How do I be more talkative when I'm with my bff's huge group of friends?

[Drake Marino]

So here's the situation. I'm in High School, and I have this group I sit with. I'm only in it because my best friend is, and I just stay with him, because I don't really have anyone else in my lunch shift so I don't have a choice but to sit with him and his friends. The group is about 13 people, and I'm not really close friends with anyone else in the group. They often talk about things I know nothing about, and therefore cannot comment on. For example, this may be a friend of theirs whom I don't know, or simply a quote from a TV show or YouTube video I know nothing about. I think of questions I could ask to start conversation, but I'm too scared to ask them because I'm afraid that A it'll get ignored or B it will be awkward. To give some more background information, this is a nerdy group, so they like things such as video games, anime, etc. I like those things, but oddly enough, I just don't fit in. How do I be more talkative when with my best friend's friends when I know like, none of them?

 

[Peace]

Since this guy is your best friend, you should know things about him and things that he likes. You could center your comments around that as it should be a safe topic. Just act like you are talking only to him. After starting this, you should begin to feel more comfortable.
This does not sound like a group that would be overly judgmental.