Suddenly, everyone’s character model swapped. Leo was now a giant, floating hotdog. xX_Slayer_Xx was a tiny, spinning traffic cone. A player named KittyLuvr420 became the actual sun, blinding everyone on screen. Their names scrambled into binary, and their chat messages transformed into quacking noises.

"You have been visited by the Spirit of the Server. Please do not resist."

He injected the script and joined a server. The map was “Sky Tower,” a fragile spire of glass and steel. Thirty players huddled on the top platform, waiting for the inevitable earthquake.

A notification appeared for every player: "Server Host has initiated: Dance Party Protocol."

Leo took a breath. In the chat, he typed: /showcase begin