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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Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

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

Re: Man the help desk!

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

Do not ask why or how Winslow had gotten ahold of a phone.

"HELLO???"

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Good day, this is Peter," Peter said, hoping he was doing it right. "How may I assist you?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

"HI!" Winslow shouted at the top of his wee voice. "Are you a Mountie?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"No, I'm not," Peter said. "The only Mountie I know is Constable Fraser."

Re: Man the help desk!

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

"I'm going to be one too!" Winslow said happily.

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Peter asked, having no clue he was talking to a Winslow. "Are you Canadian?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[scrabblecyborg.livejournal.com]

"...no, I'm a robot! An American one! Well, some of my parts came from Japan."

Re: Man the help desk!

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely was bored and still a little feverish. "Is your fridge running?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Err, no? I don't have a fridge."

Re: Man the help desk!

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"You mean it ran away?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"...Possibly?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Better go catch it then!"

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"You're a moron, Booth," Peter said.

Re: Man the help desk!

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

ring ring!

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter really, really hoped it wasn't another robot. "This is Peter. How may I assist you?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Oh, sweet. The English guy. Perfect.

"Do you know where I might be able to find some rare Who B-Sides, original vinyl, 'specially pre-70, Detours stuff?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry?" he asked, not having understood any of that.

Re: Man the help desk!

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Or if ya got any of High Numbers stuff, that'd really rock," Chad continued. "I'd even be willing to settle for some early Kinks. Actually, no, get me the early Kinks stuff, if you can, over the Who, 'cause, yeah, but, y'know, whatever you can do to help."

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps I ought to direct you to Coach GOB for the kink questions?" Peter said. "He's teaching Sex Ed, I hear."

Re: Man the help desk!

[meetingsnoopy.livejournal.com]

Melody was very, very perplexed by the message her computer kept playing agaiin and again. She called the help line.

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Thank you for calling, this is Peter," Peter answered hoping for a lack of kinky misunderstandings.

Re: Man the help desk!

[meetingsnoopy.livejournal.com]

"Hi Peter!" melody said. "I think my e-mail is broke. Or else the post office is."

Re: Man the help desk!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Uhh," Peter said. "What's happening?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[meetingsnoopy.livejournal.com]

"It keeps telling me I have mail," Mel said. "Everytime I turn it on 'You have mail, you have mail.'" She paused, indignant.