October 3
Dialogue with
Alternating Vowels
A: Hi. Did you receive an invitation to Katie’s reception?
B: Yes, but SSSHHH. The reception is a secret.
A: A secret? Why would Katie be so secretive? It’s her wedding reception. Wouldn’t she want everyone to know about it?
B: Well, she told me to keep quiet about it and use a lot of discretion when I did talk about it.
A: That’s ridiculous. Did she explain why she wanted you to be so discrete and not let people know about it?
B: Apparently, someone famous is going to attend the reception, and she doesn’t want the press to find out.
A: Someone famous?! Well, that would explain it. I suppose it would be reasonable to want to keep the reception a secret if someone famous were coming. So who is it?
B: I don’t know, but Katie expressed a lot of gratitude for this person accepting her invitation. She said it shows both lunacy* and bravery on his part. She also said that they have a plan to make sure the press doesn’t find him there and put her wedding on the national news.
A: What’s the plan? Does it involve some escapist maneuver like disappearing into thin air or sneaking out the back?
B: Yes, he will escape out a secret exit in the back of the house. The police will help him. And he’ll stay in a stationary position and won’t move around much while he’s here. Also, his stay at the reception will be brief.
A: Well, I guess brevity is important since he wouldn’t want to stay too long and get caught by the press. I have to say that having someone famous there will turn what was going to be a pleasant time into a very dramatic and exciting evening.
B: Yes, it will be exciting and certainly dramatic. But just remember, while it’s only natural to want to tell people about someone famous being at the reception, Katie wants it kept hush-hush. So don’t cave and start blabbing about this to everyone here at work.
*I’ve changed this to “lunacy” because it is more accurate in this context. “Lunacy” means “craziness.”