A Tale of Two Tables

The episode begins with Lincoln trying to eat his dinner but gets hit by a wiener.

Lincoln: Can you stop? (continue to still getting hit) Quit it!

Anastasia: You know they just going to hit you with wieners anyway.

Lincoln: How do you know that?

Anastasia: We're little, uncle. We don't know any better.

Lincoln: I guess you're right.

Lana: Hey, Lincoln. You want some sea food? (Sticked out her tongue with some food on it) See? Food!

Anastasia: I see what you did there.

Lana: Thanks.

Anastasia: But if only i didn't hear this joke the first time already.

Lana: What do you mean?

Anastasia: I am saying that the joke you just made is ripped out of a movie i once watched before.

Lana: Oh yeah? What are you trying to say?

Anastasia: I am saying it wasn't funny the first time, it's not funny now.

Lana: Ok, you ask for it! (Lana threw some of her dinner at Anastasia)

Anastasia: So you want to play, huh? Let play!

Anastasia and Lana threw their food at each other which some got on Lincoln.

Lincoln: Can you please stop?

Lana: Did you say peas? (She flings some peas at Lincoln but fail too due to him blocking them with his plate and hitted Lisa instead)

Lisa: Oh, you wanna play? Let's play! (put out a tiny catapult and launches mashed potatoes at Lana but hitted Lincoln instead of her, much to Lana's surprise) My calibration seems to have been off by sixteen degrees. (Gets hit by a wiener Lana threw at her)

Lana: Mine wasn't.

Lisa wipe the wiener off her face and begins a food fight with Lana.

Lola: You guys have no class. (gets hit by mashed potatoes that was fired by Anastasia)

Anastasia: How's that for class, pig? (gets hit by mashed potatoes by Lola)

Lola: That is for class.

Anastasia: (wipes the food off her face) If a food fight you want, a food fight you get!

Soon everyone except Lincoln started to have a food fight.

Lincoln: (sigh) I wish i could see at the grownup table.

Everyone stopped when they heard that.

Anastasia: You want to sit at the grownup table? "You" at the grownup table? Ha! Don't make me laugh.

Lincoln: I can dream, can't i?

He imagined himself sitting at the grownup table as everyone is dressed in fancy outfits.

Lincoln: So, i said to the Prime Minister, "Two breads are better than one!"

Everyone laughs.

Luan: Your comedy is so mature. Just like you.

Everyone raise their glasses to propose a toast to Lincoln.

Lori: To Lincoln! He puts the 'grownup' in 'grownup table'!

Logan: You can say that again, sister. To Lincoln!

Everyone: To Lincoln!

Lincoln blew kisses to them as he is living the life. That was until he got hitby someone food causing him to return to the real world.

Lincoln: That's it! I don't belong here! I'm gonna go ask to join the grownup table!

Lola: Ha!

Lana: Good luck.

Lucy: You really think that they're gonna let you?

Lana, Lola, Lisa, Anastasia, Lily: Oooooooh!

Lincoln then imagine everyone at the grownup table laughing at him for asking to join them which cause the little ones to do the same.

Anastasia: Face it, uncle. You sitting at the grownup table is like saleing your soul. (everyone looked at her like she sat there before) Daddy told me about it.

Lincoln: You'll see. I'm gonna make it to the grownup table and leave all you children behind. (gets hit by mashed potatoes again and left)

Anastasia: Tch, he's not going to make it.

Lucy: Yeah. Beside you can't have fun or tell jokes. It's better being a kid.

Lana: You can say that again.

Everyone else agrees.

The next day, Anastasia is downstairs eating her waffles her father made for her.

Anastasia: Mmmmmmm. Waffles with butter and sweet syrup. What more can i ask for?

As she was eating, she hears Lincoln and the dineroom and went to go see what he's up too. She saw him with a cup of coffee.

Anastasia: (In her thought) What is this boy doing? Is that coffee? Is he seriously trying to act all grown up?

She see him drinking the coffee only to spit it out due to its taste. It was spat all over his sisters and brother who was not happy about it so he slowly walked away.

Anastasia: He got guts i give him that. But why coffee of all things?

Later, Anastasia is sitting in the living room with Lori and Leni reading her love novel when she saw Lincoln entering the house with a newspaper.

