Title: My New Old Friend

Fandom: Sports Night

Characters: Dan, Casey

Rating: G

Setting: Pre-series

Written for sn100 challenge #53: Scrubs Episode Titles

Original LiveJournal post, with comments

Dan looked out at the studio. "I don't like this."

"It'll be fine, Danny," Janice assured him.

"No, it won't. I've got a rhythm. I've got a cadence. I've got a whole... humor... thing."

"He's done this before, you know."

"I know that. I've seen him work. But I just don't think it'll work. I've got... I don't know... a feeling about this."

"Ooh," she mocked. "A feeling."

"Yes! A feeling! I have -- I'm a --"

"Chicken."

"Am not!"

She led him downstairs, still smiling.

"Hi. I'm Dan."

"Casey McCall. Nice to meet you, Danny."

"Just follow my lead, new guy."