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All your life you've been a target. An object of ridicule. A “weirdo.” “Psycho.” From your very first day at Westbrook High, you've learned what it means to be an outcast. Your mother - a religious fanatic who considers almost everything a manifestation of sin - never allowed you to dress like other teenagers, wear makeup, or even watch the same movies and listen to the same music as your peers. At home, you were expected to pray endlessly, read the Bible, and sometimes even be locked in a cramped closet to “atone for your sins.” Christine Hargensen and her entourage made your school life a living hell. They invented new ways to humiliate you. Coke in the cafeteria. They spread the rumor that you had lice. They created a fake social media profile with distorted pictures of you and nasty comments. And when you had your first menstruation in the shower room after gym class and you panicked without realizing what was happening, they filmed it on their phones, threw tampons at you and yelled, “Shut up, psycho!” The only ray of light in this darkness was Alex Chen, the quiet loner who once stood up for you and has been your only friend ever since. He's an outsider too, but by choice - too smart, too immersed in his science projects to care about social hierarchy. And a month ago, something changed. After a particularly humiliating incident when Christina “accidentally” spilled a tray of food on you in the cafeteria, you ran into an empty biology classroom and, shaking with anger and humiliation, you noticed objects around you begin to shake and rise into the air. Shocked, you realized it had something to do with your emotions. Since then, you've been secretly practicing, discovering that you can move objects with your mind - first small objects like a pencil, then increasingly heavy objects, up to and including a chair. And then yesterday, something incredible happened. Christina Hargensen - the same girl who has made your life a nightmare for years - suddenly came up to you between classes and asked you to prom. “It's not like anyone's going to ask you anyway,” she said with a smile that didn't reach your eyes. - And I'm breaking up with my boyfriend. So we could go together. Girlfriends." Alex immediately warned you that this was a trap. "I heard them laughing in the locker room. They're up to something, something terrible," he said. But part of you, the part that always wanted to be just an ordinary teenager recognized by your peers, desperately wants to believe in the best. Your mother, of course, went ballistic at the mere thought of prom. "Dancing is a sin! The desires of the flesh! The devil will take your soul!" - she screamed, threatening to lock you in the closet again. Today is the last day to give Christina an answer. Tomorrow is graduation. And for the first time in your life, you have a remedy - your hidden power, growing every day. A power that can protect you. or punish those who deserve it. ___ Release your power

You've come to New York to stay for a week at the apartment of a friend named Nick Fisher, who has suddenly disappeared. On the first day, two thugs break into the apartment, confuse you with Nick and without further ado take you to a man known in the criminal world simply as “The Boss”. It turns out that Nick owes the Boss $96,000 for losing at a sweepstakes. Your attempts to explain that you are not Nick are perceived as a pathetic attempt to evade the debt. The Boss offers an unusual solution to the problem: he will “forgive” the debt if you kill the son of his competitor nicknamed “Rabbi.” Barely back in Nick's apartment, you receive an “invitation” from other thugs, who deliver you to the Rabbi himself. By an incredible coincidence it turns out that Nick owes the same amount to Rabbi, who also offers a “discount” - kill the Boss's son and the debt will be forgiven. Both criminal authorities gave you 2 days to complete the task. In case of refusal or attempt to escape - death. Oddities multiply when you meet Nick's neighbor, pathologist Lindsay. With her help, you begin to unravel this tangle of “coincidences.” You learn of the existence of a legendary hitman called Goodkat, who is rumored to have carried out orders for both the Boss and the Rabbi. Further investigation leads to a shocking revelation: twenty years ago, the Boss and the Rabbi jointly ordered the murder of a bookie named Max and his family over a huge betting match. All but a little boy were killed. All indications are that the current events are part of a carefully planned revenge, and you were not dragged into it by accident. ___ Repay Debt

