Playing Fortnite with my Son and connecting

In this YouTube video, Joe Apfelbaum streams a live Fortnite match while playing alongside his son, referred to as Speaker A. The transcript captures their spontaneous, informal voice chat as they navigate the game's chaotic environment. They discuss basic logistics (school times, buying items), coordinate movement through the map, locate and engage enemies, and manage in‑game resources such as "blue juice" (shield/health items), thermal imploders, swords, and medkits. The dialogue reveals their real‑time decision‑making: spotting footprints, choosing routes, climbing roofs for better visibility, and reacting to combat situations (being shot, reviving, escaping the storm). Interspersed are casual family moments—references to photos, the Apple family chat, and playful banter—highlighting the bonding experience. The overall narrative showcases cooperative gameplay, strategic improvisation, and the emotional dynamics of a parent‑child gaming session.
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I know I'm going to the city so I can get more stuff.
All right, I'm gonna hop in this car.
Just started raining. There's people.
What time is school tomorrow for you? 8 AM. 8 AM? What do you do? What do you eat for dinner?
Oh guys, stop, stop! Get in the passenger seat.
In the passenger seat? I'm in my car.
There's people, there's people! Okay, I didn't see the black car. See the black car? I'm in the passenger seat.
Oh, you're in the— oh, if you're in the passenger seat, they don't detect your car?
No, what do you mean? It just doesn't make noise because it's not on. So they don't really see me, so I'm quiet. Then when they come, I blast them through the car.
Oh, you could blast through a car? Oh yeah, you could. Oh my God, that's such a good idea. Where'd you hear about that?
I just discovered it myself. Okay, but the thing is, they're not coming here, so should I move up? Should I move to the—
I'm gonna drive around, I'll pull them out, and then you shoot them. They're not gonna know you're in your car.
Okay.
Oh, there's plenty of cars here, by the way.
Yeah, there's also plenty of people, and they're good people.
How do you know they're good? I'm gonna jump down.
They're somewhere here. They're near this building.
Near that building. All right, I'm looking for it. What do you want to do? What do you want to— do you want me to buy anything special on Friday? Tomorrow I'm gonna have a busy day, but Friday I'm gonna come over. You want me to buy anything special? Oh my God, what happens? What is this blue like thing that I can just throw here and explode?
Is it like a— does it look like, like, um, like a little bottle? Yeah, it sounds like a electric shock.
Okay, I just I just blew it up.
Where are those people?
I don't see any people at all, dude. I got some blue juice. I'm gonna drink it all up. Oh, I see this electric bottle.
That I like the names of the guns called a thermal a thermal imploder. Yes, you can see the people.
A thermal imploder.
I like the names. I like the FT-11 blah blah blah. It makes it more complicated, right? Again, it's harder to memorize the guns like that. You have assault rifle or shotgun, it's much easier to remember.
True, true.
So you know what is—
oh, I see footprints, footprints, footprints, footprints! Look where I am, look where I am!
Uh, there's a car, there's cars, footprints!
I'm getting shot at, there's cars!
There's a car there. I'm trying to get on the roof to get a better view.
I see a car. I see a guy in a car here.
Oh yeah, keep driving straight.
Shooting him. 38, 76. I just, I just smacked him. Hang on, he's shooting me. Oh, I got 2 people on me now. I lost a wheel.
I'm killing you, guy. I killed the guy.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
Try to run away. I'm trying to shoot them. Try to run away.
I'm trying to run away. I'm running away now. I'm just running away, running away. I'm like at zero life. If I get hit one time, I'm dead.
So run away. Run away as far as you can.
I just— I ran away. I ran away.
Okay, come around.
I'm gonna get— I have a— I have a life thing. I'm gonna go drink my life thing. I ran far, far away. How's your life? Oh, you're, you're almost dead.
I'm not.
Oh no, I'm almost dead. I'm sorry, that was me. Yeah, I'm running away. I found another car and I'm running away with the other car. Let me know if you want me to come back to get you.
Yeah, there's a guy right here. There's a guy right here. Just come heal up and then come.
