Chatterbox

Wm: [constant stream of loud chatter about game he plays incessently]
Me: [gently interrupting] Hey, buddy...
Wm: What? Oh. Am I talking too much?
Me: No, no....well...maybe a little bit. I was just going to ask you to lower the volume a touch.
Wm: I know I talk too much sometimes. I do it all the time. And I see people's faces and can tell I'm boring them. So then I try and either stop talking or ask them a question about themselves.
Me: That is a PERFECT thing to do. I am really impressed that you are empathetic enough to tell when you've been monopolizing the conversation and then make an effort to include the other person.
Wm: Well....I get excited. But it's really obvious on their face when I am talking to much.
Me: Can I tell you something?
Wm: What?
Me: That same thing happens to me ALL THE TIME. ALL. THE. TIME.
Wm: [laughs] I know!!!