* I'M GONNA KICK THIS CLOWN'S ASS !

TRUTH BE TOLD , HE’D NEVER TOUCHED ALCOHOL BEFORE . not the real stuff , anyhow . maybe he snuck a beer from bill’s fridge once when no one was looking , but sonja didn’t keep any in the house for fear of the LORD or some shit . so danny really couldn’t say if he wanted to be wasted , or how drunk wasted was to BEGIN WITH . he was definitely going to pretend like he knew what he was talking about , though . ‘ UH - what flavors... are there ? ’ he acts like he’s contemplating when he really doesn’t have a clue . ‘ but sure , DEAL . ’

THAT’S FAIR .’ danny wouldn’t necessarily say he came PREPARED , but the bat was all he had , and if he swung it hard enough , than it had to do at least a little bit of damage , right ? ( WRONG ) he swivels only to find nothing there but balloons . this clown was such a DICK ! though he did make another great point . no friends , no back up . really , what was danny expecting ? but his bravery came with waves of IDIOCY , and he really couldn’t have one without the other . ‘ i’m tired of you terrorizing my friends , ASSHOLE ! ’ he calls up , wooden bat held shakily up at him . ‘ come down here and fight me like a MAN ! ’

FINALLY . danny understands that he can be a bit annoying sometimes , but he felt like that came with the FRIENDSHIP territory . ‘ check this out , ’ hand reaches into his pocket and pulls out - A ROCK . an eyebrow wiggle ensues . ‘ it’s for my collection . COOL , huh ? ’

WHO DIDN’T LOVE A BIT OF VANILLA ICE ? shoulders bob up and down . his weak dance moves aren’t exactly IN RHYTHM , but you can tell danny’s at least enjoying himself . ‘ got any QUEEN on that thing ? ’

OH DUH . of course the only reason a girl as PRETTY as that was looking at him was because his shoes were untied . ‘ oh , uh - YEAH . yeah , i know , i just - haven’t TIED THEM yet , ’ he leans down so fast for his laces that he hits his head on the petal of his bike . the force knocks him backwards . palm is immediately at the SMALL CUT on his forehead . he frowns . ‘ son of a bitch . THAT HURT , ’

BROWS RAISE AT THE GIRL . Danny didn’t remember putting Cher in charge. ‘ You aren’t even WEARING a watch , ’

‘ UH HUH ! ’ he agrees wholeheartedly , delightfully tonguing his ice cream as he does so . ‘ and sometimes - YOU JUST DIE . there’s no reason , but THAT’S LIFE , y’know ? ’

THERE’S A LOW WHISTLE . he slowly approaches marty , who’s in the lake , fully clothed . ‘ ALRIGHT , buddy . don’t worry , i know you’re not crazy or anything , but - well , i think it’s time t’come OUTTA THERE , huh ? ’

IT’S NICE TO HAVE A FRIEND WITH A CAR . he could get places really fast , faster than his friends on their bikes . but when they PASS the arcade ( which , initially , he’d thought was their final destination ) he turns to lilly with a frown . ‘ WHAT GIVES ? ’ / @serialbled .

DOCTORS ARE SCARY . they give you bad news , almost always ( example ; FRANK KASPBRAK ) . even eddie , who seemed to find a second home at the medical center in town , HATED physicians of any kind . but besides that , the kaspbraks knew every doctor that passed through . which is why when danny saw THIS ONE , he instantly approached . ‘ are you new here ? usually they CALL US when another doctor comes around , ’ / @doyoufearthescarecrow​ .

‘ LISTEN - ’ his hands do a lot of his talking for him . the gestures are big and highly unnecessary , but he can’t HELP IT . ‘ are you listening ? this is important , ’ one hand waves in front of her face , danny’s voice now disappointed . ‘ it just doesn’t seem like you’re payin’ ENOUGH ATTENTION right now , ’ / @starbreathed .

50 % ?! echo had to be out of her MIND ! he could probably get someone else to buy him some , but it would be some shady adult , and there was a HUGE chance that shady adult would tell mrs . kaspbrak what he’d done ( it’s a small town ) . and then he’d be dead . ‘ pretty fuckin’ STEEP , don’t y’think , e ? ’ and he thought they were FRIENDS . but he does think it over . ‘ how much booze we talkin’ , anyway ? ’ / @galaeus .

PETE’S THE DRIVER , SO HE CAN SAY WHATEVER HE WANTS , BUT -  ‘ MAN … i don’t think that’s what that sign MEANS , ’