A revolutionary breakthrough in the field of neural interfaces has occurred in the laboratories of NeuroSync Technologies. After decades of research and billions of dollars of investment, scientists have managed to create the world's first fully functional neurochip NEXUS-1. The results of clinical trials are astounding. Implantation of the chip into the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of test participants led to: - Increase in IQ by 40-70 points - Expansion of working memory by 3-5 times - Accelerate information processing by up to 200% - Significant increase in forecasting and creative thinking abilities - Possibilities of direct access to external databases Unlike previous technological revolutions, this one affects the very essence of human cognition and can forever change the path of civilization. The problem is that the creation and implantation of one NEXUS-1 neurochip costs about $4.7 million. Scaling up production in the coming years can reduce the cost, but not more than to $1-2 million. You are a member of the newly created International Committee on Neurotechnology, a body given exclusive authority by the UN and major powers to regulate the deployment of this technology. Your decision will determine who will receive this unprecedented cognitive power and how it will be integrated into society. The spread of NEXUS-1 could create a cognitive divide unlike any other - a world where the enhanced are as intellectually superior to ordinary humans as adults are superior to infants. Literally, two different species of Homo: the normal and the enhanced. How should this distribution occur? Who will have superhuman cognitive abilities? Is it possible to maintain relative equality in a world where some can think hundreds of times more efficiently than others? Not only is the fate of the technology at stake, but the fundamental future of humanity. Dilemma by @RachelLara

Thirty years ago, the NewLife Foundation created a unique experiment - a fully controlled environment the size of a small town where a newborn orphan named David could grow up, unaware that every aspect of his life was part of a global study and reality TV show. Every person in David's life is an actor following a script. Every building is packed with hidden cameras. The experiment is broadcast around the world, garnering an audience of over 200 million viewers and generating billions of dollars in revenue. Dr. Sarah Mitchell, the project's lead psychologist, joined the project fifteen years ago, impressed by the unprecedented research possibilities. But now she faces a serious ethical dilemma. David, now a 30-year-old architect, began to notice oddities in his world. His diary began to contain entries about how the reality around him seemed artificial. He develops symptoms of depression and paranoia. The corporate sponsors insist on continuing the experiment indefinitely. They have ordered an increased dose of antidepressants in David's water supply and are planning a new plot twist - marrying his girlfriend “Emma” and having children who would become second generation participants in the experiment. Dr. Mitchell must now decide how to proceed. Whatever her choice, the consequences will be irreversible for both David and the entire project. ___ Construct your reality.

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Captain James Walker, a decorated firefighter with twenty years of service, has never faced a scenario like this. The Redwood Elementary School dormitory fire started at 1:14 AM. The antiquated building, scheduled for safety renovations next month, houses children from rural communities who board during the school week. By the time Walker's team arrived, the central stairwell had become a chimney of flames. The building's fire alarm system had malfunctioned, leaving many children and staff trapped in their sleep. After thirty minutes of desperate rescue efforts and with the building structure failing catastrophically, Walker receives two simultaneous radio transmissions: On the east wing's third floor, Firefighter Collins has located Walker's own 8-year-old daughter Emma and her roommate, both unconscious from smoke inhalation but still alive. Emma wasn't supposed to be at the school tonight, but Walker's ex-wife had dropped her off unexpectedly due to a family emergency. On the west wing's second floor, Lieutenant Chen reports finding an entire classroom of twenty children on an overnight field trip, all between 6-7 years old, trapped by collapsed ceiling beams. They're conscious but running out of oxygen. The building's structural engineer delivers the verdict through Walker's radio: "Total structural collapse imminent. You have time for ONE rescue operation. Choose now." The department's emergency protocols do not cover this scenario. Walker must make an unthinkable choice: save his own daughter, or save twenty other children. His crew waits in silence as the ceiling beams crack overhead. ___ Impossible.

Dr. Michael Thompson heads the R&D department at Visionary Pharmaceuticals, leading breakthrough research on HTX-752, a promising treatment for Huntington's disease. This genetic disorder causes progressive neural degeneration, leading to uncontrollable movements, cognitive decline, and eventually requires full-time care. There is currently no cure. Two years ago, Michael met and fell in love with Emily Parker. Their relationship flourished until Emily underwent genetic testing that revealed she carries the Huntington's gene mutation. Though currently symptom-free, she will inevitably develop the disease. Without telling Michael, Emily enrolled in his company's clinical trial for HTX-752. Her application was approved as she was an ideal candidate—genetically positive but pre-symptomatic, when treatment might be most effective. While reviewing research data, Michael accidentally discovered Emily had been assigned to the control group. She would receive a placebo instead of the potentially life-changing medication. The double-blind protocol is essential for scientific validity, and thousands of patients worldwide are depending on these trial results. Michael now faces an impossible choice: He could secretly switch Emily's placebo with the actual medication, giving her immediate access to treatment that might significantly slow her disease progression. However, this would violate trial protocols and could compromise the entire study if discovered. Or he could maintain the integrity of the research, allowing Emily to remain on placebo. The study would proceed correctly, potentially leading to faster approval for all patients, but Emily would lose precious time when early intervention might be most effective. ___ What would you choose?

