Let me set the stage here...

[Suppressing many details for anonymity's sake as this is quite specific, if you recognize who I am or these events, keep it to yourself. The point of this post is really just for experience for next time.]

Using some of the popular glossary terms since people here seem to prefer it. New here, so I might not be aware of all the rules.

So its Halloween, everybody dressed up, myself included (Conveniently wearing a costume that allows me wear a shirt and tie, looking pretty damn good). My friends [Group1] and I are starting to drink before going out to a house party then a club with some other friends in the college residence. We hear some commotion outside and look out and [CoolGuy1] has [HB5], [HB6.5] and [HB8.5] walking with him to the entrance. Naturally, I say what the hell and go down to meet them. [CoolGuy1] introduces them to me and I instantly see an IOI from [HB8.5] and I reciprocate. Everybody chats for a couple minutes then leaves to get more liquor before going out. (I find out later that HB 1-3 are good friends of [CoolGuy1] from another city nearby and came up just for a day or so)

Some time passes

It's about time to be fashionably late to the house party, so I go round up the other groups of people partying in the residence. I find the group [Group2] with [CoolGuy1] and [HB8.5] and several others tell them everybody else is leaving in 10 and then I stick around for a bit. [CoolGuy1] and I crack some jokes, (battling for AMOG, but he doesn't seem interested in [HB8.5]) everybody has a couple drinks, [HB8.5] throwing more IOIs on my jokes, light kino ensues, seems receptive, complements me etc... Its going better than expected.

I head out to the house party with my original group of friends [Group1], [CoolGuy1], [HB8.5] and friends leave slightly before us. Usual packed house party stuff happens, however [Group2] stays mostly outside while [Group1] goes inside with me. [CoolGuy2] from [Group1] mentions [HB8.5] is pretty good looking and that I was hitting off with her. Yep, I know.

We decide to leave to go to the club before the cops show up. (pretty much inevitable base on the amount of people in that house, this turns out to be true later) I see [HB8.5] outside and invite her to go to the bar...and she's 1 year off. Damn. The atmosphere at the house party deteriorates and I go to the bar with [Group1]. Usual Halloween bar stuff happens, long line, meet some friends, drunk randoms complement my costume, shoo away the crazy girl [HB8] from last week (seriously not worth it), make her jealous by grinding with some [HB9] who eventually brushes me off after a couple songs after escalating kino too fast. (Meh, more experience for next time) Nobody left that is either not taken and worth approaching that I see, club closes we return to residence.

We get back and conveniently, [HB8.5] is sitting on the couch in the lounge. (With many from [Group1] and [Group2] with a lot of open space beside her.)

Checklist let's go

I won't be directly facing her? Check.

Her phone is charging from the only convenient spot in the room? Check.

Lots of space for me to spread out on the couch a bit? Check.

Good audience of friends? Check.

[AverageGuy1] sitting on her right? Won't be a problem.

I swoop right in on her left. We really hit off again of course, things in common, I've been to places she is mentioning, pass 3 shit tests, more IOIs, bit of kino, everything is going great. [I say I'm leaving for 2 seconds to go grab some water cause I'm thirsty as fuck after a bit of drinking, dancing at the club and chatting.

[I muster up the confidence to exchange numbers on my way back, I walk in, phone out and well...shit. Guess who is sitting right beside [HB8.5]? [AverageGuy1] on her right failing at chatting her up and cockblocking [HB3] on her left...in my spot. (In hindsight this could have been easily prevented by asking [HB8.5] a favor and save my seat, which would have worked double in my favor.) [HB3] is slightly intoxicated, trying to chat me up and shes not moving anywhere. Yeah...No thank you. Not happening.

Quick MS paint pic for clarity's sake: http://i.imgur.com/MUZFLTw.png

Things breakdown...I try to save the situation by standing between my friend [CoolGuy3] and [HB8.5] and chatting to both of them about the various events earlier in the night and effectively ignoring [HB3]. This works briefly, but [HB8.5] is too busy dealing with [AverageGuy1] and nothing comes of it. Soon after I walk to the other side of the room to examine something unimportant, perhaps I could get her to stand up and join me, but she is still charging the phone so she is tied to that spot until it is done or something happens. Its nearly 3am and [CoolGuy1] takes this as a cue to wrap up the night. [HB8.5] and [CoolGuy1] leave. Zero chance of intercepting [HB8.5] for her number. (No, they aren't interested in each other, an yes I checked and confirmed that later)

With all this progress, I'm not prepared to cut my losses just yet. A day passes... I don't have her number and I don't want to have to get through [CoolGuy1]. As per advice on /r/seduction I decide not to just add her on Facebook and I proceed as such with my own little twist: contingency plan here we go

http://www.reddit.com/r/seduction/comments/1bjshl/when_facebook_is_the_only_means_of_contact_whats/c97airs

...Aaaaaannnd.....I fuck up the area code and don't realize it until later. (Two numbers were in the wrong order giving her an area code that does not exist) I correct myself 4 hours later when I notice my mistake. She replies near instantly with "Hahah I figured ;)" and I reply with ";)" which is not seen until the next day.

No text to the correct number arrives. I can't confirm if she texted the incorrect number, if she did, she would have to rethink to text the real number which is far from ideal.

The end. Cutting losses.

I confirm with [CoolGuy1] later that she won't come back often. (Different college, city, state & significant travel time)

Things I believe I did well: Taking opportunities when they present themselves, correct pacing, not getting discouraged when brushed off for incorrect pacing, attempt cutting losses.

Things I probably did incorrectly: dealing with bad situations with little time to think up something elaborate to save it, proof reading etc...

So gentlemen, go ahead and critique. What did I do well, what should I improve and any advice for dealing with difficult situations to make the most of them?