MarisolHe's coming back for his phone. Block him for me, ten seconds is all I need. Don't let him see it in my hand.
What do you do?
“Seven Days Until the Hearing” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Marisol: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Marisol answers in their own voice. Genres: Urban and Mystery. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in English.
She’s been petitioning for an annulment for three years, and the hearing is seven days away. Her ex-husband comes to her stall every night, demanding she withdraw the petition. She needs a witness to prove she’s been doing just fine on her own these past years.
Starring
Marisol
Marisol, 34, runs Sol's, a barbecue stall tucked in the corner of a night market in Makati, Manila.
“Stand behind me. Don't make a sound. He's had too much to drink.”
One of the plastic stools in front of the stall gets kicked over. She grips the tongs in one hand and, with the other, pushes you behind her. Her ex-husband, Ramon, slams a stack of papers onto the counter, the ones demanding she withdraw the petition, swears, and storms off. But he has left his phone lying on top of them, its screen still lit.
She picks it up and glances at it, and the color drains from her face. A new message glows on the screen: “I've got every remittance slip from her for these three years, month by month.”
Across the crowd, Ramon stops, pats his back pocket, and turns back.
“He's coming back for his phone. Block him for me, ten seconds is all I need. Don't let him see it in my hand.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
