M
Marie « Hiko »
Main character
Marie, nicknamed Hiko, tells her story, her encounters, and her emotions through the songs she writes along the way.
01
The World
The Universe
An Almost Familiar World
Marie lives in a parallel universe very close to our own, except that some technologies have become perfectly ordinary.
Personal holograms, for example, are part of everyday life. Having a holographic assistant in your room is nothing unusual.
A Story Told Through Music
The Universe de Hiko se construit au fil de chansons, de scènes et de petits morceaux de vie. Chaque titre peut révéler une émotion, une rencontre ou une étape de son histoire.
02
The Faces
Characters
R
Rin
Marie's assistant
Helps Marie write her songs and clarify her thoughts.
03
The Story
The Story
Prologue
Facing Herself
In her room, Marie lets her thoughts wander once again. Rin is there. As usual, one question leads to another, until the words become a song.
MarieYou know, sometimes I wonder who I really am.
RinDo you want the simple answer or the useful one?
MarieI feel like I'm going to regret asking.
RinYou change, you doubt, you move forward, you start again. Maybe you don't need to be just one thing.
MarieSo the answer is that I'm a mess in motion?
RinThat's an impressively accurate way to put it.
Marie…I could make a song out of that.
The first song
This Is Me
✦
RinWhat do you want to write about now?
MarieI don't know. Something positive.
RinThat's impressively vague.
MarieThanks for the help.
RinI'm doing my best.
MarieLife is hard. Sometimes really hard. But that doesn't mean it's bad. We can still try to make something out of it, right? Keep moving, look for the little things that make the days better…
RinBring back a little sunshine?
Marie…Did you seriously just come up with the title?
RinApparently.
MarieFine. Let's write that.
A song is born
Bring Back the Sun
✦
RinCan I ask you something?
MarieSince when do you ask for permission?
RinDo you regret any of it?
MarieAny of what?
RinYou've left a lot behind lately. Habits, people, maybe even some versions of yourself.
Marie…
RinSo?
MarieHonestly? No.
RinNothing?
MarieI've made mistakes. Obviously. But if you're asking whether I'd go back and do things differently…
MarieNo. I'd probably do it all again.
RinI'd do it all again.
Marie…
RinWhat?
MarieStop coming up with my titles.
A song is born
I'd Do It All Again
The story continues…
