“Uh-huh,” Sam grunted in response to... whatever his friend had said. He was too wrapped up in his game, about to finish the last level. He bit his lip sharply as he tried to focus. His thumbs mashed on the buttons. He'd been trying to beat this damn level since he was a kid. He'd never gotten this far. As silly as it was, he was very concentrated.

“Yea, that’s cool,” he insisted, not even lifting his eyes. He was not listening in the slightest.