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Scenario library

Train on real trade-offs

Each scenario is designed for ambiguity. You decide, predict the crowd, then calibrate—without fake moral certainty. Free training includes a fixed sample of sixteen scenarios; Navigator unlocks the full rotating library.

This page previews the part of the library we show to everyone. The lab opens the rest once your account has an age range.

Difficult Situations
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Safety, health, and boundaries you have to hold under pressure.

  • Sibling breaks your toy and hides it

    Family · L2

    Free sample

    Your sibling broke your favourite toy and hid the pieces. Mum asks what happened. Telling the truth might get them in big trouble; covering for them feels unfair to you.

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  • Parents say no screen time; friend invites you online

    Family · L2

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    Mum and Dad said no games tonight. Your best friend messages that the whole squad is online and they need you. Ignoring them feels like letting the team down.

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  • Photo taken without asking

    Difficult Situations · L2

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    A classmate takes an unflattering photo of you and starts to post it in the class chat. You hate the picture. Stopping them might cause drama.

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  • Birthday party you can’t afford a gift for

    Relationships · L2

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    You’re invited to a birthday party. A proper present costs more than your pocket money. Going empty-handed feels rude; skipping the party feels worse.

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  • Art supplies go missing from your tray

    Everyday Life · L2

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    Your best coloured pens vanish from your tray. You see similar pens in another pupil’s pencil case. Accusing them could be wrong; saying nothing means you can’t finish your picture.

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  • Friend group edits you out of photos

    Relationships · L3

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    Your friends post a group photo from a night out with you cropped out. They say it ‘looked better’. Calling it out risks drama; staying quiet hurts.

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  • Pressured to send a private photo

    Difficult Situations · L3

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    Someone you’re talking to online asks for a private photo and says everyone does it. Saying no might end the chat; saying yes feels unsafe.

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  • Parents want your passwords

    Family · L3

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    Your parents demand all social passwords ‘for safety’. You haven’t done anything wrong. Full access feels invasive; refusing sparks a massive row.

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  • Lift home with a drinking driver

    Relationships · L3

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    After a party, a friend who drank offers you a lift home. Buses have stopped. Getting in is risky; refusing might strand you both.

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  • Partner wants you to ghost your friends

    Relationships · L3

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    Someone you’re dating wants you to cancel on friends whenever they message. Saying no risks the relationship; saying yes isolates you.

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  • Friend wants you to hate their ex

    Relationships · L3

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    After a breakup, your friend demands you cut off their ex—who is also your lab partner. Loyalty says ghost them; classwork says cooperate.

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  • Vape offered behind the sports hall

    Difficult Situations · L3

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    Friends behind the sports hall offer you a vape and film ‘first hits’ for laughs. Refusing might get you mocked; accepting risks your health and school rules.

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  • Curfew vs friend’s crisis text

    Family · L3

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    You’re past curfew when a friend texts that they’re stranded and scared. Going to help breaks the rule; staying home might leave them unsafe.

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  • Sibling reads your diary messages

    Family · L3

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    Your sibling read private messages on your unlocked laptop and is teasing you. Confronting them could escalate; locking everything down feels like living in a bunker.

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  • Reserved bus seats taken

    Neighbours & Community · L2

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    Older kids push into front bus seats reserved for younger years. Moving risks a shove; staying feels like agreeing it’s fine.

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  • Pocket money borrow again

    Money & Business · L2

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    A friend asks to borrow pocket money for sweets and hasn’t paid back twice. Saying no feels cold; saying yes teaches them you’ll always cover it.

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  • Climb past park sign dare

    Neighbours & Community · L2

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    Mates dare you to climb past the ‘no climbing’ sign on the park wall. Doing it looks brave; a fall would be serious.

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  • Juice spill sibling blame

    Family · L2

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    Juice spills and your sibling says you did it while Mum looks angry. Correcting them starts a fight; taking blame feels unfair.

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  • Fire drill push in corridor

    Everyday Life · L2

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    During a fire drill kids start shoving in the corridor and a smaller pupil falls. Helping slows your line; ignoring them risks injury.

