Richard

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RICHARD MACKENZIE is a bit of a snob. He won't hesitate to lecture you on niche microgenres while you're just trying to check out at the Black Horse record shop, vape rig visible in his shirt pocket; but on the flipside, he'll give a (grumbling) ride to his little sibling any time, sometimes even tagging along to give them some sorely needed company.

But whether annoying prick or loving brother in the moment, it always seems he's going nowhere fast. The ol' small-town metal band gig isn't exactly working out ('Buckbranded', hey here's a cd-) and he's stuck as a literal basement-dweller in Bumfuck, Nowhere, in his own words. He'll have to settle for the online window into the world, falling further into escapism .... but company may be closer than he thinks. ★