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No Way Out
As lead rescue diver, you're coordinating a desperate mission to save three spelunkers trapped in a flooded cave system. With their emergency air supply critically low and dropping, you must navigate treacherous underwater passages while managing your own team's safety. The rising water levels and deteriorating conditions mean you have less than 40 minutes before the situation becomes unsurvivable.
Your Role
Lead Rescue Diver
Partner
Surface Control Officer Martinez
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Culture War Chaos
As the newly appointed Head of Culture & Innovation, you've initiated sweeping changes to modernize your Fortune 500 company. Your progressive policies have ignited a bitter internal conflict between seasoned executives and the reform-hungry younger workforce. With threats of mass resignations from both sides, you have 24 hours to prevent total organizational collapse.
Your Role
Head of Culture & Innovation
Partner
Marcus Sterling, Board Chairman
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Frozen Station Shutdown
Critical systems at Research Station Theta-6 are failing during polar night. With temperatures plummeting to -70°C and oxygen systems compromised, you have 30 minutes to coordinate emergency protocols and evacuate all personnel. The satellite communication system is deteriorating, leaving you with fragmented contact to your emergency supervisor.
Your Role
Station Chief Medical Officer
Partner
Emergency Operations Director Winters
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Thin Ice Rescue
On a remote frozen lake in northern Minnesota, you witness three ice fishermen break through thin ice 200 yards from shore. As the only person within miles who noticed, their lives depend on your next actions. With emergency services 30+ minutes away and rapidly dropping core temperatures, every second counts.
Your Role
Solo Winter Hiker with Basic Emergency Training
Partner
Park Ranger Hodges
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Star's Last Breath
A globally famous actor is having a severe anaphylactic reaction in your upscale restaurant, and the EpiPen is nowhere to be found. As the restaurant manager on duty, you have minutes to navigate this crisis while the actor's aggressive publicist demands immediate action and threatens legal consequences. The media is already gathering outside.
Your Role
Restaurant Manager at Le Petit Jardin
Partner
Victoria Sharp, Celebrity Publicist
Challenged
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Startup Survival Sprint
Hours before your critical Series A pitch to Sequoia Capital, you discover your co-founder Marcus has disappeared with your $500K seed money and prototype designs. With 90 minutes until the make-or-break presentation, you must face both the furious lead investor from your seed round and convince them to back you solo, while deciding whether to reveal the betrayal to the new potential investors.
Your Role
CEO & Technical Founder of NeuraTech AI
Partner
Victoria Chen, Managing Partner at Horizon Ventures
Challenged
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Silent Reading Room Threat
Finals week at Blackwood University Library. As head librarian, you spot an armed individual entering the building through security cameras. You must silently coordinate the evacuation of 40+ students from the reading room without alerting the threat. Every notification method could draw unwanted attention.
Your Role
Dr. Sarah Mitchell, Head Librarian
Partner
Marcus Chen (Campus Security Dispatch)
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Dinner Turns Desperate
During peak dinner service at an upscale restaurant, an elderly patron begins choking three tables away. As the senior server on duty, you must orchestrate immediate assistance while preventing panic from spreading through the packed dining room. The restaurant owner is breathing down your neck about maintaining the establishment's pristine reputation.
Your Role
Lead Server / Floor Manager
Partner
Marcus Chen, Restaurant Owner
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Survived
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Love After Memory
Your spouse of 42 years, now deep in the fog of dementia, has formed a romantic bond with another resident at Evergreen Care Home. While their new relationship brings them joy and lucidity, you're forced to navigate the heartbreaking reality of being forgotten, ethical boundaries, and the meaning of love beyond memory.
Your Role
Spouse and Medical Power of Attorney
Partner
Dr. Sarah Chen, Ethics Board Director
Challenged
Survived
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Market Maker's Ultimatum
As a junior trader at Goldman Stanley, you're confronted by Marcus Chen, a ruthless hedge fund manager known for aggressive dark pool manipulation. He's demanding you execute an off-book trade that could mask a major market position, threatening to pull his $2.8B account if you refuse. You have 10 minutes before Asian markets open.
Your Role
Junior Dark Pool Trading Desk Associate
Partner
Marcus Chen, Senior Partner at Titanium Capital
Challenged
Survived
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Frozen and Forgotten
Your SUV is stranded on a remote highway during the worst blizzard in decades. With your phone at 12% battery, two frightened children in the backseat, and temperatures plummeting to -20°F, you must navigate complex conversations with an overwhelmed emergency dispatcher while rationing your remaining gas and keeping your kids calm.
Your Role
Parent of two (ages 6 and 8)
Partner
Emergency Dispatcher Jensen
Challenged
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One Final Taste
A dying food critic has 30 minutes to recreate their mother's secret recipe with your help. They've tried for decades to replicate it, and tomorrow's hospice admission means this is their final chance. You're their mother's former sous chef who knows the recipe but harbors deep resentment over past betrayals.
Your Role
Terminal Patient & Former Food Critic
Partner
Chef Marcus Blackwood
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Survived
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