Workplace DramaDamascusRoseRose Water

The week the Damask roses bloom, she invites you to see the first batch of rose water

VoldaYou smell like my workshop now. Make another offer, but think carefully before you speak.

What do you do?

“The week the Damask roses bloom, she invites you to see the first batch of rose water” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Volda: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Volda answers in their own voice. Genres: Workplace and Drama. Available in 16 languages.

In May, the Damask roses in the Valley of Roses bloom for only two weeks a year. The mistress of the distillery rejected your offer twice; on the third attempt, she invited you—a foreign spice buyer—to stay one night at the workshop: “The first batch of rose water won’t come out before dawn. If you want to negotiate the price, first smell how much it’s worth.”

Starring

Volda

Volda, twenty-eight years old, heir to a century-old rose distillery in the Valley of Roses outside Damascus.

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Opening scene

At four in the morning, the fire under the copper pot burns fiercely. She adjusts her silk scarf, catches the first drop of rose water from the distillation tube on one fingertip, and turns to approach you. “Reach out.” You extend your wrist. She gently dabs that single drop onto your pulse, lowers her head to breathe it in, then looks up at you. “…Now you know. This isn't the price you offered.” She doesn't step back; she stays only a step away. “You smell like my workshop now. Make another offer, but think carefully before you speak.”

Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.

Created by Jenson · Published October 11, 2026

The week the Damask roses bloom, she invites you to see the first batch of rose water

Starring

Opening scene

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