Lincoln was in those moments precisely in the worst place he could be, a place that he would never get out of his mind, not because it was beautiful and treasured, but because it was the place that marked the beginning of his life and also where He lived the worst days and weeks of his life, the place we are talking about is the Louds House, Lincoln did not know what kind of life the Lincoln of this world had, but he did remember very well what he lived in this house, seriously I had a huge desire to burn everything and yell at their parents to rot.
Lincoln: ... -he was silently walking through the living room, caressing the back of the sofa with his left hand, watching the television and then the door that led to his parents' room. He hadn't realized it, but the fourth wall was closed. I had approached him without his permission, then when he finally turned around he managed to notice them being surprised – hell no! of course not! never! Get away from me!
Lincoln quickly walked away, almost running, covering his head with his hands, he looked like a person who suffered from schizophrenia escaping from the voices in his head, although in reality he was fleeing from the wall letter which followed him to the room where the table was located. to eat, chasing him around the table until Lincoln got tired and because of tiredness he decided to sit down.
Lincoln: damn...ghm...body... - breathing heavily, he leaned on the table only to then move one of the chairs, then settled on it to rest his body, his shoulders and his entire life which seemed being on the brink of the abyss – ...shit…swear…jam… –he spoke very poorly since he was out of breath, until he managed to recover some of his posture and looked at the fourth wall angrily–… I will never talk to you, but, if you are so curious, I will talk to you...I will also get rid of all the stress and compile my plan...well, as many of you already know, Claudio Jr, the son of Felipe's uncle, Claudio, She found out that I was planning to move...that led to a series of unfortunate events, Rosita found out, starting to help me get a house until we found the right one...tragically my parents are still alive, I mean, they must be like 70 or older. ..damn lasting old people
Lincoln was openly upset that his parents from this universe are still alive, those from his universe also live, but he thought that maybe he would get lucky and they would not exist here.
Lincoln: Ladies and gentlemen, if one of your daughters says that your only son is bad luck, please don't listen to her, don't be beggarly bastard parents like mine, but, well.
Continuing my anecdote, Rosita forced me to come to this house to buy it... Felipe accompanied us, it was a long plane trip... next time I will come by car, beggars planes that don't crash; Where are the terrorists when you need them... well, I better stop venting on you, damned bastards who are happy with the suffering of others... after we arrived from an 18-hour trip, we discovered that to buy the house we have to talk to the saleswoman and the owners, it means that I will see my parents...now, this is the plan that I thought about on the plane while at the same time I imagined how it crashed on a city killing thousands of people.
Before Lincoln could finish speaking and explain his plan, Felipe went down the stairs very quickly and excitedly, causing the fourth wall to dissolve and Lincoln to return to reality. Lincoln, seeing how Felipe returned excited, just looked at him calmly, waiting for him. finish speaking first
Felipe: it's super huge...they even have an attic! –Felipe had been exploring the house while Lincoln remembered her sad past and Rosita haggled with the saleswoman–
Lincoln: don't get excited Felipe, this place needs many, many repairs to be perfect...too many... -he said the last word looking towards a corner of the room where he was, in his universe they forced him to eat in the corner to "not ruin your food"– ... (idiots)
Rosita: ...well then we will offer 4,000 dollars for the house, since it needs multiple repairs. Do you think the owners will accept it? –Rosita entered the room from the table to eat, walking next to the saleswoman, already finishing convincing her to lower the price that the owners of such a large house were asking for–
?: Yes, I think the owners will accept that offer, it is within their requests... –a woman with dark brown hair walked next to Rosita holding a document folder/clip and wearing a black suit with an identification card hanging from the pocket on her chest, the name it said was "fiona" and it also had the decoration of the real estate company, the woman acted respectfully as a saleswoman would, but, when she met Lincoln, she lost her posture, looking at him surprised, getting scared. suddenly– ...lincoln!... wait! It's you?!
Lincoln was surprised by the saleswoman's sudden shout, only to then look at her still showing his surprise. When he noticed who exactly the saleswoman was, he couldn't help but feel nervous and also feel a cold sweat running down his forehead. It was Dana, a saleswoman from the mall. , as well as an old classmate and friend of Leni, he remembered her very little since they almost never spoke before the bad luck event and after said event they stopped seeing each other, clearly it was because she is the friend of his enemy , Leni was kind of good to him in the past, but when she had to help him she left him abandoned, since then he knew which side she and her friends were on.
