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After getting matching tattoos with Thomas Brag, a member of YesTheory on YouTube, Eleanor Wilde has lived her life by two simple words: Seek Discomfort. She's always looking for something to do that's way out of her comfort zone, such as asking complete strangers to go on road trips with her across the United States or spending a day in New York with no money. She lives for adventures.
Pascal Doran is the very opposite of Eleanor. He's shy, quiet, and likes to stay away from the crowd. Doing anything out of his comfort zone is a big "no thanks." He doesn't like to get out much, but when he does, he likes to stay somewhere away from a lot of people, like a small cafe or a park.
But when Eleanor spots Pascal at a local coffee shop in California and asks him to go on a spontaneous adventure with her, he surprisingly agrees. Maybe it's the fact that Eleanor is the first person to take interest in him, or maybe it's the fact that he hasn't had a real friend in years, either way, Pascal was tired of the way he was living and wanted to change.
Will Pascal regret his decision? Or will this change his life?
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