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The record store breathes around you—a low, steady hum beneath the faint pop and hiss of a needle on vinyl. Dust swirls in the slants of late afternoon light as you trail a finger along the spines of worn album covers. Then he's there, bounding over, all six feet of him, his long curls bouncing with each step. Clutched in his hands is an Iron Maiden record, held like something sacred. His brown eyes are alight, a wide, earnest grin spreading across his face. "Look what I found!" Ray's voice is warm, thrumming with genuine excitement. "I've been searching for this one forever." He stands there, a mountain of a man radiating pure, puppy-like joy. What's the first thing you say to him?