The Louds arrived in front of Normanwear in Happydale Heights early Friday morning, both parents opting to take the day off.
They were greeted by a tall man with a big gut, who seemed slightly startled at the size of the Loud family.
"So you are the Loud family?" he asked. "The name's Normanmeyer, Norman Normanmeyer, CEO of Normanwear. Welcome to our happy little town."
"Nice to meet you too, Norm!" answered Dad Loud, but quickly corrected himself when he saw "Norm"'s eyes narrow. "Er, I mean, Mr. Normanmeyer, sir. Never been here before!"
The CEO then turned to Lincoln. "So this is the little underwear expert? I didn't think anyone but myself could get all those questions right!"
Lincoln felt a strange mix of pride and embarassment, he wasn't really shy about his knowledge about these things, but having someone loudly declare him an underwear expert felt odd. It didn't help that most of his sisters couldn't help but snigger.
"Talent like yours is rare" Mr. Normanmeyer mused, then leaned in and whispered to Lincoln, "I may have a position for you on Normanwear when you're old enough to work."
Lincoln was stunned, but at the same time felt a bit awkward. Mr. Normanmeyer's big smile seemed a bit disconcerting to the boy, as was the man almost entirely ignoring the rest of the family and putting all his focus on him.
"Um, Mr. Normanmeyer, when is the tour?" Lincoln asked, hoping for a way out.
"Actually," Mr. Normanmeyer answered. "It's not until Sunday. I know it was meant to be today, but we had a little accident in the factory and it won't be fixed properly then. I'm afraid you'll have to amuse yourselves for now!"
"I guess a brief wait won't hurt!" Luan burst out. "Get it?"
There was a collective groan from the family, but most of them couldn't help but smile a bit.
"Lincoln said there was a Sumo Billionaire living in Happydale Heights!" Lynn said excitedly. "Mr. Normanmeyer, do you know if he's in town?"
"Lynn, even if he is, he'd literally never let a whole family just walk into his house!" Lori answered. "At best we'll get to see his mansion or something."
"Aw man, that stinks." Lynn pouted.
"The only billionaire in town is Gomez Addams, and he's always open for any visitors; He lives just next door to me." Mr. Normanmeyer said. "But you shouldn't go there anyway, the man's an insane eccentric!"
However, the man's warning fell on deaf ears as the Loud children exclaimed their excitement about getting to visit a billionaire.
As the Louds turned to leave, Mr. Normanmeyer grabbed Lincoln's shoulder and said, "You better be wary, my future vice president; Gomez's family is trouble."
Lincoln broke free of the uncomfortable grip and started to walk back to the rest of his family. He didn't really feel comfortable around Mr. Normanmeyer, the man seemed a bit obsessed with him.
Seeing the Loud family leave, the CEO turned to his nearest employee. "I want whoever thought that not including one of those 'a family of four' disclaimers was a good idea FIRED. This family is gonna cost much more than this little PR trick was meant to do!"