The wall still appears to be a transparency grid. Kade is pissed as the phone keeps vibrating:
Ugh, didn’t I already tell you—(bzzt bzzt) Five. Five minutes that is literally all I ask—(bzzt bzzt) Who am I kidding, it doesn’t matter. None of this fucking—(bzzt bzzt)
Finally, yelling: What.
hey this is kade. i’m probably sleeping, busy, or wishing i was sleeping. leave a message.
[beep]
Rudy: Dude. Pick up or I’m turning all your socks inside-out.
Kade, baffled: Rudy? Wh—
Rudy: Hey man, wtf? I thought you were tryin’ a get along this time.
Kade: Wh—Hold it, bro, what’re you talking about?
Kade: Why are you on Val’s phone, anyway?
Val calls to Rudy in the distance; Cyrus is holding her back. Val: Did you mention this wasn’t my idea?
Rudy: You can’t just tell people you need a break from them, c’mon.
Kade: Okay, first of all, I just meant a break for today, not the rest of time or whatever. Val knows this.
Rudy glances back to confirm; Val’s making a thumbs up.
Kade, continued: And second, uh, yes I can?
I’m kinda stressing over here.
Rudy: Ri-i-i-ight, and pushing everyone away helps?
Kade: Did Cyrus tell you that one?
Kade sinks back in the chair as Rudy rants.
Rudy: Lemme guess… you’ve been pacing, and pullin’ your hair, and wondering if you should throw yourself into the void.
Kade is silent. Inhales. Then, getting up with a slouch and a sigh, dryly: What do you want.
Rudy: Take. A break. From that. We’re tryin’ to find The Reward and—
Kade: Whoa, whoa whoa whoa. In disbelief: You want me to stop working on the world we live in… to go play some games.
Cyrus and Val freeze, alert.
Rudy, not missing a beat: Yep! Ye, exactly.
Kade has had quite enough of this shit; Rudy keeps talking.
Rudy: Hey, I think it’s pretty immersive! Even Val’s here!
He’s blissfully unaware of Val about to grab from behind, but she flinches at the revelation; Cyrus’ hand reaches in.
Kade, also oblivious to the action on Rudy’s end, takes a moment.
Ah boy.
I guess I haven’t actually been “working…”
Raising the phone again: I’m gonna regret this.
Rudy: Kade?
Kade: Well, guess I should make sure you two don’t blow anything up.
Rudy: That’s the spirit!
He hangs up as Kade leaves the game shop behind, computer nearly closed.