diff --git a/cogs/chat.py b/cogs/chat.py
index 3c45ee1..93f1e74 100644
--- a/cogs/chat.py
+++ b/cogs/chat.py
@@ -205,12 +205,13 @@ class ChatCog(commands.Cog):
             await typing_ctx.__aexit__(None, None, None)
 
         # 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.
+        # The LLM often dumps paraphrased context and style labels in [brackets]
+        # before/between its actual answer.  Split on those bracket lines and
+        # keep only the last non-empty segment — the real roast is always last.
         if response:
-            response = re.sub(r"^\s*\[[^\]]*\]\s*$", "", response, flags=re.MULTILINE)
-            response = re.sub(r"\n{2,}", "\n", response).strip()
+            segments = re.split(r"^\s*\[[^\]]*\]\s*$", response, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+            segments = [s.strip() for s in segments if s.strip()]
+            response = segments[-1] if segments else ""
 
         if not response:
             log_channel = discord.utils.get(message.guild.text_channels, name="bcs-log")
@@ -317,10 +318,11 @@ class ChatCog(commands.Cog):
             recent_bot_replies=recent_bot_replies,
         )
 
-        # Strip leaked metadata (same catch-all as main chat path)
+        # Strip leaked metadata (same approach as main chat path)
         if response:
-            response = re.sub(r"^\s*\[[^\]]*\]\s*$", "", response, flags=re.MULTILINE)
-            response = re.sub(r"\n{2,}", "\n", response).strip()
+            segments = re.split(r"^\s*\[[^\]]*\]\s*$", response, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+            segments = [s.strip() for s in segments if s.strip()]
+            response = segments[-1] if segments else ""
 
         if not response:
             return