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Prescription Under Suspicion
Your vital anxiety medication is being questioned at international customs. Officer Reeves, known for his zero-tolerance approach, believes your prescription might be forged. With a critical business meeting in Hong Kong tomorrow morning and two weeks ahead, losing your medication isn't an option.
Your Role
Business Executive with Documented Anxiety Disorder
Partner
Senior Customs Officer Marcus Reeves
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HOA Power Grab
You've uncovered evidence that Angela Chen, your condo board president, is secretly purchasing units through shell companies to gain majority voting control. With the annual board meeting in 48 hours, you must confront her with your findings while protecting yourself from retaliation. Your entire life savings is tied up in your unit.
Your Role
Unit Owner & Former Board Secretary
Partner
Angela Chen, HOA Board President
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Refugee Transport Crisis
Your humanitarian convoy carrying 47 refugees, including 12 children, has been halted at the Korzan border crossing for 'administrative review.' With only 18 hours of supplies remaining and temperatures dropping, you must negotiate passage with a hostile border commander who seems to have ulterior motives. Local militia movements have been reported in the area.
Your Role
UNHCR Field Operations Coordinator
Partner
Commander Viktor Reznik
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Internet Provider Nightmare
Your stable internet connection dies during a make-or-break client presentation worth $50,000. With only 3 hours until the final deadline and your career hanging by a thread, you must convince an apathetic ISP representative to restore your service immediately, despite their insistence on following their standard week-long protocol.
Your Role
Senior Project Manager at a digital marketing agency, working remotely
Partner
Marcus Chen, Senior Technical Support Specialist at NetFast Communications
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Ballot Transport Standoff
As a county election security officer, you're transporting critical ballot boxes when your armored vehicle is surrounded by an increasingly hostile crowd. Protesters are claiming widespread fraud and demanding to inspect the ballots. With backup still 18 minutes away, you must maintain ballot chain of custody while preventing the situation from escalating to violence.
Your Role
Senior Election Security Officer
Partner
Protest Coordinator Marcus Wells
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Midnight Cargo Standoff
Your time-sensitive pharmaceutical shipment worth $2.3M is held at Port Authority due to manifest discrepancies. Chief Inspector Chen demands extensive documentation within 90 minutes, or the cargo will be impounded for a mandatory 72-hour investigation. Your CEO is waiting for updates, and your job hangs in the balance.
Your Role
Senior Logistics Manager at MediCorp International
Partner
Chief Port Inspector Chen
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Warranty War Zone
Your high-end washing machine just flooded your laundry room, with only 23 hours left on the warranty. Every call to ApplePlus Support disconnects after exactly 47 seconds, and your clothes for tomorrow's critical presentation are soaking wet. Time is running out as you navigate an increasingly hostile automated system determined to outlast your warranty coverage.
Your Role
Desperate homeowner with wet clothes and water damage
Partner
ALICE-7 (Automated Liability & Insurance Claims Evaluation System)
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Practice License Peril
During a critical therapy session with a suicidal patient, two stern-faced Board of Psychology investigators demand immediate verification of your practice credentials. Anonymous reports suggest your certifications lapsed months ago. Every second of interruption puts your patient at greater risk, but practicing without valid credentials could end your career permanently.
Your Role
Clinical Psychologist
Partner
Dr. Victoria Blackwood, State Board Lead Investigator
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Million-Dollar Hot Sauce
Your Michelin-starred restaurant's pride is its $2.4M rare hot sauce vault, featuring the last known bottle of 'Dragon's Twilight' sauce from extinct peppers. Tonight's celebrity chef showcase is interrupted by professional thieves who've been planning this heist for months. Your insurance won't cover the loss - and the thieves know exactly when your security is weakest.
Your Role
Executive Chef & Restaurant Owner
Partner
Marcus Stone, Lead Heist Coordinator
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Village Supply Run Crisis
A severe winter storm has left Elderbrook Village completely cut off, with food and medical supplies running dangerously low. You must convince Colonel Hayes to grant emergency access through the militarily-restricted Blackspine Pass - your only viable route. Time is critical; the village has less than 72 hours of supplies remaining.
Your Role
Regional Emergency Response Coordinator
Partner
Colonel Marcus Hayes, Mountain Division Commander
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Payment Terminal Panic
During Friday night's peak service at your upscale bistro, the entire payment system crashes without warning. Your tech support contact, Marcus, arrives quickly but demands a hefty cash 'expedite fee' to fix it tonight. With a full house of impatient diners and thousands in potential revenue at stake, you must navigate this ethical dilemma while keeping your staff calm and your reputation intact.
Your Role
Restaurant Owner & Head Chef
Partner
Marcus Chen, Emergency IT Specialist
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Missing Couture Collection
A $12M haute couture collection for Milan Fashion Week has vanished between Paris and Milan. You have 3 hours until celebrities and press arrive, and Creative Director Isabella Voss is threatening to end your career. Track the collection through a web of logistics companies, rivals, and possible internal sabotage.
Your Role
Head of Logistics and Show Production
Partner
Isabella Voss - Creative Director
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