[And, just as predicted, sitting alone at the bar has inspired someone to slide in an attempt to make conversation -- if it could be called that. Like clockwork, though the results so often leave something to be desired.]
Do I look like the sort of girl who gets stood up?
[Perhaps her inability to find a match for herself, however, has something to do with her personality. Defensive and derisive right from the get-go; it's certain that somewhere along the way she learned that she would catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, but she prefers to be shown that someone is worth the effort, first.
She smiles, and it's not a particularly nice smile -- but she gives him a quick once-over, appraising him. He's not terrible.]
Maybe I was just waiting for someone interesting to turn up.
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Do I look like the sort of girl who gets stood up?
[Perhaps her inability to find a match for herself, however, has something to do with her personality. Defensive and derisive right from the get-go; it's certain that somewhere along the way she learned that she would catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, but she prefers to be shown that someone is worth the effort, first.
She smiles, and it's not a particularly nice smile -- but she gives him a quick once-over, appraising him. He's not terrible.]
Maybe I was just waiting for someone interesting to turn up.
[So. Are you that someone?]