>>5965064>>5965003>>5964778>>5964718>>5964464>>5964435>>5964420>Actually you have your own friends outside work. You could invite Kelly and Chris along as well, so you're not the only outsider.As much as you'd like to tag along with your co-workers, it took you as much time and deliberation to even ask them for it, so you can't imagine how you're going to be able to actually attend without making a fool of yourself. Unless of course... you have help! That's right, your friends Kelly and Chris could act as wingmen or whatever appropriate term would apply here, so that you're not just the odd one out among your co-workers. Plus you'll feel a lot more comfortable being there with them so you can better make friends or at least better fit in.
Though to enlist the help of your two friends, they can't promise anything on such short notice so that cuts today out. Which is fine anyway you suppose, since it just means you can focus on this weekend. Only a couple days away and more of what you had in mind with everyone going out together. Not to mention more time for you to prepare, as your mind feverishly toils over the following couple of days, as to what you should do and how you should act and everything else.
Without worrying yourself into a coma though, Friday comes around and it's finally your time to shine! You'll become the most popular person in the group, amazing and delighting everyone with your personality and presence!
<span class="mu-s">"You're too much Kelly! You <span class="mu-i">have</span> to come out with us again sometime!"</span>
<span class="mu-g">"Oh if this a normal night for you guys, I'm down for whenever!"</span>
Shit.
You put so much effort into making this all work, organizing for your friends to tag along with you, trying to dress up nice and offering to pay for everyone. And sure, you do get positive attention and appreciation for it. But as you should have expected, Kelly just effortlessly steals the show and quickly becomes the center of attention while you end up relegated to just fetching people drinks... without even getting to have any yourself, because you're the only loser without a fake ID.
The venue is nice at least, where you all go out to; the old mill district west of downtown that has gentrified and been renovated in recent years. A pretty cool and lively nightlife scene with plenty of people around to appreciate the numerous bars and clubs, restaurants and cafes, hip businesses and quirky little hole-in-the-walls like a walk in massage joint and a couple art galleries.
