#close on campus, advice and clarification appreciated

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Hi everyone,

I'm new to the game and yesterday I got a #close with an HB8, a HB7, and their HB4 friend who joined us later. I might have landed in the LJBF zone and I need advice and tips.

My friend and I were eating at the university caf. We were queued behind the HB8 and HB7. While getting food the HB8 and I were alone---we sort of brushed by each other while getting plates and she smiled. I had some AA and kind of just wanted to eat with my friend.

However, while I was getting some beans, the HB8, who is a hot latina, followed me and got beans as well, so I opened her with the Boyfriend's Email by the Don. Then her HB7 friend comes over and they get into their own little chat on the topic. I tell the HB8 that she has greedy eyes, but she sort of arches her eyebrows, looks at her friend and said, 'This guy just said I have greedy eyes.' I start walking away and she follows.

When my friend and I sit down, the latina girl (HB8) sits down nearby and waits for her friend. I would have immediately invited her to join my table, but I was actually unsure if she was the girl I had just talked to (I'm Asian and have trouble distinguishing among other ethnicities).

But she clarified herself by coming over to our table to borrow some pepper, at which point I invited her and her friend to join us. I did some cold reads on the girl but she was skeptical and rational (I know I need to work on projection, voice variety, and facial expression).

I teased her for not being an idealist and believing in love. We talked about relationships for a while and whether or not love existed, but the Latina girl seemed rather disinterested. However, when I started talking to the HB7 with strong eye contact, the latina girl conversely started giving me strong eye contact.

Now I'm not good at reading IOIs so somebody please help clarify. Which, if any, of the following, are IOIs:

HB8 kept following me.

HB8 sticks her leg way under my chair and tries to nudge my foot with hers.

HB8 asks to play with my phone.

There may have been others but I wasn't too keen.

The latina babe was definitely wry and sarcastic and not sold on the cold reading. Any suggestions on how to bust her for that ('You're so sarcastic and sassy. I don't think your boyfriend is not spanking you enough.' Or something like that?) HB8 did mention that she had a boyfriend.

Anyway, toward the end, I asked the HB7 'what's the best way to keep in touch with you guys?'

Then the HB8 interrupted and said, 'I don't know, lot's of ways, phone, email, facebook?'

I took my phone out and got their numbers. Then HB8 wanted to play with my phone, but I have a sneaking, possibly paranoid suspicion that she was just trying to see how many contacts I had. Am I reading too deeply into things?

As they say, you should always leave the audience wanting more rather than overstay your welcome. We had pretty much finished our meals when their HB4 friend joined and I didn't want to wait for her to finish. I got HB4's number too, to be nice. I said to my friend, we should get going, but he didn't take the cue and said, 'Nah I think I'm going to hang around here for a while, but you can leave.' So I left. I don't know what transpired afterwards.

Anyway, where do I proceed from here? They definitely gave the indication that they want to see us again. I was a bit put off by the HB8's dual-natured approach. She kept following me but was standoffish when I tried to cold-read her and talk about love and whatnot. The HB7 was very sweet and friendly.

Things to improve: I didn't emphasize my sexuality enough. I didn't kino enough (everyone was holding forks and spoons anyway). Any others?

If I've fallen into the LJBF zone, I still want the girls for social proof.

I've thought of several ways to proceed. First is call the HB7 at lunch and say 'Hey, my friend and I are going to check out this restaurant down town. You guys want to join us?'

The second is just calling them up and inviting them to eat at the caf again (lame, I know).

I hope you guys can give me tips for improvement, i.e. What I should have done, what I should do now, what sort of frame or angle should I go through the second encounter?

Again, I'm new to the game. Any help, however elementary, would be appreciated. Also, am I overanalyzing things?

Cheers.