God, you mean I lost my virginity to the apocalypse?Morgan sighed again. The whole thing was really embarrassing; my parents sent me to Brooklyn when they found out. She shrugged. I thought I’d be safe in a gay bar, okay? What were you doing in there anyway?Lace looked at me sidelong. You were where?I took a sip of beer, swallowed it. I, uh, hadn’t been in the city...very long. I didn’t know.
~ Scott Westerfeld