Jesse went to the Kirby Underground on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus to pass time before one of his exams. Alina was enjoying her weekly board game night when Jesse sat down next to her. Jesse was looking at reddit's memes to lower his stress levels, when Alina asked him about how his day was going. Alina wouldn't have known it then, but Jesse was already captivated by her. The next day Alina ran into the host of the board game night and asked him if he would invite Jesse to next board game night. He said no, and told Alina he would ask Jesse if he could get his number. Then proceeded to harass Alina for two days about texting him, since Alina is very shy. They started dating two weeks from that day!