So yesterday I went to the mall and went to every store I could I approached about 10 women but they were all hired guns which means they worked at the stores at the mall. My opener was "So are you guys hiring? Ok so how do you like your job? but really... I would build off that with the pros and cons of working there I would throw some funny comments in here and there, but I would get stuck on DHVing properly and I would run out of things to talk about immediatly after the opener! So my main questions I need answered are:

1.) How do I DHV without it seem like i'm bragging about my achievements right after opening a women. (Im using the mystery method as you might guess.)

2.) Pt. 1) Also how do I build immense attraction with the women in the 1st 15-25 minutes? what techniques should I use? (I've done the cube but it feels wierd sometimes during day game for some reason probably because the girls are sober.)

Pt.2) I also heard that women respond to tests, challenges, and having there curiosity and imaginations evoked. So my question is how the FUCK do i do that with a women I just met and make it feel smooth and not creepy.

3.) How do I keep a conversation going when it dies down and should I have topics to talk about before hand?

Thank you all so much I really do appreciate the help of the PUA community lets enrich each other and get better, and get the women we all deserve!

There's a lot of stuff here and it's no wonder you ran out of things to say, you were tryna remember everything you've learned.

Strip everything down to the basics:

Feel good about yourself & your future. KNOW that any girl would be fortunate for you to even spend 5 seconds talking to her because you are a high value man.

Scrap the routines.

Talk to non-hired-guns.

Open her about something going on in the immediate area and riff with her about that for a short time.

Ask genuine questions about her and tell her a little about you (here's where you can insert your 'dhv').

Then you have to run (you are a busy man remember) so you get her # so you can see each other again.

Most importantly: Interact with her in the same way you'd interact with a girl you're already dating, while remaining socially calibrated and non-creepy.
Too long of a time window there for day game in my opinion. Build immense curiosity with her by being brief, yet smooth. She is attracted don't worry about that, that's a given; you are reading her interest levels; you wouldn't go for the # close with a disinterested girl.

You might benefit from some online game. I highly recommend using dating sites in addition to field game. It increases the number of approaches you can do, and there are fewer hired guns. Finding a decent single woman is difficult unless on a college campus. Most women in public have boyfriends, are married or are just not interested they are socially programmed to avoid strangers in public. Find places away from hired guns like bookshops, coffee shops, or a decent bar with a singles night.

This may be your belief, but it is could not be further from the objective reality of many guys.

Online game isn't a bad supplement, but when you see the girl in person you still have to have the skills. Meeting women out in the world is a great way to develop said skills.