Yeah, I'm looking for—
I'm looking for blue juice.
I know, but I'm looking for blue juice. Maybe hide, maybe hide. Can you hide for a minute while I get some blue juice?
I'm fighting one guy, and the guy who's fighting you is coming up on me.
Okay, I just found some blue juice. Give me a second, I'll be right there. Just chill and wait, I'll be right there. Okay, I found some blue juice, now I'm coming.
Why hit this guy for a lot? He's almost dead.
I'm coming, don't fight anybody. I'm coming, I'm on my way.
I'm fighting him, I'm chasing him, he's almost dead.
Don't chase him. Let him run away. I'm almost there. Okay, I'm here now. Where are you? I'm right, I'm right next to you. I'm on the road here.
I'm in a building. No, let them come to you, then I'm gonna come fight back.
I don't see them anymore.
I'm right here. I'm getting on this roof.
Okay, you get on the roof, but I don't see anybody here. I see gunshots, but I don't see anybody.
There was people there before.
Oh, right there.
Wait, wait, look for these. If you get on the roof, you can see them much better.
Are you telling me to see them somewhere? But I don't see anybody anywhere.
I want to be very cautious because—
oh, I see a car.
Oh, there's a guy right here, right there, right here, right there, right there.
Okay, I'm running away, I'm running away.
I just shot him. He's right there. He's now he just ran away.
I'm drinking some juice. Do you need some of this juice or you good?
I'm good. I see his car.
All right, point him out to me. I'm coming, guys.
I'm coming down. I'm coming down.
You want to get in my car?
Oh yeah, let me get it.
Hop in, we'll find them. Hop in, hop into my car.
Yeah, turn left, turn left, turn left, left. Like, turn around, turn to make you—
you turn left.
Yeah, go, go. Yeah, go straight that way.
This way?
Yeah, and then you're gonna turn right.
It says no right.
Yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah. When I say—
oh, I see a little car there.
No, yeah, no, good.
Right here, this way.
Should we go straight? Yeah, can we go straight? Go along. There's someone here. Go up the mountain.
I'm coming. I'm going up the mountain.
What's that cave? Did you see that cave?
I saw that cave. You want to go there?
Why is the weather keeping changing? Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, that's it. Oh, keep going straight. This can make it right. Great. Now a little bit left. Okay, let's just stay. Let's get in. I'm getting out.
Why? Why are you getting out? That was my car.
I know, I'm just— they're here somewhere, so Oh wait, you heard that? Did you see the Apple chat? You heard it? Where are those pictures from? From you, you and you, the kid, or just you?
I didn't see the Apple chat. Should I check it now?
Go just fly off the cliff. Get on, get in, get in.
I'm in.
I mean, if you want. You heard there's some pictures from when he was like a kid.
I didn't check it. I can go check the app, the family chat now. You want me to check it?
If you want.
Okay, I'm gonna check it now.
Oh, there's a boss here.
Should we kill the boss? Hang on. Oh yeah, yeah, that's that's him when he was a kid, and yeah, that's all. Oh, that's him. Yeah, that's hang on. I'm gonna get out. Hang on. I just got out.
Is the boss here?
Yeah, we can get the boss.
What's this sword thing?
How do you get it?
Following you.
What do you mean? How do you get it? You just stand next to and talk to him, and then people appear out of nowhere and fight you for it.
Okay, so let's go. You ready?
I'm ready.
They're gonna fight us now.
Careful.
I'm just transformed into.
Careful, they're gonna fight you now. Oh, there's no one fighting you. Look at that. All right, so I guess this one didn't have anyone fighting you.
They're gonna come.
Maybe they're gonna come. Maybe they won't.
Oh, I got the blade. Is that—
do you need more, more juice? No, you're good. You only have one blade or you have two blades?
I have one. Want it?
No, I don't need the blade. Blade's pretty good. It helps you run faster too.
Oh yeah, okay, let's go.
Oh, I heard gunshots. I heard gunshots way this way. You want to follow me? You want to get in your car and follow me? I'm gonna go to the top of this mountain and see what's cooking up here. Oh no, I'm falling down the mountain now.