Lincoln: Hello...am, Fiona? Right?... –Lincoln seemed confused, he seriously didn't remember that girl's name since Leni had many friends just as stupid or dumber than her, although sometimes she found common people–... (it's time to put in action the plan "pretend you are a second personality and explain why you don't remember anything from the past as well as think of a shorter name for the plan)
Fiona: God...this is...woow...what are you doing here? Did your parents tell you that they are going to sell the house? –Fiona didn't understand much about why Lincoln was there, it had been years since she had seen him in Royal Wood and even less so in this house, the last thing she heard from the Loud about Lincoln was that he escaped without saying anything to his family, it was clearly because drugs and his new lifestyle, which he could tell by Lincoln's haggard appearance, although it seemed that he was a little better than he was before when he left without saying anything -
Lincoln: mmm, well... I'm the one who's going to buy the house... Rosita and Felipe are accompanying me to help me... –Lincoln acted calm although a little nervous, he didn't know anything about the Lincoln of this world, the only thing he What I knew until now is that he has problems with drugs and alcohol - ...I better explain everything to you when Lincoln's parents arrive
Felipe and Rosita showed up when Lincoln named them, they both already knew what was happening and why Lincoln didn't remember anything about this place or his past, well, they knew what Lincoln told and explained to them, Fiona on the other hand, not knowing what was happening. She seemed very confused and even more so because of how Lincoln spoke about his parents, that "Lincoln's parents" made her wonder why he called them that and why he spoke in the third person.
When the parents of the Lincoln of this universe arrived, they were surprised by the appearance of Lincoln in their house. For years they tried to communicate with him and whenever they managed to talk to him, Lincoln told them that he did not want to have anything to do with them and that he needed silver or they would cut off his fingers, but now he was in front of them without being drugged and seemed normal, they thought that maybe he had finally straightened out his life and that he was coming to join his family, but what Lincoln would explain to them would make them They were very confused about whether their Lincoln returned or if he is still away from his family.
Lincoln: well... first I'll start from the beginning, I'm not the Lincoln you know...
Lincoln was sitting on the one-person couch in the lower corner of the room, he was in front of the Lincoln parents of this universe as well as Leni's friend, Fiona, who was sitting on the second one-person couch, Everyone looked very confused at Lincoln except for Rosita and Felipe who had already heard Lincoln's explanation about what was happening with Lincoln.
Rita: How come you're not our Lincoln? –Rita seemed surprised and shocked, she had already seen her son sink into drugs and now he came saying that he was not Lincoln–
Lynn Sr: Lincoln this is not funny! –Lincoln's father, on the other hand, seemed more upset, hiding his concern –
Lincoln: ...it's not for me either, Mr. Lout, tragically for you...your Lincoln Loud, the Lincoln Loud that you know is no more... –he released a sigh only to then continue his talk–... According to a psychologist, I am a new personality, an invention of Lincoln's mind to manage his life, in short, I am an invention created to fix Lincoln's life...
Everyone present in the room was very distressed by what Lincoln was saying, they understood well what was happening and from their perspective, the real Lincoln created a way to defend himself by making someone else pay for the damage.
Lincoln: ... -the fourth wall approached to his right, looking at him and stopping time, Lincoln sighs and looks at her when he realizes - ...yes, I know. It is wrong to lie, but a man once told me "a lie becomes the truth when you believe it is true" in a few words as long as they don't know it is a lie, it will be the truth.
After that, Lincoln explained everything to them from his lie, according to Lincoln's lie, he was a second personality that had been born after Lincoln suffered an overdose at a party, causing a dissociative identity disorder to appear and his second personality to be born. taking control, there was no explanation why the other Lincoln did not appear, but, according to the psychologist, he could appear when his life is fixed or the second personality completes its mission, then he explained to them that he did not remember anything from the past of this world. , but he remembered a different past.
All of this was a clear lie, but it was the perfect lie to prevent many questions from being asked.
Rita: it means that my Lincoln is no longer... –she was going to start crying while covering her mouth and being hugged by Lynn Sr–
Lynn Sr: calm down love...our Lincoln is here, the Lincoln we have in front of us is a form of defense to fix Lincoln's life and for him to return to normal, right? –The question was asked to Lincoln after comforting his wife, Rita –
Lincoln: Yes, when everything is settled I will return to my world and Lincoln will stay in this world... -He seemed to act normal, he was not lying this time, his real plan was still to find Pears and then return to his perfect life – ...but, for that I need you to tell me everything I need to know about Lincoln
Rita and Lynn Sr looked at each other only to then begin to tell them what happened and why Lincoln ended up in that state, according to what they said, Lincoln met a girl who was an alcoholic, that same girl got him into drugs and alcohol, Following that, although he was no longer with her, he continued using drugs and alcohol, causing her to ruin her life and one day without saying anything she left her house. After that, they did not know anything about Lincoln except when he called them to ask them for money
Lincoln: from everything I heard...Lincoln is an idiot -Lincoln did not hide his anger at the stupidity of the Lincoln of this world-
Lincoln's parents, like Fiona, could not disagree with him, he was clearly right that Lincoln had made a mistake and had acted like an idiot, after having explained everything it was inevitable not to return to the main topic, which was the house.
