"So you really are one, then? You're queer?" Gideon raised an eyebrow, not sure what to make of that. He heard all sorts about that lot, they were a dodgy sort but Holden seemed all right. He had kind eyes, he smiled nicely and he seemed to care in some weird way or another. He doubted he was a full on faggot or whatever. "You got AIDS?"

He was just wondering, he didn't mean to be rude. He lugged the heavy cart along as he stopped at the sweets and grabbed himself some fruit pastilles. "My dad says all gays got AIDS and if you can catch it if they cough on you but it's usually just from up the arse stuff."