It's not until after the party is over and the mostly responsible ones are walking around making sure everything is cleaned up, that Barbara pulls out an envelope to hand to Dick. "Here, birthday boy, thought you'd appreciate these."

Inside the envelope is an obviously terrible punny card and tickets to an upcoming circus performance. There's no question as to which one he'll like better, she knows that. "It was either that or rounding up everyone for a family portrait, and no one is that big of a masochist."