Oh, come now! You don't have to accept any role you don't want to.

As for high school reunions, the thought of actually going to mine never even crossed my mind. I always say I'd rather be a party with complete strangers than around people I kinda-sorta know, 'cuz with the latter there's all that "well, why don't they remember me? Why haven't I made an impression on them/we haven't become friends yet?" anxiety. Well, it depends which people I kinda-sorta know, I guess...