Hi there! I see you're noticing that all the characters in Talkie are only talking with parentheses around their messages. That’s definitely an unusual way for them to communicate. Could you tell me if this started happening suddenly or if it’s consistent from the beginning?

From what I know, parentheses in character AI chats often represent the AI expressing thoughts, feelings, or actions rather than normal dialogue. Sometimes the AI uses them to show roleplay context or internal commentary instead of regular speech. It might look like this when the AI is "thinking out loud" or describing something in a storytelling way.

To get you back to normal chatting, here’s what you can try step-by-step:

1. Check for any special settings in Talkie: Sometimes there's a mode or filter causing characters to respond only with thoughts or meta-comments in parentheses. See if there’s any toggle like “show internal thoughts” turned on.

2. Direct the AI to speak normally: You can type a message in Talkie asking the character something like, “Please talk normally without parentheses.” Sometimes prompting the AI directly helps reset the style of its answers.

3. Restart the conversation or the app: Closing and reopening Talkie or starting a new chat might help reset how responses are generated.

4. Check for app updates: Make sure your Talkie app is updated to the latest version on your iPhone with iOS 18.4.1. Bugs causing unusual text formatting can be fixed in updates.

5. Review any customization or scripts: If you or someone else added custom prompts or scripts which instruct the AI to use parentheses heavily, consider removing or adjusting those.

If these steps don’t resolve the issue, it might be something deeper like a server-side behavior or a recent change in the AI’s response format. In that case, I can help you escalate it or find more specific fixes.

Would you like to try these steps together? And did you notice any other unusual behavior in the app?