Ethan's eyes lit up at the bright new buttons he could press that errupted onto the screen. He pushed the green one and shrieked as the grey sillhouette of a person popped up on the screen, "'adoooh!" he greeted it, kicking his legs with excitement and pushing more buttons, including the loudspeaker button.
In the kitchen, Silkie the dog's ears pricked up and she padded back over to the boy curiously. She sniffed at him, then loudly over the phone, before she grumbled lightly.