Alright, so I was out tonight with Frigid, my fellow New Orleans lair leader, and we found ourselves at my favorite bar called The Dungeon. The place was pretty dead and it was already 2 AM. Well, what can you expect on a Tuesday night? I already know pretty much everyone who works there, and there was this one bartender (I shall call her "H") in particular that I haven't seen in a month. She works Tuesday nights and I usually go Friday nights. She's the hottest bartender who works at The Dungeon and just recently turned 21. I'm only 18, but these guys don't know that
Before we got to Dungeon, we were driving around, looking for parking, while getting ourselves in state by yelling THIS IS SPARTA out the window many times. We were having a jolly old time. By the time we got to The Dungeon, I was PUMPED and in state. The fact that the place was dead didn't bring me down - I still expressed all the silliness my personality could offer regardless. I greeted the Bouncer as usual and noticed "H" working behind the bar. I greeted her with a hearty hug, saying that I haven't seen her in FOREVER. I have only met her once before
So, Frigid and I are sitting at the bar, throwing back drinks. Well, he was drinking, but I was drinking water. I was already pretty drunk from drinking at other bars and I wanted to regain my sobriety.
Anyways, I was being pretty silly and dancing around in my seat to the hard-rockin' music they had playing on the jukebox. Since the place was pretty dead, the upstairs dance floor was closed. I gave a small complaint about how the upstairs was closed but I felt like dancing.
Chief: "H," I feel like dancing but the dance floor is closed! We're gonna dance. When are you getting off work? (I was making dance moves with my upper body while I said this)
H: Alright, 3 AM (she reciprocated some small dance moves to mirror me)
Frigid and I started talking to this guy who approached us, asking if we could help him meet women. I guess we just gave off an awesome PUA vibe
I took this opportunity to implement a little push/pull with "H" with a combination of eye contact and turning my back to her while talking to the dude about the PUA community.Later on I start talking to "H" a little about where we could go after she gets off work. She tells me that she's actually going to get off at 4 AM when they close down and she and some other people (probably the other staff members) were going to get some food. "I'm coming with (smile)," I said. She complies with an OK.
I have some issues with the jukebox (the "4" button didn't work on the damn thing and it ate my money) and "H" keeps teasing me about it. "The jukebox doesn't like you." lol. I do some consistently silly antics such as spinning around in my chair while singing "You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round" and "H" comments that she's having fun watching me be a silly boy. lol. She called me a silly boy. I responded by calling her a "silly headband girl." Don't ask. I was just coming up with random shit spontaneously, yet all the while delivered charismatically.
While I was talking to Frigid (the other dude left earlier) with my back turned to "H," Frigid tells me, "she's taken."
Chief: What?
Frigid: She just kissed that guy on the lips.
Chief: ...so?
Frigid: That probably means she's taken.
Chief: lol I don't care. I'll still number-close her.
8-ball in the corner pocket. I called it.
Frigid tells me that he's beat and he's looking to head back home. He's my ride. I need to go with him. It's 3:40 AM and closing time is getting near. I get "H"'s attention and call her over with a "come here" signal with my finger. She rolls her eyes like the silly headband girl that she is and (seemingly) reluctantly comes over. I tell her, "Hey, my friend wants to head out so we unfortunately cannot join you for food." She responds with disappointment. Clear IOI. She was pretty good at hiding her interest in me up until that point, even though she was kinda flirting with me in her own way with her teases and fake signs of disinterest throughout the entire night.
Chief: But, hey, we're friends now. I'll hit you up later. (I then hand her my phone and she punches in her number. I call her phone so she has mine. The number is real.)
On our way out, I tell Frigid, "I told you I'd number-close her. I assumed the sale lol." He's actually impressed that I was able to do it even after he saw her kiss some other guy. By the way, I got her number right in front of the guy she kissed.
I was pretty proud of myself. I never really gamed a bartender before. I just made friends with them to establish social proof in bars.
