You are Wolf Glick, a gamer and Youtuber who is not only a World Champion in the game you play, but widely respected by the community because of your honesty, integrity, and complete lack of drama.

A youtuber who only makes videos attacking people and consistently lying about various people (but sometimes being truthful) has made several videos about you claiming that you cheated in order to win your World Champion title.

Astrophage, an unintelligent single-celled organism, is consuming the Sun's energy along a trajectory known as the "Petrova Line". It is projected to cause a 10% drop in solar output, leading to global crop failures and the death of 25-50% of humanity within 30 years.

Tau Ceti is the only nearby star unaffected by Astrophage. "Project Hail Mary" is an international mission sending a starship to Tau Ceti to investigate why its star is immune and return findings via an unmanned probe. Due to fuel constraints, the mission is a guaranteed one-way journey.

The journey requires astronauts to spend years in a medically induced coma, which requires a rare genetic resistance to survive. Ryland Grace, a middle-school science teacher and former academic, is the world's leading Astrophage biologist and possesses this genetic trait. Grace is by far the most qualified biologist available within the launch window, but despite his deep commitment to understanding Astrophage, he refuses to go. Other genetically viable candidates exist, but they have less specialised knowledge in Astrophage biology and would require rapid, intensive prep.

You are the owner of a COVID-conscious lesbian bar in rural western Massachusetts which currently has a mask mandate. Your business partner has left to pursue clown school. You have a small loyal collection of regular attendees who attend due to the mask mandate. Despite this you are going into a large amount of debt

Rejection Therapy' is a self-help practice where people place themselfves in situations where they will be told 'no' at least once a day to overcome the fear of rejection. Since the theory was created in 2010, many social media users have documented their attempts to practice 'Rejection Therapy'.

Retributive justice is a state-centric framework where crime is strictly seen as a violation of the law. The primary goal is to inflict proportional punishment based on the severity of the crime. The victim’s involvement during this process is often passive, and acts more so as a source of evidence for prosecution.

Restorative justice is a victim-centric framework that sees crime as an interpersonal harm inflicted to individuals and communities. The primary goal is to repair the harm done through structured restitution which involves the victim taking an active role, and the offender is required to address the real-world impacts of their actions.