Later that afternoon, Lincoln's in his room pacing back and forth. He contemplates, "What to do, what to do... I can't let my sisters find out about Maria, or I'll never hear the end of the squeals from them. There's gotta be some way to get them out of the house today." Pondering a bit more, he finally comes up with an idea and gasps in realization, "I know exactly what to do!"
Rushing out of his room and down the stairs, hoping that his sisters were still on the couch, to put his plan into action, he is only met with absolute silence. Confused, Lincoln clarifies, "That's weird. Where's everybody go?"
Looking around more, he spots a note on the front door, which reads:
"Sorry we didn't tell you earlier, but all of us had gone to the mall for tomorrow's spring sales. In fact, we've brought camping equipment with us for the whole break, so that no one'll beat us to it.
Love- Sisters"
After skimming through it, Linc replies, "Well, I guess that works too." Next, he slowly and anxiously pulls out his phone, with DiMartino's note from earlier in the other hand. Lincoln reassures himself, "Alright, Loud. You can do this. All you have to do is call Maria, and the rest'll write itself."
After a bit of heavy breathing, Linc dials the phone number on the note and tells Maria, "I'm ready now, You can come over as soon as you can, and I would really appreciate it if you wore something nice too. Come to think of it, you always look nice, Maria." Met with garbled chattering meant to be Maria on the other line, he replies, "The pleasure is all mine. By the way, thanks again for doing this favor for me."
Some more indistinct chattering from Ms. D. "Alright. Catch ya later, Maria," Lincoln concludes before hanging up. At Maria's house, she's in her bedroom in a bathrobe, trying to decide on an outfit to wear for Lincoln.
There was an anime schoolgirl outfit, complete with a red ascot and sailor's cape on the shirt. What was also tempting was a short, white buttoned-up polo tied at the end with some short shorts, much like how farm girls are dressed. Last but not least was her usual attire of a pink blouse with a red skirt.
But, the Latino didn't exactly care for either of these options. She scavenged some more into her closet, until she finally found an outfit she thought to be the most suitable to wear while with Lincoln.