FR: First night sarging

So a buddy of mine who i turned on to the book "The Game" and subsequently the whole community finally got a chance to go out sarging lastnight. We both read way too much and had no real in field experience with tactics. Actually before this there had only been 2 other times in my life where i approached a woman i didn't know in a pick up situation, but never multiple people (a set). Yes it's sad, i am 27 years old and i have no idea how to pick up women. So thats where i am starting. However i bet there are a lot of guys out there in my shoes. Cool people who just don't do well approaching strangers.

Before going out, i hit a place for dinner. There is a bar and a band playing some jazz. I get into a conversation with my buddy who is a bar tender (The same who i ran the lie detector on). There is not a single set of people i want to approach. One girl with her mom and a single mid forties woman. The rest are all families. Of course the topic of women come up and i try to show off a bit of my new found knowledge. I show him the lie detector routine and then the cube. I hit dead on with the cube and he's impressed. So i tell him about a quick opener "the jealous girflriend". Then i said "too bad there is no one to even open tonight." I just then turn over my shoulder and there is a 2 set of women i only saw from the back so i don't know what they look like except they look younger. Their Grandma even sits down. I unintentionally set this up perfect. I forced myself now to have to approach to save face in front of my buddy. It was just the kick i needed to try opening my first set.

I waltz over to the 3 set and run the opener. I even tried to open up the Grandma a bit.. They ate it up. I ejected immediately after the opener since they weren't very hot and i was really pumped about my first set ever. It set a really good tone for the evening. My buddy was impressed how into it they seemed to be and i was just stoked i did it. It was soooo easy...

I meet up with my buddy later to go out sarging. We hit M-town in search for a set. We hit up a little restraunt bar that was fairly busy with a 2set and a lone hired gun sitting at the bar on break or off work. We order our drinks and chat for a second. We look for a situational opener. There is a big elk with hats on its antlers and i figure that is good enough. In retrospect it was pretty lame and set a bad theme for the approach. I decide to walk over and leave my wing to approach a two set sitting next to us. The woman at the bar HB8HiredGun was eating and by herself on the approach.

SocialHitchHiker: So I can tell you work here.
HB8HiredGun: Well not at the moment
SHH: Obviously, but i was hoping you could tell me what's deal with the elk (slipped up my wording there due to nerves and set a bad precedent for the interaction)
HB8: You want to try that again?
SHH: So whats the deal with the elk with the hats on it?

We do some strained conversation about it

SHH: I mean was it hit by the train or something? (the restraunt is an old train station)
fluff more fluff
HB8: Who knows maybe it was hit by a deer
SHH: Hit by a deer? There now were even. (should have busted her harder for this)

I am about to get ready to eject because it didn't look like it was going well when she says

HB8: The real question is what's the deal with the buffalo over there on the wall.

Our interaction was definetly based with her in control of the frame but it was interesting she pulled me back in. We have a bit of conversation about NipTuck the tv show. No idea how that came up and we started talking plastic surgery. I hit a little social proof in about my ex girlfriend got botox. She asked me how old my Ex was and how old i was. I got in some light kino touching her face when she talked about she would probably do botox in the future. After a while the conversation stalled so i decide to do the lie detector test on her. After doing it she says i didn't get it correct. So i try again aiming for the second time to do it without speaking. She says them out loud anyway and i just go with it. I fail again. The worst part was i was too into looking at her eyes i forget what her answers were. Mental note: remember their answers better!

We move into why i knew how to detect lies and i went AFC here and told her i am a poker player and i run a club. I giver a card and she actually gives it back to me saying "sorry it says members only, i should give this back to you" I make up a lame line, leave my card with her after finally introducing myself, and eject.

I felt great about it though.. I approached cold, did'nt use canned openers, and actually talked with her for about 10 min or so.

My wing said she looked like she was actually enjoying the interaction and had fun with the lie detector game. He also said somthing i thought was pretty interesting later in the night. She never admitted which one she lied about. I may very well have gotten it right and she wanted to bust me on it.. Next time nail her down on which she lied about..

Overall a great night. We did our approaches and got some good in field experience. The tone of my set with the HB8HiredGun was bad from the start. I flubbed the opener. The opener was lame. She had frame control. I never busted on her for anything. However i had a fun time doing it and it set me in a good mood for the night.

Later on a venue change i tried and failed to open a 2 set ordering drinks by asking what they just ordered. I ran cold and ejected back to my seat a foot away.

My wing that night also got over his approach anxiety after i nearly kicked him into the set. I actualy took all of his money and said he'll get it back when he opens them. He hits them with the G String opener and ejects right after it was done. Props to him for doing it..

This approach anxiety thing really isn't that hard to get over. Now its just time to be more interesting and create better rapport..