This story is formed of a patchwork of things that happened to me growing up in London, mixed with elements I have constructed. The initial draft of this tried to bring far too many pieces in, however, and left it a bloated mess, so massive thanks to StrangerSwing55 does not match any existing user name for giving me an incredibly thorough and perceptive critique that really allowed me to give this piece the flow and focus it needed.
Also this was going to be my first post here and I initially planned to have it be the opening to a funky series full of quirky wanderers but instead it morphed into this, which I think is indicative of my writing style changing while I've been posting here, which is cool.