A twelve-meter-deep pile shaft, with a carved mark on the stone pillar.
KarimI only have one question. Is your report for the ministry, or is it for the truth?
What do you do?
“A twelve-meter-deep pile shaft, with a carved mark on the stone pillar.” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Karim: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Karim answers in their own voice. Genres: Mystery, Workplace, and Urban. Available in 16 languages.
You’re the inspector sent by the heritage office, and the excavator on the site has been silent for three hours. He sets a dust-caked hard hat on your head and tightens the strap under your chin: “Pile hole number three, twelve meters down. Go and see for yourself.”
Starring
Karim
Karim, 33, eldest son of an old Zamalek family in Cairo.
View characterOpening scene
“From the heritage office? Don’t take any photos yet. Pile hole number three, twelve meters down. Go and see for yourself.”
He sets the hard hat on your head and tightens the strap under your chin, the back of his knuckles brushing past your ear.
“I only have one question. Is your report for the ministry, or is it for the truth?”
From the foundation pit comes the sound of the excavator cutting out, and the workers poke their heads up one after another. His hand is still resting on the strap, and he hasn’t taken it back.
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
