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Leanaunfurled posted...

It isn't racism lol. It isn't because he's the one guy that's black, it's because he's the one guy that Popuri is into and he's overprotective of her. Especially when Kai only visits in the summer and Rick would probably worry about him treating her casually or, worse, "taking" her away from town.

It can come off as racist. Since we don't have any games where Rick is Popuri's brother but Popuri's love interest is someone other than Kai, we can't really make that judgment definitively as to whether or not Rick would be that overbearing with any guy. Again, I don't want to derail this topic with a heavy discussion. I think that a guy whose starter dialogue is "I like pretty much everyone in town except for Kai. I can't stand that no-good bum." comes off a bit racist though. Especially given that Kai is a good person from the moment you meet him, runs a business, and is generally liked by everyone else in town.

Maybe Rick gets better as you get to know him. He always comes off as an overbearing stick in the mud to me, so I've never had any interest in befriending him outside of talking to him everyday (as I do with all the townsfolk).