#((the ending to 'beauty and the ghoul' was bittersweet; with emily dying and becoming a ghost))

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

"Oh yes, giving shots is never the easiest part of my job," June chuckled, endeared by Emily's recounting of her childhood games of playing doctor with her toys-she remembered doing the same when she was little with her own stuffed animals and dolls. "I have a number of little tricks to help the kids feel a little less scared, such as asking them to tell me about their favorite toys or counting out the ceiling tiles, but it can still be a challenge."

"Randall used to be a pretty finicky lad when it came to getting shots," Wilhelm commented with a sly smile, adding, "He used to try and hide under the table when it came time for it, and he wouldn't hardly come out for anything. Even having his teddy bear friend Knox with him only helped a little bit; he just had someone to hide with!"

"Oh, Pa..." Randall blushed in embarrassment, putting a hand over his face with a little smile, at which his father replied, "It's true! It took a lot of convincing, but he got there eventually-and besides, once he got the sticker Junie hands out to the lads and lassies she sees, he forgot all about being afraid of the needle!"

June laughed softly at her son's bashful look in response to this, before turning back to Emily, quite touched by her kind words as she said affably, "You're too kind, dear girl, too kind!" She seldom got praise (outside of her family, at least) for her work, and so her words were a very pleasant surprise.