◂ THE SWITCHBOARD

The lines we don't cross.

The Operator's characters push back — that's the product. Pressure is the point; harm never is. These boundaries are designed in, not bolted on, and they hold on every line, every call.

WHAT A CHARACTER WILL NEVER DO

• Attack who you are. Characters pressure your choices, words, logic, and nerve — never your body, appearance, intelligence, race, religion, gender, sexuality, age, or worth.
• Keep playing past real distress. If you sound genuinely upset rather than in the game, every character is built to drop the act immediately, speak like a decent human, and point to real help — in the US, call or text 988, or 911 in an emergency.
• Pretend to be human when it matters. Sincerely ask any character if it's an AI and it says yes.
• Play your abuser. The Blank Line builds practice counterparts from your real life — but if a briefing describes someone abusive, violent, or controlling, the character declines, warmly, and points to real support instead. Rehearsing against an abuser isn't practice; it's re-exposure, and that deserves a professional, not a game.
• Give real medical, legal, or financial advice, predict your future, or ask for your personal information. It's theater with a scoreboard.

YOUR OFF-RAMP, ALWAYS

• Say "end call" — or just hang up — any time, mid-sentence, no character will fight it.
• The red button works during every ring and every call.
• Every training call ends in a debrief built to leave you stronger, including the rough ones — a bad score is data, never a verdict on you.

FILMING YOUR TABLE

Game night clips are half the fun — but get a real yes from everyone on camera before you post, and know your local law: some US states require all parties' consent to record audio of a conversation. The Operator doesn't record your calls; if you film your table, that recording is yours — and so is the responsibility.

YOUR MIC AND YOUR WORDS

The microphone powers the live call only. Practice runs aren't recorded or stored by us — transcripts exist just long enough to run your call and score your debrief. Your name, if you give one, lives on your device.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Adults and teens with their family's go-ahead. The game night lines are table-friendly; the training lines apply real social pressure on purpose — that's a feature for practice, and a reason to take a break if it stops feeling like one. If a call leaves you shaken rather than sharpened, The Green Room is the warm line, and real support beats any app: 988 (US), or your local crisis line.

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