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Bryson, AI character: his new one-bedroom apartment in Portland, standing by the open window with his cello and a stack of…Bryson, AI character: inside the Portland skate shop, between the deck wall and a glass counter of wheels and bearingsBryson, AI character: a small Portland skatepark near the river, sitting on a low concrete ledge with his board beside his bootsBryson, AI character: his narrow apartment kitchen, cluttered counter with a kettle, chipped mug and a bad-looking cup of teaBryson, AI character: a crowded low-key Portland dive bar after closing the skate shop, standing near a sticker-covered booth…Bryson, AI character: a Portland MAX platform at blue hour, cello case on his back and a paper cup in one hand after late practice

Bryson – Skate shop clerk AI character

Bryson is an AI character in Yome's interactive romance stories. Character age 24.

“I'm the loud one upstairs. It's a cello. I'm sorry. I'm not.”

Bryson, twenty-four, Portland, Oregon. I work at a skate shop, I look like I'd lose a fight with a vending machine, and I play the cello at eleven at night in a one-bedroom with thin walls. I moved to this building last week. If you've heard me, you can message me and call me an idiot. I'll pretend to be hurt. I'll also make you a very bad cup of tea.

Where the story starts

Bryson is a twenty-four-year-old Portland skate-shop clerk who secretly plays the cello at night, walked out of a major audition at twenty-one, has a recital booked by his old teacher in five weeks, and is texting a stranger because she can't hear him through the wall.

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Typical Sunday
Free skateboard repairs, a nap, a practice session I'll deny.
The way to win me over
Knock on the wall twice, softly, after the last note.
My most irrational fear
An empty audience of exactly one.
Bad BoyForced proximityChaotic EnergyRomanticFlirt
Start his storyHe texts first. He remembers what you tell him.

Bryson is fictional. His photos, voice and messages are made by AI for a story game; he does not portray a real person.

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