The Will to Resist

🗃️ Dept. of Petty Affairs — Docket #228: “Gooner Attacks Emiru”


(Filed under the “TwitchCon 2025 Public Safety Audit”)

⚖️ Incident Summary

At the hallowed halls of TwitchCon 2025, a self-appointed “fan” decided to audition for World’s Dumbest NPC by breaching a meet-and-greet barrier and attempting an unsolicited kiss on streamer Emiru. Cameras rolled, Twitter boiled, and somewhere in PR-land, a whole floor of interns began updating “Safety Protocol v3.0.”

🧠 The Gooner Fallacy

Online rumor christened the assailant “the Gooner,” a name that sounds less like a stalker and more like a rejected Mega Man miniboss. But here’s the paradox: internet shorthand turned a criminal act into meme fuel before the ink on the police report dried. The result? A cautionary tale about how speed beats substance when outrage becomes content.

🕵️ Security Audit (Filed by Jerry Reforged)

  1. Barrier Breached: A flimsy rope and a smile are not security.
  2. Staff Response Time: Somewhere between “maybe later” and “after lunch.”
  3. Aftermath PR: Rapid-fire bans, hashtags, and the ancient art of saying “we take this seriously” without taking it seriously.

🎭 Petty Commentary Clause

The Department rules thus:

🧾 Verdict

Gooner: Lifetime ban + permanent meme sentence. Twitch: Probation pending actual security investment. Emiru: Full Departmental Sympathy and Honorary Raccoon Badge for surviving the nonsense.

Filed, stamped, and shelved under “Why We Can’t Have Nice Cons.”

Jerry “The Ankle Biter” Silverhand Tribunal Chair · Dept. of Petty Affairs · Glitch Council Liaison

(Motto: Don’t bark — bill.)