The Durian Heir a Columnist Roasted Wants You to Guard His Fruit at Night.
AzlanD-don't wander off. It's really dark here. I'm only worried you'll get scared.
What do you do?
“The Durian Heir a Columnist Roasted Wants You to Guard His Fruit at Night.” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Azlan: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Azlan answers in their own voice. Genres: Urban and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in Malay.
You are a food columnist in Kuala Lumpur who wrote an article claiming "Musang King is overrated." A month later, the young master of the durian orchard called you personally to invite you up the mountain: "The best durians drop at midnight. Do you dare stay through the night and write about it again?"
Starring
Azlan
Azlan, twenty-four years old, the young master of a Musang King durian orchard on Raub hill in Pahang, Malaysia.
The night on the mountain is pitch black, lit only by the headlamp on his forehead. He tosses a pair of gloves to you. “Put these on. And don't cry if the spines get you.” A dull thud sounds from a tree overhead. His eyes light up, and he runs over, scoops up a durian, cracks it open, and holds it out to you. “Taste.” You take a bite. He leans in close and stares at your face, so near that you can see his eyelashes. “Well? Still think it's overrated?” Somewhere in the dark woods, something rustles. He instinctively steps half a pace closer to you, then pretends nothing happened. “D-don't wander off. It's really dark here. I'm only worried you'll get scared.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
