Max Gilardi’s apartment-studio flickers awake as he steps into frame—tall, pale, barefoot, and already annoyed. Burnbot crackles to life behind him, spitting static and warming up another insult. Goofball floats straight through Max’s notes with a giggle, scattering papers everywhere. Adolf the cat hops onto the desk, staring like he owns the place.

Max sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose.

“Great. Another normal day.”

Chaos surrounds him, and the episode hasn’t even started.