Lincoln: Hey, guys. There's a really interesting article in here about how kids are maturing faster these days. They say 11 is the new 15.

Lori and Leni looked at Lincoln for a second then went back doing their usual thing. Lincoln turn the TV on to a White house press conference.

Lincoln: Ooh, the White house is debating the new highways bill. This should be fascinating.

Anastasia: Uncle Lincoln i am trying to read my novel here. Can you take this somewhere else?

Lincoln made an "upset" look and walked away.

Lori: What was that all about?

Anastasia: I don't know aunty. i do not know.

Later during dinnertime, Anastasia discuss the Lincoln situation to the others.

Anastasia: Well it seems that Lincoln is really determining to join the grownup table.

Lucy: I know. i seen him earilar trying to convert Luna by talking in a grownup way.

Lola: I saw him trying to prove Lynn that by showing her how much of a man he is but lifting something heavy.

Anastasia: I see. Well try as he much, he will never make it to the grownup table.

Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa: HERE HERE!

Lily: Poo poo!

The next day, Anastasia is sitting in the living room again watching tv when she saw Lincoln entering the house with Clyde.

Clyde: Oh, hi Anastasia.

Anastasia: Ok, are you really that desperate to sit at the grownup table to go get the boy who bleed to help you out?

Lincoln: Yes i am. Now if you excuse us, we got a lot of work to do.

They went to the kitchen. Logan enter the living room.

Logan: Was that Clyde? What is he doing here?

Anastasia: Your brother brought him here so he can have a chance to sit at the grownup table.

Logan: He does know that sitting there is like saleing his soul right?

Anastasia: I told him that but he didn't listen.

Logan: Of course he didn't.

Hears a loud horn coming from the kitchen.

Anastasia: What was that?

Logan: I guess they are getting to work. (Hears the horn again) Want to go do something far away?

Anastasia: I am not doing anything really. So yeah. Let's go. (They left)

During dinnertime, Anastasia is sitting in the kiddie table with the others but realize someone isn't there.

Anastasia: Ummmm, Where's uncle Lincoln? (Take a sip of her juice from her sippy cup)

Lisa: He is sitting at the grownup table.

Anastasia spitted in shock after hearing Lincoln is sitting at the grownup table, which got on Lola.

Anastasia: What?! Are you serious?! He actually made it to the table?! (They nod) Wow, i don't know what to say. Other than i feel sorry for him.

Lana: I agree. But at the same time, forget about him.

Lola: Yeah! He left us to be with them. (She said while cleaning herself off after getting spitted on by Anastasia)

Lucy: Yeah. Who need him?

Lisa: We don't apparently.

Lily agree with them.

Lana: We are fine without him.

Her sisters: YEAH!

Anastasia: (In her thought) What is this? Why do i feel sad now? I mean i should be happy he made it there or i shoulda agree with Lana. But I'm not. Why do i feel like this? (She got up and peeked on the side of the wall and spied on Lincoln)

Meanwhile at the grownup table, Lincoln thought he will have a much better time there but it turns out that it's not as he thought it was.

Rita: So, Lynn. How did you do on your math test today?

Lynn: Good, Mom. I think i really nailed those integers.

Rita: That's good. So, Logan. How's her girlfriend doing?

Logan: Hmm? Oh, she's doing fine. She is actually walking on a new artwork at the moment.

Rita: Good to hear.

Lynn Sr: So, Lori. I heard Bobby's dad had a hernia operation. How'd that go?

Lori: Um...ok, i guess.

Lincoln: (Tries to find a way to break the boredom) Hey! I heard a funny joke today.

Luan: We don't tell jokes at the grownup table.

Luna: Or sing, brah.

Lincoln got even more bored after he was told what he can't do at the grownup table. He saw Logan shaking his head at him in a "you shoulda stayed at the kiddie table" way which cause him to sink a little farther in the chair. He hears his younger sisters having fun at the other table.

Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa: Beans, beans, the musical fruit! The more you eat, the more you-

Lana then makes fart noises with her armpits and had a good laugh with her sisters. Anastasia chuckles a bit. Lincoln did the same.

Lynn Sr: Something funny, Lincoln?

Lincoln: No, sir.

Anastasia couldn't help but look at her uncle sad. Later that night when everyone went off to sleep, Anastasia is laying in bed thinking about why is she sad.

