hey you working late?

ya a bit.

you don't mind a little noise right?

no... it's ok i guess.

i'm gonna use the comp behind you.

you're playing music?

no, we're all playing call of duty.

oh ok that's cool.

no it will get very loud and very noisy.

i know. it's ok.

look do you have ipod headphones?

no i don't.

well it'd help if you wore them.

well, can't help it if i don't have them.

ok.

ok.

(silence. i am anticipating war sounds. whistling bombs. crashing electricity towers, footsteps of heavy soldiers. bullets. tanks. shrieks of wounded heros and evil laughs of triumphant villains.)

MEOW!

MEEEEEEEOW!

MEOWWWWWWWWWW!

MEOW!

(four different guys from four different computers, all on speaker mics. loud, yes. noise, yes. call of duty? err.)