico agreed. "Yeah, I can give up my video game just like that. It's darn-near impossible to beat that boss so why not?"

"A week's salary on it?"

"You betcha."

The wager didn't feel complete until the youngest cast member was in on it, so Tawni called Zora over. "Think you can go a whole week without going in the vent or sarcophagus?"

Reluctantly, Zora agreed. "Sure thing, Tawni. Should be easy."

"Sounds like we got ourselves a bet!" Tawni announced. "So what do you say, everyone? You in or what?" She stuck out her hand face-down in the middle of the room.

Nico placed his hand on top of hers. "I'm in."

Grady followed suit. "I'll partake."

Zora clapped her hand on top as well. "This is gonna be a hoot!"

Sonny made the hand pile complete. "Very well then. I've done it before I can do it again."

Marshall walked by and glanced into the room with a nervous look in his eye.

"Marshall, want in on this?" Nico called to him.

"I don't even wanna know what you're up to," he replied then mumbled to himself as he walked away. "This can't be good."

"Then may the best Random win," Sonny proclaimed as the group raised their piled hands altogether. The bet was on.

A/N: More to come shortly.