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282:, causing Alo and Nick to mock him incessantly. The journey to the intended parish where they are scheduled to marry - deliberately chosen for its distance from Bristol, where Blood cannot catch them - doesn't go well, because Alo has not brought a proper map with him, causing to lose his bearings, and he accidentally breaks his van. Grace and Rich manage to hitch a ride from the group and arrive at the church, just too late for their slot. The vicar can offer them one an hour later - giving the group just that long to join them. In case they don't make it, Grace manages to persuade an elderly couple to witness the wedding - as it requires at least two witnesses. Thankfully, the gang all turn up on time. At that moment, Blood arrives and is enraged to discover that he has been given the slip. After being persuaded to calm down by Nick, he grudgingly agrees to let them continue. But Grace and Rich decide against getting married after all, and agree to remain as they are. They then head to a village fete to celebrate their "non-wedding."
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causing her to run off crying. Alo remonstrates him for turning down an attractive girl who made the first move, but Rich, stubborn as ever, refuses to compromise on his ideal woman. He goes to his favourite record shop, run by an
American named Toxic Bob, and purchases a potentially deadly record. After listening to it, he is rendered tone deaf, and in his fury, he rips up the tickets to a Napalm Death concert he had hoped to attend that night. He attends one of Grace's ballet concerts, and is moved to tears by it. Grace, seeing him in the crowd, is relieved and suggests they go to the Napalm Death concert that night, presenting him with two spare tickets. There, his deafness recedes, and he is motivated to make amends with his father, and purchases some flowers for his mother's birthday - both of which he had earlier spurned. Though Grace cannot start a relationship with him just yet, because she does not want Mini to know she likes him, the two agree to keep in contact.
199:, is considered to be an outcast in the society in which he lives. He is very cynical, and particularly dislikes people he deems to be trying to "fit in," such as Mini, and he prefers to hang out with other "outcasts," such as Alo and Franky. However, his musical elitism, edgy dress sense and apparent pride is actually a mask to hide his own shyness around girls, among other things. It is only when he is confronted with a girl he likes that this insecurity comes out. As the series progresses, Rich begins to come out of his shell and more open to things he had previously expressed contempt for. This is particularly apparent in his dating Grace, a girl he deems to "represent everything he despises in the world."
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Though Rich lives the life of an outcast, this is in sharp contrast to the normal middle-class family he comes from – his father, a low-ranking civil servant, somewhat dismayed by his son's lifestyle, makes many efforts to connect with him. His mother is seen to be fussy and over-protective.
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245:, Rich and Grace's relationship, along with Franky's kindness lead to Mini accepting Rich and Alo into the gang. The group spend most of the episode smoking weed at Liv's house.
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