Trying to forget my wife's quest to find her partner with the matching key, I began moving through the room searching for some interesting looking women. The costumes were very elaborate, but each had to meet one primary stipulation, the face must be covered enough with a mask to hide your identity.
Spotting several Liza Minellis who looked a bit too masculine to suit my tastes I wondered whether this was a completely heterosexual gathering or were gays worked into the party too. It obviously added some intricacies to the key card pairings, especially if the selections remained completely random.
My thoughts were broken as I moved over to the card indicators with two women but faced the flashing red light. Glancing around I did notice a few couples wandering toward the elevator. I also noticed my wife hadn't hooked up with anyone yet.
Wandering over by the bar, I sat down next to a woman dressed up like Kathleen Turner, a favorite of mine since the old "Body Heat" days. A bit rusty on my opening lines I said softly, "Hi, I always wanted to meet you Kathleen."
She responded in a somewhat husky voice, "Well thank you and I must admit, I could have survived for a long time without meeting you Mr. Rumsfeld."
"Call me Donald and hey, I love the way you mimic her voice," I replied.
"Mimic, who's mimicking? Hey darling, this is what you get."
"Hmm... I think I like that. Hey can I buy you a drink?"
"Sure, a glass of white wine please."
I nodded to the bartender and said, "I'll have the same."
"Somehow I pictured our Secretary of Defense being a bit more of a hard drinker."
"No, no got to keep my wits about me as I make the world safe for democracy," I replied.
"Kind of makes my wish I were drunk."
The bartender delivered our drinks and I held up my glass, "Here's to a more drunk Secretary of Defense."
"Cheers," said, sipping from her drink. She then asked, "Do you come to many of these parties?"