Thank you all for your kind words on this ficlet! It was a really random, too-early-in-the-morning inspiration! grin

@Queen: I like those missed opportunities the best, tbh. grin

@Sara: You quoted some of my favourite lines! My absolute favourite has to be the fake charlatan one, though. lol

@Michael: She's not supposed to be Star (was she a sociology major too?). The raise mention was absolutely a callback though, it fit in great!
Haha imagine if it were Perry! evil

Again, thanks for reading and commenting, you all are so sweet! smile1


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