[Scene: NG Mod Room. A glowing “BAN REQUEST” button pulses on the screen. Dave and the rookies huddle around it, sweating. The thread is still filled with Kornshit, Broly gifs, and Azazel cubes.]
DK Anon: (panicking) He posted off-topic! In our off-topic shitpost thread! That’s illegal!
Urkel Anon: (slurping iced coffee) Yeah, rules are rules. Even if the rule is no rules. Did I do that?
Dave: (slams binder on desk) Enough. I’m filing the ban. We can’t let him derail our derailment. If he keeps posting, people might notice we’re the actual schizos.
[Dave furiously types out the request: “User is off-topic in Nobody General Shitpost Thread.” He slams Enter. The room holds its breath. A spinning hourglass icon appears on screen.]
[SYSTEM RESPONSE flashes in red text:]
Request denied. Reason: “Thread content is already 100% off-topic.”
[The mods stare, horrified.]
DK Anon: (stammering) Wh-what do you mean “already 100% off-topic”?
Urkel Anon: (laughing nervously) The system’s… self-aware.
Dave: (jaw drops) No… no, that’s impossible. Our entire job is to enforce off-topic chaos. If the system knows… then…
[The screen updates again.]
Additional note: “Your ban request is redundant. Try moderating an actual board.”
[Silence. The vending machine hums in the corner. Dave slowly sits down, staring blankly.]
Dave: (broken whisper) …They know. The lurkers know. Even the system knows.
[Urkel Anon quietly slides another Steve Urkel gif onto the monitor. DK Anon starts crying into his Donkey Kong folder. The NG alarm blares faintly: “THREAD IRONY COLLAPSE DETECTED.”]
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