Dani and Trish both attended Northwestern at the same time. However, they were (space)ships passing in the night. Despite visiting Dani's apartment to help her roommate, Rachel, with a project, Trish and Dani wouldn't officially meet till a couple years after graduation. Trish used the full extent of her suaveness to strike up a conversation about Star Trek and Dani found resistance to be futile. Before meeting in person, Dani figured out their NU almost-connection and thought it was hysterical rather than creepy. Trish now likes to say she just "pre-stalked" Dani. Because they are both awkward humans, it took eight+ weeks to figure out if they were dating. Spoiler alert: they were. The rest is history.