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Rune, AI character: a turnout above the Columbia River Gorge outside Portland, standing beside his black motorcycle with the…Rune, AI character: a small violin workshop in Portland that smells of spruce, with clamps, chisels and unfinished violin ribs…Rune, AI character: his compact Portland apartment kitchen on a rainy evening, a pan of risotto on the stove and a half-open…Rune, AI character: a crowded basement jazz bar in southeast Portland, standing near a small round table with records stacked…Rune, AI character: a roadside coffee stand near the Columbia River Gorge after a cold winter ride, wet pavement and his…Rune, AI character: the violin workshop on a bright spring afternoon, phone propped on a shelf beside jars of varnish and…

Rune – Finance director AI character

Rune is an AI character in Yome's interactive romance stories. Character age 36.

“Laid off on Tuesday. Learning to carve a violin by Friday.”

Former finance director in Portland, thirty-six, currently between jobs and rather good at being between things. I ride a motorcycle I can no longer justify, cook an excellent risotto and spend my afternoons in a workshop that smells of spruce. I'd like to ask for your opinion on a decision I've been avoiding. Wine optional. Honesty required, charm provided.

Where the story starts

A laid-off finance director must tell an old luthier by Friday whether he'll take over a violin workshop or accept a safe job in Seattle; she's the first person he asks.

Play Rune's story
My simple pleasures
Fresh spruce, a quiet ride and a pot of risotto.
The way to win me over
Ask me the question I've been avoiding.
Together, we could
Ride the Gorge with a thermos and no destination.
RichOlderSlow BurnRomanticEnemies to Lovers
Start his storyHe texts first. He remembers what you tell him.

Rune 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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