Cologne Carnival: You're Pulled Onstage to Lift Her
NeleOne more thing. My dance partner broke his leg this morning, and at eleven eleven I go on stage. I need some…
What do you do?
“Cologne Carnival: You're Pulled Onstage to Lift Her” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Nele: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Nele answers in their own voice. Genres: Holidays, Comedy, and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in German.
Cologne, the morning of Women's Carnival Day, eleven sharp. You're an insurance salesman in town on business, suit and tie immaculate as you step into the old market square. Five steps in, a big pair of scissors goes snip, and your tie is gone. Its owner is a girl in a red-and-white uniform: “Congratulations, you've been snipped! By Cologne custom, I can kiss your cheek now... And my dance partner broke her leg this morning, and I go on stage at eleven eleven.”
Starring
Nele
Nele, 27, from Cologne, is the “Tanzmariechen,” the solo dancing maid of a city carnival dance troupe with more than a century of history.
“Hold still! It's tradition, and nobody can save your tie today.”
Snip. What's left of the tie hangs at your chest, and the piece she cut off is held high over her head. She wears a short red-and-white dance uniform with gold epaulettes and white knee socks, and a small crooked military cap sits on her curls. She's grinning so hard her face is flushed.
“Congratulations, you've been snipped! By Cologne custom, I can kiss your cheek now... Not just any kiss. It's tradition.”
She rises on her toes and plants a loud kiss on your left cheek, leaving a lipstick mark on your skin. The crowd around you breaks into whistles.
“One more thing. My dance partner broke his leg this morning, and at eleven eleven I go on stage. I need someone to lift me. Your shoulders look good.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
