Dealing With Stupid People [Monday, May 21]

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

When the students in the workshop arrived at the tables by the main campfire, they found them covered with phones.

"Welcome to the help desk!" Josh said, grinning proudly. "People are very stupid over the phone, especially when they know you can't see the expression on their faces. This is also why video conferences aren't as popular as regular conference calls--hiding your eyerolling is easier when, well, they can't see your eyes."

He waved his hands out. "Today you will be manning a help desk. I have handwavily put out posters to let people know that it's open during this class time, so the phones should start ringing any minute now. Your job is to answer the person's question in the most polite way possible without letting them know you think they are completely out of their minds."

"Coffee, muffins and bagels are available, answering their questions correctly is completely optional." Josh smirked. "Have fun."

[OOC: Phone lines are open for townies, students, and faculty members to call in. Josh has conveniently forgotten to specify what kind of help the students would offer. Ask for relationship advice, song requests, technical support, people to vote for or against bills in Congress, just to say hi...go nuts.

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Sign in [May 21]

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

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Re: Sign in [May 21]

[smartestone]

Hermione Granger

Re: Sign in [May 21]

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle Wexler

Um...what's a phone?

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

In case you have no idea what the plastic ringing things are...

Man the help desk!

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Ping in here so people can call you!

This will only end well. Really.

Re: Man the help desk!

[smartestone]

Hermione's pretty prepared for this. After all, she's gotten phone calls from Ron in the past. This should be easy.

Re: Man the help desk!

[sizzler-sisters.livejournal.com]

And lo, there was a ringing.

"Pick up the phooooooone," said one Jerry.

"Pick up the phone!"

"Pick up the phoooooooooooone."

"Pick it up! Pick it up!"

"Pick up the phooooooooooone!"

Re: Man the help desk!

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Zack was totally prepared, even if he was rather sparkly today.

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[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle's trying her best to keep an impish grin down. It isn't working well. She's so ready to do this when the mun wakes up...she's wondering, also, if they'll be charging a rate by minute for this...

Re: Man the help desk!

[dark_slippy_thing]

Valentine stared at the phone, loathe to have to actually use manners or something of the like, today.
Oh, yes, this was bound to be priceless.

Re: Man the help desk!

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal watched the phone warily, as it looked nothing like the one Molly had shown him how to use. He sent up a quick thank you that she'd done so, then took a deep breath and waited for it to ring.

[ooc: SP is the name of the game for me, from midafternoon Monday, just fyi.]

Re: Man the help desk!

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

This would be a walk in the park. Johnny bit into a bagel while he waited.

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[witchy-prue.livejournal.com]

Prue wasn't so sure about this. But she sat by the phone and waited for someone to call anyways.

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[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter eyed the phones and wondered who, exactly, would decide to call.

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis barely -- barely -- knew how a phone worked.

But she was there and prepared to deal with whatever might come her way.

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[not_in_the_book]

Ronan, all glittery, stared at the phone liked it was a possessed thing. He hesitantly sat himself down and prepared to answer calls.

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[bocce-baal.livejournal.com]

Ba'al sat down and glared at the phone. One good thing was, if he lost control of his Evil Red Eye Glow the stupid person on the other end of the line would never know.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel here to mock help you at some point after 7 EST. Stupid RL!!!.

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[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara took a seat by the phones, examining it as she waited for it to ring.

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[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac? Totally ready for this.

She's just waiting for your call.

Re: Man the help desk!

[multiplez]

Z waited at the help desk to be helpful.

Go on break!

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Bitch about the stupid people! WTF at Josh! Drink coffee!

Talk to Josh

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

He has some stories about talking to stupid people on phones, oh yes.

OOC

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

The mighty, mighty Abby-mun had this idea first, zomg. I am merely paying homage to her greatness.

Re: OOC

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Have ya ever noticed that people tend to look totally WTF in their phone icons?