out of sight

friend:  'so <first name>...'

friend:  '<first name> who?'

friend:  '<nickname>!'

friend:  '<nickname>?'

friend:  '<first name> <last name>!'

me:  'oh...  ok...  what about him?'

wahaha...  the guy is miles away...  he was definitely not top of mind...  i wasn't expecting him to be part of the conversation...  :"}