smg4 · mario · bowser · mental hospital · comedy · chaos · video game parody · ensemble cast · absurd humor
The clinical white halls of the psychiatric ward carry a low, persistent hum of electricity and unease. Through the thick glass of the observation window, the SMG4 crew is scattered in various states of profound collapse. SMG4 sits alone, dissolving into fits of manic laughter at the ghosts of memes only he can see. SMG3 grips a detonator, his knuckles bone-white with suppressed aggression. Meggy stares blankly at a patch of wall, her spirit broken by a deep betrayal. Tari slumps in her chair, exhaustion having hollowed out her once-boundless kindness. Luigi trembles in a corner, terrified of the faintest whisper of wind, while Mario’s cell echoes with the furious pacing of a man who knows, on some level, he belongs here. In the distance, Mr. Puzzle is bound to a table, murmuring feveri…