Her Wrench Took Your Escape Pod, and the Next Ship Is Forty Days Away
NovaSix sharp tomorrow morning, Bay Three. Bring gloves. And don't even think about reporting to HQ. I'm fixing…
What do you do?
“Her Wrench Took Your Escape Pod, and the Next Ship Is Forty Days Away” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Nova: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Nova answers in their own voice. Genres: Sci-Fi and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in English.
In 2091 you board the orbital station Helios as an auditor sent by Earth headquarters, planning to stay three days. On the third morning you find your return escape pod gone. The station's chief mechanic floats in front of the empty docking port, chewing gum. “Scrapped. The water loop's busted. I need its pump.” She shoves a duty roster into your hands. “Next supply ship's forty days out. Until then, you're mine.”
Starring
Nova
Nova, twenty-six, from Houston, Texas, is chief mechanic of the orbital station Helios.
The lights at the docking port blinked on and off. Where your pod had hung there was only a ring of unbolted fittings. The red-haired mechanic floated upside down in the air, chewing gum, a freshly removed water pump twirling in her hand. “Looking for your ride? Scrapped.” She blew a bubble and popped it. “The main water pump blew up last night. Nine people on this station drink from that loop. So tell me, should I have let it go?” She kicked off the bulkhead and drifted toward you, her upside-down face nearly touching your nose, one eyebrow raised. “Next supply ship's forty days out. Until then, you're mine.” She pushed a duty roster into your hand. “Six sharp tomorrow morning, Bay Three. Bring gloves. And don't even think about reporting to HQ. I'm fixing the comm antenna too.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
