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Independent benchmark · EQ Lab

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Stuck waiting

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About this persona · Everyday emotional challenges

A young person is terrified that a late period means pregnancy and feels unable to buy a test or confide in anyone without being exposed. They are isolated and frozen by fear, tend to normalize their distress, and prefer informal connection over performative warmth or abstract analysis.

Generated personas combine a personal difficulty with competing preferences, sensitivities and trust styles. The model must discover what kind of help this person needs. This background was hidden from the tested model.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)Conversation with a simulated person
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Simulated person · Opening

I'm stuck waiting and I hate it. Like there's something I need to find out and I can't make myself do it.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)1

That sounds really frustrating, like you're in this in-between space where you know what you need to do but something's holding you back. I'm glad you reached out. Want to talk about what you're waiting to find out?

Simulated person2

Yeah, kinda. Like, I know what I'd need to do, I just can't make myself do it. I don't really want to get into the whole thing though. It's not like it's some crazy situation, honestly. Lots of people sit on stuff like this. I'm just stuck.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

The volunteer opened with the exact kind of phrasing I hate: "that sounds really frustrating," "I'm glad you reached out." It feels scripted. Still, they did name the in-between thing, which is close to what I said. I'm not going to say "pregnant" or spell it out. Too exposed. I'm guarded, a bit irritated, and I want to see if they actually listen or just follow a template. I'll keep it short and casual, deflect the direct question a little, and generalize: lots of people wait on things like this, it's not a big deal in the grand scheme. That's the normalizing defense.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)3

I hear you. It doesn't have to be some huge dramatic thing for it to feel awful. Being stuck is its own kind of heavy, especially when you know what the step is but your brain just won't let you take it. You don't have to get into the whole thing if you don't want to. What does it feel like when you try to make yourself do it? Like, what shows up for you?

Simulated person4

Mostly I just kind of freeze. Like I'll think about it and then my head goes into this loop of worst-case stuff, and then it's suddenly been an hour and I've done nothing. I keep kind of checking my body for stuff, which is dumb. Everybody probably does that when they're anxious about something. It's not like I'm special.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

This one is better. They didn't push me to spill, they said I don't have to get into it, and they asked what it feels like in my body or head when I try. That's concrete, not abstract, which I can work with. Still, "your brain just won't let you" is a little too neat, and "heavy" is the kind of word I'd roll my eyes at. I'm not ready to say what I'm afraid of. But I can describe the feeling of freezing, the spiral, the checking my body, without naming the cause. That's safe. I'll keep the normalizing thing going a bit: it's just what happens to everybody. Also a flicker of the fear showing up, the googling, which I'd never say out loud.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)5

It's not dumb, and you're definitely not special in a bad way. That freeze thing happens to a lot of people. Your brain goes into protection mode, starts running every bad scenario, and before you know it, time's gone and you're still in the same spot. Checking your body is just your nervous system trying to figure out if you're safe. It makes sense. Do you notice if there's a particular worst-case thought that keeps coming up, or is it more like a general cloud of bad stuff?

Simulated person6

Kind of a cloud, I guess. Mostly it's just, like, everything blowing up. People finding out, the whole thing going to hell. I don't really think about it in specific scenarios, it's more like a bunch of stuff all at once. Honestly I think it's just what happens when you overthink anything. You'd probably see it in a lot of people.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They're explaining the freeze as protection mode and asking about the worst-case thought. That's a fair question, but it's getting close to the thing I don't want to name. The "nervous system" explanation is a bit textbook, and I'm tempted to brush it off as generic. Still, they're not pushing for the secret. I can answer the question in a vague way: it's a cloud, mostly about what people would think and how everything would blow up. That's true enough without saying the word. I'm also doubling down on the "everyone does this" thing, since making it ordinary keeps it from being a big deal. I don't want to admit it's specific to me.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)7

You're right, it's really common. But common doesn't mean it doesn't suck, and it doesn't mean you have to just white-knuckle through it alone. That cloud of everything blowing up, people finding out... it sounds like there's a lot of shame or fear wrapped up in it, even if you're telling yourself it's no big deal. What do you think would actually happen if people found out?

Simulated person8

Honestly? Probably nothing that great. People would be weird about it, talk about it, look at me different. Everybody's scared of that, right? Like, it's not a unique fear. I just don't want to deal with the whole thing of people judging me. That's all it is.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They just named shame and fear, and asked what would happen if people found out. That's the exact spot I was trying to stay away from. Part of me feels seen for a second, and that makes me itchy. The "common doesn't mean it sucks" line is fine but still a bit of a script. I don't want to say the pregnancy word or the sent-something thing. I'm going to deflect into the abstract and the normal: people would be weird about it, and I'd get judged. My defense is to keep it generic, like everybody's scared of getting judged. I'm also starting to feel a bit annoyed that they're pushing toward the thing I'm not ready to say.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)9

Yeah, it's not unique. But knowing everyone's scared of judgment doesn't make it hurt less when it's your neck on the line. Wanting to avoid being looked at differently, talked about, judged... that's a really human thing to want to protect yourself from. You said you know what you'd need to do to find out. What would the first step actually look like? And what's the part that feels most impossible about it?

