Right, this was an interesting day...

First few things about me, I started reading seduction stuff about a year ago, started practising it around 3 months ago. I'm at the stage where I can open anyone, with AA higher than a typical level, but still not many successes. My night game is really struggling, but I think people on raves are not there to get picked up, just get wasted and dance, and that's the only clubs I went to last 3 months, and the bars I picked for last few nights out seem to be fuelled by money, I don't seem to have enough skills to get through that barrier. My day game, well no cold approaches yet, but I can chat up anyone if I'm given context. Cashier, a charity girl, you know easy stuff. I'm still struggling and getting good at attraction stage. Got openers and transition pretty solid though.

Inner game I'm believe I'm on the overconfident ass hole stage, where I got all this new found confidence and power and no fucking clue what to do with it, so I often go overboard. Working hard on this as we speak.

Anyway, back on topic - today I'm getting a message at 4 pm from a friend, that her friend starts speed dating in my town, a lot of women signed up for but they have no guys, and do I want to go there for free. I had rock climbing session set up but a friend bailed on me, so I said fuck it, what's the worse that can happen on Wednesday night.

I went there expecting awkwardness and weird vibe, I went in to a bar full of HB7+, including three fucking strippers from a local spearmint rhino ( I found out about that later). Anyway, upon entering the place like I owned it, I went to the bar and while ordering a drink I opened 3 girls straight away, trying to practice not facing them with my body, talking to the whole group, etc, etc. Afterwards I opened every single fucking person I could, as it was the easiest thing in the world "Hi have you done this before" and off we go, so before I even started the whole dating everyone already knew me, and I had conversations started with most women. At this stage I focused on the least pretty ones and guys, which to be fair was not easy in that crowd.

The whole ritual started and I already had a massive advantage over most guys in there, I already had conversations waiting to be finished. I can't believe how easy it was to practice talking there, I focused mostly on conversation weaving and to not use to much of the same stuff so I can check what actually works and what doesn't. Note here, this sucks as a practice for opening, as there are no shields up what so ever, women expect you to chat them up. But god how great is this for practising transitioning and some really speedy attraction. You have almost no time to do the work, so you need to think fast. I'm sure this will be useful in a day game while picking more busy women, so you only got like 5 minutes to get the number.

Anyway, I was a bit rusty first 2 women, it was all comfort talking, not much attraction stuff, but after that, with questions by opening with questions "What was the thing that made you most happy this week" , or "what is your favourite explosion" and other weird random shit, that I just made up on the fly, only to avoid the questions about who they are or what they do. I even managed to kino some of them if I got to sit next to them, like when they cracked a joke a shoulder touch etc, shake of hand at start at beginning was a must. I really tried to practice everything. Magic thing though - by the girl 5 there happened the most important thing, I finally tasted the feeling and a state of mind of just going to a girl like its the most normal thing to do, no anxiety, no fear, just bam - hand out "hi I'm ikkake, my number is 13", and straight opener/follow up from previous conversation. And it just went from there, just random chat about shit, I don't think any of these girls know much personal stuff about me, I even turned my job (pretty boring) in a guessing game. I'm a technician in laboratory in a school, get to do a lot of experiments, and I went with a bomb, "Well it would be pretty boring if I just told you, so here is the hint: I sometimes get to set kids on fire" Should have seen the look on the woman's face, but I didn't loose my shit eating grin, and just went with it, few second later when I told her, she laughed so loud, she loved it, women really like when you stir up their emotions, that shit is really positive even if you go with very morbid stuff, but you do not loose your confidence, and keep going with it.

The strippers were last, and they looked like they appreciate the situation but are a bit bored. I actually didn't realise they were pole dancers till the last one, but I sensed they got value, because the shit tests just kept rolling, and I intercepted every single fucking one. I was talking to the last one, and she said straight up that she is a pole dancer, I said that this looks like the most intense workout and I think it's awesome, with confident smile etc. Then I said that I really like this speed dating thing, it's almost like a real thing, but far more streamlined. She asked how so? I said that I usually go and meet a lot of people when I'm in the bar, so that's nothing new (liar!), but this is fun as you got a system in place, it's kinda refreshing. She said that it'a nothing like normal, no one ever comes and talks to them. I said, maybe you not trying hard enough with a massive grin, but worry not, next time I see you I'd for sure talk to you guys. Her facial expression changed straight away, and we talked for an extra 5 minutes overtime, then their friends joined in we had few drinks and they were really fun to be around, but so was I, and that felt great!. Should I have closed them? Get their numbers? Go with them? I have no idea, I'm a newb. What matter is that I had fun, really clicked with one, and decided to pussy out due to early work tomorrow, and not feeling confident enough to handle 3 strippers on a Wednesday night, which in retrospective was old me speaking, I was already handling them, but to be honest? It doesn't fucking matter, I'll get someone like that soon enough.

To summarise, it's was like a training wheels, it's wasn't like a real thing, but it made me feel how it should feel, now I got that feeling I can conjure in myself, and know how to frame myself properly, and that was worth it on it's own. Other than that made some new friends, got one number from a rock chick that we seem to be going to the same concert together soon, and now I have to upload who I'd like to date or who I'd like as a friend. This is going to be some nice feedback considering I pretty much know what I did different with each of them.

Bonus questions though - I was wondering how to handle the strippers. I have no fucking clue what the women think when they are in a group of friends. They might just not bother with this whole yes/friend thing, I would not be surprised, but if they do they will share that info I'm certain of that! If I like one of them most, should I only mark her? mark all of them? mark them as friends? I have no fucking clue, any scenario has it good sides and has it pitfalls, what would you guys do? In reality I'd just try to isolate, but here we were sitting at a table, there was no opportunity to do it without being direct, and further most I have never ever been in a situation like that before, but now I know to think fast next time, and think ahead. And then they just left. Any ideas what I could have done better? Comments?

All in all, if you struggle with AA, you got shit conversation skills, you don't know how to open or transition, or you are a pro and just want insanely easy lay, I think it's worth checking out.

TL;DR got free ticket to speed dating, got taste of the feeling of approaching people with no AA, met 3 strippers and a lot of really cute women, TL;DRTL? Training wheels

edit: The fucking most important thing. I beat the shit out of any thought that I'm going there for sex/GF/. I went there to have fucking fun! For a guy who has not been laid in like a year, this was some skilled shit :D But the next time, I'm going out in a more fucking/less friend frame. Not with a goal of having sex, but more of a goal that there is no reason for it not to happen.

edit2: Here is a realisation I got; you are almost guaranteed to meet fun people on speed dating. Awkward silent frustrated people who are boring will never go to a thing like that.