" You don't want him," she said to the pink-haired girl. " He has syphilis." The girls stared. " Syphilis?" " Five percent of people in America have it," said Ty helpfully." I do not have syphilis," Mark said angrily. " There are no sexually transmitted diseases in Faerieland!" ”Sorry," Jules said. " You know how syphilis is. Attacks the brain. "