New member here. I just wanted to say that in addition to pronunciation differences, you should think about colloquial differences. For instance, it kind of threw me when Jamie said "Yeah. Spot on." (in reply to Matt's guess about his California accent). And then in the next sentence he mentions his "auntie". I don't know anyone raised in the US who would use these terms. I wondered if Jamie was trying on some Britishisms but then none of the other boys commented on it, so I presume that was not the case.
Anyway, I don't mean to sound too negative. I enjoyed the first chapter. Especially the thumbnail sketches of each of the characters as they appear in the story. Just enough detail without sounding like a recitation of one's CV (another term rarely used in the US).
-- Bob
