Jasper July 24th 2008

(Field Report posted by Charisma from the puaedmonton.freeforums,org)
Hey guys - sorry for the lack of replies. i been out camping with some close friends and i hadn't really had an opportunity to sit down and read all of your posts. Though I'm working on it.

Very impressed with Burgundy's FRs! (if any of you actually know me, I'm a big fan of Field Reports. Because Theory is out the window, and results are seen due to practice.) In fact his posts has caused a re-ignition in the flame inside me to go and open on a regular basis.

Putting that aside for a minute; I'm going to go off on my game that I ran at a restaurant while we came back from the hot springs in Jasper.

The six of us are seated, looking at the menus contemplating on what to order. I've mentioned the game to my very close friends, because its part of my life - and i don't keep anything hidden about my personal life, since it makes me who i am.

So finally the waitress comes up, and we shoot the shit a little. I don't remember exactly what I said to break the ice (all i know it was random comment for fun and good measure). Before long we're bantering back and forth, teasing and playfully insulting each other.

Punch in the arm - game is on!

She wasn't fantastically attractive, but she was cute, and her energy was very addictive. So i figure i show a little bit of what i learned in the society, and show my friends that I'm not all talk.

At one point she brings the main meal, and she took my fork earlier for the appetizers. So she hands me a plate of pasta with a spoon. I look at her with a slight smile. 'Are you trying to send me subtle messages now? I mean, i know you're not the kinda of person to go direct, but come on, spooning? Keep it clean.'

She laughs and responds something along the same lines in a sarcastic playful way.

'But see, i already see past your plans to screw me over, and all i have to do is lean back and steal a fork from another table.'

She rushes over and grabs every fork from every table and holds them up with an air of triumph. 'What now mr.big shot? *laughs*'

Anyways, she walks over to help her other customers; meanwhile one of mu buddies is telling me, 'Holy crap man, she totally digs you! haha, you should try to get her number, that would totally be smooth!'

She comes back a second time, and i barely acknowledge her existence as she tries to banter again.

Meanwhile as she leaves, i realized i haven't got her name yet. So i pulled one of my favorite lines with a semi twist.

'Ah, Sarah; you know, we can't keep doing our little dance of ours. Its shit like this that broke us up last time. Sigh. You know, you never gave me back my Justin Timberlake Cds.'

She laughs and tells me her name isn't Sarah.

'What?! See, we been torn for so long, it feels like i don't even know you anymore - *pause*'

She replies...'Katie...'

' - Katie. Jesus, what the hell am i going to do with you?'

Anyways, we all shot the shit a bit more, and it was time to split the bills.

"So, i'll pay for the two pasta plates, poutine, drinks and...put your number on there as well'

She looks at me surprised and laughs, 'Nice.'

But i never got the number. Maybe it was because I didn't come on serious enough, and made it too playful, or she already logically thought that i was an Out of Towner, and it would never work.

But i don't play on excuses. I believe that if i pressed a little harder i could have got that number (not that i needed it, but i wanted it to prove to myself that im getting better.)

Anyways - Hopefully I get more FRs up in the future, and I hope to read all of yours.

- Peace;
Charisma