Challenge topic #28: Rules
Character(s): Danny Fenton, Tucker Foley, Sam Manson
Genre: Friendship
Rating: K
Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom. This story is for entertainment purposes only. Go Fandom! Keeping good shows alive!
It started with a bet. Tucker issued a challenge to his favorite we're-not-lovebirds during the leisurely stroll to school that bright Spring morning. It was the perfect opportunity for such a thing. Parent/ teacher conferences would cut the school day in half, giving them both the trials of a normal school day and the vagaries of a holiday with time that needed killing.
He dared them to spend the entire day without speaking to each other. He bet them that they couldn't do it.
To ensure that the conditions of the bet would be met, some rules had to be set. Hah! He rhymed. Whack.
The rules would be as follows. No words could be spoken. No passing of notes. No talking to a third party with the intention of communicating meaning to the other. No random expositions. Texting options on phones would be disabled, so no undercover contact could occur. No use of the rumored psychic connection. Of course you don't have a psychic connection, of course. Laughter of any sort is not considered communication, and may be considered fair game. No Morse Code. No sign language could be used… unless it was the ASL sign for 'I love you.' Whack. Yes, on to business.
All communication would be held via informal gestures, touch, body language, and facial expression. The only exceptions to the rules would be communication to Tucker himself, to anyone not involved in the bet, and in emergency situations such as in the event of a ghost attack or runaway truck. No one that was not involved in the bet could be informed of the existence or nature of the bet. Doing so would mean immediate forfeit. You know, like when you think or talk about 'The Game.' Dang it. I just lost The Game.
All interactions would be observed by Tucker himself, which would be easy since all the classes and assemblies they had to attend today would be taken together. The winner of the bet would receive one open-ended, no strings attached favor of his or her choosing to be claimed at a later date. It was too juicy a prize to let go.
Tucker didn't tell them that it was also the perfect opportunity to deal another blow to Danny's cluelessness and Sam's uncharacteristic shyness. Oh, the blushy-ness would abound, and he would be there to record every moment of it. And even if he lost, they would all win.
A/N: It's a little short, but I'm happy with it. My personal challenge: write it completely in descriptive style. No speech between the characters. That way it would fit better with the idea of a no-talking bet. I didn't quite succeed in my challenge, since I have some speech-type lines in there, but I left them alone because I thought they were really funny. Everything is really funny this late at night.
-S&S, what-happened-2-nice