Kara was looking down, trying to dig her credit card out of her purse, so she didn't notice how close she was until she ran straight into... Batman.
"Oh, shit!" she said, giggling. "I'm sorry! I'd say I didn't see you, but you're about as big as a house... I wasn't looking where I was going."
"I don't think I'm as big as a house..." Mike said, chuckling, turning around to see his assailant.
His eyes widened as he took in the gorgeous woman standing behind him.
"Nice to meet you, Wonder Woman."
Kara laughed. Mike shook his head -- he knew that deep, throaty sound... he looked closer at her face.
"Kara?" he asked.
"Mike?" she replied. They both laughed.
""I, er, didn't recognize you with black hair!" he said, staring intently at her.
She giggled. "Isn't that kind of the point of a costume? To look like someone else? I didn't know that was you behind your mask... and cape... and tight black suit."
"You make a damn fine Wonder Woman," he said, appreciatively. "That costume fits you like a glove! And that's a great wig. But, I think I like your real hair better."
She laughed, and playfully slapped his arm. "Well, I couldn't run around with red hair. That's not Wonder Woman! What are you doing here, anyway? I thought you were headed to the conference in California?"
He shrugged. "Boss changed her mind at the last minute and sent Kevin. So I figured, what the hell? I'm going to find some fun."
She looked at him quizzically. "And you thought showing up to the bar as the Caped Crusader sounded fun?"
He smiled. "Well, you never know who you'll run into at a Halloween party. Or, should I say, who will run into you?"
"Sorry. I wasn't paying attention. I'm glad it was you, though, and not some wierdo, thinking I was hitting on him."
His voice dropped into his best Batman imitation. "Kara, I AM weird. And, I DO think you're hitting on me."
They were all weird. They worked for a tech company. Weird was a pre-requisite for getting hired. But Mike was the hottest IT guy she'd ever seen...
She had casually flirted with him at the office, and he had reciprocated, but very rarely instigated conversation. She wasn't sure he actually liked her, so she didn't pursue him.
She was supposed to meet some girlfriends, but she hadn't seen any in the two minutes she'd been here... she supposed she should look around for them some more, but being this close to him was too enticing. Normally, she would have made up an excuse to leave, so she wouldn't be embarrassed. What if he wasn't interested in her? Maybe he was just a nice guy, and didn't want her to feel dorky when she awkwardly flirted with him? But there was something about being in a costume that just released her inhibitions... like whatever actions happened weren't really her fault.
"So, isn't this lasso supposed to make you tell the truth?" Mike asked, slowly pulling the golden rope so that her hips inched closer to his.
"Yes, in fact, it is." She replied tartly.
"Good," he said, unfastening it from her hip, "then I'm going to find out how you really feel about me."
"Aww, come on, Mike. That's probably not such a good idea... I see you all the time at work! What if you don't like what I have to say?"