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THE next evening, Olivia visited Gordon in his office, which was dyed orange from the setting sun.
“I would like to have my own shop!” she proclaimed with a resolute bow.
“Good!” cried Gordon with a smile. He quickly cleared his desk and stood. “It’s getting late today. How about we go talk it out over dinner? I’ll take you to a nice restaurant!”
Olivia smiled, feeling grateful. “Are you sure? I hear you have questionable taste.”
“What now?! That’s it! Now I’ll have to take you to the best place I can to prove you wrong. You just wait!”
They went to one of Gordon’s favorite pubs, which, while not the most refined in appearance, served incredible food. They discussed all sorts of matters as they drank.
“You don’t have to hurry to get the shop ready since we own it. How about you aim to open in about a year?” offered Gordon.
“I would feel more at ease knowing I have a year to get ready.”
“Sounds good. Set up the kind of shop you can’t find anywhere else!”
“I will!”
And, with it decided to open the shop in a year, Gordon stated, “All right. Let’s go submit the business application when we find time.”
At his words, Olivia remembered Elliot telling her it would be better to get it in quickly. “Let’s get it in soon,” she suggested.
The next day, the two went to the Artificers Guild to submit a business application for the new shop.