Thread:MrAnimatedToon/@comment-31647719-20180801204708/@comment-32807753-20180804180407

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After a few minutes of driving, they finally arrived. Lori managed to find a parking space, and the two of them exited Vanzilla.

LORI: (getting out beach bag) Come on. Let's see if we can find the girls.

She and Lincoln then strode along the beach, looking for their friends. There weren't too many other guests, but it was still difficult to find them. That is until they heard a voice calling to them.

TERI: (off-screen) Hey! Lincoln! Lori! Over here!

Lincoln and Lori turned around and saw Teri, Dana, Becky, and Carol waving at them from a short distance. They were already in their swimsuits and had an entire spot set up with beach towels laid out.

LINCOLN: There they are! Come on, sis, let's go!

The Loud siblings ran over to join the group.

CAROL: Glad you could make it, you guys!

LORI: And miss an entire day at the beach with the best friends a girl could ask for? Never.

BECKY: Looking good, Linc.

Lincoln began to blush due to seeing the girls in their swimsuits again.

LINCOLN: (stammering) Uh, y-yeah, t-t-t-t-t-thanks! Y-y-y-y-y-y-you too! Uh, but, um....bah...bah..bah...

LORI: (sighs and chuckles) Here we go again.

DANA: (giggles) It's so cute when he does that.

LINCOLN: (regaining composure) Y-You look nice!

BECKY: (chuckles) Still as honest I remember.

CAROL: You know, Lincoln, if this is making you uncomfortable, we can always just call this whole day off now—

LINCOLN: WHAT?! No no no no no! It’s fine! Really! I can handle this! Look, I-I’m gonna change into my swim trunks right now!

And with that, he took his shirt off, leaving him with his trunks on. LINCOLN: See? I’m in my own bathing suit now. Now we’re all even.

The girls just giggled.

LORI: Almost all even. I’m gonna head to the bathroom and change there. I’ll be right back.

Before she left, she reached into her beach bag and handed the sunscreen bottle to Lincoln.

LORI: Here, Linc. Put some sunscreen on.

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Lincoln: [jokingly] Who needs sunscreen when you just get a tan for the ladies?

Lisa: And risk getting sunburn? I don’t think so. Sunburn is much more painful than you think it is.

Lincoln: I’m only joking, Lisa...

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She then walked over towards the bathroom, leaving Lincoln with the other four girls.

DANA: So, Linc, how are you doing?

LINCOLN: Well, it's been pretty normal. My family and I attended to my sister Lucy's poetry show.

BECKY: I’ll bet that was a lot of fun.

LINCOLN: (applying sunscreen to arms) It sure was. Plus, that was certainly a big accomplishment for Lucy. She’s only eight years old, which makes her the youngest person to have performed at the Royal Woods Theatre. Granted, (moves on to legs) my older sister Luan got jealous because that was her dream. But she let Lucy have the opportunity since she was the one who taught her everything about expanding one’s performing skills.

CAROL: Wait…which sister is which? Isn’t one of them the one who plays music?

TERI: Actually, that one is Luna.

DANA: And Luan’s the one who tells jokes. I remember her providing a little comedy at that party Lori threw. Both her and Luna attend high school with us.

CAROL: (groans) Sorry. It’s just that…well, Lori has so many sisters. It seems almost impossible to keep track of which one is which.

LINCOLN: (now applying sunscreen to face) Well, I will admit, having that many kids in the family make it a bit difficult to keep track of one another. But when you live in a family as big as mine for as long as I have, you definitely grow used to it and manage to work with it.

CAROL: (chuckles) Well, I’ll bet it’s easy for your family to keep track of you, Lincoln. Given how, you know, you’re… (nervously) the only boy?

LINCOLN: (rubbing sunscreen on chest) Hey now. Don’t rub THAT in. (beat) But yes.

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Lincoln: Wow. That was a lame pun.