The two main characters are Xxavius Romoance Marlow and Ricky Lowe. The name Marlow can also be spelled Marlowe. Both spellings are common.
You can adjust one letter in each of these names and arrive at a Valentine's theme. Romoance - remove the 'o' and we get 'romance.' Lowe - swap the 'w' with a 'v' and we get 'love.'
Love and romance on Valentine's Day!
Christopher Marlowe was a playwright and poet of the Elizabethan era and a contemporary of Shakespeare. His exact birth date is unknown, but his baptism date was February 26, 1564. His birth date is thought to be "a few days before." So this seems to be a February ritual of some kind.
Xxavius. X is the 24th letter of the alphabet. So Xx can represent 'two 24', as in 2/24 - the article date.
The Wikipedia entry for Christopher Marlowe states, "Christopher Marlowe was baptised as 'Marlow,' but he spelled his name 'Marley' in his one known surviving signature."
So this points to Bob Marley. The movie "Bob Marley: One Love" - just came out on...........February 14.
Robert Nesta Marley OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981)
Bob Marley has a February birthday, and was born in 1945. February 14 is the 45th day of the year.
The phrase "eloped the emergency room" may have been (mis)used because it has matching Gematria to the word February.
The incidents originated with the February 14 auto theft - they did not all occur on Feb 14.
Correct spelling: Xxeavius