An arts magazine at the University of Pennsylvania
Hopefully One Day Soon
Art by Elyssa Chou
Writing by Eva Ingber
Mom, turn your camera on. I can’t see you.
—
Nope,
I still can’t see you. Your volume isn’t on
either.
It says you’ve joined the meeting but you still need to connect to audio and video.
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Hmm, okay.
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Let me see...
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No, okay, Mom. Stop. Hold on. Can you just…
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I know you’re 74. Yes, Jesus,
I’m being patient. Mom,
can you just—
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Just turn your phone around
and show me your computer screen.
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Yes, turn the phone
around
and show me your
screen
so I can tell you what buttons you need to press.
—
Okay,
move your mouse towards the button
in the corner,
right there. No wait—
not that one.
Yes—okay,
that one.
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Aha! Yes! Hi, Mom!!! I can see you!!! Can you see me?
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Now press the button next to the one you just pressed,
‘Join Audio.’
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Great. Now
say something.
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Haha!
Yes,
this was an
‘ordeal.’
I’m going to hang up
the phone now since we got it working.
Let me call down the kids
so you can say
Hello
to everyone now.
—
I know,
we miss you,
too
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Hopefully one day soon