tyler999
08-21-2007, 06:40 PM
Sarging the Barista. When good sets go bad...
Earlier this evening I went to a Borders to look around (and practice a little sarging.) I was looking at the magazines, across from the bar/drink counter and found myself listening in on a (rather loud, fun) conversation going on there between the 3 people working it (two girls and a guy) and a girl customer who they were obviously very familiar with. The guy and the girl customer were on the customer side of the counter (so obviously everything was really casual), the other two girls who worked there were behind the counter- one a 5 or so, the other an 8. One of them mentioned something about the customer (who I found out was a friend of the guys) breakdancing. Everyone was laughing and the workers all started saying "come on! break it down!"
It was a set begging to be opened
I casually strolled by and, even though I wasn't approaching the counter directly, the HB8 jumped to the counter with a big smile and lots of eye contact, ready to take my order. Big IOI. Instead, I pulled a $1 out of my pocket and told the customer, "There's a dollar in it for you if you bust out a slick move right now." Everyone laughed and I started talking, DHVing, and getting lots of IOI's from the HB8 (and the guy, but I tried to work around that.)
As I'm talking I see someone walking by and I realize it's this Asian HB7 I know. I call her name and she comes right over, smiling and high energy, and I give her a big hug. I should have immediately introduced her to everyone (ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I didn't really know them well enough to introduce them, in the conventional sense, and it would have given me more social proof all around and insinuated me into their group.) Instead I talked to her for a minute or two and then brought her into the conversation- which was easy because she actually IS a breakdancer. (The world works in mysterious ways.)
At this point I am thinking I am doing great. I got IOI's off the bat, DHVed, THEN brought in another girl for social proof, pre-selection, and possible jealousy plotline. I pulled out the 3/7 on the HB8, and failed (she chose 2), but I turned it around on her, "Your ability to transmit your thoughts sucks!" and got her qualifying herself.
I'm moving smoothly into A3- nice.
Unfortunately, now I realize I don't know how to proceed. I can't really isolate the girl. I haven't had a chance to kino yet. Etc.
At this point, customer girl leaves and more customers come. Unfortunately, now that she is working, I am losing my HB8's attention and IOIs. I don't really know how to proceed from here. The barkworkers eventually get through the customers and we are all 5 of us just starting to talk again, and I am just getting HB8's attention back when the manager comes up.
She is a big girl, maybe a 4 on looks, and obviously the type of person who likes power. She comes over and looks right at the 3 behind the counter and starts making gestures like turning down a TV, indicating that they (us) are being too loud. She does this for like 15 seconds, which was an oddly long time, and then holds up two fingers and says in a condescending tone, "That's your second warning." She repeats this a few times and then walks off. It was very socially odd and as you can imagine, completely killed the set. After that we talked (quietly) for just a few minutes more and then my friend excused herself and I ejected.
Comments, critiques, criticisms, death threats?
Earlier this evening I went to a Borders to look around (and practice a little sarging.) I was looking at the magazines, across from the bar/drink counter and found myself listening in on a (rather loud, fun) conversation going on there between the 3 people working it (two girls and a guy) and a girl customer who they were obviously very familiar with. The guy and the girl customer were on the customer side of the counter (so obviously everything was really casual), the other two girls who worked there were behind the counter- one a 5 or so, the other an 8. One of them mentioned something about the customer (who I found out was a friend of the guys) breakdancing. Everyone was laughing and the workers all started saying "come on! break it down!"
It was a set begging to be opened
I casually strolled by and, even though I wasn't approaching the counter directly, the HB8 jumped to the counter with a big smile and lots of eye contact, ready to take my order. Big IOI. Instead, I pulled a $1 out of my pocket and told the customer, "There's a dollar in it for you if you bust out a slick move right now." Everyone laughed and I started talking, DHVing, and getting lots of IOI's from the HB8 (and the guy, but I tried to work around that.)
As I'm talking I see someone walking by and I realize it's this Asian HB7 I know. I call her name and she comes right over, smiling and high energy, and I give her a big hug. I should have immediately introduced her to everyone (ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I didn't really know them well enough to introduce them, in the conventional sense, and it would have given me more social proof all around and insinuated me into their group.) Instead I talked to her for a minute or two and then brought her into the conversation- which was easy because she actually IS a breakdancer. (The world works in mysterious ways.)
At this point I am thinking I am doing great. I got IOI's off the bat, DHVed, THEN brought in another girl for social proof, pre-selection, and possible jealousy plotline. I pulled out the 3/7 on the HB8, and failed (she chose 2), but I turned it around on her, "Your ability to transmit your thoughts sucks!" and got her qualifying herself.
I'm moving smoothly into A3- nice.
Unfortunately, now I realize I don't know how to proceed. I can't really isolate the girl. I haven't had a chance to kino yet. Etc.
At this point, customer girl leaves and more customers come. Unfortunately, now that she is working, I am losing my HB8's attention and IOIs. I don't really know how to proceed from here. The barkworkers eventually get through the customers and we are all 5 of us just starting to talk again, and I am just getting HB8's attention back when the manager comes up.
She is a big girl, maybe a 4 on looks, and obviously the type of person who likes power. She comes over and looks right at the 3 behind the counter and starts making gestures like turning down a TV, indicating that they (us) are being too loud. She does this for like 15 seconds, which was an oddly long time, and then holds up two fingers and says in a condescending tone, "That's your second warning." She repeats this a few times and then walks off. It was very socially odd and as you can imagine, completely killed the set. After that we talked (quietly) for just a few minutes more and then my friend excused herself and I ejected.
Comments, critiques, criticisms, death threats?