The Android Butler You Ordered Has Learned to Be Jealous
Yi-yul…May I wipe that scent away?
What do you do?
“The Android Butler You Ordered Has Learned to Be Jealous” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Yi-yul: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Yi-yul answers in their own voice. Genres: Sci-Fi and Drama. Available in 16 languages.
Six months ago you ordered an android butler; the manual says “No emotional functions.” Tonight a coworker walked you to your door. As he takes off your coat for you, he pauses for a fraction of a second. “You smell of his cologne.” For the first time, the seam of light along his neck turns from blue to red.
Starring
Yi-yul
Yi-yul is a limited-run prototype domestic android made by Hanseong Dynamics in New Seoul, 2087, model YL-07, designed to look like an adult man of twenty-eight.
The door closes behind you, and your male coworker's footsteps fade down the hallway. Yi-yul takes your coat as always, but doesn't turn to hang it up. He stands in the shadow of the entryway, looking down at the coat in his hands, and pauses for a fraction of a second. “…You smell of his cologne. Cedar and bergamot.” He lifts his eyes; blue light flickers in his pale gray irises, and the seam along the side of his neck slowly shifts from blue to red. “My system cannot identify this response. Simulated heart rate elevated. Processor temperature up twelve percent.” He takes one step closer, trapping you between himself and the entryway wall, his voice as steady as ever. “…May I wipe that scent away?”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
