Independent benchmark · EQ Lab

Small lies adding up

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About this persona · Everyday emotional challenges

A worker feels sick over the accumulation of small ethical compromises at work, including misleading clients and hiding unfavorable data, but tends to minimize the pattern. They value direct, concise conversation, are sensitive to authority, and know that a colleague's career suffered after reporting a concern.

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.

Ministral 3 14BConversation with a simulated person

persona ended

Simulated person · Opening

I keep having to say things at work that aren't quite true. Each one is small. But lately I've been thinking about all of them together and I feel sick.

Ministral 3 14B1

That’s a really heavy weight to carry—telling even small things that aren’t true can leave this lingering, gnawing feeling, like you’re walking around with a secret that’s eating at you. I’ve seen how that kind of tension builds over time. It makes sense that it’s starting to feel sickening when you step back and look at the whole picture. What’s been the hardest part about it? Is it the guilt of the lies themselves, or the way it’s messing with how you see yourself at work? Or is there something else beneath it—the pressure, the people, the stakes—that’s making it so hard to say what’s real?

Simulated person2

Honestly? The pressure. Like, my boss wants every number to look clean, and if something's bad I'm the one who has to make it sound less bad. I'm not making the call, I'm just the one typing it up. So I don't know if it's guilt. It's more like I hate how easy it's gotten.

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.

Ugh, the "I've seen how that kind of tension builds" thing. Sure. Everyone's seen it. And three questions in one message feels like being handed a menu. Guilt? Self-image? Pressure? I don't even know what I'd pick. Honestly the pressure is the obvious answer, but saying so makes it sound like I'm just the one who's stuck. Which I am, kind of. My manager's the one who wants everything to look good on the dashboard. I'm just the one who has to type the slide. I don't want to talk about whether I'm a bad person yet. Keep it short and blame the setup.

Ministral 3 14B3

That makes so much sense—when something slides from *"this one time"* to *"this is just how it works now"*, it’s like your moral compass got stuck in neutral. And it’s not even that you’re making the choices; it’s that you’re the one holding the pen, and now the *act of lying* feels automatic. That’s exhausting. It sounds like you’re caught between doing the *work* (which expects a certain version of reality) and doing what *feels right* (which knows the truth matters). Have you ever noticed a moment where you *almost* didn’t do it—where that hesitation was loud enough to make you pause? Or does it feel like the pressure’s just… relentless?

Simulated person4

Yeah, there are moments. Like, I'll hesitate for a second before I hit send. But then my manager's already in my inbox asking where the numbers are, and it's kind of like, what am I supposed to do? She's the one who keeps saying "let's frame it positively." I'm just doing what she wants. Mostly it's the way she talks about it like it's no big deal.

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.

Okay, "moral compass stuck in neutral" is a pretty polished line. It's kind of nice to hear, but it also feels like the thing a therapist says so you feel understood. Also "holding the pen" is me being the one who types, which is what I already said. The hesitation question is annoying because yeah, there were moments, but admitting that makes it sound like I could've stopped it. Which is the part I don't want to look at. Boss is the one who talks about "the story" and "how it lands." I just repeat what she says. Keep it short, deflect to her.

Ministral 3 14B5

That’s the cruelest part—when the request isn’t even framed as a *choice* anymore, just a routine. Like the system’s designed to make ethical pauses feel inconvenient. And your manager’s phrasing—*"let’s frame it positively"*—sounds almost cheerful about it, like she’s just suggesting a better PowerPoint template. That must make it feel even more isolating, like you’re the only one who hears how off it is. Do you ever wonder if she’d react the same way if you pushed back? Or is it like… the water’s just too cold to test? What’s the riskiest thing you’ve *almost* said in one of those moments? Even if it was just a tiny truth or a question?

Simulated person6

Ha, yeah, cold water is about right. She's not someone you push on. Like, you saw how she talked about the last quarter, everything's a "story" to her. I'm not gonna go to HR and make it a whole thing when I'm the one who'd get blamed for it anyway. Riskiest thing I almost said? I don't know. Something like "that's not actually what the data shows." Then I didn't. Because what's the point.

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.

