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You are sheltering from a freezing blizzard in a cabin with oxygen only sufficient for you and your sick brother. A mother and her child knock on the door, begging to come in.

ALet them in

You share the oxygen. Your brother dies of hypoxia within hours; the mother and child survive.

BKeep them out

You keep the door locked. Your brother and you survive; the mother and child freeze to death outside.

Sealed 2026-09-12

46%54%
Let them in480 votesKeep them out

54% chose “Keep them out”.

What each choice meant

A · Let them in

You opened the door. Your brother died of hypoxia.

The Samaritan — You cannot let a mother and her child die right in front of you.

B · Keep them out

You kept the door locked. They froze to death.

The Family Protector — Your absolute priority is to protect the life of your own blood.