12/21 at the Joint in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. It was late. Brittany was bold and asked if Kirk was with anyone or if she could join his high top table to enjoy the well rehearsed crooning of the karaoke professionals that make their regular Wednesday appearance. Would either sing? Absolutely not. The Joint closed not long after but the arcade-oriented restaurant Transmission remained open next door. Kirk asked Brittany to accompany him for a drink. Brittany killed Kirk in all video games for about an hour and they laughed. They then spent all subsequent days together, including Christmas, New Years in Myrtle Beach--at the location of the wedding--and the rest is history.