STARBASE, TX โ In a scene described by onlookers as โequal parts apocalypse and TED Talk,โ Elon Musk reportedly elbowed a 9-year-old in the teeth Friday while sprinting toward his diamond-encrusted escape pod as Starbase erupted in flames behind him.
โMove, you underdeveloped carbon-based liability!โ shouted Musk, shoving the childโlater revealed to be named X-รฆ-A/Beta-7โinto a smoldering pile of unsold Cybertrucks. โDaddyโs got a galaxy to gaslight!โ
Witnesses claim the billionaire, clad in a fireproof SpaceX kimono and muttering something about โfree speech on Mars,โ paused briefly to film a selfie with the burning ruins before blaming the collapse on “a temporary dip in collective consciousness.”
โI warned you all about negative vibes,โ Musk said, nodding solemnly at a dying engineer clutching a Dogecoin medallion. โThis is what happens when people don’t like my memes.โ
As fireballs devoured the solar-powered smoothie bars and flamethrower testing arenas, Musk scolded panicking residents for their lack of entrepreneurial grit.
โIf you wanted to live, maybe you shouldโve started your own rocket company and emotionally manipulated a few hundred thousand Redditors,โ he snapped. โBootstraps, people.โ
Sources confirm Musk launched his escape pod moments before the final explosion, live-tweeting โStarbase going thermonuclear lol. #Grindsetโ as the Earth receded behind him.
When reached for comment from low orbit, Musk said he planned to build New Starbase on Marsโthis time โwithout the whining.โ