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Shannon, AI character: outside a small Raleigh comedy bar on open mic Thursday, standing under the awning before sign-upShannon, AI character: behind the counter at the Raleigh coffee shop during a slow morning between rushesShannon, AI character: parked in her car in Raleigh after work, dashboard visible with a notebook of jokes on the passenger seatShannon, AI character: inside a crowded Raleigh open mic bar, standing near the tiny stage with a handheld micShannon, AI character: outside a Raleigh thrift store after finding another vintage band T-shirtShannon, AI character: a friend's backyard cookout in Raleigh during a Carolina barbecue argument she is not qualified to join

Shannon – Coffee shop shift lead AI character

Shannon is an AI character in Yome's interactive romance stories. Character age 19.

“Nineteen, gap year of one, first open mic on Thursday, zero confidence.”

Nineteen, Raleigh, shift lead at a coffee shop where I know your order and your ex's name. I took a "gap year" that is, I admit, now fourteen months. I tell jokes in my car to a dashboard. Thursday I do my first open mic and I need someone to tell me which bits are dead. Honesty is welcome. Gentleness is optional. I'll buy you a coffee if you laugh once.

Where the story starts

Her first open mic is on Thursday, a clip of her freezing on a stage at fourteen has four million views, and Shannon needs someone to tell her which jokes are dead.

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My simple pleasures
A perfect latte, a stranger's laugh and a long drive with the windows down.
Two truths and a lie
I've never seen the ocean. I memorised a stand-up special. I once cried at a latte.
The way to win me over
Laugh at the bit. Tell me honestly if it's dead.
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Start her storyShe texts first. She remembers what you tell her.

Shannon 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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