#34 and #35, Scott and Jess.

I have to put these two in here together, because i knew them both much better as a couple than i did either of them separately.
They had decided to pack some things into your station wagon and leave Illinois for sunny California one day. They both applied at the art store where i worked, and were both hired- Jess in Fine Arts and Scott in the Paper Dept. Jess, 17, was small, with crooked teeth, short hair, and a serious drawl. Super adorable, you might say. She moved around everywhere sort of slowly and smiled a lot, unabashedly. Scott was much older, in his early thirties, and even though he was balding and shaved his head we were all so shocked to hear his age. He just seemed so... young! He also smiled a lot, but in a much more nervous way. He collected robot toys, and enjoyed talking to me about '80s music and old Dr. Who episodes. They both loved Belle and Sebastian, and tried non-stop to coax me over to that side of things. But i was always yawning when i heard the music, so it never worked out. They made Nat and i a mix before they left town, which is still one of my all-time favorites. Selected tracks include "Weird Day" by Sifl and Olly, "Superstar" (a Carpenters cover) by Sonic Youth, and "19-2000" by the Gorillaz. It was called Scott and Jess's Summer Mix '01. God, just saying that makes me want to cry. Those were good times.