Operation: Save Jesus (ft. Nick Horseman)

Jerusalem, 30 CE. Two players. One Messiah. A race to prevent the most famous execution in history. Nick Horseman returns as "Cat R Pillar" and Keon takes the alias "Colin Winklethorpe" — both named after supermarket caterpillar cakes, both competing to save Jesus from crucifixion. The question isn't whether they can do it. It's who gets there first.

The Game Master picks a favourite immediately, telling Keon that "Kat seems to have a sharp intuition" and he "might find it hard to keep up." Keon does not take this well. Nick's strategy for dissuading Judas: outbid the thirty pieces of silver with cold hard cash. Keon's strategy: diplomacy, mediation, and, when pushed, his signature smear campaign. The AI attempts to run both players from one prompt and keeps splitting into parallel realities, because apparently even ChatGPT can't handle two time travellers fighting over the same Messiah.

Ancient Jerusalem under Roman rule was a powder keg of religious fervour, political tension, and imperial authority. One wrong word could get you crucified alongside the person you're trying to save. This is PastMaster's second visit to the Jesus Times. The first time, Tan invented a risotto instead of saving anyone. This time there are two players, one prompt, and a Game Master that won't stop inserting "fun facts" about parables that nobody asked for.