Yup, fairly long FR. Fuck it, I enjoy writing. Absolutely loving the game and all it has to offer.

The setup: it's the last night I can go out before needing to buckle down for final exams. Me and my wing head out to a rowdy club with a live band and lots of girls that fit my type (The Roxy for any Vancouverites). Going into this I had a big focus on inner game. I was going completely sober, and had the mentality that each approach is for myself (to amuse myself, to grow), and that each approach is just a step before the next (abundance mindset).

We walk in, and right away we settle into slighty AFC behavior: standing, looking around. I do my best to snap out of it, see a 2-set, HB5 and HB7.5 at the bar. I lead, taking the HB7.5. I don't remember how I opened, but I don't think it was all that strong. Either way I did my best to 'plow through' till I got the interaction flowing a bit better. As I settled into the conversation I began to consistently have my hand on her shoulder, but being the first approach it was slightly forced. I have her laughing, enjoying the interaction, but eventually they both go to the bathroom. We see them leave the bathroom, and then the club. Oh well. I realized after I never stated my intent either(never told her she was cute).

From here we both hit a slight funk. We find ourselves walking and scanning quite a bit. We do our best to approach any viable set but most didn't go smoothly. My wing keeps getting texts from a girl he knows in the club to meet up, I tell him to go for it, so from here I'm solo.

Instantly I notice a HB8 that I had been itching to approach earlier sitting with a HB6. I just go for it, focusing on cutting all rationalization when wanting to approach and just walking straight at the girl without analysis. I end up doing is placing myself beside the HB8, and saying 'Hi' as soon as she turned around. She's into it right away, even though I'm low on shit to say so I go into sarcastic interview mode. HB6 randomly brings up during our convo that HB8 can physically pickup anybody. I tell her to pick me up, and to hold me like they do in the titanic. Totally self amused here, and 'twas much fun. HB6 wants to dance to a song that comes on, HB8 complies. She tells me theyre going to the dancefloor, to which I give off a realllly weak "Am I allowed join?" (yup, I know), to which she kinda awkwardly laughs to. Fuck. I leave them to dance and head to the restroom to regroup. On my way out I see they've already made their way off the floor and are walking. AFC me could have easily let it be, but I made sure I persisted here. HB8 is hanging onto HB6's hips to get through the crowd, once HB8 acknowledges me I grab onto HB8's hips to start a congo. Again, totally self amused. From here HB6 tells me that I need to get HB8s number and give her mine. HB8 turns to me and says she got cheated on today, later saying she'd love a picture with a hot guy, to which I respond I'd love a pic with a hot girl as well. We get a really touchy, awesome picture. She then asks me if I've got facebook, to which I say that I do but text is much better to get a hold of me (thanks skullshoes!). I get the number and wish her well. Fuck yeah.

From here my state is obviously lifted. I take a walk and see a HB7 at the bar shyly waiting for a drink. I open situationally and it sits really well. For this entire convo I have my hand on her shoulder or on her back. Felt quite good about that. Fun convo, and I made sure that during the breaks in convo I didn't force it, and she ended up filling all of the gaps. It's possible that this could have been a pull if played right. In convo I found out that she lives only a block or so from the club on her own. I didn't convey sexual intent through words or tonality here (also eye contact, slow speech), which set the frame away from pull territory. Convo is going really well, but she says she needs to go to the bathroom.. she playfully says she'll see me later. Fuck. Here I realize that I need to take the lead once an interaction is favorable for me. The girl wants you to move it forward. Even if she's interested, if you don't move it forward she will most likely move on with her night. Would have been very easy to tell her to come dance and escalate on the floor.

I approach some sets, some with girls that are unattractive to me just for the sake of keeping state. Meet up with my wing again, who's not having luck with the girl. I decide that it's time to get going, but I want to find the HB7 I hit it off with and grab her number, basically I need to persist on the positive set I had. I grab my coat, find her with her friends, pull her aside, and tell her that I'm heading off but we should hangout. She agrees and enters her number in my phone. Feels damn good!

TL;DR: Persisted and pushed through AFC tendencies to number close on interactions that faltered because I failed to lead.