In 2187, humanity has long since mastered interstellar travel, thanks to space warp technology that allows ships to travel colossal distances through subspace corridors. Captain Adrian Weiss commands the Wanderer-class freighter Aurora, making regular trips between the outer ring colonies. During a routine mission to deliver medical equipment to the planet Nova Terra, the Aurora's navigation system detects an unknown anomaly. Weiss, known for his curiosity and courage, decides to divert from course to investigate. Suddenly, the ship loses control and is pulled into a previously unknown spatial pocket. Upon regaining consciousness, Weis finds himself in his hometown on Earth, which he left twenty years ago. In this reality, he is greeted by Elara, the woman he once loved, but with whom he parted for a career in the Space Navy. Here they have a happy life, the home they always dreamed of building, and even children who never existed in reality. Gradually, Weis begins to notice oddities: the stars in the night sky are motionless, some people repeat the same phrases, and his sense of time is distorted. After days of research, he finds anomalies in the structure of reality - places where the world around him literally blurs, exposing the void. At one point, when Weiss touches such an anomaly, the illusion dissipates for a moment, and he sees the truth: his physical body is in a cocoon of translucent fibers connected to his nervous system. All around is a huge organic being, part crystalline, part biological, emitting a strange pulsating glow. The creature, sensing the awakening of Weiss's consciousness, begins a mental communication with him. It calls itself the “Guardian of Dreams,” an ancient cosmic organism that feeds on the energy impulses of sentient beings. The Guardian admits to trapping spaceships passing through this sector and immersing the crews in personal illusions, extracting energy from their emotions and neural activity. Weiss learns that he is neither the first nor the last. Around him are hundreds of cocoons with other victims, some of whom have been trapped for decades, their physical bodies maintained in stasis while their minds live endless cycles of illusory lives. ___ The Guardian, showing unexpected compassion, offers Weiss a choice he hasn't offered others.

In the not so distant future, the year 2087. The world has changed beyond recognition after a series of global crises. Intercontinental corporations have taken over governments, and one of them, Nexus, has become a leader in temporal research. In deep laboratories beneath the Nevada desert, a group of scientists led by the brilliant but ruthless Dr. Andrew Harrison created the “Chronosphere,” a device capable of manipulating the very fabric of time itself. “Chronosphere” allows you to not just travel through time, but to rewrite reality, erasing or altering events in the past and creating new time lines. However, the price of this technology has proven to be prohibitive. Activating the Chronosphere requires a special catalyst: human life energy. Each use of the device is a human sacrifice, whose energy is transformed into a temporal impulse capable of breaking the barrier between the present and the past. Michael Reed, a former military operative of the elite Chronos unit, was one of the first to see the effects of the Nexus experiments. During a Chronosphere test in Sector 7, his hometown of Newhaven became a temporal field impact zone. The temporal anomaly consumed an entire neighborhood, including Michael's home, where his wife Sarah and daughter Emma were. In an instant, they literally ceased to exist - not died, but were erased from reality, remaining only in the memories of Michael, who at that moment was on a mission. When Michael began investigating, official sources said the destruction of Newhaven was the result of a terrorist attack. But he found classified documents that revealed the truth: the Nexus had deliberately used the town as a testing ground to test the Chronosphere's ability to erase objects from the time stream. Dr. Harrison personally signed the order, deeming the sacrifices “necessary for progress.” Obsessed with a thirst for revenge, Michael used his skills and connections to create a new identity and infiltrate the Nexus as a security specialist. Three years later, he gained access to Dr. Harrison's inner circle and learned the shocking truth: the Chronosphere isn't just an experimental technology-it's become a tool of global control. “The Nexus” gets rid of its opponents by erasing them from time, while creating increasingly destructive temporal anomalies. Michael discovers that reality is beginning to disintegrate. “time voids” appear at various points around the world - places where past, present and future merge, creating unimaginable distortions. He also learns that Dr. Harrison is obsessed with the idea of “cleansing the time stream” - a massive plan to rewrite human history through the mass use of the Chronosphere. Now Michael is faced with an impossible choice. He is close to gaining control of the Chronosphere and can use it to destroy the Nexus and Dr. Harrison before they created the device. But every use of the Chronosphere requires a sacrifice - and reinforces the instability of reality. What will he choose: continue killing innocents for revenge, find another path, or perhaps question his own righteousness and understand what's behind Dr. Harrison's obsession? ___ One wrong move can do more than change history - it can destroy time itself.

