Mallory and Jessi's real names are Jen and Sarah, respectively. They met two years ago, as laborers in a mineshaft in Beverly Hills. Since then, they've moved East to pursue their dreams: Jessi as a tart turning tricks for Park Slope pizza vendors in exchange for free lemon ices, and Jen as a busker in the West 4th Metro Station. On Sundays, if you drop a fiver in her styrofoam cup, she'll treat you to her one-woman interpretation of Oliver! Just kidding. They are both getting Masters degrees in unspeakable things. In their spare time, they blog. They are exactly alike in every other way, oh, except for one thing: Mallory is white, and Jessi is black. (With apologies to Anne M. Martin)