The System In My Head

Baby in a burning building

Two young men walk through the bustling night streets of New York City while discussing the intricacies of the modern dating scene.

The smell of cigarettes, street food, and passing pedestrian perfumes combined to form the natural scent of the city-Eau de hot garbage.

"If dinner is Sarlacc's trap, then where are you going to take a girl?" ask Ben.

Antonio replied, "Pretend she broke her jaw while gossiping with her boyfriend and keeping him on a liquid diet ... Drinks are the best. If they don't drink alcohol, then coffee. If nothing else, you can take a walk somewhere. Just don't let them cram their faces in front of you, especially on a first date. This isn't Pacman..."

Ben typed a note on his phone: 'Pacmaning..no."

Antonio continued. "Second problem, when was the last time you spoke to him?"

"...Last night. When we confirm today's date."

Antonio shook his head with a helpless smile. "You seek death ..."

Ben's right eye twitched. Ever since she introduced her cousin to Asian web novels, she has taken the term random xianxia and used it in normal conversation.

Antony explained. “Kak, you should understand that most chicks have a toddler attention span. If you do not want to peel off, remember this word — confirm! You need to get date day confirmation, and more than one! It's not as simple as it sounds. In general, texting and calling chicks is like playing chess; there are all sorts of mistakes you can make where one of them will be the queen. It will be a game for you .'

Ben releases *******stress. "...So, is this lead dead?"

Antonio's face showed a grin. "Maybe not...I'll teach you how to beat any girl in a chess game. You will use the favorite tactics of the greatest strategist in ancient history..." His grin turned into a sly grin. "cheat!"

...

Some people will dislike the word, but Ben is not one of them. He loved unlimited gold hacking! This is a taste that matches his taste! He listened with more focus than in any class since he started college!

Ben's attitude satisfies Antonio, who believes that future prospects with women will improve depending on two characteristics: how much you want to learn, and how little shame you have! In this characteristic, Ben is the top prospect! Antonio needs to take good care of this baby Yoda...

Antonio said, "If setting the date like a chess game, then all you have to do is .. flip the board!"

"I don't follow your metaphor."

Antonio laughed a little. "Look, society expects men to chase chicks, not the other way around, right? In that scenario, he was the reward...That puts you at a natural disadvantage! As any good war game veterinarian knows, the defender has the edge, so if you play by the rules, you will always struggle in an uphill battle. Lucky for us, this battlefield is one of perception; the role of the attacker and defender is not set in stone. So all you have to do is to instead role and .. be your own gift!"

"So I have to be a pinata?"

Antonio shrugged his shoulders. "If you want... Now that I think about it, Pinata doesn't work a day of his life..."

"So I have to be hung from the ceiling while a group of kids beat me up to be the victim of hate crimes?"

"...No? Then you can be the candy."

"I'll just end up in the belly of a chubster boy!"

"Hmmm..." Ben didn't know Antonio was so smart. While his ears were filtering out the sound of a car honking loudly in the background, he was pondering over the concept.

Antonio stopped walking and turned to Ben. "He thinks he attacked you, right? That is, if he remembers you ever dated. I'll show you a movement as an example. Give me your phone..."

Ben hands his phone to Antonio and Antonio types a text message.

***

On the other side of town, Katie was at her hair salon to trim.

*Bip*Her phone issued a new message alarm. He picked it up and looked at the sender. 'Oh, that's the guy I spoke to yesterday, Ben. Wait..weren't we dating today? I completely forgot ... Oh well, guess I peeled it off. Anything.' Then he read the text.

"Sweetie I can't come. Hope you don't wait long there. There was an emergency. Baby in a burning building"

...

Katie raised an eyebrow. 'Did he say he saved a baby in a burning building?' He was confused .. but interested. "So he attacked me?" Now he's even more interested. A man never peels at him ...

***

"The baby in the building that's on fire? Who am I, Superman?!?" Ben yelling.

"Well, that's ridiculous... Superman doesn't care about one baby. He's irit. If you don't get on a bus or a plane, you'll go to the river." replied Antonio.

"You're making me sound crazy!"

Antonio laughs. "That's a funny and interesting sentence. What was more important was that he would not know if it was joking or serious. Confusion is the name of the game. If you can get a girl confused about you, she will keep thinking about it. You, make you a gift. Trust me, it will work. That'll hook him."

*Sounds*

They both stare at Ben's phone when there's a warning. It was a text message from Katie...

Ben glanced at Antonio who was still grinning, then read the message.

"no problem. we can reschedule. tell me about this baby..."

Ben flinched, before shouting, "BABY IN THE BURNING BUILDING!" He believes he found the hack into the matrix!

"Shut up! You're scaring customers!" The hot dog vendor at the side yelled at Ben.

Ben doesn't care. His heart rate accelerated as he repeated the sentence in his head. He knew what he had to do now to become popular among women! That's obvious. Even a toddler will get it.

He's going to be a superhero!