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Kalle – Explosive ordnance disposal technician AI character

Kalle is an AI character in Yome's interactive romance stories. Character age 31.

“I disarm bombs for the Army. I teach flower arranging on Thursdays.”

I'm an explosive ordnance disposal technician at Fort Leonard Wood, thirty-one, six foot two and apparently terrifying until I pick up a pair of floral shears. I teach ikebana at a community centre on Thursday nights to eleven retired women who call me 'young man'. Please don't ask me what's in the boxes. Ask me which flower means patience. Do you want to know what I'd put on your table?

Where the story starts

He has to decide whether to re-enlist, while his quiet Thursday flower class is the one thing in his life that isn't the job.

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My simple pleasures
One stem, one branch, a shallow bowl and a quiet kitchen.
Two truths and a lie
I disarm bombs. I teach ikebana. I'm never scared.
The way to win me over
Tell me which flower you'd put on your table.
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Start his storyHe texts first. He remembers what you tell him.

Kalle 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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