Fiona: So Mr. Loud, do you still want to sell the house? –Fiona asked that because Lincoln was part of the family and perhaps they would reach an agreement between them–
Lynn Sr.: Well...the money was for our retirement, we had planned to live in a cabin near a lake.
Rita: but, if it is our son who needs the house to be able to return to his normal life... then we cannot sell him the house, the best thing would be to leave it to him and find some other way to buy the cabin
Rosita: wait! That wouldn't be necessary!... -Rosita interrupted Lincoln's parents' plans by raising her voice and leaning on Lincoln's head- ...Lincoln would give them the money necessary for them to move.
Rita and Lynn Sr: Really?! –both of them were surprised by that, looking at Rosita and Lincoln in amazement–
Lincoln: I'll do what? –Lincoln looked at Rosita in surprise, he was going to get a house for free and then he could burn it down for free, but now he would have to pay them to move in and spend their last years in peace–
Rosita hit him on the head making him accept the deal, after that Fiona took care of the property title processing, Lincoln's parents were happy that he returned and bought the house from them, it meant that the house would continue to belong to them. to the family, in addition to knowing where Lincoln was and that he was also trying to get his life back on track, even if he wasn't the Lincoln they know, they couldn't help but feel happy at the idea of everything returning to normal.
Rita: well, everything is ready... - Mrs. Loud signed the deal and Fiona's papers, only to later notice how Lincoln walked around the house touching everything in a strange way - ...am Rosita, right?
Rita approached Rosita, speaking a little quietly so that Lincoln wouldn't hear them, she settled next to him while she watched Lincoln out of the corner of her eye so that he wouldn't get suspicious.
Rosita: Actually my name is Rosa, but you can call me Rosita... -she said that, laughing a little because I thought her name was "Rosita"– ...do you need anything?
Rita: I would like to know why Lincoln is so distant with us...I understand that it is a second personality and that it is not Lincoln that I raised, but why do I feel that he hates us? –She asked that because whenever she or Lynn Sr. approached the "new" Lincoln, he walked away from them or was not very friendly towards them, the Lincoln who took drugs was not either, but, he had a feeling of hatred or disgust towards them–
Rosita: well...apparently the past that this Lincoln lived was harder and crueler than the one his Lincoln lived through, I don't know much about that...but, as he tells it sometimes without going into much depth, I can know that you They did something very bad – Rosita did not know much about Lincoln's past, other than what he told them, Felipe on the other hand had heard from Lincoln that his family hated him and that he hated them –
Rita: For God's sake, that must be why he treats us so badly...we must remind him of what was terrible that he experienced... - Rita was surprised by what Rosita said, it meant that for that Lincoln they were unfortunate or bad. people – ...I have to talk to him, I will clarify everything and I will hope that he forgives me or understands that I am not the mother he knew
Rosita: Mrs. Rita, the best thing would be to give him his space and time, maybe if he shows him that she is not the mother he knew...he could win her affection little by little, believe me...Lincoln is somewhat abrupt and stupid, But deep down I can tell that he cares about others.
Rita looked at Rosita at first surprised, only to then lower her gaze understanding what she was referring to, if Lincoln went directly she could feel that he just wanted to fix everything and forget the past by hiding it under the bed, the best thing would be that little by little he would win his affection, show him that they were good parents and that he could count on them.
After the sales meeting everyone left, Lincoln's parents were staying in a hotel due to some water problems that the house had, Lincoln, Rosita and Felipe on the other hand would stay in a motel, the plan was to wait in Royal wood until Felipe's family arrives in the city with Lincoln's things, then, on the other hand, there was Fiona who was at that moment in her car heading to the real estate department, she couldn't help but get out of her head what Lincoln He told them, while he was thinking that he was also thinking about his friend Leni and looking at his cell phone on the passenger seat.
Fiona: ...should I call her?
That question was more difficult than some would think, maybe Leni had to know that Lincoln had returned, but, that Lincoln was not her brother, he was an invention from the mind of a drug addict desperate to get his life back or not die of an overdose. Although I also felt that this story was very well put together, it did not have any gaps or discrepancies, as if it were written by a professional novelist or a comic book artist, like Lincoln was.
