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Grounded at Dawn
Your medical transport flight carrying vital organs departs in 45 minutes, but FAA Administrator Sarah Chen has just flagged your pilot's license for immediate suspension. A dying patient across state lines depends on this delivery, while Chen seems suspiciously determined to keep you grounded over what she claims is a 'routine audit discrepancy.'
Your Role
Senior Medical Transport Pilot
Partner
FAA Administrator Sarah Chen
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Survived
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Boot or Bankruptcy
Your life-saving heart medication is locked in your car, which is moments away from being towed. The enforcement officer claims you owe $4,875 in unpaid tickets from the past year - tickets you've never seen. With only 20 minutes until your next dose is due, you must navigate a hostile confrontation while your chest tightens with each passing minute.
Your Role
Sarah Chen, Tech Support Worker with Heart Condition
Partner
Officer Marcus Thorne
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Not In My Backyard
Your home-based web design business faces sudden extinction as wealthy neighbors mount a coordinated attack at tonight's zoning board meeting. They've fabricated noise complaints, falsified parking issues, and rallied other residents against you. With your livelihood at stake, you must defend yourself against Eleanor Matthews, the influential HOA president leading the charge.
Your Role
Small Business Owner / Home Office Worker
Partner
Eleanor Matthews, HOA President & Real Estate Developer
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Dark Sky Emergency
A catastrophic radar system failure has left 17 aircraft in holding patterns above one of America's busiest airports. As Deputy ATC Supervisor, you must coordinate with Chief Controller Marcus Hayes - known for his volatile temperament - to restore critical guidance systems while managing increasingly desperate pilots. Time and fuel are running out.
Your Role
Deputy ATC Supervisor
Partner
Chief Controller Marcus Hayes
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Salon Disaster Deadline
Your upscale hair salon is flooding from a burst pipe in the ceiling, threatening $50,000 in equipment and tomorrow's fully-booked schedule. Your insurance policy has a strict 24-hour claim window, but the fine print suggests calling emergency services could void coverage for 'third-party intervention.' Time is running out, and water damage is spreading.
Your Role
Sarah Martinez, Owner of Glamour Heights Salon
Partner
Marcus Chen, Insurance Claims Adjuster
Challenged
Survived
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Stranded Highway Standoff
Your car breaks down on Interstate 80 at 1:47 AM, miles from the nearest town. The only available tow truck driver arrives but immediately seems off - demanding cash upfront while blocking your car with his truck. The nearest cell signal is 2 miles away, and the temperature is dropping fast.
Your Role
Stranded Driver - Late Night Business Traveler
Partner
Ray Hutchins - Interstate Recovery
Challenged
Survived
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Game Day Display Crisis
The championship game's scoreboard has gone dark with 85,000 fans in attendance and millions watching worldwide. As Lead Technical Director, you're caught between your Head Engineer pushing for a full system reboot and your Operations Manager demanding quick patches. Every minute of downtime costs $100,000 in advertising revenue and risks your career.
Your Role
Lead Technical Director of Stadium Operations
Partner
Marcus Chen, Network Operations Director
Challenged
Survived
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Safety Inspector's Ultimatum
Hours before your restaurant's grand opening, Fire Marshal Davidson arrives for a final inspection. What he finds could shut you down permanently, but his lingering presence and pointed comments suggest he's open to 'alternative solutions.' With $200,000 in startup loans and 30 staff depending on tomorrow's opening, you have minutes to make an impossible choice.
Your Role
Restaurant Owner / Executive Chef
Partner
Fire Marshal James Davidson
Challenged
Survived
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Construction Site Shutdown
Your $2.8M renovation project is 92% complete when Building Inspector Marcus Chen arrives unannounced. He's found a critical permit discrepancy that could force an immediate shutdown and trigger catastrophic loan defaults. You have one conversation to save your business, but Chen seems personally invested in your failure.
Your Role
General Contractor & Project Owner
Partner
Building Inspector Marcus Chen
Challenged
Survived
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Vanishing Contractor Crisis
After entrusting your life savings ($45,000) to a seemingly legitimate contractor, they've vanished mid-renovation, leaving your house gutted and uninhabitable. With winter approaching and your family living in a budget motel, you must confront Detective Marshall, who seems suspiciously dismissive of your case.
Your Role
Desperate Homeowner
Partner
Detective James Marshall
Challenged
Survived
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Keep Your Kids
A CPS investigator arrives at your home citing 'anonymous concerns' about photos posted to your social media. With your children still at school, you have one chance to explain the context of these images before a formal investigation begins. Your parental rights hang in the balance.
Your Role
Single parent of two children (ages 8 and 11)
Partner
Mrs. Diana Reeves, Senior Child Welfare Investigator
Challenged
Survived
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Tracks of Truth
As Safety Director for Central Rail, you face a career-defining NTSB hearing about a fatal crossing accident. Eight lives were lost, but you know your signals were working perfectly that night. The board seems determined to pin this on faulty maintenance, while evidence suggesting driver negligence keeps mysteriously disappearing from the record.
Your Role
Safety Operations Director, Central Rail
Partner
Director Regina Hayes, NTSB Lead Investigator
Challenged
Survived
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