diff --git a/cogs/chat.py b/cogs/chat.py
index 870ceea..3c45ee1 100644
--- a/cogs/chat.py
+++ b/cogs/chat.py
@@ -204,16 +204,13 @@ class ChatCog(commands.Cog):
         if typing_ctx:
             await typing_ctx.__aexit__(None, None, None)
 
-        # Strip leaked metadata the LLM may echo back
+        # Strip leaked metadata the LLM may echo back.
+        # The LLM paraphrases/reformats injected context in unpredictable ways,
+        # so nuke any [bracketed block] that sits on its own line — real roasts
+        # don't use standalone bracketed text.
         if response:
-            response = re.sub(r"\[Server context:[^\]]*\]\n?", "", response)
-            response = re.sub(r"\[Replying to bot's message:[^\]]*\]\n?", "", response)
-            response = re.sub(r"\[\w[\w ]* said:[^\]]*\]\n?", "", response)
-            response = re.sub(r"\[Notes about [^\]]*\]\n?", "", response)
-            response = re.sub(r"\[[^\]]*'s recent messages:[\s\S]*?\]\n?", "", response)
-            # Catch reformatted metadata (LLM drops prefix but keeps content)
-            response = re.sub(r"\[[^\]]*#[a-z-]+[^\]]*(?:drama score|offense)[^\]]*\]\n?", "", response, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-            response = response.strip()
+            response = re.sub(r"^\s*\[[^\]]*\]\s*$", "", response, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+            response = re.sub(r"\n{2,}", "\n", response).strip()
 
         if not response:
             log_channel = discord.utils.get(message.guild.text_channels, name="bcs-log")
@@ -320,13 +317,10 @@ class ChatCog(commands.Cog):
             recent_bot_replies=recent_bot_replies,
         )
 
-        # Strip leaked metadata
+        # Strip leaked metadata (same catch-all as main chat path)
         if response:
-            response = re.sub(r"\[Server context:[^\]]*\]\n?", "", response)
-            response = re.sub(r"\[.*?reacted to your message.*?\]\n?", "", response)
-            response = re.sub(r"\[Your message was:.*?\]\n?", "", response)
-            response = re.sub(r"\[[^\]]*#[a-z-]+[^\]]*(?:drama score|offense)[^\]]*\]\n?", "", response, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-            response = response.strip()
+            response = re.sub(r"^\s*\[[^\]]*\]\s*$", "", response, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+            response = re.sub(r"\n{2,}", "\n", response).strip()
 
         if not response:
             return