Tonight I opened a lot of sets but botched the best one. I opened to the hottest girl at the club standing alone by herself. I asked her if she was having fun and from there on the conversation was easy. I asked her why she was alone and where her friends were and she pointed to them across the room. It turned out that she was also with some guys (who were pretty big) but I quickly introduced myself to them and engaged them in the chat. They walked off and I kept talking to her but started to run out of things to say. The club was small and we were right in the middle of the bar and dance floor. Some creepy guy even bought her a drink which she shared with me. When I realized things were getting kind of slow I told her I had to find my friends because it was their last night in town and walked away. I came back with one of my girl friends holding my hand and started to dance with her to DHV. From then on I fucked up. While dancing with my friend I looked at the girl and went to grab her hand. But accidentally hit her other hand which caused her to spill a little of her drink on herself. She actually didn't mind but I didn't know what to say. She ended up hugging me and saying it was ok. But after that I was out... I could have kept talking to her but I felt like all the conversation was going nowhere. She didn't seem like she was trying to dance, but at the same time she had just been standing there all night. With nothing else to say I told her I was sorry bout the drink and tried to use it as an excuse to dance as a way to make it up to her. (I know pretty lame) It didn't work and we just kinda stood there not saying anything until I bailed out. My question is what should I have done besides not spill the drink on her? Haha

Was dancing with my cute friend too much that could have made me look like a player? Should I have just stood there talking with my friends watching them all dance or was dancing the right choice?

Should I have stayed there and tried to get into deeper conversation with the target?

Should I have tried to start dancing with the target? This is the route I was trying to go towards but I didn’t have a smooth line to use to make it seem like I really didn’t care and I wasn't trying to be a chump and just say, “Do you want to dance?”

I’ve read The Game and watched the shows and I used what I saw on the shows tonight to get this girl hooked. The problem was I didn’t have a table or VIP to take her to. When things got slow I couldn’t just say, “Oh I have a table with friends you should join us.” Which seems like the perfect next step.

I guess my main question is what do you do Mid-Game to start closing in terms of kino and lines when you don't have a setup like a private table to take her to.

This can be tricky. After all, we really don't have a VIP table, or a necessarily "quiet spot" to take girls, especially in a crowded club. (unless you count the washrooms, which unfortunately don't exactly spell 'class'...)

The fact that this girl was alone makes it easier I think to close. After all, a girl might feel embarrassed to be closed in front of her friends, and forget about kissing if you can't isolate her.

If i were to put myself in your shoes, I would have danced with your HB friend for a quick minute, not too long, as that would convey too much of a DHV, showing that you are either a manwhore, or possibly off the market. After the short dance, I would have turned and closed. It seems almost as if you were just chilling with this random girl, and that's never good. A PUA has got to get in, close, and get out, just like that. Too much time spent with a target can cause things to get boring and stale pretty quickly.

So, I would say next time this happens, scope the venue for a "quiet spot" to isolate a target, and make sure to put that FTC to use. If you follow through on your FTC, you'll leave more quickly, which puts everyone into a rush, ultimately making things easier on you, as you won't have to support a conversation for an extended period.

Good luck next time!