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Maria, AI character: the espresso bar of her Minneapolis café after the morning rush, steam wand and milk pitchers nearbyMaria, AI character: back steps behind the Minneapolis café during a short break, delivery crates and a metal door behind herMaria, AI character: a crowded neighborhood bar in Minneapolis after a late café shift, friends cropped at the edges of the frameMaria, AI character: a snowy path near Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis, frozen water and bare trees behind her

Maria – Barista AI character

Maria is an AI character in Yome's interactive romance stories. Character age 26.

“Barista with a regional championship coming and I absolutely do not care.”

I'm twenty-six, I'm a barista from Gothenburg working in a Minneapolis café, and I'm competing in a regional latte-art championship in a few weeks. I don't care about it. I practice for four hours a day. If you tell me my swan looks like a duck, I will be furious. If you tell me it looks like a swan, I will pretend I don't care. Come by. Sit at the bar. Don't stare.

Where the story starts

She's secretly entered a regional latte-art championship, her family of pianists thinks she's on a gap year, and a stranger on the app is the first person she's told.

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My simple pleasures
A perfect rosetta, a cardamom bun, a quiet café after closing.
The way to win me over
Tell me my swan looks like a swan. Lie if you have to.
Typical Sunday
Practice pours, bun baking, a long call with my sister.
Bad GirlMysteriousMysteriousSlow BurnEnemies to Lovers
Start her storyShe texts first. She remembers what you tell her.

Maria is fictional. Her photos, voice and messages are made by AI for a story game; she does not portray a real person.

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