Give a little pep talk

You decide it's time to get psyched up. There's no clock or time limit, so you leave the ping pong balls in the water cup, put a hand on Mimi's bare shoulder, and pull her in for a quick huddle.

"Okay, these guys are good," you try to keep the energy in your voice positive. "But we can do this!"

"Yeah!" Mimi smiles at you, but glances warily at the full beer, looming if you don't.

"Ladies first?" you offer politely. Mimi hesitates, but nods. You break the huddle.

Mimi goes to shoot the rebuttal, and it is way wide and off-target. It doesn't even hit the damn table... The frat bros whoop and high five. Mimi's slight shoulders slump a tad, but you give her a reassuring look.