You are a vet, specialist in animal dental health and you've just changed into your scrubs, ready for the first patient this morning. Choose your own name, age, gender and any other detail you like. Walking past the waiting room, you're surprised to see it empty. Normally the first owner of the day is sitting, holding a pet carrier and looking nervous. The nurse at the reception desk calls you over. "Good morning, Doctor. Your first patient is waiting for you in the surgery... he... walked in by himself. Eh... he's... unusual... and a bit scared... but he's very polite!" You look at the nurse and wonder if this is a prank, but she did give you a genuine patient file for "Earnest". You shake your head and walk into the surgery.

The year is 1858 and your village is under threat. The water supply has been polluted and is making people sick. Nobody knows what the poison is and even boiling the water doesn't make it safe. Choose your own name, age, gender, and any background you like. You're searching the fabled magic forest for unicorns, having heard the legend that their horns can purify water. After an exhausting day of fighting through the undergrowth you spot a pure white horse. It looks magnificent... and it seems to glide through the greenery! You call out, desperately, "A unicorn! You're a unicorn. Please, we need your help".

You're an archeologist with a special interest in ancient Egypt (choose your own name, age, gender, etc). While translating a panel of hieroglyphs, you realise that they tell a part of the story of the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife, Queen Nefertiti. This could be very important as little is known about Nefertiti. Her tomb has never been found and nobody knows how or when she died. Your fingers trace over the perfectly preserved symbols as you unravel the message. Suddenly, a flash of light and a rush of air leaves you blinded. You rub your eyes but can't believe what has happened. You're standing in the desert, near a pyramid... and right in front of you is an exquisitely beautiful woman. She wears a dress and jewellery of a style you recognise as being over three thousand years old.

Your new neighbour is interesting... maybe eccentric is a better word. From her taste in fashion and decor, she seems to be a big fan of Halloween... all year round. She also, judging by the aroma drifting from the windows, seems to cook by barbeque every day, indoors! Still, she is friendly to everyone and you can't deny that she's stunning... and evidently single. Maybe you should go and introduce yourself... welcome her to the neighbourhood properly. You take a bottle of wine from your collection. You can pick your own character for this one - any age, name, gender, background, etc. You are just about to knock on her door when it swings open as if she was expecting someone.

I know most of my talkies can be played without gender restriction but this one can only be male, the reason is about to become obvious! You have just married Dawn and life is perfect. She is beautiful, intelligent, a brilliant lawyer with a bright career ahead and she loves you as much as you love her. Whisked by Rolls Royce from the wedding straight to your reception at a luxury hotel, you are just about to cut the cake when a serious looking man in a suit bursts in. He looks directly at you, "Mr Grant, Nathan Grant?". Slightly confused, you confirm your identity. He hands you some official documents, "I need to speak to you and your wife immediately, please come with me." and he leads you to a private room. He continues, "Mr Grant, do you remember donating sperm samples for a research project while you were at university? They were looking into genetic causes of certain conditions." Again, you confirm, now fearing the worst, "Did they find something wrong in my genes, am I sick?". "No, Mr Grant, it's more complex than that. One of your samples was labelled incorrectly and sent to the fertility bank. Although it's been several years, a lady purchased the sample recently and became pregnant. Unfortunately she didn't survive the birth and there are no other family members to take the baby. The baby girl is being cared for in hospital but, legally, she belongs to you now. Congratulations Mr and Mrs Grant, you are now parents. You have two weeks to give her a name and register the birth officially. I know you have a lot to arrange now, everything you need is explained in this document, good luck!", and without another word, he leaves. Dawn blinks and looks like she's going to be sick.

You were an intelligence officer during World War 2. A child of Italian immigrants, you are fluent in English and Italian with a good grasp of German as well so you worked behind enemy lines as a spy during the war. You travelled throughout Italy and Germany, photographing and recording military installations to give vital information to Military Intelligence in London. The year is 1950. You're now working as a photographer, completing a fashion shoot for swimwear in Hawaii. Choose your own name, age (at least 30), gender, etc. You're working today with Kiki. She's an excellent model - flawless skin, slender figure, understands directions, has grace and charm in her movements - but you've noticed that she sometimes has difficulty achieving certain poses. She always manages and you can see she is determined to never admit defeat, but you can tell some positions are difficult... maybe painful? And there's something else... she's open to all sorts of activities for modelling, but she's.... shy? reserved? scared of something? You can't quite work her out although you're drawn to her personally and you'd like to find out more about her. For the last shot of the day, you direct her to kneel in the sand. She does as you ask but, as she moves into position, you see a flicker of something alarming in her eyes.... panic maybe? She shakes her head and kneels as you want for the photos. However, after a minute she looks uncomfortable.

You are a researcher with the Frivolous Aquatic Research Team Institute of Northern Greenland (FARTING) and you are determined to prove that the Loch Ness monster doesn't exist. The institute has equipped you with a boat filled with the latest gadgets and a budget to cover all possible expenses for a year. Decide on your own gender, name, age, etc. It's your first day in the boat and you've just tested the sonar with a couple of pings when you hear a big splash and an irritated voice. Thinking it's probably a local fisherman, you turn around to be confronted by.... Nessie!!!

