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Pain They Can't See
Your chronic fibromyalgia requires work-from-home accommodations, but your new manager, Sandra Blackwood, demands 'concrete evidence' of your invisible disability. With performance reviews approaching and your accommodation letter being questioned, you must defend your rights while maintaining professional composure. Time is running out as HR awaits your manager's final decision.
Your Role
Senior Project Coordinator with 4 years at the company
Partner
Sandra Blackwood, Director of Operations
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Armed Standoff at Register
It's 9:47 PM at your family-owned grocery store when a desperate man pulls out a handgun at Register 3, demanding cash. Two elderly customers and your teenage cashier are frozen in terror. Every word you choose could mean life or death as you try to de-escalate the situation before law enforcement arrives.
Your Role
Night Manager of Family Foods Market
Partner
Marcus (The Gunman)
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Breaking Point at Therapy
It's your first therapy session after months of crisis, and you're desperate to be honest about your suicidal thoughts. However, you know that saying the wrong thing could trigger an immediate involuntary hold. Navigate this delicate conversation while getting the help you need without crossing the line that leads to institutionalization.
Your Role
New therapy patient in crisis
Partner
Dr. Sarah Winters
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Desperate Tower Negotiation
During your night shift as KXBR's station manager, a distraught man has climbed your 300-foot broadcast tower during your live broadcast. With police en route but still 30 minutes away, you must keep him talking through your studio mic while maintaining your professional demeanor for thousands of listeners. Every word you say will be broadcast live.
Your Role
KXBR Night Station Manager
Partner
Marcus Chen (The Climber)
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Birth Center Evacuation
Rising floodwaters are threatening your birth center where six women are in active labor. As the head midwife, you must coordinate their evacuation while dealing with an unsympathetic emergency coordinator who's prioritizing other facilities. Time is running out as contractions intensify and water levels rise.
Your Role
Head Midwife at Riverside Birth Center
Partner
Emergency Response Coordinator Marcus Chen
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Backstage Emergency Director
As venue director at the sold-out Meridian Arena, you notice the main stage beginning to groan under excessive weight. With 12,000 fans packed in and a headline act mid-performance, you've spotted critical structural deformation in the support beams. Time is running out before catastrophic failure.
Your Role
Arena Venue Director
Partner
Chief Safety Inspector Marcus Wells
Challenged
Survived
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Silent Retreat Outbreak
You're on day 4 of a strict 10-day silent meditation retreat when you notice alarming symptoms among fellow practitioners - but breaking silence means immediate expulsion with no refunds and a permanent ban. As more people show signs of a dangerous infection, you must find creative ways to alert authorities without making a sound, all while the retreat leader seems suspiciously determined to keep everyone isolated.
Your Role
New Meditation Practitioner (Day 4 of 10)
Partner
Sister Margaret (Head of Retreat)
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Campus on Fire
Student protests over tuition hikes have escalated into campus-wide demonstrations, with buildings occupied and classes disrupted. As university president, you face mounting pressure from both wealthy donors threatening to withdraw $50M in funding and increasingly militant student leaders. Your decisions in the next hour will determine the fate of the university's financial future and its moral standing.
Your Role
Dr. Sarah Chen, University President (6 months into role)
Partner
Board Chairman Richard Blackwood
Challenged
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Heart Transport Gridlock
You're transporting a viable donor heart with only 3 hours of ischemic time remaining. Multiple highway accidents have created unprecedented gridlock, and your GPS shows all alternate routes are blocked. The transplant coordinator is demanding updates while the receiving surgeon grows increasingly hostile about the delay.
Your Role
Organ Transport Specialist
Partner
Dr. Victoria Shaw - Lead Transplant Surgeon
Challenged
Survived
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Nature's Fury Approaching
You're covering a 4th-grade class when the tornado sirens begin to wail. As dark clouds gather outside, you must guide 23 increasingly panicked children to safety while dealing with an antagonistic school administrator who seems more concerned with liability than lives. Time is running out as the storm approaches.
Your Role
Substitute Teacher (First day on the job)
Partner
Vice Principal Marcus Sterling
Challenged
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Hacked Conference Chaos
You're the head organizer of the International Digital Ethics Summit, hosting 3,000 virtual attendees when hackers seize control of your conference platform. With 20 minutes until the keynote and a $50,000 crypto ransom demand, you must navigate this crisis while maintaining your professional reputation and preventing mass panic.
Your Role
Conference Technical Director
Partner
Shadow Collective Representative
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Survived
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Sacred Relic Chase
You're transporting the sacred Chryselephantine Icon, a priceless 12th-century artifact, through the treacherous Carpathian Mountains. During a routine check of your satellite phone, you intercept chatter from professional smugglers who've tracked your route. Now, with a snowstorm approaching and your fuel gauge dropping, you must navigate hairpin turns while evading your pursuers.
Your Role
Vatican Security Transport Specialist
Partner
Viktor Kovac - Black Market Antiquities Broker
Challenged
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