"It isn't too bad, and I haven't seen a lot of naked people, either. Maybe I hang out in the better parts of the rave."

And of course Eddie is perfectly aware that Lola probably thinks he and people his age are old - he remembers being a teenager and seeing people approaching 30 like he is and thinking they're ancient. He'd thought of his gym teacher that way. It's not that he minds, either, the last thing he wants is a teenage girl with a crush on him.

Laughing softly, he nods, "I think I could manage a pear cider, if we were going to grab a drink together. My treat, if you come to the bar with me. You can watch them open the bottle."