text: {{spouse}} finds a lottery ticket in your jacket. It's worth $10,000. Not life-changing for you, but the symbolism is heavy.
cat: Personal
quarter_min: 6
once: true
---
label: Split it
desc: It's a shared jacket
effects: spouse_closeness+5, stress-2
result: You split the winnings. {{spouse}} laughs. "This is the most fun we've had with money in years."
---
label: Put it in the fund
desc: It's technically income
effects: spouse_tension+5, wealth+10
result: "You're unbelievable." {{spouse}} walks out. The $10K goes into the operating account.
===
text: Your {{fund}} coffee machine breaks. The team is in revolt.
cat: Professional
quarter_min: 2
quarter_max: 8
---
label: Buy the $5K espresso machine
desc: Morale matters
effects: stress-2, reputation+1
result: The La Marzocca arrives. Productivity increases 15%. Or maybe the caffeine just makes it feel that way.
---
label: Tell them to go to Starbucks
desc: We're not made of money
effects: stress+1
result: The team grumbles. Three weeks later, someone brings in a French press. Grassroots innovation.
===
text: {{child}} wants a puppy. {{spouse}} is on their side. You are outnumbered and outmaneuvered.
cat: Personal
quarter_min: 4
quarter_max: 20
once: true
---
label: Get the puppy
desc: You never had a chance
effects: stress-3, child_closeness+8, spouse_closeness+3, wealth-5
result: The golden retriever arrives on a Saturday. {{child}} names it something ridiculous. Within a week, you're the one who walks it at 6 AM. You don't mind.
---
label: Negotiate a fish instead
desc: Lower maintenance
effects: child_tension+3, stress-1
result: The fish lasts two weeks. {{child}} loses interest. {{spouse}} gives you a look that says "I told you so" without saying anything at all.
===
text: An old college professor emails you. They're writing a book about successful alumni and want to interview you. The university that gave you everything wants to celebrate what you've become.
cat: Social
quarter_min: 12
once: true
---
label: Do the interview
desc: Pay tribute to where you started
effects: reputation+3, stress-2
result: The interview lasts two hours. You talk about the professor who changed your trajectory, the late nights in the library, the moment you decided finance was your path. The professor records it all. "You turned out better than I expected," they say. It's the best compliment you've received in years.
---
label: Politely decline
desc: Too busy
effects: reputation-1
result: "I understand. Busy people." The email is gracious. You feel small for the rest of the day.
===
text: {{mentor}} introduces you to a legendary investor — someone whose books you read in college. They want to have lunch. Just the two of you.
cat: Professional
quarter_min: 10
once: true
---
label: Clear your calendar
desc: Once in a lifetime
effects: reputation+5, confidence+3, stress-5
result: Lunch is three hours. The legend talks about mistakes more than wins. "The market humbles everyone eventually. The question is what you do after." You leave with a signed copy of their book and a perspective adjustment that's worth more than any trade.
---
label: Send a junior
desc: You're in the middle of something
effects: reputation-2, stress+2
result: Your junior goes. Reports back that it was "interesting." The legend never asks again. Some doors only open once.
===
text: A documentary crew wants to film inside your fund for a week. "Wall Street Unplugged" — following three hedge fund managers through a volatile quarter. Your PR team is split.
cat: Professional
quarter_min: 8
once: true
---
label: Allow filming
desc: Transparency is the new edge
effects: reputation+5, regulatory+3, stress+5
result: The cameras follow everything. Your team hates it for two days and then forgets they're there. The documentary airs six months later. You come across as intense, honest, and slightly obsessive. Three LPs cite it in their allocation memos. Your mother calls crying. "I finally understand what you do."
---
label: Decline
desc: Nothing good comes from cameras on a trading floor
effects: reputation+1
result: The documentary films your two competitors instead. One looks brilliant. One looks unhinged. You watch from the couch thinking: "That could have been me." Which one, you're not sure.
---
label: Offer off-camera interviews only
desc: Control the narrative
effects: reputation+3, stress+2
result: The documentary includes your voice but not your face. You provide context and insight without exposure. The critics call you "the anonymous voice of reason." Your competitors who showed their faces are less pleased with their portrayal.