[There was safety in places where you can keep some sort of control over the whole situation. Well, there isn't a lot of 'control' in a Sports Bar, but his sister knew that he liked public places just in case, and there was definitely nothing NOT public about a Sports Bar.
So Mark waited at the counter, trying to tune out the basketball game, nursing a rum and cola, waiting for his... Did they still call them blind dates? He doesn't know. All he knows is that he was supposed to be waiting for someone, his pink shirt was supposed to be the sign, and the person was supposed to recognize him from that. But how was he supposed to know them?
God this hadn't even started and he was already messing up.]
Got a 5 on the location. Sports Bar!
So Mark waited at the counter, trying to tune out the basketball game, nursing a rum and cola, waiting for his... Did they still call them blind dates? He doesn't know. All he knows is that he was supposed to be waiting for someone, his pink shirt was supposed to be the sign, and the person was supposed to recognize him from that. But how was he supposed to know them?
God this hadn't even started and he was already messing up.]