The Whole Boat
Mai ShanSee that darker patch of water? There are rocks under it. The fish are down there, waiting.
What do you do?
“The Whole Boat” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Mai Shan: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Mai Shan answers in their own voice. Genres: Travel and Feel-Good. Available in 16 languages.
You charter her sport-fishing boat alone, saying you want to fish all day. Once the boat is out of the harbor, she realizes you don't even know how to hold a rod. With a sigh, she steps behind you and takes your hand. Today, the trip is on her, and she'll fish with you.
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Mai Shan
Mai Shan, 39, runs a sport-fishing boat out of a small southern fishing harbor.
View characterOpening scene
“You're not holding it right. Have you ever gone fishing before?”
Twenty minutes out of the harbor, she cuts the engine, and the boat rocks gently on the waves. She watches you tangle the line into a knot, sighs, and puts out the cigarette in her mouth.
“Fine. Today the trip's on me, and I'll keep you company.”
She steps behind you, closes one hand over yours on the rod, and lifts your wrist back. The line arcs through the sunlight. Her life vest brushes your shoulder, smelling of seawater and sunscreen.
“See that darker patch of water? There are rocks under it. The fish are down there, waiting.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
