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Whistleblower's Dilemma
As a promising PhD candidate, you've discovered your respected mentor, Dr. Harrison Wells, has been manipulating crucial research data in your joint publications. With your dissertation defense weeks away and your name on potentially fraudulent papers, time is running out. The tenure committee meeting tomorrow could expose everything - or bury it forever.
Your Role
Sarah Chen, 4th-year PhD candidate
Partner
Dr. Harrison Wells, Department Chair of Quantum Physics
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Predatory Loan Escape
Buried under crushing payday loan debt, you face Marcus Shaw, a calculated loan manager who's mastered the art of financial manipulation. With $2,800 already owed and legal threats looming, you must navigate a high-stakes negotiation where every word could sink you deeper into debt or provide an escape route. Time is running out as your next payment deadline approaches in less than 24 hours.
Your Role
A desperate retail worker with maxed credit cards and a payday loan that's been rolled over 4 times
Partner
Marcus Shaw - Regional Collections Manager
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Binary Admission Breakdown
The prestigious Barrett University's AI admission system has catastrophically malfunctioned, auto-accepting 3,427 students for only 800 spots. As Deputy Director of Admissions, you have 30 minutes to decide who stays before the press deadline. Every decision impacts real lives, institutional reputation, and your career.
Your Role
Deputy Director of Admissions
Partner
Dean Victoria Blackwood
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Fake Professor's Last Stand
After three weeks of successfully impersonating Dr. Marcus Chen, a visiting quantum computing expert at Blackwood University, your facade is cracking. Department Head Dr. Victoria Sterling has 'randomly' scheduled you to give a specialty lecture on quantum error correction in 30 minutes. Your academic career and freedom hang by a thread.
Your Role
Impersonator posing as Dr. Marcus Chen, supposed quantum computing expert from MIT
Partner
Dr. Victoria Sterling, Department Head of Computer Science
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ATM Fraud Showdown
While using your local bank's ATM after hours, you catch someone in a maintenance uniform installing what appears to be a card skimming device. As you reach for your phone to call security, they notice you and initiate a tense negotiation, offering you a cut of their operation in exchange for silence. Your next few words could either stop a major fraud ring or make you an accomplice.
Your Role
Bank Customer (Regular civilian who stumbled upon the crime)
Partner
Marcus 'The Ghost' Chen
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Grade Trading Underground
As Dean of Academic Affairs, you've discovered evidence of a massive grade-selling operation involving multiple faculty members and students. The investigation takes a devastating turn when your own child's name appears in encrypted messages. Now you must navigate between institutional integrity and family loyalty, knowing any move you make could destroy both your career and your child's future.
Your Role
Dr. Marcus Rivera, Dean of Academic Affairs
Partner
Detective Sarah Chen, Internal Affairs
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DNA Donation Dilemma
As the newly appointed Dean of Financial Aid at Blackridge University, you face an impossible choice. Dr. Victoria Ashworth, a billionaire alumna, has offered a $50M endowment - but demands genetic screening of all scholarship recipients. You have 24 hours before the board meeting to navigate this ethical minefield.
Your Role
Dean of Financial Aid
Partner
Dr. Victoria Ashworth (Quantum Computing Pioneer & University Donor)
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Lab Contamination Crisis
As Senior Research Analyst at Meridian Pharmaceuticals, you've discovered systematic contamination in drug trial data spanning three years. Your discovery could invalidate $2.8B in research and tank the company's stock. Dr. Sarah Chen, your direct supervisor, is pressuring you to manipulate the findings before the board meeting tomorrow morning.
Your Role
Senior Research Analyst
Partner
Dr. Sarah Chen, Director of Clinical Research
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TAs Turn Against You
Your six teaching assistants have coordinated a sudden ultimatum, threatening mass resignation 48 hours before midterm grading begins. With 400+ student papers pending review and department leadership unreachable at a conference, you have exactly 60 minutes to negotiate. Your tenure track evaluation is next month.
Your Role
Associate Professor of Economics, Pre-tenure
Partner
Dr. Maya Chen, Lead Teaching Assistant
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Algorithm Assessment Revolt
As Dean of Academic Technology, you've implemented an AI grading system that promised fairness but delivered discrimination. Now, faced with mounting evidence of racial bias and a student protest outside your office, you must navigate this crisis while protecting both the university's reputation and your career. Time is running out as the Board of Trustees demands answers within the hour.
Your Role
Dean of Academic Technology
Partner
Dr. Victoria Sterling, Board of Trustees Chairwoman
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Fungal Farewell
You've planned to end your 3-year relationship with Alex during today's mushroom foraging trip in the remote Cascade foothills. But 20 minutes ago, they enthusiastically ate what might be a Death Cap mushroom, mistaking it for a safe variety. Now you're 4 miles from the nearest road, with spotty cell service, and your breakup speech feels like a time bomb.
Your Role
The Breaking-Up Partner
Partner
Alex (Soon-to-be Ex)
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Human Lab Rats
You've discovered disturbing evidence that your university's Psychology Department is running unauthorized experiments on students through seemingly normal campus activities. As suspicions grow about manipulated social interactions and monitored behavior patterns, you must confront Dr. Helena Webb - the department head who will do anything to protect her groundbreaking research.
Your Role
Graduate Teaching Assistant who discovered evidence of illegal experiments
Partner
Dr. Helena Webb - Psychology Department Chair
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