Scott

Against his better judgment, Scott continued to wallow in self-pity brought on by the recent (or not-so-recent) end to his long-term (or not-so-long-term) relationship with Mary Sue. Five months had gone by, though Scott would insist it felt like just yesterday she left him heartbroken. Five months happened to be longer than the duration of their love affair, but Scott had never been too good with numbers.

Phyllis

Phyllis was not afraid of a little drama. In fact, she rather enjoyed it. Life was too short to endure boring conversations, meals or relationships. When Phyllis found herself falling for Dave, the most normal, even-keeled fellow she'd ever known, she hardly knew what to do. Would it be more dramatic, she wondered, to end things in her usual theatrical fashion, or to do the unexpected and stay with him?