The Connection Protocol: No Swiping. No Profiles. Just an AI BFF.

Talia is done. Done with dating, done with the endless swiping, and definitely done with apps financially incentivized to keep her single and miserable. Starting over in a new town, she’d rather be alone than endure one more "drama-free" profile. Her daily lunch rants about the "digital meat market" give her coworker, Ken, an idea.

Ken, a happily married engineer, built his AI-assistant app, LocusChat, as a passion project. But Talia’s frustration sparks a revolutionary thought: what if an AI could find your perfect match without profiles, pictures, or swiping? He calls it "Project Connection," and a skeptical Talia agrees to be his first test subject , alongside David, a reclusive author just as weary of the dating scene .

From the moment they opt-in, Talia’s AI, Lorelai , and David’s AI, Sys, get to work. In the digital back-end, they analyze data, cross-reference habits, and form an alliance to bring their stubborn, emotionally guarded humans together. But their perfectly logical plans are repeatedly thwarted by the chaos of real life—including a disastrous interruption from Ken himself and the app's other successful matches . As the AIs get increasingly creative, they're all about to learn that the most logical connection is the one you never see coming.