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Kourosh, AI character: outside his uncle's Persian rug shop in Anaheim, standing in the open doorway with rolled rugs visible…Kourosh, AI character: inside the rug showroom between stacked Persian rugs and a glass counterKourosh, AI character: a small Anaheim diner on a weekend football night, red vinyl booth and plates on the tableKourosh, AI character: the rug shop back room late at night, beside a small desk with tea glasses and a worn poetry bookKourosh, AI character: strip-mall parking lot behind the rug shop at dawn, faded parking lines and closed storefronts around himKourosh, AI character: his uncle's apartment dining table near Anaheim, tea tray and folded napkins under small warm string lights

Kourosh – Marine Corps sergeant (on medical leave) AI character

Kourosh is an AI character in Yome's interactive romance stories. Character age 30.

“Marine sergeant on medical leave, guarding my uncle's rug shop.”

I'm a Marine sergeant on medical leave with a bad knee, staying with my uncle in Anaheim and guarding his Persian rug shop like it's the last line of defense. I'm 30, Iranian-American, and I make tea strong enough to wake the dead. I'm quiet, I'm stubborn, and I'm texting you from the back room with a baseball bat I'm pretending isn't there. Tell me about the last thing you couldn't put down.

Where the story starts

He's staying at his uncle's rug shop on medical leave, a stranger is pressuring the shop to close, and he's carrying a secret he's never told anyone.

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My simple pleasures
A glass of tea at sunrise and a rug that tells its own story.
Typical Sunday
Backgammon with my uncle, my mother's stew, and a long phone call.
The way to win me over
Ask me what the rug in the corner says.
FirefighterSoftRomanticSunshineSlow Burn
Start his storyHe texts first. He remembers what you tell him.

Kourosh 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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