But here he is, in your game, and you press Pause and you set down the controller, and now you are afraid.
-- Narrator (Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain)

Importance: In "Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain," Mirwais is overcome by fear when he encounters his father and his late uncle in the world of his video game. Throughout his coming of age, Mirwais has been desperate to distinguish his life from his father's history, trauma, and pain. This moment, however, indicates the inseparability of these realities, and thus the ways in which the individual's familial past influences his future and identity.

Amina and Yusuf both realized that they would never leave Kabul again, that they were home.
-- Narrator (Return to Sender)

Importance: Six months prior to the start of "Return to Sender," Yusuf and Amina return to Afghanistan with their son Ismael in order to help their people and country. Amina has been particularly driven to do so out of...