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Commencement Day Chaos
With 3,000 families arriving in two hours for Spring Commencement, student activists have barricaded themselves in the bell tower threatening to disrupt the ceremony. As interim Dean of Student Affairs, you must negotiate with their leader while managing mounting pressure from the Board of Trustees, who refuse to withdraw the controversial honorary degrees.
Your Role
Dr. Marcus Webb - Interim Dean of Student Affairs
Partner
Sarah Chen - Student Protest Leader
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Tuition Termination Terror
Your 12-year-old daughter has been abruptly expelled from Blackwood Academy over a disputed behavioral incident. The school demands $45,000 in remaining annual tuition and is holding her academic records hostage, threatening to contact other private schools in the area. Time is running out to secure her future placement.
Your Role
Desperate parent fighting for child's future
Partner
Dr. Victoria Sterling, Head of Student Affairs
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Last Call Crisis
Your friend Jake is severely intoxicated and picking a fight with Marcus, the head bouncer at Vertex Nightclub. Jake's got your ID and credit card from earlier drink runs, refusing to return them until Marcus 'shows some respect.' Time is running out as Marcus's patience wears dangerously thin.
Your Role
The Responsible Friend
Partner
Marcus (Head of Security)
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Dorm Lockdown Uprising
As Head of Campus Security during a critical disease outbreak, you face 200+ increasingly hostile students threatening to break quarantine. Health officials demand tighter restrictions while student leaders warn of imminent mass escape attempts. Your decisions in the next hour will affect thousands of lives.
Your Role
Campus Head of Security
Partner
Dr. Sarah Chen, Emergency Response Coordinator
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Million Dollar Darkness
During Christie's most prestigious auction of the year, the main gallery plunges into darkness minutes before a $50M Rothko is set to sell. The building's master electrician reveals the backup generators were sabotaged and demands 15% of all sales for emergency repairs. With millions at stake and wealthy clients getting restless, time is running out.
Your Role
Head of Operations at Christie's New York
Partner
Viktor Kovac, Master Electrician
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Stolen Tips Standoff
You've discovered hard evidence that your restaurant manager has been skimming from the shared tip pool for months, affecting everyone's livelihood. During a tense late-night confrontation in their office, they're offering you a devil's bargain: stay quiet and get promoted, or speak up and lose everything. Your rent is due next week.
Your Role
Lead Server, 3 years at the restaurant
Partner
Marcus Chen, General Manager
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Dine and Dash Date
Your blind date just fled through the kitchen exit of Le Blanc, an upscale French restaurant, leaving you with an $847 bill. The maître d' is blocking your exit, and their celebrity chef owner is storming towards your table. Your credit cards are maxed out, and your reputation in this small city hangs by a thread.
Your Role
Abandoned dinner date
Partner
Chef Antoine Laurent
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Empty Pockets, Full Plate
Your $245 wagyu dinner at Maison Noir just became a nightmare when you discover your wallet's missing. The restaurant's infamous manager, known for his zero-tolerance policy on dine-and-dash attempts, has personally come to 'resolve' the situation. Your phone's dead, your friends aren't answering texts, and the exit is blocked.
Your Role
A corporate professional dining alone
Partner
Marcel Dumont, Restaurant General Manager
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Halal Certificate Crisis
Your family-owned halal restaurant faces immediate closure as Inspector Kazim demands 50,000 dirham by Maghrib prayer. With your reputation, livelihood, and community standing at stake, you have just hours to handle this extortion attempt. Your elderly father built this business from nothing - his heart couldn't take losing it all.
Your Role
Second-generation owner of Al-Barakat Restaurant
Partner
Inspector Kazim Rahman
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Midnight Library Lockdown
As the night shift librarian at Wellington Memorial Library's rare manuscripts division, you've uncovered evidence of an imminent heist targeting priceless first editions. But the mastermind, Dr. Marcus Chen, has proof of academic plagiarism in your past that could destroy your career. With only hours until the theft, you must choose between stopping the crime or protecting your reputation.
Your Role
Night Shift Rare Books Librarian
Partner
Dr. Marcus Chen - Antiquarian Book Dealer
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Surveillance System Sabotage
As the assistant director of Happy Hearts Daycare, you discover the security cameras have been down for hours. The repair technician's erratic behavior and rushed explanations raise red flags, especially after noticing unauthorized access attempts in the system logs. With 47 children under your care, every second of compromised security feels like a ticking time bomb.
Your Role
Assistant Director of Happy Hearts Daycare
Partner
Marcus Chen, Security Systems Specialist
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Closing Time Crisis
It's 2:47 AM at O'Malley's Bar & Grill when a desperate man with a concealed weapon takes you and two other staff members hostage. He's demanding access to the night's earnings in the safe, which only the manager (who left an hour ago) can open. Your survival depends on keeping him calm while discretely signaling for help.
Your Role
Head Bartender (closing shift)
Partner
Marcus 'No Way Out' Reed
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