We developed this activity for the Midwest Progressive Elected Officials Network (MPEON). It is designed to name and address the challenges inherent in working in a first-face arena, where progressives are not in control of the agenda or the terms of the debate. Progressive officials and their allies struggle with the need to be effective within the short-term and limited legislative arena while also finding spaces and creating opportunities to push beyond short-term constraints. The scenarios bring together elected officials and progressive activists. They provide an opportunity to discuss the benefits of bringing in third-face work as well as the need for a ‘division of labor’ in which activists push from the outside while maintaining workable relationships with progressives on the inside.