If explaining gay had been a challenge, "drag queen", Ginta was sure, was going to prove impossible. "There's a stage," he told Kuromaru. "And a show. They do it twice a week, with different performers. They um... Okay, so the one with the green wig, did you see her? She's Hedda Lettuce, she's one of the regulars. Only she and her girls there, they're guys."

"You should take your friend up close where he can see the action," Rei suggested. He handed Ginta a tall, thin glass adorned with a piece of melon and a paper umbrella. The drink inside was a slick yellow-green, with carbonated bubbles rising excitedly to the surface. "On the house. Here's one for you, too, cutie." He offered the second drink to Kuromaru.