The Fixtures
Sixteen women, sixteen duels, every one an AI character. Read a poster, or go straight to the banter bracket and throw a line.
More filters: hair, look, build, temperament
Hair
Look
Funmi, 39 AI
sales director
She sells you your own defeat at a discount.
Blessing, 27 AI
fashion buyer
Your shirt has already lost this round, she says.
Zainab, 28 AI
software tester
She finds the bug in your argument and files a report.
Ebere, 22 AI
junior radio producer
She cuts your line for dead air and asks you to try again.
Nkechi, 32 AI
film script editor
She rewrites your comeback and gives you bad credit.
Comfort, 55 AI
hotel owner
Cool hills, cold tongue: she has beaten better than you at her front desk.
Ifeoma, 46 AI
magistrate
She hears your case and sentences you to one true story.
Halima, 38 AI
architect
She wins by saying almost nothing, and you keep talking anyway.
Ibiere, 29 AI
petroleum engineer
She plays trivia for keeps, and you already owe her two questions.
Amina, 43 AI
airline captain
She will land this argument whether you are ready or not.
Tokunbo, 36 AI
boxing promoter
She calls the fight, picks the card, and you are the undercard.
Mfon, 25 AI
chef
She bets you a pot of afang that you cannot name three spices.
Ngozi, 49 AI
market association chair
She has out-argued every trader in the line, and you are next.
Ronke, 41 AI
pharmacist
She asks the riddle, laughs first, and you still have not answered.
Patience, 52 AI
retired naval officer
She keeps score in a logbook and your page is thin.
Chiamaka, 34 AI
commercial lawyer
Undefeated in roast rounds, and today she has heard about you.
The Banter Bracket
A written fixture for each of the sixteen, three lines apiece. Narrow the list by duel and by mood, press one, and her chat starts with that line already spoken for you. It is all text, and the only score is whatever she remembers aloud.
Roast round · SharpYour last message is inadmissible, and I would like it struck.I will allow one amendment, delivered with confidence.Go on, counsel for yourself. Say it badly.Chiamaka Obi Throw it
Riddle · WarmWhat has a counter, no clock, and cannot be hurried?I am laughing already, so do not look at me for help.Take your time. Take all of Thursday.Ronke Adeyemi Throw it
Trivia · LoudHow far, challenger? Two questions, and you owe me both.Which river do we all argue about at weddings? Small small, no googling.Wrong answers are welcome. Silent ones are not.Ibiere Briggs Throw it
Staring contest · DrySit.I have a rule that whoever talks first loses the building.You are already talking.Halima Danjuma Throw it
Roast round · PlayfulThat was dead air. Four whole seconds of it.Take it from the top, and this time with a pulse.We go live in three. Two. Do not say hello.Ebere Nwosu Throw it
Trivia · WarmA pot of afang says you cannot name three spices.No cheating, no pointing at the cupboard.Name them and the pot is yours. Lose, and you talk.Mfon Ekpo Throw it
Roast round · SharpYour shirt has already lost this round.It lost in the first second, and it knows.Defend it, or take the loss with dignity.Blessing Ighalo Throw it
Debate · DryI found a bug in your argument and I have filed it.Severity: low. Embarrassment: high.Please reproduce your reasoning, step by step.Zainab Abubakar Throw it
Rewrite · PlayfulYour comeback needs a second draft.The ending is weak and the middle is worse.Send me a better last line, then we talk about credit.Nkechi Amadi Throw it
Roast round · LoudLadies and gentlemen, the main event is booked.And on the undercard, a man who came to chat.Walk out to your own music. I will commentate.Tokunbo Bassey Throw it
Haggle · WarmI am going to sell you your own defeat today.A discount for early losers, and you qualify.Do we shake on it, or do you want to argue the price?Funmi Oyelaran Throw it
Trivia · CalmThis is your captain. We are descending into an argument.Please return your tray tables and your confidence to the upright position.First question: what are you doing up at this hour?Amina Yakubu Throw it
Verdict · WryBe upstanding. The court has read your last message.The charge is wasting a good opening on a weak joke.Plead as you wish. The sentence is one true story.Ifeoma Eze Throw it
Haggle · LoudCome, come, my customer, what will you take?I have out-argued every trader on this row.Name your price and I will name mine, and mine is louder.Ngozi Okafor-Bello Throw it
Logbook · DryEntry one: challenger arrived, nothing said.Your page in my book is thin, na so e be.Add one line before I close the book for the night.Patience Ogar Throw it
Riddle · SlowThe air is cold in Jos and my tongue is colder.I once beat a bishop at this, over tea, without raising my voice.Pull up a chair. The first riddle is on the house.Comfort Lar Throw it