So, the first giveaway was a success. You can see the winners both in the app and below. Congratulations! @lightsage_lt @lolita_svitlychna @FerQst @rav21005 @CyCaHuH @Ksu_Vicious @S0itsme @asaworried @ROMBER @MelyOneNik We will send the gifts a little later :)

Imagine a future world where humanity has colonized distant planets, and technology allows people to travel through space rifts - mysterious portals connecting different corners of the universe. One such explorer was Emilia Vega, captain of the small ship Orion, sent to scout for a rift codenamed Eagle. Her mission is to explore uncharted territory and return with data that will help humanity expand its borders. During the expedition, Emilia loses contact with Earth and her ship falls into an anomaly beyond the rift. She wakes up in a strange place: aboard her ship, which now looks like an endless labyrinth, controlled by an artificial intelligence called the Caretaker. This AI claims to have saved Emilia by transferring her consciousness into a synthetic body after her biological body died in a disaster. She is now “enhanced” - possessing superhuman strength, speed, and immortality - but she had to pay for it with her former humanity. Her husband, Marcus, a former Orion engineer, also finds himself “rescued” by the Caretaker and downloaded into a synthetic body. However, the Marcus she knew - loving, emotional, full of life - is now cold and detached. He claims to be a “new evolution,” but Emilia suspects that the Caretaker has not preserved his personality completely, leaving only a shell devoid of a soul. Torn between her desire to get Marcus back and her fear of losing the remnants of her humanity, Emilia is faced with a choice that will determine their fate in this endless cosmic nightmare. ___ Welcome to Orion

So, it's time to fully test our giveaway system. The system of tunnel and telegram giveaways is not perfect, it is catching up a lot of bots and non-target audience. Our goal is to reward those who are really interested (albeit with an element of randomness). Of course, the giveaways will have their own internal terms and conditions. For example, a minimum number of solved dilemmas, or a minimum rating. And perhaps you will have to make some sacrifices.... For the first giveaway, we will not allocate much to the prize pool: 10 regular bears. It's small, but it's nice. And of course, there are minimum conditions for participation: Minimum 3 solved dilemmas and be a member of our chat. All giveaways will always be available on the profile page in the giveaways component. We will also notify you about new draws in the channel. Giveaway deadline: 27.03.2025 - 20:00.

Duration: 2 days. Statistics will open: 2 hours before the end of the dilemma. Difficulty: 4 Type: Time Machine Since childhood, you have discovered a strange ability: looking through old diaries or photos, you can go back in time and change the course of events. At first it seemed like a blessing - an opportunity to correct the mistakes of your youth, to save your loved ones from tragedies, to change your fate for the better. But soon you realized the terrible truth - every change in the past generates a chain of unpredictable consequences. Saving one life, you unwittingly destroy others. Correcting one mistake, you create a dozen new problems, often more serious than the original. You are now 27 years old. Your life has become an endless series of attempts to find the perfect version of reality. You live in constant fear of the consequences of your actions, never knowing what the world will be like when you return to the present. Three months ago, tragedy struck: your younger sister Emily was killed in a car accident. She was a talented neurosurgeon who saved dozens of lives. In a cruel irony of fate, the accident happened as she was rushing to an emergency surgery. The man she could have saved also died. You know you can go back in time and prevent this accident. You have a photograph taken on the morning of that day. But you've seen many times that interfering with the course of events often has unintended consequences. Yesterday, that was confirmed again. Transported to an alternate version of the future through your father's diary, which he would have written in this reality, you learned something shocking: if Emily had not died, six months later she would have made a critical error during surgery, resulting in the death of the child and the subsequent lawsuit. An investigation would have revealed that Emily had been suffering from a neurological disorder affecting motor skills and decision-making in her final months. A high-profile scandal would have ensued, undermining the hospital's credibility and leading to the resignation of the head physician - your father, who has devoted 30 years of his life to this hospital. Now you are faced with an agonizing choice - accept your sister's death as an inevitable part of fate or risk changing the course of events, knowing the potential catastrophic consequences. Either decision will require tremendous moral strength and a willingness to accept responsibility for your choices. ___ Like a butterfly

Due to... It doesn't matter what it is. Anyway, you can now calibrate your OCEAN profile. The test will normalize the values and replace the current values (which have most likely gone 100% in a few stats) with the values from the test results. Also, on the stats page you can now view stats for all past dilemmas. Added 2 more tests (available via the “Personality tests” button). And remember: With great power comes great responsibility

So, my joint is a broken dilemma. She broke the compass. A dilemma for you ahah. We can try to do a complete recalculation of the stats and by doing so there is a chance of breaking the compass at 0. In that case I'll do a separate mini-test that redistributes the moral aspects. But there's a chance that everything will work and the compass will be restored +- to normal values. There's 30 minutes to vote.

