[Lori has ordered pizza for her siblings for dinner.]
"Pizza's here!" [Lynn, Lisa and Lincoln are standing beside her.]
[The siblings line up for pizza and grab everyone of the boxes. Luan walks up to Lori.]
"Hey, where's the pineapple pie for me and Mr. Coconuts?"
"Pineapple? Huh. I thought I heard you say brussel sprouts." [As she hands her a pizza, she gasps that Lori ordered brussel sprouts to her instead.]
"What?! I HATE brussel sprouts!"
"Oh well, guess it pays to enunciate. [leaves]
Hey, Lynn. I have my crystal ball out. Do you wanna see your future?
LLynn
Yeah. Thanks, Luce, but I already know exactly what it's gonna look like. I'm gonna be triple sport pro-athlete, have five championship rings, three deodorant commercials, two Christmas movies, and my own cereal: Crunchy Junk. Yep. I've gotten it figured out.
LLynn
My future is terrible! I'm not really on the team! I'm Crikey's personal sweat wiper!
Don't worry. It's possible my crystal ball isn't accurate.
[carrying a big trophy] That glass ball is 100% accurate, Lucy! I did end up winning the pageant after everyone else got food poisoning. Thanks again for the reading. [walks off to her room, next door]
LLynn
Told you! My future is gonna be messed up for sure! I bet this is all because I missed practice today for that dentist appointment! Who cares about plaque anyway?!
Don't panic. This isn't necessarily your future. It's always evolving.
LLynn
Darn straight! I'm gonna make sure it evolves the way I want it to. Time to start practicing.
LLynn
[frantically runs out of her and Lucy's room to Lisa and Lily's room; off-screen] Lilster! Wanna hang?
[off-screen] Lynn, she's asleep!
[Lily starts crying after Lynn wakes her up]
LLynn
[off-screen] Not for long!
[knocks on Lynn and Lucy's door, holding the salami and cheese while panting from running up and down the stairs; tiredly] LJ, can I please have the milk and butter? [Lynn hands him over the milk and butter] And could you put back the salami and cheese?
LLynn
Thanks, Dad. Sorry about all those trips up and down the stairs.
Ah, it's okay. It's only my 85th or 86th time up here this morning. [heads downstairs] Whew. [realizes] Aw, no. I forgot the eggs.
LLynn
[off-screen] I gotcha. Heads up!
LLynn
[smelling something] Mmm. Do I smell beef? [opens her window and gasps] Hey, what's going on?
[carrying a bowl of meatballs] Hey, LJ! Just having a special night… meatball buffet and a neighborhood football game.
LLynn
But that's like my dream night! The only thing better would be if you were having chocolate cake in a mud run!
It's so cool that your sister is letting you use her apartment to watch the game.
LLynn
I didn't say that. I just said I was using her apartment.
So you're what, just sneaking in?
LLynn
Normally I would totally respect Lori's privacy, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime pickleball game.
LLynn
What the heck are you guys doing here?!
I heard what Lori said last night about the recessed lighting, and knew I had to record my totes important makeup tutorial here. But then, I heard someone coming!
And I heard Lori say how big the sink was and thought I could save some time and give all the pets a bath at once. [bathes Charles, Cliff, Walt, Geo and El Diablo at the same time] Then I heard someone coming!
LLynn
Well, I'm here 'cause Lori said she had a zillion cable channels, and there's a super important game today.
I can't believe the three of us all had the same idea!
[falling from the ceiling and lands on the ground; weakly] Four of us. [gets up] I have the Little Miss Common Relax Pageant today, and I'm anything but! I heard Lori mention the incredible water pressure in her shower and thought it would help me relax. Then, I heard someone coming!
LLynn
Okay. Now it all makes sense.
So what do we need do now?
Respect Lori's privacy and leave?
LLynn
Oh, well, let's not be hasty. I mean, we all have a special reason to be here today, so we might as well stay. But just for today. And then we'll never disrespect Lori's privacy again.
[The next day… the four sisters are all in Lori's apartment again; Lynn and some five cats are watching the Ping-Pong World Series and Lana is washing three dogs in the sink until they start howling to Lola's singing while she's using Lori's shower]
LLynn
Uh, hey, Lans, can you ask your dogs to be quiet?! Your cats and I are trying to watch the game!
Sorry! They're just responding to Lola's off-key shower singing.
[exits the shower; offended] I have the voice of an angel [resumes singing, until it's drowned out by the blown sound of Leni's hairdryer] Hmph. Besides, I'm only singing to drown out the sound of Leni's hairdryer!
[unplugs the hairdryer's cord from the outlet; sighs] This is clearly not going to work. There's only one thing to do.
LLynn
Respect Lori's privacy and leave?
No. Make a schedule so we can all use the apartment by ourselves!
Time for work, Lori? [realizes] I mean, I'm just guessing. [chuckles] I don't know your work schedule. Why would I? That would be weird. Okay, someone else talk now.
No work for me this week. The Burnt Bean had to close for "emergency bean-ovations", so I figured I'd just chill in my apartment this afternoon. [leaves]
LLynn
No! I can't miss the puking… I mean, hot dog eating contest today!
[angrily waving a handful of bills] What in tarnation is going on in here, Loud?! I just got the water bill, the electric bill, and the cable bill for this apartment, and they're higher than my blood pressure! And with your family next door, that's really high!
[looks over the bills; shocked] What?! How could they be so bad?! I'm literally never here! I don't know how this happened! I also… don't have the money to pay them.
[swipes the bills out of her hands] Fine. I'll pay them, but I gotta tell ya, I had no idea you were gonna be such an expensive tenant. [groans] You know what? I think it might be better if you find somewhere else to live.
[guilty] I totally understand, Mr. Grouse. I'll start looking for a new place right away. I'm really sorry.
[Leni, Lynn and the twins exit the bathroom, all disgraced when they heard everything and realized what they've done]
LLynn
You don't have anything to be sorry for, Lori.
Yeah, this is our fault. We're responsible for the high bills.
We've been using your apartment when you weren't here.
[snapping furiously with her face in red of rage] (YOU) WHAT?!
We knew we were respecting your privacy, but we didn't realize we were ruining your life.
LLynn
To show you how sorry we are, we'll find a way to earn enough money to pay your bills.