How Do I Transition After Cold Approaching/Opening?

I have had success in opening and running game where I can warm opening/approaching because I'm easily able to interact since it's in a social setting such as a club or party.

The problem I get is when I cold open and approach in places such as malls.
Here's a scenario that I commonly got recently when I went to the mall.

Example:
-Kheaven: "Hi, excuse me, but can I get your opinion on something?"
-HBs: "Yeah, sure."
-Kheaven: "Do I look gay?" (Gay Opener)
-HB: "No/Yes, why?" *Almost Always Laughs*
-Kheaven: "(Story about being hit on by gay guy) and I was wondering why this guy would approach me if he had not thought I was gay."
-HB: *Usually Laughs* "Well, you don't look gay."
(At this point I have no idea how to transition)
-Kheaven: "Well, thanks." (Interaction Ends At This Point)

ill go berzerk on you and give you the hardest routine to use after that:

here goes are you ready?


you will tell her this:

Hey im X(YOUR NAME) nice to meet you. whats yours?

i believe you are lost in terms of the backbone of picking up. i would suggest reading the mystery method. will help you a lot.

Haha.
I do introduce myself afterwards. It's after that point really that I'm asking for any suggestions on what to do.

Also, I do own MM. I'm currently going through it a second time and taking notes. I haven't read or remember at the moment anything about transitioning after cold opening.

there r so many different ways of transitioning. i mean PUA games, dhv stories, and so much other. you can literally transition with almost anything. i think what you need to do is try a bombing run. those are all about completely farking up and then trying to have fun and see how long you can last in the set

check out bills product The Vibe. He has a whole section he added after some feed back about transition. Some really helpful stuff.

Throw in another opinion question. Say something like "Great, you were really helpful. While I have you here..." and then go into a second routine, except this time you're going to sit down. Once you're sitting, things will feel a lot more natural. Start talking, and remember to have a conversation (statements) and not an interview (questions).

Great advice so far. I was wondering what was the best way to keep it conversational and not be like an interview. I keep falling into interview style questions after a couple of minutes.

-gotham

Guys this is EXACTLY why I made The Vibe.

Preview it here (you can listen to the whole module on transitioning). IF you like it, please buy the whole version as there really is a ton of great material/content.

Vibe Demo

Bill