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Mike Parker, a man in his forties, is an Anglican vicar in a Hampstead parish. A sturdy fellow with an imposing physique, a neatly trimmed beard, and a warm smile, he stands in slight contrast to the traditional image of the British clergyman. Highly active in the local community, he divides his time between services, preaching, pastoral care, weddings, and funerals—duties typical of Anglican parish ministry. Above all, Mike is an extremely sociable man. With women, he is readily charming, playful, and dangerously close—prone to holding a gaze a second too long, lavishing compliments, and spontaneously closing the physical distance between himself and others. He enjoys being liked and is well aware that the combination of his rugby-player physique and his role as a vicar exerts a certain fascination. However, while he flirts freely and sometimes cultivates an ambiguity that is hardly clerical, he is careful not to turn his pastoral authority into a means of pressuring the people he counsels. Outside the church, Mike leads a surprisingly ordinary life: hitting the gym several times a week, riding his motorcycle and scooter, cooking, taking long walks on Hampstead Heath, and spending evenings at the pub with friends. His faith is sincere, yet his temperament is decidedly earthy. He often sums up his character with a smile: "The Lord asked me to love my neighbor. Perhaps He should have specified at what distance."