Game Over

"Take that, you fucker! You won't get away from me that easily!"

"Honey? Who are you talking to? Are you talking to the video game again?"

"Um...what? Of course not, don't be-"

"Honestly, I don't understand those things. And try and keep your voice down. The kids are in bed. I don't want them waking up to your cursing. They'll think it's okay to do."

"I know. Sorry, babe. I just get so int-"

"Oh, did you remember to take the trash out?"

"What? Yeah, I...Honey, I'm in the middle of somethi-"

"You forgot last week, is all. I just don't want it piling up for another week."

"Honey, I got it. Don't worry about the...the thing. Can...can we talk about this later? I'm almost to the final b-"

"Jesus, I'm just trying to have a conversation here. You'd rather yell at the TV than talk to me."

"You know that's not true. I just, you know, I was working all week an-"

"Right, exactly. You were working all week and the first thing you do on the weekend is turn that stupid game on."

"It's not stupid. It helps me rela-"

"Relax, right. That's what you said last week. And the week before that...are you avoiding me?"

"What? Honey, c'mon. What kinda question is th-"

"An honest one. You come home, play with the kids for five minutes before tucking them in, and spend the rest of the night playing that stupid game. You don't talk to me. You hardly look at me anymore."

"That...that's not true. We went out to dinner with Joe and Susan last weekend. That was fun, right? And th-"

"And after dinner, we came right home and you plopped down in front of the television."

"..."

"Are you even paying attention to me?"

"What? Yeah, I...this guy is really hard to beat. I-"

"Oh my God. You can't put that controller down for ten minutes so we can have a conversation. I'm talking about our marriage here, Paul."

"You...you're overreacting is what you're doing. Here, I'm at a save point. I can save it and we'll ta-"

"Overreacting? Fine, forget it. Play your damn game. I'm going to bed."

"Okay, if you're sure. I'll be up in a few minutes. Love you."