"When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it." -Theodore Roosevelt

Chapter Synopsis: Lola and Leif get jobs

"What was next? Well, we passed college. I don't mean to brag, but I got a bachelor's degree in business administration. I'm actually unsure of what Leif got, but he did tell me it was a bachelor's degree. In what, I'm not sure. So, I guess next would be telling you about our occupations."

Scene transition to some building. Lola is waiting nervously for something. Eventually, 3 people enter the room.

"Mrs. Loud? Thanks for waiting, these are my HR and general manager, Mrs. Briat and Mr. Castleton. I am the founder/CEO of this company, Todd Oman, but you can just call me Mr. Oman. Now are you ready for the interview?"

"Yes."

"Great. First, do you have a college degree?"

"Yes."

"What is it?"

"A bachelor's in business administration."

"Ok, now there's a bit of a discrepancy in your resumé…It's blank." Mr. Oman noted "Care to explain, Mrs. Loud?"

"Simple, Mr. Oman, this is my first job."

"And how is that possible? How else could you afford your degree?" Mr. Castleton interjected

"A combination of FAFSA loans, scholarships and grants."

"Fair enough, now you said you wanted to work full-time? Is that correct?"

"Yes."

"When can you start?"

"I can work whenever you want me to."

"Ok, but can you work well with others? This job needs teamwork." Mrs. Briat pointed out

"Yes, I can work with others."

The 3 company members turn to themselves and murmur amongst each other. Eventually, they turn to me.

"Ok, Mrs. Loud, don't call us, we'll call you. We'll let you know if you got the job." Mr. Oman declared

"Oh…alright then, thanks for the interview."

I give the 3 of them a firm handshake. But before I left the room, Mr. Oman stopped me.

"Wait. Mrs. Loud, haven't I seen you somewhere before?"

"I don't think we've met until today."

"Really, huh…I'm sure I've seen someone that looked like you before…"

I leave the building and return back to our apartment, Leif is there.

"So, superstar, how did it go?"

"I don't know, they said they'd call me if I got the job. What about you?"

"Well…"

Flashback to earlier in the day, Leif is in what seems to be a park. He has the same amount of nervousness as I did. Eventually, a blonde woman with frizzy hair appears. She appears to be wearing a pale violet dress. She eventually sits down across from Leif. She starts eating from a conveniently placed assortment of fruits and vegetables. Eventually, she starts to grill him.

"So, you're here for the park ranger job?"

"Yes."

"Tell me, why should I hire you?"

"Because I'm a hard worker."

"Really? Ok then, I'll set up a test for you, newbie. If you can pass it, then I'll admit that you are a hard worker."

A few moments later, Leif and the woman are outside. One can see that leaves are strewn all around.

Ok, newbie. Your test is to rake all of the leaves in the cordoned off section of the park within…7 minutes, if all the leaves are in one big pile, then I'll be forced to acknowledge you're telling the truth. Ready, set, go!

While Leif was busy doing the challenge, one of the workers goes up to his boss. Even though he was wearing the park's uniform, one could still his sleek black hair and bit of stubble growing underneath his chin. He was a bit tan, mayhap he was of Hispanic descent? Either way, he stopped for a quick chat.

"Hey, Whit. What's going on?" The man cheerfully asked

"Don't call me that, Mike, not at work, anyway. Right now, I'm your boss, so you refer to me as Mrs. Wetta."

"Right, sorry, I forgot, Whit. So, what are you doing?"

"Well, Miguel. I'm testing a new recruit."

"Ah, yes. I remember MY initiation."

"I do too, you failed spectacularly." She teased "You had to do the puppy-dog eye trick to get me to hire you. And even then, I only hired you because we were friends."

"Yes, and I thank you for giving me this chance, Mrs. Wetta…"

She interrupts him.

"And I almost had to fire you, twice. Though I will admit, doing just slightly above the threshold every time is somewhat amazing. It reminds me of a game my daughter used to play. There was a blue-hoodie wearing skeleton who's so lazy, yet somehow never gets fired."

