12-Year-Old Spends Entire Hiking Trip Fantasizing About Which Video Game He’ll Play When He Gets Home

CHATHAM, NH—During a long-planned excursion with his family through the White Mountain National Forest, 12-year-old Austin Tanden is said to have spent an entire hiking trip Tuesday fantasizing about exactly which video games he would play when he got home. “First, I’m going to boot up Fortnite and see if any of my friends are online, and if they are, I’ll finally get the Donatello skin—if not, maybe a little Lethal Company,” Tanden reportedly said to himself as his father pointed out a panoramic vista stretching out over the scenic High Peaks Region, prompting the teenager to nod and say, “Uh-huh, cool,” as his mind switched to the possibilities of seeing what Palworld was all about. “Yeah, Palworld is supposed to be pretty cool. Like Pokémon but with guns. Few hours in that. Few hours in Rocket League. Huh? What, Mom? You guys found wild blueberries? That’s good. Where was I? Oh yeah, didn’t Call Of Duty: Warzone start a new season recently? I should check that out.” Reports later confirmed Tanden’s parents had paused at a mountain’s summit to observe a joyful smile dawning on their son’s face just as he remembered that he had downloaded Vampire Survivors onto the phone waiting back in the family’s car.