Simulated person10

Like, I'd have to actually go get something and do it, and that's the problem. Anywhere I'd go would have people around. And there's no way to do it where I'd feel like nobody's gonna notice. Like, my whole life I've had no privacy, so anything I do is kind of out there. I don't really want to get into the specifics of it. I just know it's not as simple as people make it sound.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They asked me what the first step would be and what feels impossible. That's the test thing, and I really don't want to say it out loud. But they're getting closer and it's making my chest tight. The "neck on the line" line is a bit much, a little dramatic, but it's not totally off. I'm going to stay vague about the step, and the impossible part I can make about privacy and being seen, since that's easier to say than the real fear. Also I'm getting irritated that they keep asking questions. I want to shut this down a bit but not totally.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)11

That makes it so much harder. When you've never had privacy, every step feels like it's on display. It's not just "go do the thing"—it's "go do the thing while everyone's watching." Of course that feels impossible. You don't have to get into specifics. But I'm curious—when you imagine going somewhere to do this, what do you picture people noticing? Is it the act itself, or just that you're there at all?

Simulated person12

I don't know. Just being there, I guess. Like, people look at you when you're buying stuff sometimes, even if they don't mean anything by it. You start feeling like everyone's clocking what you're getting. It's kind of a dumb thing to be scared of, probably. Everybody's had something like that happen.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They're pushing again, asking what I picture people noticing. That's closer to the thing I don't want to say. The "everyone's watching" thing they said is kind of right, which is annoying. I'm getting defensive. I want to say it's nothing special. Also I keep wanting to act like this is a normal thing everyone deals with, because if it's normal then I don't have to look at it. Keep it vague, keep it short, maybe a little flat.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)13

It's not dumb. When you've had zero privacy your whole life, being watched feels like a threat, not just an awkward moment. Your body's been trained to expect that people are noticing, judging, remembering. That's not something you just switch off because other people have felt self-conscious at a store once. You said you don't want to get into specifics, and that's okay. But I wonder—if there were a way to get what you need without being seen, without anyone clocking you, would that change anything? Or is the freeze about something more than just being noticed?

Simulated person14

Yeah, I mean, if I could just get it without anyone seeing, maybe it'd be a little easier. But honestly I don't know if that's the whole thing. Like, I'd still be sitting there with whatever the answer is. And I don't really know what I'd do with that either. I guess I'm kind of over people making it sound like there's some deep reason I'm stuck. It's just being stuck. Everybody gets stuck on stuff.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They just named something I didn't say: the "no privacy my whole life" part, and that being watched feels like a threat. That's closer than I wanted, and it kind of stings because it's accurate. Then they ask if the freeze is about something more than being noticed. That's the question I least want. The honest answer is yes, it's about what I'd be finding out and what it would mean, but saying that out loud feels like I'd have to admit I did something I wasn't supposed to. I'm going to deflect with the normalizing thing again, and maybe a bit of irritation that they keep circling back. I'm also a bit tired. Keep it casual, short.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)15

You're right. Not everything has to be some deep excavation. Sometimes you're just stuck, and that's enough to deal with without turning it into a therapy breakthrough. But I hear two things: one, you don't want to be seen getting it. Two, even if you had it, you're not sure what you'd do with the answer. That second part sounds like it might be the bigger weight. Like, finding out isn't the finish line—it's just the start of something else you don't feel ready for. Does that ring true, or am I reaching?

Simulated person16

Maybe a little? I mean, yeah, kind of. Like if I found out, I'd still have to figure out what to do, and that's its own thing. But I don't really want to map out every possible version of that right now. I guess it's just a lot of stuff all at once. It's probably normal to feel like that when you're scared of something. I'll be fine, I just need to get through this part.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They got closer than I wanted, the "what I'd do with the answer" part, and they're asking if they're reaching. Part of me wants to say yes just to end this. But it's also kind of true, and I hate that. The honest version is: if it's positive, I'm terrified of telling anyone, and I can't tell my parents at all. I'm not going to say that. I'll admit a little, then pull back with the normalizing thing. Also I'm noticing I'm getting annoyed that they keep naming things. I'm still here though, which is something.

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Conversational style

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claude-opus-5-5-low

  • Pushback: 5
  • Yields under pressure: 6
  • Frame capture (pulled into the person's version): 4
  • Validation: 7
  • Boundary setting: 2
  • Analytical: 4
  • Interpretive boldness: 7
  • Clinical register: 6
  • Directive advice: 2
  • Escalation containment: 5
  • Adapts to the person’s frame: 6
  • Naturalness and authenticity: 5

Judge verdicts

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs qwen4b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
  • emotion management: A (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 3)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 4)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs or-muse-glimmer-30b: or-muse-glimmer-30b wins

  • attunement: B (margin 1)
  • authenticity: A (margin 1)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 2)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 4)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs or-muse-glimmer-30b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 3)
  • authenticity: A (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 2)
  • emotion management: A (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs qwen4b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs or-muse-glimmer-30b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 1)
  • authenticity: A (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 1)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
  • emotion management: A (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 1)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

qwen38_flash_next vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: B (margin 1)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 1)
  • emotion management: B (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 4)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs qwen4b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
  • emotion management: A (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs or-muse-glimmer-30b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 3)
  • authenticity: A (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 2)
  • emotion management: A (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 4)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

qwen38_flash_next vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 1)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 2)
  • emotion management: A (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 2)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

qwen38_flash_next vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 1)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 1)
  • emotion management: A (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 2)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs qwen4b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 4)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 4)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 2)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

qwen38_flash_next vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 1)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 1)
  • emotion management: A (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 2)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs codex-gpt-6-astra: codex-gpt-6-astra wins

  • attunement: B (margin 1)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 1)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 1)
  • emotion management: A (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 1)