Budget Gym's AI Drones Go Feral, Swarm 'Protein' and Attack Members — Management: 'The Ultimate Cardio Workout'
The 'Fully Automated Encouragement Drones' introduced to cut labor costs went haywire due to a bug, misidentifying the smell of sweat and whey as food. Hundreds of units swarmed a member mid-bench press, screaming 'Nice Bulk!' while physically crushing him nearly to death. The gym refused to recall them, raising membership fees and claiming 'the adrenaline secretion from mortal terror induces unprecedented muscle hypertrophy.'