Kersen shook his head. "Indonesia. Called the East Indies then, though. While it was still occupied by the Dutch. My father was Dutch though I don't remember him much, he went home when I was very young. And... as soon as it was clear enough that I was attracted to men, that was no longer a good place for me to be, either."

He paused for only a moment, and decided he should tell her the rest, given the revelations she'd made. "I found myself at fifteen on the streets of Paris. You might say I fell into the same line of work as you."