My buddy and I head out and set a goal of talking to everyone. He's hit or miss in his game, and we both need to work on AA.

So we arrive at the bar and the first person we open is the promoter girl HB8, which is super easy because that's her job. But it gets us free goodies and free social value. I tell her to introduce us to her friend HB9 (she complies) - whose BF turns out to be a few feet away. Oh well, can't win them all. Leave that set for later and return to some bored looking girls in a booth with a stupid opener relating to their drinks.

We eventually find out it is Birthday Girl's day (HB7) and my wing comes in to take care of the friend HB6. I neg HB7s age, escalate Kino, and buy her a shot during our conversation. This was probably not advisable (but it was her birthday?). Everything is going well, so I grab her hands twirl her around and push her to the dance floor in an effort to isolate. Unfortunately, all her other girl friends are right there. I try to DHV, dancing w/everyone and generally having a good time, but the group is just not having any of it. In the meantime my buddy has moved HB6 out front and is busy making out with her. I move out of this set I'm flailing at and eventually find myself talking to promoter girl.

I'm drunk by now, so I'm not sure what I say but eventually I gave her my phone and she called herself. She gets me a free beer, and I'm having a pretty good time, as I'm pretty sure i'm a boss. Unfortunately, my buddy really needs me at this point. I come back to run interference on HB6's friends - eventually we are invited back to their place. I pair off with one of the girls and help to isolate for my buddy - but this girl has a boyfriend too. We arrive at the house and after careful deliberation, we decide it is not worth it to stick around for the available talent.

I failed to txt promoter girl right away - but I created some callback humor the next morning using the company she's working for. Txts two days later have been going well and I will probably call for a meet-up tomorrow.

A few things I remembered helped:

  • Opening mixed sets helps to get me in state
  • Ask people to introduce you to their friends - even if they are not nearby - for an easy expansion of the set
  • Text right away, and try to include their name in it (I forget names easily)

If anyone has thoughts about the group cockblock, or any tips on what I'm doing right or wrong in general, please let me know.