To eliminate any pretext and jump straight to the point
Person1: So, I was at the shop and this woman, which I thought I knew back from school, although i'm not sure sure what year, maybe my last year....not it can't be the last year because I think we were into food tech together and that wasn't last year....
Person2: Ok... Cut to the chorus!
Person1: Anyway she was arguing with the shop employees about buying too much toilet roll, everyone is losing the plot during this pandemic!