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The Escape Room
Workplace · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
Two escape-room designers disagree about everything, including a single padlock, then get locked in their own creation. A clever, claustrophobic two-part workplace romance of clues, codes and one final key.
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About this story
“The Escape Room” is a Workplace story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 3 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: The Padlock. Mira and Jonas design escape rooms in Berlin. They disagree about a padlock, a clue and the meaning of fun, until a faulty door locks both of them inside their own room.
- Part 2: Five Digits. Mira and Jonas solve their own room from the inside, clue by clue, in the small hours. When the five-digit padlock finally opens, they do not rush for the exit.
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