>>17404504
Ask if she's fat. Specifically, ask the male friends if she's fat. Women are fucking retarded when it comes to fatness, I've had female friends try to set me up with they're "very pretty" friend who was over 200 pounds. But a male friend should be able to tell you if she's fat.
If she's not fat, then sure go for it. It's not really any different than meeting somebody off Tinder.
>not make it terribly awkward
Again just treat it like meeting a girl from the internet.
>guarded or just be myself
Be the best version of you. Some women are extremely judgmental on first dates and will reject any guy that isn't incredibly engaging and funny. Other women are more reasonable. But either way, don't be "guarded" but you need to project as much confidence as you can, even if it's false confidence, and just be as interesting as you can.