History Literature / Peeps

* [[spoiler: TheUnmasquedWorld]]: In the second book, [[ApocalypseHow for very justified reasons.]]

* InnateNightVision: Part of being a Peep. Also [[spoiler: how Lace confirms that Cal is a carrier.]]

* FatCat: Corny.

--->'''Cal''': "I was older, wiser, and had lived in New York for just over a year now. I had grown-up eyes. It turned out that [[GayBarReveal Dick's Bar]] didn't get a lot of female patronage. [[CaptainObvious Not much at all.]] Just a lot of guys playing pool in their leather chaps, drinking beer and swigging the occasional Jell-O shot, listening to a mix of country and classic disco."

* TyphoidMary: The carriers, who are sent to hunt down and capture the peeps. To their credit, however, they are ''aware'' of their condition, and are given extensive classes and training in how to avoid spreading it to others. [[spoiler: Cornelius, however, is a cat, and as such [[CaptainObvious didn't get that training]], which was how Lace ended up becoming a carrier. That, and almost nobody knew that cats could spread it too.]]

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Cheerfully averted. Immediately after the revelation of the truly massive [[SwarmOfRats swarm of infected rats]] living underneath her apartment building, Lace packs a bag and says she's leaving - and going to Cal's place. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Cal's reaction is priceless.]]

''Peeps'' (also released as ''Parasite Positive'') is a novel by ScottWesterfeld, which concerns Cal Thompson, a carrier for a parasite which turns people into "peeps" - monstrous anti-versions of themselves, repelled by anything they once held dear. Recruited by the Night Watch, he's on a mission to capture the girls he has infected. However, it turns out there is more going on than he suspected; with things under the earth starting to stir...

* BaconAddiction: Lace quits being a vegetarian because bacon smells good. [[spoiler: And because she's been infected by Cornelius sleeping on her chest.]]

* GayBarReveal: Dick's Bar, the one and only home of the Bahamalama-Dingdong. With such fruity drinks and even a very [[FreudWasRight telling name]], this isn't much of a surprise. It's also worth noting that they served Cal booze when he was at least two or three years underage.

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** VirginityMakesYouStupid: Cal didn't realize he was in a gay bar until after his proverbial ticket got punched. When he returns to Dick's Bar years later, he notices a ''great deal'' that he didn't notice beforehand.

* TheTell: The parasite causes the people who are infected with it, carriers included, to eat a significantly carnivorous diet [[BigEater and a lot of it at that]]. [[spoiler: So when Lace, a vegetarian, starts [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness eating increasing amounts of red meat out of nowhere]], it foreshadows whats happened to her. Sarah even makes note of it and pokes fun at Cal, thinking that he infected her via sex without telling her.]]

* TheTell: The parasite causes the people who are infected with it, carriers included, to eat a significantly carnivorous diet [[BigEater and a lot of it at that]]. [[spoiler: So when Lace, a vegetarian, starts eating increasing amounts of red meat out of nowhere, it foreshadows whats happened to her. Sarah even makes note of it and pokes fun at Cal, thinking that he infected her via sex without telling her.]]

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Peeps are not vampires. But since most people are fairly fond of light, they ''do'' tend to dislike it, and favor the night.