Zap Dramatic

ZapDramatic is a website run by Michael Gibson that creates negotiation games for entertainment and diplomatic groups. The games involve basic negotiation tactics and multiple choices leading to different outcomes. The Negotiator and Altered States are games with one-on-one interactions, while The Mediator helps opposing parties find a compromise. Ambition, Move or Die, and Sir Basil Pike Public School are some of the episodic and full courses available. While Gibson intended them for negotiation training, the games are notorious for their odd depiction of characters and behavior. Some of the games have been riffed on by Retsupurae.
== Characters ==
=== Ambition ===
*Ted Hartrup: He is a man who appears at Klink International with a bomb and later accused of murder. He becomes a math teacher at Sir Basil Pike Public School.
*Jim: A police officer who holds Ted at Klink International.
*Yale Johnson: A respected lawyer married to Helen, his boss' daughter. He has an affair with Angie Raleigh, who is later found murdered.
*Helen Johnson: Yale's wife, who is faithful to him but is annoyed and sometimes violent towards him.
*Angie Raleigh: A criminal psychologist who has an affair with Yale and is later found murdered. She communicates with a defense attorney as a spirit to help solve the case.
*Bridget Hartrup: Ted's ex-wife, who appears to have Tourette's syndrome and is believed to be framing Ted for a crime while trying to keep custody of their children.
*Player Characters: Unnamed and unseen characters who play different roles throughout the series, such as an acquaintance of Yale and Angie, a detective, and an attorney for Bridget.
*Frank Crabtree: The superintendent who assigns a detective to Angie's murder case.
*Duke Crabtree: A young and upcoming detective, Frank's nephew. He appears egotistical and competitive but supports the player character and can help them in later episodes. In episode 10, it is implied that he murdered Angie at Rolf Klink's behest.
*Rolf Klink: The head of Klink International, Helen's father, and Bridget's boyfriend. He masterminded Angie's murder to silence her criticism of Paxwic, a drug that his company was trying to get approved.
=== Sir Basil Pike Public School ===
*Dave the Brave: A boy with a stutter who mistakenly takes the player's bike. Later revealed to have his own identical bike.
*Max: A large boy and Dave's best friend who is protective of his friends.
*Tony: One of the player's friends who uploads an embarrassing video of Julia to his page.
*Julia: A female student and a close friend of the player.
*Janina: An overweight and unpopular girl who informs the player of the bike mix-up and is a talented musician.
*Mr. Hartrup: Ted Hartrup from Ambition, who is a math teacher at Sir Basil Pike Public School and wants what's best for his students.
*Duke and Luke Crabtree: Twin brothers who appear on the female player character's path and pose a "twin's riddle" to direct them to the tennis court.
=== The Negotiator ===
*Homeless Man: An alcoholic hobo who appears in the first Negotiator episode and demands $200. He has similarities to Ted, including his backstory and voice.
*Lola: The refunds clerk at a department store who can be friendly but quickly becomes snarky.