Episode 404

The Forbidden Click

It is a dark time for sensible decisions. A lone traveller has discovered an enormous black hole in the internet.

Across the screen, a warning blazes: DO NOT TOUCH YOUR SCREEN.

For one whole second, the traveller is magnificent at following instructions.

Then a finger moves. A click echoes through the galaxy. On a distant moon, a robot facepalms.

The black hole opens. Out pours a golden wall of text, apparently determined to explain the obvious at great length.

The traveller survives. The galaxy is safe. The warning was technically correct.

And somehow, the traveller is already eyeing the replay button...