The next day, Leni decided to go up to Lincoln, and asked him if he would accompany her to spend time with her new charge.
As he has no plans that day (with Clyde or any of his other friends), Lincoln agreed.
So, he followed her on her walk to the Cobblepots' residence.
Esther opened the door and greeted them curtly.
Leni introduced Lincoln as the brother that she told her about yesterday, telling her that she decided to bring him along to help ease Oswald into the neighborhood.
Esther nodded and let them in, throwing Lincoln a suspicious glare as he came in. Leni brought Lincoln upstairs, where they met Oswald.
Oswald greeted his babysitter politely but was surprised to find a white-haired boy following her.
The boy looked surprised at Oswald's appearance, but became quick to suppress it, not wanting to seem rude.
Leni introduced the boy as her brother, Lincoln. Oswald shyly said hello to the elder boy.
Seeing Oswald's shy disposition, Lincoln decided to break the ice by asking him about his interests and hobbies.
Oswald answered that his day mostly consisted of: tending to his birds, exercising, practicing the violin, and reading poetry.
This gave Leni the idea to maybe also introduce Luna and Lucy to him, due to their shared interests in music and poetry respectively.
Lincoln responded by telling Oswald his interests. He started with comic books, especially his favorite series, the superhero, Ace Savvy. He asked the kid if he owned any comics.
To which Oswald shook his head, explaining that his mother wouldn't let him near such things, saying that only 'fairies' like them.
His wording puzzled both Louds. Lincoln had never heard the term used as a pejorative before, while Leni wondered what magical fairies would do with comic books.
Lincoln decided to change the subject, asking Oswald if he was interested in video games and sci-fi, to which he shook his head.
Due to their seeming lack of anything he had in common with the young Cobblepot, Lincoln was at a loss for what Leni expected him.
Turning to Leni, she decided to simply ask him to spend an hour or two with her and Oswald. Wanting to please her, he agreed.
So, both Louds spent their day at the Cobblepot house, helping Oswald with his birds until Leni decided it was time for her and Lincoln to walk back home.
At the end of the day, both boys were left with mixed feelings about the other.
Lincoln felt that Oswald seemed like a nice enough kid but wondered why Leni seemed so insistent that he spend time with him. From the furniture and amount of pet birds in the house, Lincoln had guessed the Cobblepots to be well off, but there was something about the kid's mother that rubbed him the wrong way. And something about the younger boy seemed shut off and anxious during their conversation at the start.
Then there was Leni telling him on their walk back home that she planned on introducing him to Lynn, Lucy, and Luna later, which left him puzzled at why she wanted this kid she was babysitting to meet her family so much.
Oswald didn't know what to think, wary of growing too comfortable around the strangers. This 'Lincoln' seemed nice, but he still urged himself to be cautious, remembering all the times the school bullies back in Gotham would put on a kind façade to lull him into a trap. Not to mention the whole thing baffled him; his past nannies never introduced their relatives to him, which left him wondering what Ms. Leni was doing.