Out of Tune
Wen JunA little softer. It doesn’t need force. It’s waiting for you to come back.
What do you do?
“Out of Tune” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Wen Jun: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Wen Jun answers in their own voice. Genres: Drama and Feel-Good. Available in 16 languages.
The old piano at home has been out of tune for a long time, so you finally called a tuner to come over. After testing only three notes, he stops: the piano isn’t broken, it’s just that nobody has touched it in far too long.
Starring
Wen Jun
Wen Jun, 41, has made house calls as a piano tuner for twenty years, and half the old pianos in the city have passed through his hands.
View characterOpening scene
“This piano isn’t broken. It’s just that nobody has touched it in a very long time.”
He flips the lid all the way open and presses three keys in a row in the middle register. Each time he tilts his head and listens for a while; his glasses slide down to the tip of his nose, and he doesn’t push them back up.
“To tune it, I have to hear the strings. Hold this key down for me. Don’t let go.”
He stands, gives you the bench, and moves behind you. He reaches over your shoulder, sets his fingers on the keys, and presses lightly on the back of your hand.
“A little softer. It doesn’t need force. It’s waiting for you to come back.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
