npc energy
contemptuous
the one-line answer
The feeling or impression of someone acting like a background character without depth.
NPC energy is the ambient version of NPC behavior. This person gives off the impression of lacking inner life or independent thought.
mainstream
Your coworker might use this word.
01 / in the wild
hear it move.
roast
his reply had npc energy. just a scripted response.
His reply felt automated and without genuine thought.