I started gaming this girl I had known back in high school on Facebook IM and we began making some progress in our conversation after I told a funny story about an unattractive girl looking at me from a distance behind my work when I had gotten out, and how when I got closer I found out it was a guy. Found out she lives in the town I just moved to
Figured I'd lay down the plans for how we'd hang out eventually by asking if she parties. Here's how it went:9:57pmSarah
are you still friends with chris or cory
9:58pmErik
both negative
i think more because i didn't see them for so long
and haven't seen them
cory, chris, and i were all friends for such a long time
do you party a lot down here?
10:01pmSarah
yeah they're good kids i havent seen them since high school
10:02pmErik
yeah same
10:02pmSarah
and i party some
what about you'
10:03pmErik
yeah a bit, mostly smaller stuff like little get togethers
you don't seem like a rager type of girl lol
10:04pmSarah
hahaha
10:05pmErik
is that true or am i making that up?
10:06pmSarah
well prolly true no i drink less then most of my friends
are you saying i seem boring?
haha
hey brb
10:06pmErik
you read me like a book
k you better be RIGHT back!
both negative
10:13pmErik
lol i sent that "both negative" message like 30 minutes ago...guess my computer really is stupid (NOTE: we had discussed earlier how computers are stupid and should just explode when you buy them to save the trouble)
10:14pmSarah
hahah hey
im not boring
and im back!
10:15pmErik
and just in time, i have to get going
10:15pmSarah
hahaha
10:15pmErik
aww...don't cry
lol
10:16pmSarah
no promises
10:16pmErik
lol...if youd like, i can find out just how not boring you are sometime, maybe you come over and chill out
10:16pmSarah
have a good night
hahaha ok
10:16pmErik
alright so let me get your number and i'll text you sometime
10:16pmSarah
k ***-****
10:16pmErik
cool, i had it a looong time ago but i have since gotten a new phone
but aaaanyway try not to cry too hard
10:17pmSarah
haha
alright
10:17pmErik
and if you do start to cry...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skCV2L0c6K0 i think that will make you feel better (NOTE - my status read "whose chair is this? It's not my chair. Not my chair not my problem that's what I say" beforehand and she commented about it)
10:19pmErik
goodnight!
10:19pmSarah
ok
bye
feel better already
10:49pmSarah is offline.
What would be a good first text for this scenario? I thought about just sending a funny quote from "Drinking Out of Cups" but I don't want to be considered a one-trick pony by constantly referencing that; at the same time, I feel that could be the key to building rapport and making her laugh on command. Thoughts?