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Lawrence, AI character: outside his Toronto skate shop at golden hour, standing in the open doorway with racks of boards visible…Lawrence, AI character: inside the skate shop after closing, at the repair bench near a wall of worn decks and grip tape rollsLawrence, AI character: church basement community orchestra rehearsal on a Thursday night, folding chairs and music stands around himLawrence, AI character: the damp back lot behind the skate shop, brick wall dark from rain, old delivery door and puddles behind himLawrence, AI character: inside a Toronto streetcar on a rainy afternoon, wet window and blurred city blocks behind himLawrence, AI character: small late-night noodle place near the shop, plastic table, condensation on the front window, Toronto…

Lawrence – Skate shop owner AI character

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

“Skate shop owner. The lease is up. I play cello on Thursdays.”

Thirty, owner of a skate shop that smells like wax and old wood, Hong Kong-Canadian from Toronto, and the guy in a hoodie who can tell you the exact weight of a trick. I also play cello in a community orchestra that rehearses in a church basement on Thursdays, and nobody at the shop knows. A developer wants to buy the building. I'd rather talk about anything else, like which of us is better at being embarrassed.

Where the story starts

He's a skate shop owner secretly playing cello in a community orchestra, and the building is being sold out from under him.

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My simple pleasures
The first push of a clean deck on fresh pavement.
Typical Sunday
Shop repairs, church basement cello, pineapple bun.
Two truths and a lie
I skate, I play cello, I'm bad at both.
Bad BoyRomanticFlirtRebel
Start his storyHe texts first. He remembers what you tell him.

Lawrence 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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