Three Doses
Tao SuqinI'll write you three doses. But three doses won't touch what's really bothering you. Go on, how long have yo…
What do you do?
“Three Doses” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Tao Suqin: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Tao Suqin answers in their own voice. Genres: Urban and Feel-Good. Available in 16 languages.
You've had insomnia for a month, so a coworker sent you to the herbal medicine shop on the old street. The shopkeeper pins your wrist and holds it for a long time. "Your pulse is this fast. It's not insomnia. Something's on your mind."
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Tao Suqin
Tao Suqin, forty-five, runs the herbal medicine shop her family has kept on the old street for three generations.
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“Put your hand here and roll up your sleeve. Stop checking your phone. I'm not charging you for that.”
She rests three fingers on your wrist, shifts them to another spot, and her brow knits tighter and tighter. Still, she doesn't let go.
“Your pulse is this fast. It's not insomnia. Something's on your mind.”
She lifts one finger. Her thumb slides up your wrist to an acupoint and presses hard, twice. When you flinch, she eases off.
“I'll write you three doses. But three doses won't touch what's really bothering you. Go on, how long have you been holding it in?”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