Wait, let me get it. Let me get it. Yeah. Oh, you made it up?
No, I didn't.
I can look. I can make you some type of ramp.
I don't know if I can make it all the way up.
Try. I like your ramp. I'm building a platform.
No, I'm looking around to see if there's any people here, but I don't see any people here.
I'm on top of the mountains.
Okay, so look around.
There's cars.
I see cars over here. Yeah, I'll switch out. I'll switch out for this car, turn it into that. That one's a very fast one now, and then I'll take this one here, and then I'll take this and blow that one up.
Here we go. Let's go this way. Come, follow me.
I'm following you. Oh, there's another person there. Should I go get the other one? Come close to here just in case. What does this person want?
You shoot me! Being shot! I'm being shot!
I'm coming! I'm coming! I'm coming! Where are you?
Someone this area! Someone this area!
Where? Oh, somewhere there. Okay, hang on. I'm gonna. I'll just drive. I'll drive by. I don't see anyone shooting anyone.
I know, but I saw a shot.
Oh, there's a lot of houses being built here.
Oh, there's— yes, there was— there was for sure people here before. I don't know if there's some here. I can run so fast now with this thing. You know the juice bottle that gives you infinite running? Yeah, so I'm using that and the lights and the seat and, uh, like, I'm going so fast. And then a sword and I have infinite speed.
How many people left? 23 people.
We have to get back. We have to get back into zone.
Yeah, we're good.
Can you pick me up? I'm behind you.
Yeah, I'm coming to get you.
Go, go, go! You have to get in your zone.
Getting in zone.
Whoa, nice!
That's how I drive, like we drive in Brooklyn. Okay, we go. Boom! Oh, you see that little cave? What do you think is in there?
Yeah, no, there's nothing in there. It goes to the other side.
I think I see people.
Stop, stop, stop! Oh no, stop, people! Don't fight them! We already have a sword. Should we fight them?
Yeah, let's fight them.
Okay, 3, 2, 1, go!
That one thing killed him.
What is it?
That, that thing that I busted, that was the bomb.
What do you get? Oh no, what's the gun? Lagging. I can't see you now.
There's a guy there, dude. There's a guy there.
I killed him.
I killed him already. I killed him. The whole game is stuck. Yeah, let me come save you.
I'm good. Just let this— take those. You need any?
You know any of these guns? Oh, who's shooting me? Is that you?
That was me, that was me, that was me.
No, there's someone shooting for sure. Someone shooting for sure.
Oh yeah, yeah, that's that way, that way.
Go that way, that way.
Yeah, you see it?
Sure.
No, you see the markings? Yeah, you should. Oh, and to the right, and to the right.
Okay, footprints right here, right here. Good job, good job! You knocked him silly.
Should I grab this?
But make a wall around you before you do anything.
Should I use that?
You grab what? What is there? There people there? Are there people here? There's no people. Oh, we were already here.
I know, I'm getting in.
Oh, there's a car there. You see it?
Yeah, yeah, there's people here before. They were shooting here before.
No, no, those purple— there's a purple car in front of us. See it?
Yeah, I see, I see. Let me—
you ready to shoot it? Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Now, now, get it, get it, get it, get it, get it, get it, get it, get it!
I'm loading, I'm loading.
Get it!
It's gonna explode, it's gonna explode!
We're gonna get it, we're gonna get a top vantage point now.
It's about to explode, it's about to explode! If they explode with it, they're dead.
We'll run away a little bit.
No, don't run away! I'm about to kill them. They're exploding, exploding! Get up, get up!
We're going on top. Oh, he killed me, he killed me! He's down, he's yellow though. He's yellow. He's very weak. He's very weak. He's loading up. Oh, they're shooting. Oh, they killed me. Watch out, watch out! Come on, you got him, you got him, you got him! Watch the other one, watch the other one. He's gonna come for his friend. Leave him there, don't kill him yet. Okay, let's juice up. You have my card? You have my card? No, get away! Oh wow, you're doing great. There he is, there he is, there he is, there he is. He's trying to get his friend's card. Bust everything up. There he is, there he is, there he is. He's going for the car, he's going for the car. You got him, good job. Now get in the car and go get the repo card.
