A turn of events

In a bleak turn of events, the once vibrant Bikini Bottom fell victim to an economic downturn so severe that even its most iconic residents struggled to cope.

Barnacle Boy, now weathered by age and despair, resorted to petty theft to fund his addiction, stealing spare change from unsuspecting tourists.

Mermaid Man, once the epitome of heroism, found solace in the bottom of a bottle, drowning his sorrows in cheap rum purchased with his dwindling pension.

SpongeBob, with his eternal optimism shattered, traded his prized spatula for a bag of hallucinogenic sea sponges, hoping to escape the harsh reality of unemployment.

Squidward, forever disillusioned with his dreams of artistic success, turned to selling counterfeit clarinets on the black market, using the profits to fuel his growing dependence on painkillers.

Sandy Cheeks, the once ambitious scientist who is now identifying as a man , found himself drawn to the allure of prescription pills, forging medical documents to obtain them under false pretenses.

Plankton, perpetually scheming for world domination, resorted to manufacturing and distributing a dangerous new synthetic drug, desperate for both profit and power.

And Mr. Krabs, driven by his insatiable greed, exploited his employees and plundered the ocean floor for any valuable resources he could sell, all to maintain his lavish lifestyle and feed his addiction to high-end narcotics.

As for Gary, Gary died of an meth induced heart attack in an attempt to be the speediest snail in town.

Together, they navigated the depths of their collective despair, their lives intertwined by their shared struggle against an economy in ruins, each day a battle to survive in a world that had forsaken them.