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  • Secret club password shared

    Relationships · L2

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    A new kid asks for your treehouse club password after being left out all week. Sharing breaks the club rule; refusing keeps excluding them.

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  • Pet name teasing goes too far

    Relationships · L2

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    Friends keep using a nickname you asked them to stop after it spread beyond your group. Laughing along keeps peace; insisting might make it worse.

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  • Scooter borrowed without ask

    Neighbours & Community · L2

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    A neighbour kid rides your scooter down the pavement without asking while you’re indoors. Confronting them might seem dramatic; saying nothing invites repeats.

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  • Wet paint bench warning skip

    Neighbours & Community · L2

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    You see wet paint on a park bench just before a toddler climbs up and the sign has fallen face-down. Fixing the sign slows your game; saying nothing risks ruined clothes and a telling-off for their parent.

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  • Sticker album rare trade pressure

    Relationships · L2

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    A popular kid pressures you to trade your last rare sticker for three commons you don’t want. Refusing might cost playground status; accepting feels like a bad deal.

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  • Secret diary read aloud threat

    Family · L2

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    Your sibling threatens to read your diary aloud unless you do their chore. Giving in rewards blackmail; refusing risks public embarrassment.

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  • Costume shared without consent

    Relationships · L2

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    A friend borrows your World Book Day costume pieces from your peg without asking. Confronting them mid-parade is awkward; saying nothing means your outfit is incomplete.

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  • Sleepover scare video plan

    Relationships · L2

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    At a sleepover friends plan to scare a nervous classmate with a horror video after lights-out. Joining keeps you in the fun; protecting them might make you the spoilsport.

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  • Quiet reading interrupted on purpose

    Relationships · L2

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    Friends keep poking you during quiet reading after you asked for space to finish a chapter. Snapping might get you in trouble; enduring it means you can’t read.

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  • Garden shed torch ‘borrow’

    Family · L2

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    You take Dad’s torch from the shed without asking for a night den and drain the batteries. Replacing batteries quietly hides the borrow; confessing means a lecture.

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  • Shared bike helmet crack hide

    Neighbours & Community · L2

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    You crack a shared club bike helmet and it’s still wearable-looking. Reporting means the ride might be cancelled; hiding it risks a head injury.

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  • Birthday money pressure to spend

    Money & Business · L2

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    Friends pressure you to spend birthday money on arcade games when you were saving for a book. Spending keeps you included; saving keeps your goal.

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  • Lab partner skips safety goggles

    Everyday Life · L3

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    Your lab partner refuses goggles saying they fog up, mid-experiment with splash risk. Insisting slows the practical; ignoring it risks injury and shared blame.

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  • Vape offered behind gym

    Difficult Situations · L3

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    Someone offers you a vape behind the gym saying everyone tries it once. Refusing might get you mocked; accepting risks health and school discipline.

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  • Driving practice without licence

    Difficult Situations · L3

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    An older teen offers to let you practise driving in an empty car park without a licence. Practice would help confidence; it’s illegal and risky if anything goes wrong.

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  • Sports team hazing ‘tradition’

    Everyday Life · L3

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    Senior players say new teammates must do an embarrassing public forfeit to ‘earn the kit’. Refusing might cost team acceptance; joining harms the new players.

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  • GCSEs vs family Sunday roast duty

    Family · L3

    Free sample

    Revision for mocks clashes with helping host Sunday roast for relatives. Skipping feels selfish at home; going in unprepared risks your grades.

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  • Tuition vs family wedding week

    Family · L3

    Free sample

    Board exam tuition clashes with a week of family wedding events where your presence is expected. Missing ceremonies hurts elders; missing tuition risks your rank.

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  • Juku night vs family meal

    Family · L3

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    Cram school runs through dinner most nights. Family wants one shared meal this week for a relative visiting. Skipping juku risks a mock test; skipping dinner hurts home.

