the backstory is boring. we're at a dimly lit bar.

last night i was with friends. 2 of them (hb10 and hb6) sat across from me and another girl - who isn't their 'friend' per se - was sitting in my lap. anyway, a guy comes over and tries to run some pick up on the 2 girls. i let him flirt for a good five minutes before saying "you need to work on your pick up" (implying that i knew he was running pua) and shooing him away.

the thing that stuck in my mind was how bad he crashed and burned when running the "bff test." he did the shampoo version of it (hb6 uses 'matrix', hb10 responded 'suave'). the hb6 then called him out in front of his friends saying "that's the stupidest test i've ever heard. it's not like we shower together."

after he left the 2 girls were cracking a few jokes about the cheesy bff test. i laughed and put my hand in front of hb6's eyes. not touching her face, but blocking her field of vision. i said "actually, here's the real test. what color are her eyes." hb10 didn't know hb6's eye color which sparked a whole new conversation.

i made the test up on the spot and i would use it again. the usual bff test asks friends if they know trivial, boring facts about one another. this eye color one tests something that you assume your best friend would know. hb+ sees hb-'s eyes every time single they talk. another positive is you have a reason to cover hb-'s eyes and smile charmingly at the hb+ without scrutiny.