Them: *says a thing*
Me: What?
Them: *repeats*
Me: I didn’t catch that
Them: *repeats again*
Me: I’m really sorry, one more time?
Them: *repeats yet again*
Me: *pretends I have a clue what they said*Sequel:
Them: *says a thing*
Me: What was that?
Them: *starts to repeat a thing–*
Me: *finally finishes processing their first communication attempt* Oh wait, yeah, sorry, got it. Absolutely.