6.7 / 10 Comedyview... [ UPDATED ◎ ]

Gary smiled. He realized that in a world of 1s and 10s, being a 6.7 meant he was the only thing everyone could agree on. He picked up his "World's Okayest Brother" mug, took a sip of lukewarm coffee, and felt—for the first time in years—perfectly adequate.

The next morning, Gary refreshed the ComedyView app. His heart hammered against his ribs. The new rating sat at the top of the page, glowing in a modest shade of orange. 6.7 / 10 ComedyView...

The audience stirred. A woman in the front row chuckled. It wasn't a roar; it was a gentle, 6.7-level vibration. Gary smiled

Beneath it, the critic’s note read: "Uncannily consistent. Gable has mastered the art of being exactly as funny as you need him to be. No more, no less. A triumph of the middle ground." The next morning, Gary refreshed the ComedyView app