Pop Shield

My mate Mate has reminded me that the world is waiting with bated breath for a Vigil update. Has our hero been playlisted by Nations Favourite yet? When we left him on the street one month ago, he had set up a protest camp right outside the building with a vast cardboard placard reading I’M NOT LEAVING UNTIL OCTOBER WHEN UNI STARTS.

Well. The following day I see him again. He is sat outside looking very very very bored. His cardboard sign is weighed down by big books. I wish he would read one to alleviate the bored face, but he doesn’t. Something else new: His song is being played on repeat on a ghetto blaster. Hmm. Perhaps my marketing pep talk about how he needed to bring some audio with him to hand out to interested parties has backfired.

A couple more days later, when I approach work, the guy is nowhere to be seen. So, I ask reception about him. Oh, they say, I think he has been moved on by the police.

I don’t suspect there will be a fifth episode of this story, but you never know. Rest assured, I will keep you posted if there is.