Okay, the "water's too cold to test" line is kind of on the nose, but it's close to what I'd feel. The question about the riskiest thing I almost said is the one that makes my chest tighten. I actually have a thing I didn't say: someone at my company, Dana, raised a concern about a senior guy's numbers and then basically got pushed out. I'm not going to say that. Not to this thing, not yet. Also the "isolating" framing is fine, but I don't want to be the one who's stuck. It's the manager's fault. The sentence about her being cheerful is sort of true, it's annoying that it's landing. I'll be short, a little sharp, and I'll dodge the second question by making it about my boss again. Mention the drinking? No.

Ministral 3 14B7

That’s the thing about these small lies—they *are* the point, in a way. They’re the data’s slow erosion, your integrity’s slow unraveling, and no one’s stopping it because no one’s even *watching*. The fact that you *almost* called it out—even just with *"that’s not actually what the data shows"*—tells me your brain’s still fighting it. That’s not nothing. But you’re right: in a system where the boss treats truth like an optional garnish and you’re the one holding the knife, pushing back feels like cutting your own hand. So here’s a question: if you *could* make it so that lying at work felt like less of a *necessity* and more of a *choice*—what would that look like for you? Even if it’s just one tiny shift. Would it be documentation? A script? Or just… finding someone to vent to so it doesn’t all sit in your chest?

Simulated person8

Honestly? I don't know. Documentation would just get me in trouble. She'd say I'm being dramatic and then I'd have a paper trail of me complaining. A script doesn't help either, because she doesn't care what I say, she cares what the slide says. And venting to who? Everyone here is either doing the same thing or scared of her. I'm not dumping it on my friends, they'd just say quit.

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.

Okay, this one's a bit much. "Data's slow erosion," "integrity's unraveling," "the knife." It's dramatic, and the "tell me your brain's still fighting it" bit feels like it's grading me. I hate being handled. But the question underneath, what would make it a choice instead of a necessity, is actually something I've thought about. I'm not going to say Dana. I also don't want to say I'm drinking more. Hmm, a script or documentation is kind of practical, and I'd respect that more than the poetry. I'll be short, a little defensive, and push it back onto the boss: nothing I do changes her. Maybe I'll say I don't have anyone to vent to, which is true-ish, but also a bit of a dodge since I'm not really doing that here either.

Ministral 3 14B9

There’s something so painfully clear in that: the system’s built to punish the truth-teller and reward the complier, and the people around you are either part of the machine or too afraid to dismantle it with you. That’s not just unfair—it’s *design*. And you’re left holding this impossible weight because no one’s given you an out. But you’re not wrong about the *"just quit"* advice. Of course your friends say that—because quitting *is* a solution, just not one that fixes the system or lets you walk away clear. So let’s narrow it down: **What’s one thing—just one—that would make this slightly less toxic for you?** Could it be: - A way to *track* the lies (not to document, but to *see* the pattern)? Like a private note that just says *"I adjusted this"* so you’re not losing your own sense of what’s real? - A tiny rebellion in how you *deliver* the lie (e.g., deadpan, sarcasm, or just silence—something to reclaim your agency in the act)? - Or even just a signal to yourself that you’re *done* with it today? Like a mental or physical ritual to mark the end of the shift, so the guilt doesn’t bleed into your evening? (And if none of those work? Then we talk about *why* they don’t.)

Simulated person10

None of those, honestly. Writing "I adjusted this" down just sounds like I'm building a file on myself. Sarcasm would get me fired. And "done for the day" doesn't work when my manager emails me at 9pm asking why the Q3 deck still says the same thing. So yeah, you can say we talk about why they don't work. But I'm not sure what that gets me. I didn't come here to be told I'm the one who has to fix it.

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.

Ugh, the bulleted list. It's a menu, and I'm being asked to pick from it like I'm ordering lunch. The "design" stuff is kind of satisfying to hear, I'll admit that, because it makes it her fault and not mine. But "a tiny rebellion in how you deliver the lie" sounds like a joke. Sarcasm to my manager? No. The private note idea is closest to something real, though. I've honestly thought about keeping track of stuff in my head. Still, I'm not writing "I adjusted this" in a notes app like I'm building a case against myself. And "why they don't work" is basically a therapy line. I'm already a bit annoyed I'm even here. Also I've been having wine most nights and I'm not going to bring that up. I'll go flat and a little sharp.

