This is a very bad picture of Ben, taken at the same event, as he guarded the Super Soaker.
In previous years, drenchings of all kinds were standard fare at SF parties, but, recently, there's been a
movement to stop the soaking of every person who is seen by a water balloon or water gun wielding psycho. I have miraculously escaped getting wet most of the time, except for a few times when people have ignored the "Don't Squirt Susie or Susie Will Murder You" rule.