"Oh no!" he exclaimed, the last thing Luigi needed was for a younger boy answering the door completely naked. He scrambled to his feet and made a mad dash for the Koopa kid, grabbing his neckerchief and pulling him to a stop before his hand reached the door knob.

"N-no . . ." he smiled nervously down at him, "I-a have the money, let-a me answer it, okee dokee?" He began to pull the kid aside to be hidden by the door when he opened it. "You-a just wait right here . . ." He went to answer the door.