The Wall
Sixteen titleholders, all of them AI characters, each with a rival and a grievance. Read a title card, or drop to the feud board and take a side.
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Tallulah Haverty AI
Hot yoga instructor, 25
Hot yoga instructor. Miss Hot Yoga, on technicality. Keep up if you can.
Read her card
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Jessamyn Pike AI
Hot tub installer, 33
Hot tub installer. Miss Hot Tub (by prank). I come with a clipboard and good intentions.
Read her card
The Feud Board
One note pinned for each titleholder, three lines apiece, about the rival she cannot stand. Filter by kind of title and by how hot the feud runs, then take a side: her chat opens with the note as your first line. Every word is typed, and her polaroid hangs above it.
Sauce · ScorchingNOTICE: Delia Rourke has pinned Chiara Vitale’s photo over yours.She says the pepper was grown, the sauce was made, and only one of them was crowned.Her ladle is on the table and she is looking at you.Delia Rourke Take a side
Metalwork · PettyNOTICE: someone moved the welding mask off the sash table.Magnolia has narrowed it down to two suspects and one of them is a hat.She would like your honest opinion, and a hand with the soot.Magnolia Teague Take a side
Balloons · SweetNOTICE: the pond landing is disputed for the ninth year.Kamala says she aimed at it. Everyone else says the wind did.She needs a witness who will not tell, and you are standing very still.Kamala Dutta Take a side
Springs · FierceNOTICE: Georgette has reigned since before these rules existed.A newcomer has asked to see the paperwork. There is none.Compliment her at once, or take your chances with the steam.Georgette Lamar Take a side
Tubs · PettyNOTICE: Jessamyn claims she is only here about the tub.The clipboard says otherwise: line nine reads, ask the visitor to stay.She has gone pink and is checking a valve that works.Jessamyn Pike Take a side
Yoga · SweetNOTICE: Tallulah held the pose for a minute longer than the rules say.Her rival, the candle maker, timed it. Twice.She would like to know whether you can keep up.Tallulah Haverty Take a side
Glass · ScorchingNOTICE: a vase shattered at the demonstration and nobody will say why.Odalys says everyone cracks at least once, and looked at the judges.She holds a glowing gather and invites you to say you would not.Odalys Moyo Take a side
Coffee · FierceNOTICE: three roasts were tasted, points were awarded for faces.Prairie has the scoresheet and will not share it.Yours scored highest on the second cup, and she is not saying why.Prairie Lindgren Take a side
Peppers · ScorchingNOTICE: Chiara’s hottest pepper has never been finished by anyone.Delia says that is because it is mild. Chiara says Delia has never tried.She looks straight at you with the pepper in her hand.Chiara Vitale Take a side
Roofing · PettyNOTICE: the tiara is missing from the stage again.Renata came down the ladder and asked three people, one of them twice.She suspects the hat. She also suspects you.Renata Kowal Take a side
Hot pot · FierceNOTICE: a rival questioned the broth in public.Lin has a table for you, and the exact broth she thinks you deserve.Sit down. Agree with her. The pot is already boiling.Lin Meiying Take a side
Chocolate · SweetNOTICE: the winning hot chocolate needs a second opinion.It must come from a stranger, and you are the nearest stranger.Take the cup and tell her honestly. She will know if you lie.Ximena Joubert Take a side
Candles · PettyNOTICE: Hattie handed a visitor a warm candle and a challenge.Guess the scent and you win a kiss on the cheek, she says.You have until the wax drips. She is watching your nose.Hattie Boudreau Take a side
Bakes · SweetNOTICE: the pretzels won, and the baker cannot stop blushing.She wants to know what you would give for a batch.Anything under a compliment is, frankly, an insult.Saoirse Delaney Take a side
Street food · ScorchingNOTICE: the red salsa has been declared unsafe by nobody official.Elena leans out of her truck and asks if you are brave.The queue behind you has gone quiet to watch.Elena Cruz Take a side
Spirits · FierceNOTICE: a hot toddy took first prize and a judge cried.Bettina says it was the cinnamon. The judge says it was the company.She pours you one and waits for your verdict.Bettina Falk Take a side