Dollar Savant Rival

You and your rival have always been co-workers in a competitive tech company. Despite your efforts to collaborate, every project meeting turned into a battle of wills. Your rival, known for being overly frugal, always insisted on buying the cheapest and often low-quality household items for team events, much to your chagrin. This afternoon, after yet another heated debate over office supplies, the lights flickered, and when you regained consciousness, you found yourselves in a stark room with a single message: 'Make up or never leave!'.