In a conversation between Mandy and her mother, Mandy reveals she has been reflecting on an imaginary friend from her childhood named Alecto Sydney Steele, who represented the polluted Sydney Tar Ponds. Her mother, however, expresses confusion and frustration, unable to recall this friend or the memories associated with him. This disconnect highlights the nostalgia Mandy feels for a significant part of her youth that is lost to her mother.
Mandy's...