She sipped from her drink and contemplated Marc's question about the 'hat of destiny' or taking a more organic approach.  This group of people seemed a bit quieter, more reticent than last year's crowd.  Perhaps they would loosen up a bit after a drink or two and would begin forging their own pairings.  Of course the risk was always present that people in such unfamiliar surroundings, in a situation that was admittedly quite a fantasy, would be too scared to make the first move.  Thank goodness for the thoughtfulness of their amazing benefactor, and the top hat and stack of cards and pens for exactly such purposes.<br/><br/>"I don't know... What do you think?" she asked.  "Perhaps it should be the host's choice?" she smiled.  "Or we could just wait a bit and see what happens."