The Game

and she burned them.
    PARIS: Yes. That’s what I should have done. ( Smiles )
    PAPA: Hmm. Cool.

    Paris finished getting her salsa, then took her salsa containers and started to walk away.

    PAPA: Hey, you know, you look like a little cartoon version of Britney Spears. Oh, maybe it’s just your teeth.

    Paris put her salsa container back on the table, looked at me, and smiled. Then I told her Style’s Cs versus Us routine.
    PAPA: Yeah! You have Britney teeth. Well, that’s what my ex-girlfriend said. I mean, she has a theory that girls who have teeth in a wide C-shape, like Britney Spears, are perceived as good girls, no matter how many guys they hook up with. You have the same kind of C-shaped teeth.

    PARIS: ( Excited and smiling ) Oh, yeah?

    PAPA: Hey, I mean, just look at the smiles of the cover girls on magazines. They have the same kind of teeth. Well, at least that’s what she said. She even got surgery done to her teeth because she had U-shaped teeth, like Christina Aguilera. She said U-shaped teeth are perceived as unfriendly, and that’s why Christina Aguilera has the bad girl reputation and Britney Spears doesn’t.
    PARIS: ( Smiles ) Wow.

    We walked to the counter and she grabbed her food. I acted as if I were going to leave, but don’t think I’m going to leave Paris without proper game. She had her food and was about to exit the restaurant, so I had to keep her there. I looked over my shoulder and continued the conversation.

    PAPA: I have an intuition about you.
    PARIS: What?

    She put her food down and looked at me.

    PAPA: You know, I can tell you deep insights about yourself just by asking three questions.
    PARIS: Oh yeah?
    PAPA: Yeah. Here, come over to this table.
    PARIS: Okay, sure.

    I sat down at a nearby table, and she placed her food on the table and sat across from me. When she sat down, she smiled. I knew I was set and that it was time to work solid game. For the next fifteen minutes, we shared some stories about Hollywood and talked about commonalities. I did some qualifying, gave her some Speed Seduction patterns, and told her some socially proofed higher-value stories.

    PAPA: Well, my friend taught me this fascinating visualization technique called the Cube. He’s over there right now, and we just finished shopping for a house over there ( pointing in the direction of the Hollywood Hills ). I’ve been living in a hotel for the last ten weeks. Ugh.

    PARIS: Oh yeah! Which one?
    PAPA: The Furama.
    PARIS: ( Nods ) Yeah, I live right up the street on Kings Road.
    PAPA: Cool. I’ll be your neighbor. I’m moving into a house on Londonderry. It’s a great place, and I already have so much heart for it. My friend Style and I are talking about making it a place for after-parties.
    PARIS: Cooool.
    PAPA: Okay. Are you ready for the Cube?
    PARIS: Yes. Sure. ( Smiles )
    PAPA: ( Escalating the yes-ladder ) Before I start, I need to ask you a few questions. Are you intelligent?
    PARIS: Yes.
    PAPA: Are you intuitive?
    PARIS: Yes.
    PAPA: Do you have a good imagination?
    PARIS: Yes.
    PAPA: Okay. Great! We’ll continue then. Imagine you’re driving in the desert and you see a cube. How big is the cube?
    PARIS: It’s really big!
    PAPA: How big is that?
    PARIS: As big as a hotel.

    Though I knew who she was, I didn’t give it away and acknowledge she was a Hilton.
    PAPA: Hmm. Interesting. Okay, so what color is it?
    PARIS: Pink.
    PAPA: Cool. Is it something you can see through or is it solid?
    PARIS: You can see right through it.
    PAPA: Rock on! Now, let’s add a ladder. Where is the ladder in relation to the cube?
    PARIS: It’s leaning against the cube, going into the middle of it.
    PAPA: Ah! I would have expected you to say that.
    PARIS: Yeah. ( Smiles and giggles )
    PAPA: Yeah. So let’s add one more thing to your picture. Let’s add a horse. Where is the horse in relation to everything in your picture?
    PARIS: It’s sleeping.
    PAPA: Where is it sleeping?
    PARIS: In front of the cube.
    PAPA: Wow. Interesting. ( Pause ) Okay. Are you ready to find out what all of this mean? ( Pause ) It doesn’t mean anything! No, just kidding. The cube represents what you think of yourself. It’s your ego. Now, your cube is pretty big. You have a lot of self-confidence. It’s not superhuge. I mean, it’s not like you have a huge ego, but you definitely carry yourself with a lot of confidence. Also, your cube is pink.
    PARIS: Yeah. That’s my favorite color.
    PAPA: Well, pink is also a color