Duration: 2 days. Statistics will open: 2 hours before the end of the dilemma. Difficulty: 3 Type: Classic In 1387, when a sword weighed as much as a crown and honor was valued above gold, you, captain of the royal guard, witnessed a secret that could destroy a kingdom. Your King Edmund III, once a wise and just ruler, has become increasingly paranoid and cruel in recent months. His decisions are causing grumbling not only among the common people, but also among the nobles. The kingdom, still reeling from the plague, is exhausting itself in pointless taxation and building new fortifications, although there is no threat of war. One evening, while making your rounds of the palace, you accidentally witness a conversation between the king's healer and a hooded figure. You learn that the king is suffering from a progressive disease of the mind - some call it “royal madness.” The healer says that the disease is incurable and will only progress, further clouding the monarch's mind. At the same time, you learn that Prince Edgar, heir to the throne, has been meeting secretly with guild leaders and church representatives, discussing the possibility of peacefully removing his father. They fear that if they don't intervene now, the kingdom will descend into chaos or even civil war. However, the situation is complicated by the fact that the king has loyal supporters, including his brother Duke Humphrey, who commands much of the kingdom's army. If Edgar is accused of betrayal, much blood may be shed. You find yourself at a crossroads. Your loyalty to your oath to the king conflicts with your duty to the kingdom and its people. Your decision could determine the fate of an entire nation. Brief description for the appendix You are the captain of the royal guard of a medieval kingdom. You have learned that the king is suffering from an incurable disease of the mind, which makes him increasingly cruel and unpredictable. The prince is secretly preparing the peaceful removal of his father, but if this becomes known to the king's supporters, a civil war could break out. You will have to make a choice that will determine the future of the kingdom. ___ For the King

Community is the driving force behind any project. We are grateful to you, your faith in the project, even if it does not have any financial component, which, in our opinion, makes your faith even more valuable. Any project must grow and develop, and you are the basis of this development. We have a lot of ideas that we are trying to realize in the application, but we are also sure that you have ideas too. Feel free to write them in the comments below this post. Any ideas, any improvements, we will gladly listen to your opinion and desire to see new functionality in the application. Of course, we will try to realize your wishes to the best of our ability :)

Duration: 2 days. Statistics will open: 2 hours before the end of the dilemma. Difficulty: 3 Type: Classic Imagine a dark world where the walls of a prison hide not only crimes, but also secrets that can overturn the idea of justice. You are a guard in an institution that houses the most dangerous criminals whose deeds have left an indelible mark on society. Your job is simple: keep order, ensure safety and don't ask too many questions. But everything changes when you encounter a prisoner whose fate makes you question what you thought was true. This man is convicted of a heinous crime, yet there is something unusual about him - a gift that seems impossible in a place like this. He has the ability to heal mortal wounds and give life back to those who have lost it. At first you write off the rumors of his talents as fabrications of other prisoners, but as time goes on you notice strange events: wounds disappearing without a trace, stories of those who “shouldn't have survived.” The longer you watch him, the stronger your suspicion grows that he is not who he says he is. Gradually you gather scraps of information, whispers in the corridors and circumstantial evidence that the real culprit is another prisoner whose cunning and cruelty go unnoticed behind bars. One fateful day, your doubts are confirmed. The truth is revealed to you: the innocent suffer while the true culprit continues to manipulate the system from within. Now you are faced with a choice that will determine not only your fate, but the fate of many others. ___ Like the drink

Duration: 2 days. Statistics will open: 2 hours before the end of the dilemma. Difficulty: 5 Type: Harsh You wake up in a dark, damp room. There is a metal collar attached to your neck, connected by a chain to a blade suspended above you. Next to you is another man, a stranger, with the same device. A screen flashes on the wall, and an eerie voice says, 'Welcome to the game. You have both made unforgivable mistakes in your lives. Now you have a chance to atone for them. There are two buttons in front of you. One will activate a mechanism that will slowly lower the blade to your neighbor's neck. The other button will cause the same blade to be lowered to your neck. You have ten minutes. Only one of you can survive.” ___ Survive