In a sea of Portakabins in Shoreditch, a pair of best friends are making a very British surreal comedy game based on their northern home town
‘Thank goodness you’re here!” says a panic-stricken patron of Rog’s Veg Hall. The shop owner has lost his rag after overhearing a comment about his corn-shaped head, leading to a full vegetable assault on any and all customers.
After a careful creep around the aisles and a few jumps through some boxes and bins, I confront Rog with a reflection of what he’s become, triggering a several-minute montage of the man’s tormented life, from childhood bullies to first love to his wife asking for a divorce, unable to live a lie any longer. Rog comically breaks down as the customers escape and I head out to help more citizens.
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