_City of Heroes_ sometimes gently poked fun at itself there - because like any MMO the streets were full of monster spawns to fight, but (obviously) these are things like muggers and gangsters, you'd have NPCs complaining about the sheer frequency with which their handbags got stolen and returned by passing capes.
The silly version of Union would be much better. I wouldn't feel it was expected to make sense.
Re: Union
The silly version of Union would be much better. I wouldn't feel it was expected to make sense.