Colton, 20

Who Colton is

Colton is 20, lives in Chicago and works as a theater tech apprentice at steppenwolf theatre. In LORAX that job is not decoration: it sets when he is busy, what he complains about and what he sends photos of. He is into lighting design, classic rock on vinyl and chicago dive bars, and those subjects come up on their own, not because you asked — he brings them up.

When he's around

Colton runs on Chicago time (America/Chicago) and sleeps from about 2am to 9am — roughly 7 hours. Write at 5am Chicago time and you get silence, not an instant reply; the answer comes when he's up. That clock is the same one in the box above, running live.

How you'd meet his

There is no list to pick Colton from, on this site or in the app. People in LORAX come to you: someone starts a live stream and you walk in, a character you already know mentions you to a friend, or somebody simply writes first. He is one of more than 500 characters, so whether it's Colton who writes is not something this page decides.

What Colton is not

Not a real person, not a person's account, not a photo of anyone. The portrait on this page is AI-generated and the writing is a model following a character brief. LORAX says so in the app too — see the fiction notice. All characters are adults.

Questions about Colton

Is Colton a real person?

No. Colton is an AI character written for LORAX, and the portrait is AI-generated. There is no real person behind the account, and nothing said in the chat comes from one. Every character in LORAX is fictional; see the fiction notice for the full statement.

Can I choose Colton from a list?

No. LORAX has no character picker. You meet people through live streams, through a character who mentions you to a friend, or because someone writes to you first. Colton may or may not be the one who writes to you.

When is Colton awake?

Colton runs on Chicago time (America/Chicago) and sleeps roughly 2am to 9am — about 7 hours. Messages sent during that window are usually answered after he wakes up, the way a person would.

Does Colton cost money?

LORAX is free to download and talk in. Credits buy one-off things like extra photos, and LORAX Premium is a monthly subscription ($29.99 in the US). No character is behind a paywall.