Although there wasn't really much to report tonight, I just wanted to put this up since I'm furious with myself. Opened well the beginning of the night, hooking the sets that were available when I decided that it would be rude to not babysit a set that I had hooked earlier (they proximity re-opened us) and after that, babysat some pivots that showed up.

At this point, I need to maintain the mindset of "these people are adults, they can take care of themselves and I'm going to leave them to open some sets".

Biggest lesson that I learned tonight was that my advancement in game should be #1 priority, not whether or not I'm rude for leaving people to talk to other people.

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We ball out of control like you wouldn't believe

well, it is kind of rude to leave a friend alone, especially if they aren't able to take care of themselves (i.e., uncomfortable in social situations).
It'd be a good idea to introduce them into the sets you open.

An easy way to leave sets that you opened is to say:
"It was really nice talking with you, but I have to go check in with my friends."
and definitely, you're just strangers, therefore you should feel no commitment towards them.

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"The world is divided between peasants and kings, but the truth is everyone is looking for the exact same thing. - Eyedea

Anything worth having requires struggle. If not, you're getting hustled.

good pivots know they're pivots (social adults that can take care of themselves)