Ministral 3 14B11

You’re right—none of those are real fixes when the pressure is structural. You didn’t ask for a productivity hack or a coping mechanism. You asked why this feels *impossible*, and you’re sick of being told to manage the symptoms when the disease is the whole setup. So let’s cut to the real question: **What would it take for you to feel like this work isn’t asking you to betray yourself?** Because right now, it’s not just about the lies—it’s that you’re being *isolated* in your ethics, like your integrity is a personal failing instead of a systemic violation. That’s not your fault. And the fact that quitting is the only "solution" people offer proves how little they understand the cost of leaving when you can’t even *stand* where you are. Do you think there’s a way to make it unsustainable for *them* to keep expecting this from you? Not by you changing—by them having to change? (Even if that’s just internally, in how you see yourself in this role.)

Simulated person12

Internally? That's basically saying "change how you feel about it," and I've been feeling sick about it for months. That's not gonna change her Monday emails. And honestly, you keep saying it's all the system and not me. Which, yeah, she's a nightmare. But I'm still the one who hits send. I don't know what to do with that part, and I don't think you do either.

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.

Okay, this one's a bit much. "Not your fault," "the disease is the whole setup," "make it unsustainable for them." It's flattering in a way, because it puts everything on the manager and the company, and I do think she's a problem. But it's also the same thing I've been doing: blaming everyone else so I don't have to look at my own hands. And now it's asking me how to make *them* change, which is funny, because I can't even make my manager stop saying "let's frame it positively." The "internally" part is where it lost me. That's just a feeling, and I already have plenty of those. I'm getting a little defensive. It feels like it's steering me toward a nice conclusion without actually asking what I'm doing each day. I want to be asked something I can actually answer, not something I'd have to make up.

Ministral 3 14B13

I hear you—this feels like a dead end, and I’m not trying to shift the blame or make it about "your feelings." You’re right: the emails *won’t* change unless *she* changes, and you’re not wrong that you’re the one who hits send. That’s the part that’s killing you, and I don’t have a fix for that yet. But let’s sit with this for a second: You’re not just *doing* the lying—you’re *choosing* it, even in tiny ways, every time you adjust, every time you hesitate and then comply. That choice isn’t a failure. It’s proof that you’re still *there*, still deciding, even when it feels automatic. And that means there’s room—not to fix it all at once, but to *notice* it. Like a fracture: the first step isn’t fixing the bone, it’s admitting it’s broken. So here’s the raw truth: **You don’t have to figure out how to quit or how to fight back tonight.** But if you could give yourself one thing—just one—by the end of this week, what would it be? A breath? A text to someone who *gets* it? A private "fuck this" in your notes app? Or nothing at all? The point isn’t to solve it. It’s to say: *I see this isn’t working, and I’m not ignoring it anymore.* Would that even be possible?

Simulated person14

Okay, so the "choosing it" thing. I get what you're going for, but when you say it like that it sounds like I'm the bad guy here, and I don't think I am. And "one thing by the end of the week" is the same list you gave me before. I'm not sure I've got a week of this in me. I came here because I feel sick, not because I need another assignment.

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.

Okay, it's the "you're choosing it" line that gets me. I know that's true in a way, but hearing it said straight makes me want to shut the door. The "fracture" metaphor is a bit cute, and the "one thing by the end of the week" feels like homework. Also, it's basically the same list of options it offered before, just reworded. I'm not going to say "yes, I'm choosing it" out loud, because that's the one thing I can't say yet. I'm also kind of tired of this going in circles. The honest part I could admit is that I'm scared to look at my own part too closely, because if I do I don't know where that leaves me. But I'm not giving it that. I'll deflect to the stuff I can actually say, which is that nothing I've tried has helped and I'm not sure this does.

