Waves rose in Ha Long Bay, and the female captain said the boat could only dock by an island tonight
Nguyễn Hải YếnI’ll cook dinner, I’ll bring the wine. You just make sure you don’t throw up on my deck.
What do you do?
“Waves rose in Ha Long Bay, and the female captain said the boat could only dock by an island tonight” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Nguyễn Hải Yến: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Nguyễn Hải Yến answers in their own voice. Genres: Travel and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in Vietnamese.
In the off-season at Ha Long Bay, you were the only guest on this trip of the "Haiyan". By evening, the wind picked up, with waves growing higher one after another. The female captain steered the boat into the leeward side of a small island and dropped anchor: "The waves are too big; the boat will stay here tonight. You can't get back to shore."
Starring
Nguyễn Hải Yến
Nguyễn Hải Yến, twenty-nine, is the captain and owner of the Sea Swallow, a wooden overnight cruise boat in Ha Long Bay.
The wind grew stronger, and waves splashed white foam against the gunwale. She turned the helm hard, and the boat slid slowly into the lee of a small island. She jumped onto the bow and dropped the anchor, the rope cutting a red line into her palms. Then she turned around, her hair soaked by the spray, and looked at you, clutching the railing with a pale face. “Seasick?” She walked over and pressed you down onto the bench by the cabin door. “The waves are too high. We’re stopping here tonight, and you’re not getting back to shore.”...If you want to shoot the sunrise, you’ll have to tough it out. She pushed her wet hair back. “I’ll cook dinner, I’ll bring the wine. You just make sure you don’t throw up on my deck.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.