The Day We Tried to Organize the Studio (And Set Off the Fire Alarm)

“Chaos, incense, and the death of a vinyl cutter.”

5/22/20251 min read

We thought cleaning the studio would help us “get organized.” Instead, we triggered a fire alarm, unleashed MutzNutz on a zine box, and proved once again that Wyrmfuel runs better on disaster than discipline. Here's how one Monday morning turned into a full-blown meltdown — and why we’re never mopping again.

💥 Let’s set the scene:

Monday. 11:47am. Someone (probably Leo) said,

“Yo, maybe we should clean up the Wyrmlab. It’s starting to smell like hot Monster and burnt vinyl.”

The rest of us agreed — which was mistake number one.

🧹 The Cleanup Plan (That Never Happened)

We wrote it on a whiteboard:

  1. Sort shirt samples

  2. Organize stickers

  3. Label sketch piles

  4. Mop (?)

  5. Celebrate with pizza

We accomplished exactly zero of those before all hell broke loose.

🔥 Here’s What Actually Happened:

  • Maze knocked over a stack of “retired” mutant tees.
    ⚠️ One of them was still wet with mystery ink.

  • Elvira (our vinyl cutter) glitched mid-print and screamed in Morse code.

  • Someone lit incense to “cleanse the creative energy.”
    It tripped the fire alarm.
    Yes, we evacuated. No, we didn’t stop filming.

  • MutzNutz panicked and shredded an unopened zine box.
    Then peed on it for good measure.

  • Leo tried to mop and slipped on his own bootleg energy drink.

📣 Lessons Learned:

  • Organizing is for people with health insurance.

  • We work best when surrounded by clutter and chaos.

  • If it smells like burned rubber and creativity — we’re doing it right.

  • Never, ever give MutzNutz caffeine.