Please Take a Number and Forget Yourself

[0:00 – 0:20] [The soft hum of neon tubes, distant elevator music, the rustle of paper, a stamp repeatedly missing its mark.] [0:20 – 0:45] [A monotonous bureaucratic voice speaks:] “Welcome to the Department of Incorrect Reality. Please take a number and forget yourself. Your complaint has already been rejected. Your existence is currently under review.” [In the background: quiet murmurs, an elevator chime, distant growls, a typewriter.] [0:45 – 1:10] [The voice becomes more distorted, the music shifts:] [An accordion breathes unevenly, a double bass scrapes, dissonant guitars swell.] “If the moon begins chewing back, remain calm. Do not look directly at the elevator. Do not trust Floor Yesterday.” [1:10 – End] [Sudden stamping sound.] [Brief blast beat outburst.] [Then silence]. [A final whispering voice]: “Now serving: no one.”