Mackenzie Meret

Mackenzie Meret is a former socialite and the heiress of the Meret Estate. The only surviving member of her family, she's the leader of the community settlement she established in her house, only to be attacked by the Cleaners during Paradise Lost. She alongside surviving civilians were rescued by Division agents and were sent to Haven to recover. She also has ties with Natalya Sokolova, which is best described as a complicated relationship.
Her fashion brand stores and advertisements can be seen throughout many areas in New York City and Washington, D.C.
== Biography ==
Mackenzie Meret grew up in the Meret Estate with her family, whose bloodline was stretched as far as the Civil War. Her parents were tragically killed in a car accident, leaving her the only surviving member. She used her family's wealth to create a high-fashion line for rich and powerful clients. 
Mackenzie became acquainted with Natalya Sokolova at some point, although their relationship was anything but positive. At one time, she called out the negative relationship that Sokolova has with her parents. She also got acquainted with Bridgette Douglas, due to her father's business.
Before the Green Poison, she was at the New York Free Clinic benefit party, where she got acquainted with Aaron Keener, due to his work as a futures trader. Despite his attempts to flirt and wanting to "make breakfast" for her, she dismissed him, although she was aware of the Smart Watch that both Keener and Douglas were wearing.
During the outbreak, ⁣Bridgette tried to convince Mackenzie to leave her estate and join the Black Tusk. She refused as she doesn't want anything to do with Sokolova, calling her PMC as a death cult, and preferred to stay at the community settlement she helped establish. Due to Bridgette's association with Black Tusk, Mackenzie's relationship with her went sour. This action would have her marked for a death warrant by Sokolova, though Mack wasn't aware of the fact.
During the events of Season 4: End of Watch, Mackenzie became aware of Felix Sokolov's death by The Division and called up Natalya to send condolences. However, due to Nat being dismissive over her brother's death, Mack got suspicious and accused her if she deliberately got him killed. Sokolova only dismissed the notion.
Before the attack at her mansion, Sokolova ordered Wright to have his fellow Cleaners attack the Meret Estate to kidnap Mackenzie and bring her in. According to the comms recovered in the estate, Sokolova wanted to have Mack in her custody, with the motivation being forcing her to compliance and kill her if she still refuses. With the help of SHD Tech loaned from McManus, the Cleaners would promptly attack the estate under the pretense they were supplied by Rogue Agents.
Fortunately for Mackenzie and her community, Division agents were sent to repel the attack. Mackenzie did her part in helping the agents by guiding them through the security systems. After defeating the Cleaner forces, including their high-ranking commanders, Mackenzie and some of the survivors were sent to Haven to recover from the ordeal. 
During her stay, she noticed a picture of Keener in the settlement, which prompted a conversation with and Roy Benitez where she talks about her personal history with the rogue agent. It is not mentioned if she's aware of Keener's current status, but given the fact that he sent his message to a Division terminal on Haven's lower floors where she's staying at, she'd very likely aware about it.
While Division agents were completing their tasks for the Hercules trial during the events of First Rogue, they intercepted comms where they learned a few things about Mack. For one, they learned of Keener's romantic interest towards her. Moreover, they learned that she had a few suitors in the past, but were "disappeared" by Natalya Sokolova as the Black Tusk's CEO saw them as competition she needs to get rid of.
== Personality ==
Despite being from a rich background, Mackenzie Meret put the needs of the community above herself. In spite of the tragedy she went through losing her parents from , she used her family's wealth to create a high-fashion brand that became famous across the United States. Not only that, she used her wealth to make charities. One example is a free clinic she established in Brooklyn, New York before the outbreak.
Because of her background, Mack learned to be very perceptive as she can quite see through the façade that rich people make during conversation. During a benefit party for the Brooklyn free clinic, she saw right through Aaron Keener's attempts to flirt with her, constantly pushing him off. In spite of that, Keener has romantic admiration for her, admitting in one comm from Y6S1: First Rogue that he has a thing for complicated women.
Mackenzie had a complicated friendship with Natalya Sokolova. As established in the comms from Paradise Lost Incursion, she doesn't tolerate Nat's bullshit she presents and often made snide remarks at her. During the early weeks of the outbreak, she opened up her family estate to shelter people and established a community there. Despite prodding from her friend Bridgette Douglas to join Black Tusk, Mack stayed as she believes Nat's PMC is nothing but a death cult. And the fact that Bridge willingly made allegiance with them soured their friendship completely.
Mack's community-driven attitude wasn't without consequences, however. Because of her refusal to join Black Tusk and take shelter in one of their bunkers, Nat signed a death warrant by covertly sending Cleaners towards the Meret Estate, killing dozens of people and devastating the community. If not for the assistance of Division Agents that were sent against the threat, Mackenzie would've been forcibly sent to one of Black Tusk's bunkers and be forced to align with them.
As also established in the comms from First Rogue, Mackenzie had a few suitors who would've married her, though they were secretly assassinated by Natalya Sokolova, seeing them as competition that needs to be rid of. While the motives from Nat's side are not explicitly clear, it is clear that Mack's friendship with her, if it is still a friendship, is not a healthy one. 
== Trivia ==
* Mackenzie Meret is often called MnM by Sokolova and Keener, much to her chagrin, as she prefers to be called Mack.
* Throughout several locations in the game, many advertisements of the Meret fashion can be seen.
== Appearances ==
*Tom Clancy's The Division 2
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