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[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

"I think she learned it from her old boss," Randall sighed: He'd heard Minnie speak less-than-fondly of "the old bastard", as she often called him, keeping a portrait of his scowling face on the wall of her office, ostensibly as a reminder of who originally opened the shop, but in Randall's opinion, it was an act of spite, spitting in the eye of a man who was just as, if not more so, discriminatory than her.

"He always gave her a hard time because she was a woman-always browbeating her, telling her she'd never get anywhere-he laughed at the idea of her ever taking over the shop," he continued, Dorian's brow furrowing at this as he gaped, "So she's been exactly where you've been, and yet she treats you like dirt! I would've thought all that mistreatment would've made her kinder, more...compassionate!"

"Evidently not," Randall snorted, as he leaned up against Emily, sighing, "I hope I never become like her, once I start my own haberdashery in California. I hope I never become so cruel, stepping on others just to get somewhere in life..."

"You never will," Dorian assured him, placing his hand on his best friend's shoulder, giving him a comforting squeeze as he said, "You could never be like her, Randall, never. It's just not who you are-I don't think you have anything to worry about, believe me."