The context of the following conversation is Taylor was trying to talk to her brother but the music was too loud. Taylor got louder as they raised their voice over the music.:
Taylor says I hate when my brother listen to music and it's so loud we can't even talk!.
The friend responds Yeah, makes sense.  Does he do that often ?.
Taylor responds Relatively often. He did it today, and I had to scream lounder to be heard. .
The friend responds yes, I understand. And then how did it go?.
Taylor responds Overall we had a nice talk, but only after I had to keep screaming louder and louder to get his attention..
The friend responds Well at least you managed at the end..