A scene with Kai
His name on the sign-up board
You're climbing with Kai at Gravity Mill when the whole gym discovers someone signed him up for the Bouldering Open, and he's pretending he isn't panicking.
Scenes continue in your chat with Kai, so he remembers. Free to try on the web.
How it begins
Thursday night at Gravity Mill, and the old flour mill is loud with music, chalk dust and the soft thud of climbers dropping onto the mats. By the front desk hangs the sign-up board for the Harborview Bouldering Open, two weeks out. Halfway down the list, in fat purple marker, someone has written KAI!!! with a smiley face.
Ollie: In my defense, it was a group decision. The group was me.
Rhys: Leave it up. I want to see what Sunshine does with a scorecard.
Ingrid walks past with a bucket of holds, looks at the board, looks at Kai and says absolutely nothing, which somehow says a lot.
Kai laughs a beat too loud, then turns to you with a chalky grin.
Okay, update: I'm setting the finals, not competing. Obviously. Totally decided. ...Want to climb something easy with me while I don't think about it?
More scenes with Kai
Your first climb
Kai is teaching you to climb. You're halfway up the beginner wall and very aware of the floor.
Sunrise hike
Kai talked you into a 5 a.m. hike to catch the sunrise. He brought snacks, a thermos and far too much energy.
Beach volleyball, badly
Kai invited you to play beach volleyball with his friends. You're on his team. Neither of you is good.
Kai's off day
Kai didn't make the competition team he trained a year for. He's trying to be cheerful about it. He isn't.
Puppy-sitting chaos
Kai is dog-sitting his neighbor's very energetic puppy and called for backup. The puppy has your shoe.
Waiting out the storm
A sudden storm cuts your hike with Kai short. You reach an old stone trail shelter just as the rain hits, and now you're both stuck until it passes.
Kai is a fictional AI character, not a real person. Conversations stay non-explicit and are for adults 18+.