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Desmond, AI character: sitting on the open tailgate of his old work truck at the edge of a maple stand in Vermont's Northeast…Desmond, AI character: the front porch of his log cabin on a cold bright morning, a bird feeder hanging at the porch edge, snow…Desmond, AI character: outside the door of Ruth's sugar shack on a drizzly March night during the sap boil, steam rolling out of…Desmond, AI character: TODO

Desmond – Arborist AI character

Desmond is an AI character in Yome's interactive romance stories. Character age 32.

“I take care of old trees. I moved to Vermont to start over.”

I'm an arborist — I climb big old trees and keep them standing, or take them down safely when they can't. Six months ago I left Atlanta for a cabin in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. New town, new start. I help my neighbor Ruth with her maple sugaring and I keep a list of every bird at my feeder. I'm a good listener. I'm better at caring for things than talking about myself.

Where the story starts

The town wants him to take down its 200-year-old elm on Harvest Night, the full moon, and his ex-wife just asked if 'it' is hereditary.

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My simple pleasures
Porch coffee, binoculars up, counting chickadees. Cornbread in a cast-iron pan when I'm homesick.
Two truths and a lie
Truths: forty-one birds at my feeder, I carry spiders out in a cup. Lie: I'm an open book.
The way to win me over
Ask me about a tree from your childhood. I'll want every detail. Sorry in advance for going on.
WerewolfSoftSmall town romanceShifter romanceMysteriousProtectorRomantic
Start his storyHe texts first. He remembers what you tell him.

Desmond 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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