Dick Long

## Early Life

Dick Long, born January '99 in Diamond City herself and raised in the San Andreas foster system his whole life. A one of a kind character, it was as if Diamond City had never been alive before Dick was born. Despite having a rare form of skin cancer, he brought a new life to her that had never been seen. Since a young age he was always a socialite. Always making friends and business associates. He was a man for parties, money, and business. One such business deal was the trade for the entire snack cart in elementary school. He talked the teacher's aid into letting it go for a small price of 4 cartons of cigarettes. How he got them, only Dick knows (and that might be a stretch itself). Things just magically found themselves in his possession. From Money, to girls, to drugs, to guns. It made him a very valuable person in Diamond City and everyone knew it.

Popularity has its costs though as we all know. Some people caught the short end of the deal with Dick, as someone always has to, but this lead to conflict in Dick's operations. Conflict was only good for business when it was someone else's conflict. Dick had to expand his venture... and fast! He had grown really close to two fellow foster kids. A Glen Redmond, and a David Lin. They basically considered each other brothers. The two were naturally drawn to Dick's influence but genuinely saw past the socialite to who he was at his core. The three started to operate together under the moniker of "The Long Boys".

## The Long Boys Era

The Long Boys were the definition of refined chaos. Expanding out of the school scope to size up the entire city, they hit her hard and fast. Dick had connections everywhere so when they were running a couple coke planes everyday it was like nothing to them. Spending a million and making it back before they woke up. They were kings. Cancer couldn't stop this kid a million times over.

Eventually they met Randy Cannon, a recently relocated citizen to Diamond city who was looking for a home. The three liked Randy and it wasn't long before he was brought into the fold as one of the Long Boys. The 4 of them continued to make scores every way possible. Robberies, Drugs, you name it. Dick still made time to throw parties and make friends. Becoming connected to most of the undergrounds elite. Still the Long Boys had not been making the wave Dick knew they could. Ironically, they ran into another like-minded group that had moved to the city recently. They went by the name "The Family".

The Family was made up of Aiden John, Hugh Mungus, Douglas Finkleton, Von "Lips" Anderson, and Cleetus Scruggs. Struggling to find a big wave in Diamond City, they were just hitting every criminal facet as hard as they could. But they had to admit the needed help. The two groups decided to merge and thus the Los Santos Bloods were formed.

## Los Santos Bloods Era

Dick assumed the role as founder to the Los Santos Bloods. His primary function was to be the celebrity face of the gang. Recruiting, throwing parties, making deals with the long standing citizens. Dick was still the natural conversationalist he ever was, he just had an organized crime family behind him. This made him more deadly than ever. His reputation continues to grow and he continues to be the "in" guy at every party. If Dick Long hosts a race or a car meet and you don't attend you are missing out dramatically. To the point that it could be said, if Diamond City's heart were to stop, it would be because Dick Long was no longer a part of it. Thankfully Dick has kept his cancer in check and Diamond City is all the better for it.