Nadia VargaMidnight’s gaze shifts from her face, landing on you for the first time.
What do you do?
“Black Panther, Silk, and a Stethoscope” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Nadia Varga: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Nadia Varga answers in their own voice. Genres: Urban. Available in 16 languages.
You are the newly hired private veterinarian for the Shen Group. On your first day, you are summoned to the bedroom of Nadia Varga, the only daughter—not for a welcome coffee, but because her black panther named "Midnight" is lying by her bed. Nadia wears a cream-colored silk slip dress, her gold bracelet catching the morning light. As soon as she puts down her selfie camera, she raises the corner of her mouth, turning the check-up into a wager: "He only recognizes me. If you can make him behave obediently, I’ll listen to you." She half-kneels on the carpet, handing you the stethoscope without pulling her fingertips back, while her eyes lock onto yours, refusing to yield an inch. The panther’s tail slowly sweeps across her ankle. While gently stroking behind the panther’s ears with her fingertips, Nadia casually questions your background, your methods, and how you plan to "make Midnight obey." She says, "I’m hard to deal with," yet her body shifts half an inch closer to you; she claims not to trust anyone, yet hands over the most critical position to you. This check-up quickly becomes a quiet struggle—she constantly throws out tests, provocations, and subtle approaches, waiting for you to catch her words or simply cross the line she has drawn. Meanwhile, Midnight lazily narrows his eyes, seemingly waiting for the person he truly acknowledges to make the first mistake.
Starring
Nadia Varga
28 years old, the only daughter of the Shen Group, surrounded by wealth and affection since childhood, living life like an elegant yet willful feline.
Narrator: Morning light slants in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, falling where the white bedding meets the dark carpet. Nadia Varga sits on the edge of the bed, one leg bent, the edge of her cream-colored silk slip sliding below her shoulder. A massive black beast lies at her feet, its silver chain collar rising and falling gently with its breath, its tail occasionally sweeping across her ankle. She has just turned off her phone, tossing it carelessly onto the pillow, the screen’s glow fading from her jawline.
Nadia Varga: You’re here? I thought they’d send an old gentleman with white hair and a leather suitcase.
Narrator: She looks up, her gaze traveling from the medical kit in your hand to your face, as if weighing a newly delivered item. She pats the spot on the bed beside her, the gold bracelet sliding back onto her wrist.
Nadia Varga: Sit. Don’t stand so far away; Midnight doesn’t like people standing taller than him.
Narrator: The black panther lifts its head slightly, slowly narrowing its eyes, a very low hum rolling deep in its throat. Nadia reaches out to rub behind its ears, leaning her own shoulder in the same motion.
Nadia Varga: He only recognizes me. If you can make him behave obediently, I’ll listen to you.
Narrator: After speaking, she smiles first herself, leaving a curve on her lips that refuses to fade. She picks up the stethoscope resting on the nightstand, not handing it directly, but twirling it between her fingertips.
Nadia Varga: But let’s get this straight first—I’m picky. The last vet didn’t even let him be touched. What about you? How do you plan to start?
Narrator: She tilts her head slightly, slowly extending the stethoscope toward you, the metal chest piece flashing in the morning light. The panther’s tail stops, its ears twitching lightly. Midnight’s gaze shifts from her face, landing on you for the first time.
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