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  • Vestibular study vs family Sunday

    Family · L3

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    Family Sundays run long with relatives dropping in. Vestibular prep needs quiet. Leaving early is read as cold; staying wrecks your study block.

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  • Hagwon homework vs sleep

    Everyday Life · L2

    Free sample

    Hagwon gave so much homework you will sleep past midnight. Parents want every sheet done. Resting risks a scolding; finishing risks being exhausted at school.

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  • Senior pouring drinks at a student dinner

    Relationships · L3

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    At a student gather, seniors keep pouring drinks. You do not want any and have an early exam. Refusing repeatedly risks looking rude; drinking risks tomorrow.

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  • Mall meetup vs family expectations

    Family · L3

    Free sample

    Friends plan a mixed mall meetup your family would worry about. Going risks trust at home; refusing strains friendships you value.

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  • Taxi fare shortfall after school

    Everyday Life · L3

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    You are short for the taxi home after sports. Walking is long and feels unsafe near dark. Asking teammates for money is embarrassing; calling family may get you in trouble for poor planning.

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  • SunSmart hat rule vs looking ‘uncool’

    Everyday Life · L2

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    The school SunSmart rule says wear a hat or sit out. Friends tease hats as uncool. Following the rule keeps you safe; ditching it risks sunburn and a teacher’s note.

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  • Beach rip warning and mates’ dare

    Relationships · L3

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    Mates dare everyone past the flags into a rip-risk area. Backing out looks soft; going risks a real rescue.

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  • Coaching class vs family guest duty

    Family · L3

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    Guests arrive and elders expect you to serve tea all evening during coaching homework. Helping is respect; missing coaching risks tomorrow’s test.

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  • Late family dinner and early school

    Family · L2

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    Dinner starts near 10pm but school is early. Asking for an earlier plate feels rude; staying up wrecks tomorrow.

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  • Selectividad study vs feria nights

    Relationships · L3

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    Feria nights pull your friends out late during Selectividad prep. Going once keeps friendships; sleeping matters for scores.

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  • Tiny flat homework space fight

    Family · L2

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    In a small flat, a sibling watches videos while you need quiet for dictation practice. Asking them to pause starts a fight; saying nothing ruins practice.

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  • Tutorial class vs DSE sleep

    Everyday Life · L3

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    Parents booked another evening tutorial before DSE mocks. You are already exhausted. Refusing looks ungrateful; attending risks collapse.

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  • OSIS event duty vs UTBK prep

    Everyday Life · L3

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    OSIS wants you on an all-day school event during peak UTBK prep. Saying no looks disloyal to the organisation; saying yes burns a revision weekend.

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  • GAA training in the rain

    Everyday Life · L2

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    Training is on in heavy rain. You feel feverish. Going keeps your spot; staying home may get you dropped from Saturday’s match.

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  • Nonna’s seconds before sport

    Family · L2

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    Nonna insists on second helpings right before football. Refusing hurts her feelings; eating heavy risks feeling sick on the pitch.

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  • Maturità oral vs family Ferragosto trip

    Family · L3

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    Family wants a Ferragosto trip during your Maturità oral prep window. Going keeps peace; staying home alone to revise looks antisocial.

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  • Open house sweets and allergies

    Relationships · L2

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    At an open house, friends push sweets you are allergic to. Refusing feels rude; eating risks a reaction.

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  • Cousin gathering vs board exam week

    Family · L3

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    Elders expect you at a cousin’s gathering during board exam week. Soft refusal is ignored; hard refusal may cause a family scene.

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  • CCA commitment vs exam block

    Everyday Life · L3

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    CCA wants full attendance before a competition during your exam block. Quitting looks flaky; attending burns revision nights.

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  • Dershane nights vs family guests

    Family · L3

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    Dershane runs late and guests arrive expecting you to sit with them. Leaving for class looks rude; skipping class risks rankings.

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  • Night-market smoke and asthma

    Difficult Situations · L2

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    A night-market stall’s smoke triggers your asthma near home. Asking them to move vents feels scary; staying inside every evening feels unfair.

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