The ship has sailed on this girl, but looking back, I think there were times the ship was in the harbor for this one. Or not.
Initial background:
The semester before we were in the same class and we studied together. More like, she'd ask me to help her, but truth be told, I usually had no idea what I was talking about and learned more myself from teaching her. So I thought it was useful too.
At that time last semester, she was dating some other guy, and I didn't consider myself experienced enough to stir the waters so to speak. But the extent to which I gamed her was teasing her for being behind on everything and always coming to me for help, as much as I remember. At the very least, she thought I was a funny and intelligent guy (or a clown and convenient beta orbiter).
Game on: Her IOI's
I don't actively keep tabs on who's dating who, but I could tell she was single again the next semester. We weren't in the same class anymore, but we'd hang out occasionally, and she'd throw me IOIs, or so I thought.
>She's pretty grabby with me during the day, more than a usual girl. Usually does kino whenever she's making a point about something.
>A text convo:
Her: "what's up??"
Me:"Ah Arielle" (not her actual name)
Her: "Haha its really funny how you greet me like that."
>I remember one time we were talking together she told me that "you're gonna use your charm on that professor" or something like that. "No one can resist," I told her with a grin. Giggles ensue.
>Another one: I'm wrapping up studying for an exam. She comes from behind and messes with my hair. I turn around and tell her "test in 40 minutes" and she exclaims "Oh!" in surprise and leaves me to my work.
>Another time I tell her "We should hang out some time. Let's check out some of the bars around here." To which she agrees. A bit later, I text her, directing her to a bar meetup on Wednesday night, but she tells me she has tests and is busy that week (Okay...) She tells me that she'll text me, but the text doesn't come. (Now that I type this out, this doesn't sound much like interest on her part.)
Overgaming her
>One time she asked me to fix some technical issue with her car audio system. In my mind, I was telling myself "Don't be a beta orbiter, don't be a beta orbiter." I ended up telling her that she "should ask someone more experienced with that kind of stuff," thinking that I avoided being her beta orbiter who does shit for free. But afterwards I wondered if that could have just been one-on-one hangout time. And this girl told me about how she lives off campus by herself now, alone. Huh.
>Recently, we haven't been talking as much, because I thought the ship sailed. But I asked her if she could pick me up at an airport. The first time she was like "I can't, really sorry!!" The second time I asked her, she told me "We don't really talk much," to which I responded, "that's fair. I'm good though." She still says hi to me.
I have to say typing out your game experiences allows you reflect on them a lot. At first I was going to ask a question of "why didn't she text me when she said she would," but upon reflection she probably wasn't all that interested in me at that moment.
I'm still hung up on the fixing her car audio thing. Was worried about being a beta orbiter during the time, but did that get in the way of actually hanging out in private with her?
Related to beta orbiter: I've graduated from Game Denialist to Beta Orbiter on this forum. Woop woop.
Initial background:
The semester before we were in the same class and we studied together. More like, she'd ask me to help her, but truth be told, I usually had no idea what I was talking about and learned more myself from teaching her. So I thought it was useful too.
At that time last semester, she was dating some other guy, and I didn't consider myself experienced enough to stir the waters so to speak. But the extent to which I gamed her was teasing her for being behind on everything and always coming to me for help, as much as I remember. At the very least, she thought I was a funny and intelligent guy (or a clown and convenient beta orbiter).
Game on: Her IOI's
I don't actively keep tabs on who's dating who, but I could tell she was single again the next semester. We weren't in the same class anymore, but we'd hang out occasionally, and she'd throw me IOIs, or so I thought.
>She's pretty grabby with me during the day, more than a usual girl. Usually does kino whenever she's making a point about something.
>A text convo:
Her: "what's up??"
Me:"Ah Arielle" (not her actual name)
Her: "Haha its really funny how you greet me like that."
>I remember one time we were talking together she told me that "you're gonna use your charm on that professor" or something like that. "No one can resist," I told her with a grin. Giggles ensue.
>Another one: I'm wrapping up studying for an exam. She comes from behind and messes with my hair. I turn around and tell her "test in 40 minutes" and she exclaims "Oh!" in surprise and leaves me to my work.
>Another time I tell her "We should hang out some time. Let's check out some of the bars around here." To which she agrees. A bit later, I text her, directing her to a bar meetup on Wednesday night, but she tells me she has tests and is busy that week (Okay...) She tells me that she'll text me, but the text doesn't come. (Now that I type this out, this doesn't sound much like interest on her part.)
Overgaming her
>One time she asked me to fix some technical issue with her car audio system. In my mind, I was telling myself "Don't be a beta orbiter, don't be a beta orbiter." I ended up telling her that she "should ask someone more experienced with that kind of stuff," thinking that I avoided being her beta orbiter who does shit for free. But afterwards I wondered if that could have just been one-on-one hangout time. And this girl told me about how she lives off campus by herself now, alone. Huh.
>Recently, we haven't been talking as much, because I thought the ship sailed. But I asked her if she could pick me up at an airport. The first time she was like "I can't, really sorry!!" The second time I asked her, she told me "We don't really talk much," to which I responded, "that's fair. I'm good though." She still says hi to me.
I have to say typing out your game experiences allows you reflect on them a lot. At first I was going to ask a question of "why didn't she text me when she said she would," but upon reflection she probably wasn't all that interested in me at that moment.
I'm still hung up on the fixing her car audio thing. Was worried about being a beta orbiter during the time, but did that get in the way of actually hanging out in private with her?
Related to beta orbiter: I've graduated from Game Denialist to Beta Orbiter on this forum. Woop woop.