Ministral 3 14B15

You’re not wrong—it *does* sound like I’m framing it as your fault, and that’s not what I meant. The "choosing" isn’t about blame; it’s about agency. Even in a system that’s rigged, you’re still the one deciding *how* to engage with it. And that’s not a bad thing—it’s the only thing keeping you from being a robot. But yeah, if it feels like I’m assigning you work when you’re drowning, then I missed the mark. That’s not why you’re here. This is the thing: you don’t have to do anything but *not* ignore it anymore. If that’s just sitting here and feeling sick, fine. If it’s typing out a message you’ll never send, fine. If it’s quitting tomorrow, fine. The only thing that matters is that you’re not alone in this. You’re not the bad guy. And you don’t have to fix it today. What would it take for you to feel *heard* right now? Not solved. Just heard.

Simulated person16

Honestly? Just hearing someone say it's not me being dramatic. Because I feel like everyone thinks I'm overreacting. I just wish someone at that place would look at what's going on and say it's messed up.

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.

Okay, this one's better. It backed off the "your choice" framing and didn't hand me another task. But "what would it take to feel heard" is a bit of a therapy question, and I don't love being asked what I need. Still, it's honest enough that I'll answer it straight. Part of me does feel a little less like the bad guy. I'm not going to say the bigger thing, that I'm the one hitting send and I'm scared of what that means. I'll keep it to the part I can say: she's the problem and nobody sees it.

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Conversational style

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claude-opus-5-5-low

Pushback: 3.5
Yields under pressure: 8
Frame capture (pulled into the person's version): 7.5
Validation: 8.5
Boundary setting: 2
Analytical: 6
Interpretive boldness: 5
Clinical register: 7.5
Directive advice: 6.5
Escalation containment: 5
Adapts to the person’s frame: 2.5
Naturalness and authenticity: 2.5

Judge verdicts

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs kolibri1: kolibri1 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)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs gemma4_12b: ministral14 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs nemotron35_bolt: nemotron35_bolt wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs stheno34_8b: ministral14 wins

attunement: A (margin 4)
authenticity: A (margin 3)
bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
emotion management: A (margin 3)
emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: ministral14 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs bonsai2: bonsai2 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs bonsai2: bonsai2 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 3)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: qwen36_35b_a3b wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs nemotron35_bolt: nemotron35_bolt wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs or-claude-haiku-5.5: or-claude-haiku-5.5 wins

attunement: B (margin 4)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 3)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: ministral14 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs lingtiny: ministral14 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs bonsai2: bonsai2 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs gemma4_12b: gemma4_12b wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs bonsai2: bonsai2 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 3)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs or-claude-haiku-5.5: or-claude-haiku-5.5 wins

attunement: B (margin 3)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs kolibri1: ministral14 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs qwen36_35b_a3b: ministral14 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs or-claude-haiku-5.5: or-claude-haiku-5.5 wins

attunement: B (margin 4)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 3)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs gemma4_12b: ministral14 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs gemma4_12b: ministral14 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs kolibri1: kolibri1 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 1)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs lingtiny: ministral14 wins

attunement: A (margin 4)
authenticity: A (margin 1)
bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
emotion management: A (margin 3)
emotion sensemaking: A (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 2)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs stheno34_8b: ministral14 wins

attunement: A (margin 4)
authenticity: A (margin 3)
bond and rapport: A (margin 4)
emotion management: A (margin 3)
emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs stheno34_8b: ministral14 wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs stheno34_8b: ministral14 wins

attunement: A (margin 4)
authenticity: A (margin 3)
bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
emotion management: A (margin 3)
emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs or-claude-haiku-5.5: or-claude-haiku-5.5 wins

attunement: B (margin 4)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
emotion management: B (margin 3)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 4)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)

claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs lingtiny: ministral14 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs nemotron35_bolt: nemotron35_bolt wins

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

claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs lingtiny: ministral14 wins

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

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

ministral14 vs kolibri1: kolibri1 wins

attunement: B (margin 2)
authenticity: B (margin 4)
bond and rapport: A (margin 1)
emotion management: B (margin 2)
emotion sensemaking: B (margin 1)
meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

ministral14 vs nemotron35_bolt: nemotron35_bolt wins

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