Thread:Balthus Dire/@comment-3399576-20140615051159/@comment-1969141-20140625193220

A henchman is someone who assists a higher ranked man and obeys their orders, that is Fungus' role. An associate is someone who works with someone else on an equal footing towards a common interest.

As Randall works in the factory, you can say that he is his boss, and since he the main buyer of the Scream Extractor, you can say that he is higher ranked. However, it is quite clear in the way they interract that Randall could not care any less about what Waternoose tells him. He builds the Extractor so Waternoose needs him and has no hold over him. As such, and since they both want to use Boo to test the Extractor, they are associates.

Sadly, it is either locked for anyone or open to anyone. And if they were locked it is for a good reason. Sorry