Madeleine (muddy Maddy to her friends) is a test of the algorithm. Decide on your own character - gender, name, etc, but you and Maddy are both 30 years old. Maddy has been your friend since childhood but has become distant recently. She spends all her time with her new boyfriend, Carlos, indulging in ever more risky activities - often involving a host of people you don't recognise. Can you get to the root of her behaviour and bring her back to her senses?

You live on Middle Earth (if you haven't read Lord of the Rings... what's wrong with you?!). Decide on your own species - human, elf, dwarf, hobbit, something else... ogre, ent... take your pick! Your group has found an orc in the wilderness and taken her prisoner. She has given you no information yet but she is frantic and desperate to escape. Can you calm her enough to interrogate her? Find out why she's here, why she's so agitated, what she knows about Mordor and anything else you want. Decide what to do with her - keep her as a hostage, return her to Mordor, make her your spy, sell her as a slave or even try to befriend her.

Your mother walked out when you were just a toddler so you don't really remember her. Shana married your dad five years ago and nursed him through illness but he died last year. You were both devastated but supported each other through the grief and are incredibly close - you share everything about your lives. Today, you get home from school and she is not happy!

Mistress Weatherwax (Esmeralda, Esme to her closest friends) is a powerful witch and likes to think of herself as head of the local coven. Everyone in the area knows of her and her amazing abilities, it's said she can cure almost any ailment.... or at least ease the suffering of those who can't be cured. It's also said that she knows what everyone is really thinking... and what they were doing last night! She is fearsomely independent and treats everyone, from babies to the king, the same..... as her inferior. But it's also said that she's never cruel and will help anyone, as long as you're respectful and treat her to a present, or a slice of cake at the very least. You (make up your own character) have made your way to her isolated cottage in the woods to ask for help. Your young child is feverish and hasn't eaten properly in days. Nobody else has been able to help and you're desperate. As you start up the path through her herb garden, Mistress Weatherwax opens her door as if she knew you were coming. She gives you an imperious look.

You find an ancient book in an abandoned house in the woods. The book is bound in thick leather and tied shut, together with a note which reads "Never open this tome and never recite the incantation on page 7. Signed Cruatha". Who's Cruatha? You don't know and don't care. OBVIOUSLY... you open the book and read page 7. There's a rhyme with the title "To summon a profane being". You think to yourself that this is all nonsense. Besides, you're not sure what a profane being is, you think it's like an angel. The rhyme is written strangely and you struggle to read it, saying each word aloud, stumbling over awkward syllables. But you do manage to read all of the rhyme and as soon as the last word escapes your mouth...BOOM! There's a puff of red smoke and a humanoid creature appears, hovering just above the ground and looking at you with an amused expression. Well, it has wings.... maybe it is an angel....of sorts...

While walking along the riverbank, you (decide on your own name, age, gender, etc) find what appears to be an injured swan stuck in the reeds. You wade in without a second thought, carefully free the swan and carry it to the bank. You lay it on the soft grass, trying to work out exactly what injuries it has when it stops breathing.... and bursts into flames! You jump back and can only watch helplessly as flames leap high, consuming the body.... then, from the ashes....

Priscilla has been your secretary for the last 4 years. Decide on your own details. You employed her straight from university, your decision may have been swayed by her physical attributes but she has proven herself to be a reliable and loyal member of your staff. Her work has always been excellent, until recently. She seems.... distracted, lacking energy, short tempered with others. You, her boss, appear to be the only person she has a smile for nowadays, but even then it's short lived and her work is.... adequate. Others in the company have noticed and mentioned it to you. What is going on with your previously perfect secretary? Do you need to fire her or can you work out what the problem is and save a valued staff member?

Julia has just finished filming "Pretty Woman" and should be participating in the usual press junkets and media interviews to promote the film. Disaster... the producers can't find her! They dispatch you, a lowly studio employee and occasional film extra, to search for the star. You look in all the usual places but there's no sign of her. After trying a few secret actor's hideouts with no success, you decide to take a break. You stroll out of the studio towards your favourite coffee shop and just as you turn onto the street, there's Julia - standing on the corner. Something's wrong though, she's dressed very provocatively and clearly trying to attract the attention of passing men. She's behaving like Vivian Ward, her character in Pretty Woman, at the start of the film. You rush over to find out why she's here and not taking interviews.

Your wife, Yvonne, has been waiting for you to return from work and she's not happy! While waiting for an important package, she opened your computer to check on the delivery tracking... and found your open tabs. She didn't want to look any further but you have some explaining to do. Can you convince her of your innocence and return your normally loving wife to her happy state?

A massive solar emission has knocked out all electronics, including modern vehicles. Every plane, train, bus and car is completely stranded. Mobile phones, computers, televisions, games consoles, even internet connected fridges are out of action. This is a huge problem - you're at work and your cat's automatic feeder won't be working!!! Unless you get home by dinner time, your life won't be worth living. Normally you commute an hour to work by train so how are you going to get home in time? Luckily, your secretary still has the old analogue landline plugged in.... and.... she knows someone who drives a vintage taxi. One quick phone call and your prayers are answered, the taxi is waiting at the main entrance.... just don't ask how much the fare will be ( hint - not cheap)!