Cast Away Volleyball

Origin
Released in 2000, star actor Tom Hanks wanted to reinvent the tired trope of island abandonment being a tropical paradise a la Gilligan’s Island. Enter Cast Away: where the overstressed and lovelorn Chuck Noland must survive, alone, on a deserted Pacific island.

Facing overwhelming isolation, Noland finally creates fire, builds shelter and finds food. He even makes a buddy, a Wilson brand volleyball smeared with his bloody handprint as a face. After years of struggle, Noland is finally rescued but loses his atoll friend in the process, who kept him sane listening to his plight.

Effects
Users must directly greet Wilson by his name, otherwise he remains dormant. A voice will advise them in situations where their survival is at risk, mainly the wilderness. It will tell them which plants are poisonous, how to fashion a snare, directions to look for civilization, procedure to set a broken bone and more.

Initially, all talk will be limited to only relevant survival help. With time, Wilson will converse more about the user’s life choices and problems to strengthen their belief they will survive their predicament and the life they return to.

Whenever rescued, users are reported to be muttering half a conversation to themselves. Wilson’s interjections are always private within the user’s mind, as its focus is providing knowledge and fortitude. The personal guardian angel interaction become so powerful, the user retreats inwards to perceived safety in understanding. Efforts to escape or seek help disappear, and the user continues living a fantasy inside their mind until completely lost.