I'm just gonna take shield.
You don't need shield. We need shields for— you're good.
I'm just gonna take it so I could take it.
Hey, get in the car and go find the thing quickly. The thing is finishing. There's not gonna be many more reboots.
Let's go. I'm gonna go to the one that's in the storm.
No, no. Why in the storm? Don't go in the storm.
Not in the storm. It's right.
Okay. Oh, I see it right there. Make a house around yourself.
Yeah, I know, I know. Hey, let's hop in the car right away. Yeah. I'm gonna start driving, you fly to me, okay?
What do you mean I'll drive? You drive or I drive? Well, I need a car. I need a— I need a— I need a gun or something. I don't have any guns.
I'll give you— I'll give you— I'm gonna drive to where we killed him.
Oh, got it. Yeah, we'll drive there. Do you remember where it is though?
Uh, maybe once you get in.
I'll fly there. Where is it? Oh, there it is. I'll start flying there. Oh, you know what? Let me get some— let me get some blueprints.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me— let me take it. Get in. Let's go. We have to go storm storm.
No, no. First, let me get some guns quickly. Go there.
I know it's coming. Oh, there's that shield thing. No, don't use it. Takes ten seconds.
No, I'm not gonna use it now. I'm not gonna use it now.
What's this? I'll go to the tunnel. We don't have time. Get in. You can take more stuff from over there. Oh, we have no fuel. Get out. Go. There's no fuel. You can take a med kit and bandages.
Should I drop the card? I'll take a medkit. Oh, there's a thing on top of us.
I know, don't kill it. We have no time. Don't kill it. Just have to run. If I find a car, I'll tell you. You took those medkits?
I took the medkits, but I'm drinking the blue juice that's giving me life now and also filling me up on blue.
It might be— it might be cars here. Oh, there's another medkit.
Was there another med kit? I don't see one.
There's a bunch of swords here. You want swords?
Yeah, I want a sword.
Say come here. There's a bunch of swords here.
Where? I don't see a sword. I got a med kit. I don't see a sword.
Come here to me.
Trying to, but you made a whole house here. Where's the swords? I don't even one sword.
Right here. You don't see a sword?
Oh, this.
I'm just gonna start shooting people. We have to get on the roof. Okay, follow me.
Hang on, let me first tune those shoes up. One second.
I'm waiting.
I'm on the phone with Ari. Wait a minute.
We have to get the zone. We have to get the zone. Hurry up.
Yes, so go follow me.
Follow me. Come follow me.
Coming.
Yeah. No, this way. Won't go this way. Are you going?
I'm getting my car. I'm getting a car.
It's broken.
I need anything. Oh, there's a good car over there.
Oh, there's a guy right here. I think I see a guy.
Oh, I'm getting shot! I'm getting shot!
There's four people.
I'm getting shot. I'm getting. I got. I just got shot. I'm down. I don't know who shot me, but someone shot me. I'm still getting shot. I just got shot again. I know.
I know.
I don't know where they shot me from.
I see him. Watch. By the brick.
Where do you mean by the brick? Oh, I see him now. I see him now. Do you have something to throw at him?
No.
Oh, he was right behind me in the brick. I see 2 people there. A guy with a white head. You see him? He's coming at you. He's coming at you. I think he saw you. Oh, 43. Go get my card. Or maybe don't. You could still get my card. It doesn't really help.
There's no van.
Oh, you're 20. Jump out the window, jump out the window quick! You can get into land.
I need to heal up. Wait.
Oh, he's up there, he's up there, he's up there, he's up there! Good job, good job building. It's coming at you. You gotta, you gotta heal up. You are 33, heal up. Oh wow.
No, I died to storm.
I know, I know, it's not your fault. That was good. That was a good game. We were placed number 3. That was pretty good. One more time or we're done? What? Okay, good night. I love you. That was a great game.
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