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Katy and Dustin went to high school together in Suffolk, VA. Although they knew of each other and shared some of the same classes, they never spoke to each other and had different friend groups. While Katy was in band and played field hockey; Dustin was into music and played soccer. Katy rarely attended high school dances while Dustin was crowned homecoming king his senior year. Katy was a leader of her church youth group; Dustin spent his weekend partying. You get the gist. Katy moved to Richmond with her family the summer before their senior year. Fast-forward seven years, and Dustin had just moved to Richmond as well. The two were at the same bar, Baja Bean, watching the US vs. Ghana world cup game in 2014. Katy was with her sisters, while Dustin was flying solo. Katy noticed Dustin and (inebriated with multiple libtaions) walked up to him and said, “Didn’t you go to my high school?” Katy and Dustin began having a conversation, and of course the rest of the Thompson sisters had to invite Dustin to come join their table. Before Katy left for the night, Dustin and Katy exchanged phone numbers. A week later, Katy ended up inviting Dustin to Meredith’s 21st birthday party, which was Harry Potter themed. Katy had promised Meredith that she would dress up as Lord Voldemort for the party, and was taking the dress up part super seriously. Her dog, Scout, was even dressed up like Fluffy, the three-headed dog. Dustin ended up coming out to the party, dressed like a Muggle (how boring). The two hung out intermittantly throughout, and by he end of the night, despite her quite hideous Voldemort mask, Dustin told Katy he’d been wanting to “kiss her all night.” And despite Dustin’s boring costume, Katy obliged. The two ended up dating shortly after, and two have been inseparable best friends and adventure buddies every since.