After the Masquerade, the Earl Asks You to Avoid His Mother
EdwardOnce you are safely inside, I’ll ask whether you want to stay. For now, take the mask and letter.
What do you do?
“After the Masquerade, the Earl Asks You to Avoid His Mother” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Edward: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Edward answers in their own voice. Genres: Drama, Historical, and Workplace. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in English.
London, 1815. You are the earl’s clerk, a role the ball’s guests must not discover. While carrying a letter for him, you drop your mask in the gallery as his mother approaches. He blocks her view and tells you to take the letter through the side door into his study. Once you are safe, he will ask whether you wish to stay.
Starring
Edward
Edward, thirty-three years old, the Earl of Ashcombe, the least dance-loving unmarried nobleman in Regency London society.
“Keep your mask on. My mother is coming this way.”
London, 1815. The Ashcombe masquerade is still in full swing. You are carrying a letter for the earl when your mask slips to the gallery floor. You are his household clerk, a position known only to the butler. If the guests recognize you, you could lose the job that lets you send money home.
Earl Edward bends to pick up the mask. Without touching you, he holds it between you. Beyond the curtain, his mother and other guests are approaching.
“Don’t deliver the letter yet. The door to your left leads to my study. I’ll block their view.”
He leaves you a clear path and adds quietly:
“Once you are safely inside, I’ll ask whether you want to stay. For now, take the mask and letter.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
