the rivalry, on most fronts, did not involve monty. they’d rather keep the neutral ground, help wherever he could whenever he could. honestly, the whole thing made them uncomfortable, they wished it would all just end. after all, he didn’t have anything against licorice. he actually liked it quite a lot, but the others... well, monty tried often to settle things, which is why they rolled into the other man’s store, sticking his head through the door to see if he could spot the other anywhere. ‘ helloooo... are you... open? ’ brows raise, glancing around the shelves. it’s not that he’s scared, he’s just... cautious. they couldn’t know if he would be in a good mood today. ‘ i just wanna talk about... some... candy stuff? if you’re free! ’ @licoriceing , sc.