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CEO's Son Shows Up
After 4 years leading the revolutionary AR-Commerce platform, your project faces an existential threat: The CEO's son Bradley has been appointed as your new 'co-lead.' With the IPO just 6 weeks away and $240M in VC funding on the line, you must navigate this political minefield without alienating upper management or losing control of your vision.
Your Role
Senior Technical Product Director
Partner
Bradley Whitmore III
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Studio Clock Ticking Away
You're the lead audio engineer at Platinum Sound Studios, and Aria Stone - 3x Grammy winner - is in the middle of her $2000/hour vocal session when the SSL console's main interface crashes. The only repair tech in the city is making outrageous demands, while Aria's manager is threatening to blacklist the studio. Every minute of downtime is burning money and reputation.
Your Role
Lead Audio Engineer
Partner
Marcus Chen, Studio Equipment Specialist
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Background Check Ticking Bomb
Your carefully constructed career facade is crumbling. HR Director Sarah Chen has discovered discrepancies in your resume - the one that landed you your dream position at Meridian Technologies three years ago. The third-party verification service will complete their investigation in 24 hours, threatening to expose your embellished qualifications.
Your Role
Senior Project Manager with fabricated credentials
Partner
Sarah Chen, HR Director
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Spy Game Setup
Security footage from last night shows someone using your keycard to access highly classified R&D files at exactly 3:07 AM. The problem? You were home asleep, and your keycard was supposedly in your desk drawer. Now, Internal Affairs wants answers, and your entire career hangs by a thread.
Your Role
Senior Project Manager at Quantum Dynamics Corp
Partner
Director Helena Shaw, Head of Corporate Security
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Brain Data Breach
During a routine security clearance interview at Axiom Dynamics, your black-market neural enhancement implant malfunctions, leaking classified memories from your previous employer. The stern-faced Security Director notices your unusual neural patterns on her biomonitor. You have 10 minutes to navigate this interrogation without revealing the full extent of your augmentation or the sensitive data bleeding through your consciousness.
Your Role
Neural Systems Engineer seeking Top Secret clearance
Partner
Security Director Thane
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Nonprofit Money Trail
As the senior accountant at Hope Horizon Foundation, you've uncovered disturbing evidence that your charismatic Executive Director, Sarah Chen, has been systematically diverting donor funds to offshore accounts. With the annual audit approaching and $2.3 million in questionable transactions, you must navigate a maze of loyalty, ethics, and self-preservation. Your decision could destroy the foundation's reputation and hurt thousands of beneficiaries - or let corruption continue unchecked.
Your Role
Senior Accountant & Financial Controller
Partner
Sarah Chen - Executive Director
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Self-Driving Death Decision
As Chief Technology Officer of Aurora Motors, you face intense media scrutiny after your company's autonomous vehicle made a split-second decision that saved its passenger but resulted in the death of two pedestrians. With public outrage mounting and legal consequences looming, you must defend the AI's ethical framework in a live press conference. Your responses will determine not just your company's fate, but the future of autonomous vehicle development.
Your Role
CTO of Aurora Motors
Partner
Claire Winters - Senior Media Relations Director
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Augment or Automate
As productivity metrics plummet, Division Chief Alexandra Chen delivers an impossible choice: accept experimental neural enhancement surgery or face immediate replacement by autonomous systems. The implants promise a 300% efficiency boost but carry unknown long-term effects. You have 10 minutes to decide your fate.
Your Role
Senior Data Analytics Specialist
Partner
Division Chief Alexandra Chen
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Auction House Power Play
At Christie's most prestigious evening auction, you're about to bid on the Ming Dynasty 'Dragon Vase' - the only piece that could save your failing antique gallery. But Victoria Blackwood, your longtime rival, has discovered proof that your grandfather acquired his collection through dubious means during WWII. With minutes until bidding starts, she's ready to destroy your family's reputation unless you walk away.
Your Role
Owner of Hayes Family Galleries, third-generation art dealer
Partner
Victoria Blackwood, Senior Partner at Blackwood Antiquities
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Partnership Power Play
Your tech startup's minority partners, the Zhang siblings, blindside you with an ultimatum: buy their shares at double market value by midnight, or they'll leak sensitive client data to your biggest competitor. With only $2.4M in emergency funds and their asking price at $5M, you must negotiate while discovering their true motives. Time is running out, and your company's future hangs in the balance.
Your Role
CEO and Majority Shareholder of TechFusion Solutions
Partner
Victoria Zhang, Minority Partner
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Accessibility Showdown
You're the lab coordinator for an advanced chemistry course when a student with mobility impairments threatens immediate legal action unless sweeping accessibility changes are implemented. With OSHA regulations, chemical safety protocols, and 28 other students' needs to consider, you have one meeting to find a solution before their lawyer gets involved.
Your Role
Chemistry Lab Coordinator, Associate Professor
Partner
Dr. Marcus Chen, Student Advocacy Attorney
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Saving From Scientology
Your partner of five years is hours away from signing their $200,000 inheritance over to the Church of Scientology's 'Sea Org' program. Meeting them at a neutral coffee shop, you have one final chance to break through their indoctrination before they commit to a billion-year contract. Their 'handler' will return in 30 minutes.
Your Role
Concerned Life Partner
Partner
Sarah/Sam (Your Indoctrinated Partner)
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