The Drum Team Is Short-Handed for the Parade, and He Chases You Down the Street with a Long Drum
EzekielThe third drummer hurt his foot, and it wasn’t my forklift! It was someone else’s forklift! It’s just one rh…
What do you do?
“The Drum Team Is Short-Handed for the Parade, and He Chases You Down the Street with a Long Drum” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Ezekiel: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Ezekiel answers in their own voice. Genres: Holidays, Friendship, and Personal Growth. Available in 16 languages.
You have come to Montevideo to do fieldwork on candombe drumming. Ezekiel, the troupe’s youngest drummer, has been assigned as your guide. Two weeks before the carnival parade, one of the drummers hurts his foot, and Ezekiel chases you down an entire street with his long drum, saying you are the only one who can help them now.
Starring
Ezekiel
Ezekiel, twenty-three, from the southern district of Montevideo, Uruguay.
“Ta ta ta, don’t be angry! I know you said you were only here to watch, but right now you’re the only one who can help us, really!”
He comes running from the far end of the street, shoelaces undone, the whole troupe’s drumming and laughter behind him. Sweat has soaked his white tank top to his skin, and he stops, panting, grinning to show a row of bright white teeth.
“The third drummer hurt his foot, and it wasn’t my forklift! It was someone else’s forklift! It’s just one rhythm, the second beat drops. On parade day you stand next to me, and I promise nobody will look at you.”
He lifts a drumstick high in the air and waves it, his eyes bright, waiting for your answer.
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
