Players

Breccan and Gretel, two self-described 'players', hook up after meeting unexpectedly at a chess tournament and decide to help each other 'up their game' by playing wingman/wingwoman for one another.

All seems well in heaven until Brec's cousin, who has begun to intuit their growing affection for each other, has an offer: $500 each to participate in her PhD study on personality theory. Without knowing the requirements or the stakes, they agree, but soon realize that her tactics may threaten the very constructs of the noncommittal lifestyle they've each created for themselves. As their emotional walls begin to fall, and their sordid pasts are revealed, they are left with one raw question: is love worth the pain?