Walking along the mixed use path (meaning the path is shared by people walking, riding bikes, on horseback, etc. - everyone and everything that doesn't have a motor is allowed) that entwines itself through Addenbrooke park this afternoon I chanced to hear a conversation two young kids were having as they approached me from behind.
Apparently they had just gotten out of school and they were discussing the homework they had tonight, as well as some kid named Noah who had been sent to the nurse's office after he threw up in class.
I was approaching a fork in the path, and at that fork the two kids parted company, but not before one of them called out to the other, "Hey, call me when you get your homework done so we can play Fortnite." To which the other kid replied, "Okay, but let's play Rocket Racing, I'm tired of playing Battle Royale."
The other kid shouted out in reply, "Okay, I'll call you in about an hour."
The two pedaled off in opposite directions and I thought to myself that even though the games and the means to play the games have changed since I was a kid, it was nice to see that kids do indeed still play together - even if it's via a multiplayer online video game platform.
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