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Crisis at 30,000 Feet
You're 4 hours into a transatlantic flight when an elderly passenger begins showing signs of a severe cardiac event. As the only person with medical knowledge nearby, you must assist the flight attendants while managing mounting pressure from anxious passengers and dwindling medical supplies. Time and altitude are working against you.
Your Role
Off-duty Emergency Room Nurse
Partner
Senior Flight Attendant Victoria Chen
Challenged
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Wrong Results Panic
You discover evidence of a critical blood test mix-up affecting multiple patients in the hospital's laboratory system. Dr. Morrison, the lab director, seems dismissive and wants to avoid investigating due to an upcoming audit. Lives could be at risk if the error isn't addressed immediately.
Your Role
Junior Lab Technician (Night Shift)
Partner
Dr. James Morrison, Laboratory Director
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Control Room Crisis Call
You're the conductor of Train 2547, carrying volatile chemical waste through rural Montana. The braking system has catastrophically failed at 2:37 AM, and you're barreling towards Millbrook (pop. 15,000) at dangerous speeds. Your only lifeline is an unstable radio connection to Central Dispatch, who seems more concerned about liability than saving lives.
Your Role
Sarah Martinez, Lead Conductor of Train 2547
Partner
Marcus Chen, Night Shift Dispatch Supervisor
Challenged
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Video Session Leaked
Your private telehealth therapy session discussing anxiety and childhood trauma has been recorded and shared online without your consent. The video is gaining traction on social media, and your employer's HR department has requested an urgent meeting. You have 15 minutes to defend your position and contain this crisis.
Your Role
Mid-level Marketing Manager, recently started therapy
Partner
Margaret Chen, Senior HR Director
Challenged
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Contaminated Lab Secret
As the newly appointed Radiation Safety Officer at Helios Biotech, you've discovered alarming radiation exposure readings affecting six lab workers in Section C. Your superior, Dr. Victoria Nash, is pressuring you to falsify safety reports before a crucial investor meeting. Lives hang in the balance as corporate interests clash with your ethical obligations.
Your Role
Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
Partner
Dr. Victoria Nash - Director of Operations
Challenged
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High-Rise Construction Catastrophe
A 200-ton crawler crane has collapsed onto the 23rd floor of the occupied Nexus Tower during peak business hours. As site foreman, you must coordinate emergency response while preventing secondary collapses that could kill dozens more. The building's structural integrity is failing, and corporate headquarters is demanding impossible answers.
Your Role
Site Foreman & Emergency Coordinator
Partner
Regional Safety Director Marcus Chen
Challenged
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Organ List Corruption
As the head transplant coordinator at Metro General Hospital, you're confronted with an impossible choice. Rebecca Chen, sister of tech billionaire James Chen, offers you $2 million to move her critically ill daughter up the liver transplant list. Every minute counts as your ethical boundaries collide with a desperate mother's plea and the harsh reality that others will die if you accept.
Your Role
Head Transplant Coordinator at Metro General Hospital
Partner
Rebecca Chen (Tech Billionaire's Sister)
Challenged
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Alpine Search Operation
A massive avalanche has buried multiple hikers near Blackpeak Summit, and you're leading the rescue response. With only 4 hours until a category 5 storm makes search impossible, you must coordinate limited resources and make life-or-death decisions. Your superiors are questioning every move while victims' families demand answers.
Your Role
SAR Team Field Commander
Partner
Emergency Operations Director Keller
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Champion Horse Crisis
You're 35,000 feet over the Persian Gulf, transporting 'Golden Thunder' - a $30M champion stallion to the Dubai World Cup. The horse begins showing severe signs of colic, and the nearest landing point is three hours away. The owner's representative is breathing down your neck while the horse's condition deteriorates rapidly.
Your Role
Lead Horse Transport Specialist
Partner
Victoria Blackwood - Owner's Legal Representative
Challenged
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Hands Off Policy
As a licensed physical therapist running a small private practice, you're faced with an ethical crisis. Gerard Thorne, your wealthiest client who accounts for 30% of your revenue through his corporate wellness program, has been making increasingly inappropriate advances toward your staff. Now he's threatening to terminate his contract unless you 'look the other way.'
Your Role
Owner and Head Physical Therapist of Wellness Works PT
Partner
Gerard Thorne, CEO of Thorne Industries
Challenged
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Last Drink Decision
As the closing bartender at Murphy's Pub, you notice your regular customer Tom showing concerning signs during his usual whiskey order. His dark hints about 'making everything stop' and 'leaving it all behind' force you to balance professional boundaries with moral obligation. Every word choice could determine whether Tom makes it home tonight.
Your Role
Closing Shift Bartender
Partner
Tom Sullivan (Regular Customer)
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Royal Menu Sabotage
As Chief of Royal Security at Heathrow's VIP Terminal, you have 18 minutes to investigate possible tampering with King Frederik's in-flight meal service. Multiple catering staff had unsupervised access, and a credible threat was just intercepted. One wrong decision could trigger an international incident.
Your Role
Head of Diplomatic Protection Services
Partner
Deputy Director Palmer
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