"Ah well, Nor Nosnaws, it was nice catching up with you. By the way, how IS your daughter doing?"

"She's still friends with Laurel, though they have been getting into more spats lately. But that's just teenager drama."

"Oh, I see."

He leaves. In the meantime, Leif finished the challenge with 1:30 to spare.

"Oh, you completed the challenge. Fabulous job, I admit that you were telling the truth. It's getting cold out here, we should head back inside."

Both of them do.

"Alright, I just need to ask a few more questions."

"Sure, go ahead."

"Did you pass high school?"

"No, I passed college. I got a bachelor's degree in English."

"Wow, amazing! Next, do you have a criminal record?"

"No."

"Ok, now I think I have everything, I'll let you know if you got the job."

"Thanks for the interview."

"He gives her a firm handshake and leaves the station."

The flashback ends.

"Well, all we can do is hope…"

The phone rings, it's for Leif.

"Yeah. Oh, really. Great. Tomorrow then, right. Ok, see you then."

He hangs up.

"Who was that?"

"It was one of the managers of the park where I applied. She said her name was Sammie, and that she called me on behalf of her boss, Mrs. Wetta, to tell me that…"

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"I got the job."

"What really?! That's amazing, Leif."

"Yeah, I start tomorrow."

"But wait… Wetta… that name sounds familiar. Wasn't she the librarian?"

"No, the librarian had red hair, this one has blonde hair."

"It could be dyed…"

"Nope, the librarian's hair was straight, my boss' hair is frizzy."

"Well, she could have restyled it."

"Both of them still have different body types."

"Ok, fine. I guess there are 2 Whitney Wetta's living in Royal Woods. 2 people with the same name…what an amazing coincidence."

"And what about you, Lola?"

"They haven't called me yet…"

"Ok, well, don't give up hope yet. They probably have had hundreds of applicants and are just sorting through them."

2 weeks pass, before I finally get a call.

"Is this Mrs. Loud?"

"Yeah."

"It's Mr. Oman over at Slyco."

"Oh, Mr. Oman. What is it?"

"I called you to tell you that you were one of 42 candidates that we selected."

"Does that mean…?"

"Yes, it does. Lola, you got the job."

I wait patiently for him to say anything else.

"You start 3 days from now, can you make it?"

"Yes."

"Great, we'll see you on the 18th, welcome aboard."

I hang up.

"YES!" I shout victoriously

"So, I take it you got the job, then." Leif asked me

"Yes, I start on the 18th."

"Congratulations."

"We worked hard for 4 years and eventually saved up enough money to buy a quaint little house, I believe that you know that this property is now your crime scene, 1432 Lacrimal Lane, detective. Anyway, it had been four years and I had been thinking about it for a long time, so I decided it was time to tell Leif."

"Leif, can I tell you something?"

"Sure, Lola, you can tell me anything."

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"I want kids."

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Author's Note: Even though most of the people mentioned are Loud House staff, we are talking about their self-insert counterparts and not the real life versions. When Whitney Wetta is talking about her daughter to Miguel, she mentions someone named Laurel. She often mispronounces her daughter's friend's name. Examples are Laurel, Laura, Loral, Laural, Loralie, Loralei, Lorelei, Lory and humorously, Lore. The person's name she's referring to is LORI.

Todd Oman's company, Slyco, is pretty much doomed from the start. It's supposed to be a carbonated beverage company akin to Coca Cola. The problem is that it's COMPETING with Coca Cola, which has franchises globally! For those that care, Lola helps with the logistical processing of the drink orders, making sure the paperwork is in order, before the beverages get transported to their destination. The company's name is a portmanteau of the words "sly" (chosen because Todd Oman's self-insert has a shifty-looking appearance, in reality he's a pretty affable guy and his business is legitimate) and "coca" (the plant where Coca Cola gets their sweeteners from). It also sounds like the word "psycho", which is what some people think of Lola (in the show's canon, so far, though admittedly, the writers are showing more of Lola's nice side in season 2).