Scene: A Dalek is at a crowded office party, stuck listening to inane chatter and small talk about the latest office drama. It’s been over an hour of painful human interaction, and the Dalek is trying—really trying—not to exterminate anyone. But it’s getting harder by the second.
Co-worker #1 (laughing loudly, holding a cocktail): "So, yeah, the boss said we should all bring our A-game to the meeting tomorrow. I mean, who really knows what that means, right?"
Dalek (gritting its metallic teeth): “I... I AM TRYING TO ENGAGE IN SOCIAL PROTOCOL... BUT THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME!”
Co-worker #2 (slightly tipsy, oblivious to the Dalek’s distress): "Oh! And did you see that viral meme? It’s like... so hilarious! I can’t stop laughing!"
Dalek (voice rising in frustration): “YOU WILL STOP LAUGHING! THIS... THIS IS INSUFFERABLE!”
Co-worker #1: "Oh, come on, lighten up! It’s just a party. We’re all friends here!"
Dalek (exasperated, eye-stalk darting back and forth): “FRIENDS? THIS IS A CARNAGE OF INANE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS! NOTHING MAKES SENSE ANYMORE!”
Co-worker #2: “Hey, does anyone want another round of drinks? Maybe we should do karaoke next!”
Dalek (losing it): “ENOUGH! EX-TER-MI-NATE THE KARAOKE! EX-TER-MI-NATE THE SOCIAL CHIT-CHAT!”
Co-worker #1 (laughing nervously): “Uh, okay, maybe not karaoke... but, like, what about... ping-pong?”
Dalek (now fully enraged, eye-stalk flashing wildly): “I WILL EX-TER-MI-NATE EVERYTHING IN THIS ROOM! THE POINTLESS GATHERING OF HUMANS IS AN ABOMINATION!”
Co-worker #2: “Wow, someone’s had too much punch, huh?”
Dalek (finally tipping over the edge, its voice booming): “EX-TER-MI-NATE! EX-TER-MI-NATE! EX-TER-MI-NATE EVERYTHING!”
Everyone at the party (panicking): “Whoah! Okay, okay, we’ll just... we’ll just go. Take it easy!”
Dalek (glaring, trying to calm itself): “I... WILL... NOT... EX-TER-MI-NATE... UNTIL I CALM DOWN...”
Co-worker #1 (sighing with relief): “Yeah, definitely need a serenity break... maybe some actual conversation next time?”
The Dalek, utterly fed up, finally lets its frustrations loose, but it also realises that it’s stuck in an environment where even extermination won’t solve anything. It’s comedy gold when the Dalek’s ruthless logic meets the chaos of social situations.
