The day after the whole "chewing out her siblings for their bad habits" deal, Lisa made sure that the first chance she got, she left the house and went to Darcy's home. There was no doubt that, after saying such "scathing" things to her sisters, they would be a bit upset, some in an angrier manner than others, and she wasn't willing to put up with that.
Luckily, she still had one ally, besides her mother and baby sister: Lincoln, who also woke up early and sneakily went his way through the hallway until he met with the prodigy outside of her bedroom door.
"Thanks a lot for helping me go to Darcy's home early, brother unit," Lisa whispered to the boy as the duo silently went downstairs. "I already have enough on my plate to think about it, and our sisters' reactions to the day after the incident is not something I want to think about."
"It's okay, Lisa, you do deserve to keep to your choice and try to live life as a normal toddler, if that's what you want," Lincoln whispered back as the duo went their way to the kitchen. "And don't worry, I'll be sure to tell them about what we'll need to do to convince you to come back."
Eventually, the duo reached the garage, where the vanzilla was ready to drive away, with Rita at the driver's seat.
"Quick, Lisa, get in!" Rita whispered at her children. "You too, Lincoln!"
The boy tilted his head in confusion. "Me? Why?"
"Lincoln, it's already clear that vanzilla's quite the noisy machine. When we leave the house, your sisters are likely going to wake up, and I don't want to think about what they'd do to you if you remained behind," Rita sternly answered. "And besides, you and Lisa have to explain to me what's your plan to fix the situation, so could you please get in the van already?"
The boy nodded and he and the young scientist went inside, with the van driving off towards the homandollar's house shortly afterwards. And though it took a while, the vanzilla reached Darcy's house, and both Rita and Lisa came out of the van.
"Lincoln, I'm gonna go drop off Lisa in her friend's house," the Loud matriarch told her son. "You stay here just in case something happens, okay?"
Lincoln nodded, Rita gave him a thumbs up, and she closed the door before she and Lisa went to the door and got ready to knock, only for Darcy and her mother to answer first.
"Huh, you actually answered before I knocked the door," Rita remarked in surprise.
"I lost 20 dollars to you one time, and I'm never losing 20 dollars, or making bets with you, ever again," Darcy's mother bluntly stated. "Anyway, I see you brought your daughter. I hope she's as low maintenance as you said she was, 'cause I'm not really prepared to take care of a "prodigy" toddler anytime soon."
"You have nothing to worry about, Mrs. Darcy's Mother, I want to try living like a normal toddler, so even if I was high maintenance, I'd have to get used to what Darcy likes anyway," Lisa explained as she walked inside. "Trust me, I'll be like Darcy's twin sister."
Mrs. Darcy's Mother rolled her eyes and exchanged a look with Rita before she closed the door, and Rita drove back home, with Lincoln clearly worried for whatever woudl come next.
As for Lisa, she and Darcy walked to the living room in order to discuss something.
"So, you're staying here for a month, right?" Darcy asked, slightly worried.
"Yes, I got into some problems with my siblings, and mom and I decided that staying somewhere else until things calm down was the best idea," Lisa shook her head and sighed. "I'm sure your own mother told you about this, right?"
"Yeah, but she didn't tell me anything about your family issues things," Darcy yawned. "Could you tell me what happened?"
Lisa took a deep breath. "It'll bring back some bad memories, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to tell you what happened."
One explanation later...
"And that's exactly what caused things to get so heated that I needed to go somewhere else, your house in this case, until things calmed down," Lisa finished explaining. "Do you understand, Darcy?"
"Hmm, well, your explanation was filled with lots of words I don't understand," the brunette girl shrugged. "Could you explain me again, without the big words?"
"Curses! Why must I be so fluent in Genius?!" Lisa rolled her eyes and sighed. "Okay, let me try."
Another, simpler explanation later...
"Oh, now I get it!" Darcy smiled, only to frown as she asked, "Would staying at my house really fix anything, though? It sounds more like you want to go away from those problems you have with your sisters."
"And, in a sense, that's kinda what's happening here," Lisa sheepishly shrugged. "However, my brother devised a plan to help our sisters change for the better, and if everything goes alright, they'll have become better people-and less dependent on me-by the time the month ends and I return to my house."
Darcy tilted her head. "What if it doesn't work?"
Lisa's mood immediately went sour, with a couple hints of surprised her and there. However, once the shock from the question wore off, the scientist couldn't help but look at the ground as she somberly answered:
"Then I'll just have to accept that my sisters are hopeless."
