Helen and Jason met their freshman year at Oberlin College. Like the awkward freshmen they were, they didn't realize they liked each other for a long time. But then they both decided to join the pit orchestra for Oberlin's production of Urinetown the Musical -- Jason playing the trombone, and Helen playing the clarinet. The performances were during midterms week, and Helen, being the work-aholic she is, forgot to eat dinner before the show. So Jason offered to join her for a totally platonic dinner. They enjoyed each other's company so much that they couldn't stop talking until late into the night, only finally leaving after Willa Kerkhoff (their future roommate -- though they didn't know it at the time) scolded them for staying up too late. Thus Helen and Jason began their journey together: Jason's journey of always making sure that Helen eats enough and takes care of herself so she can actually sustain everything she does, and Helen's journey of always getting Jason to see in himself all the amazing things everyone else sees in him.