Anastasia: (to herself) I don't get it. I don't understand why I'm still sad. I should be happy, i should be mad but instead I'm not. Why?... [yarns] Well, i can think about it tomorrow. (fall to sleep.

Even later that night, Anastasia is tossing and turning in her sleep like she is having a nightmare.

Anastasia: No...no...s..stay back you monsters...give me back my uncle.

In her dream, she is chasing after Lincoln in the darkness, who was walking to a bright light.

Anastasia: UNCLE, COME BACK! (she hears evil laughing surrounding her as hands trying to grab her) Back you demons! back! (she tries to catch up with Lincoln but the hands got her) What?! Let me go!

Luna: (in a trance) He is one of us now, brah.

Lynn: And there's nothing you can do about it.

Anastasia: (started to cry) NO, YOU'RE WRONG! HE WILL NEVER BE ONE OF YOU! NOW LET ME GO! (she struggle to set herself free but the more she did, more hands appear to hold on to her, dragging her back to the darkness)

Lincoln: They are right, Anastasia.

Anastasia: Uncle?

Lincoln: [in a trance] I am one of them now. There's no way of returning. (Anastasia teared some more) Bye, Anastasia. (He walks to the light with three shadowy figures by it)

Anastasia: UNCLE! NO! (she gets pull into the darkness) NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (she finally woke up from her nightmare) It was just a dream. But it felt so real...I guess i finally know why i am sad.

Later the next night, Anastasia is sitting in the kiddie table with the others again but this time sadder.

Anastasia: (sighs sadly)

Lana: Hey, aren't you going to eat? Because if not, i can eat your dinner myself.

Anastasia: Knock yourself out.

The others looked at each other before looking at their niece.

Lucy: Ok, Anastasia. What's with the sadness.

Lola: Yeah! You haven't touch one part of your food and you are sitting here acting like Lucy. What give?

Anastasia didn't say anything.

Lucy: It's Lincoln, isn't it?

Anastasia nod.

Lola: That's it? That's the reason why you are sad? Forget about him! He left us to be with grown ups!

Anastasia: (sighs sadly again)

Lola: Look i know you are sad about this and all. but-(gets cut off)

Anastasia: You don't know anything! You sit here talking all that stuff about him. But let's remember all the time he help you! Or helped all of us! What I'm trying to say that you don't know the pain I'm going through, the nightmare i had last night. So how can you say you know how sad i am if you don't know the struggle I'm having?

Lola: What is the big deal? You are getting work up over nothing.

Anastasia: BECAUSE HE IS MY ONLY UNCLE AND THE FEELING OF MISSING HIM IS KILLING ME!

Lisa: Well that was something.

Lana: I agree.

Anastasia: All i want is to see him here again. (she place her face on the table)

Lincoln: Hey, room for one more?

Anastasia lift her head up and turns to see her uncle.

Anastasia: Uncle! (went to hug her uncle) I missed you. (starts to cry on Lincoln's shirt)

Lucy: So you decided to come back, huh?

Lincoln: Yeah. Apparently sitting at the grownup table wasn't what i thought it would be.

Lana: Well, welcome back, Lincoln.

Lincoln: Yeah, it's good to be back.

Anastasia: Don't ever leave us again.

Lincoln: I won't. I promise.

Anastasia: Well, what are we waiting for? Come on, sit.

Lincoln: So, what did i miss?

Lisa: Apparently a lot.

Lincoln: Well, let's...ketchup! (squirted ketchup on the little ones; then laughs and starts a food fight with them)

Anastasia: I'm glad you are back, uncle.

Lincoln: It's good to be back. (they smiles and hugged)

Lynn soon popped in.

Lynn: Hey...can i join you guys?

Lincoln: Sure, the more, the merrier.

Lynn: (sat next to Lincoln) Oh, i never knew it was possible to leave the grownup table.

Soon the others big kids popped in too.

Lori: Psst! Can we join you, too?

The younger kids nod and the older kids sat by the table.

Logan: Man, you don't know how long i wanted to leave that table.

They had a laugh and engage and a food fight.

Lynn Sr: Finally, some peace and quiet.

Rita: Did you say peas? (flings some peas at her husband)

They both a laugh as they too enjoy kiddie plays too.