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.

Comments

Re: Man the help desk!

[dark_slippy_thing]

"Have you ever tried getting him to juggle?" It was about the best thing that Valentine could offer, at this point. "It's therapeutic?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[namelessblade.livejournal.com]

"Oh! Juggling!" There was a happy little squeal. "That's an excellent suggestion! What should he juggle? Knives? Swords? The little spiky bally things on the tops of maces and the chains of flails?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[dark_slippy_thing]

Valentine grimaced at the squeal and moved the phone another half-foot away from his ear, yelling into the receiver so that he'd be heard, now.
"I was thinking a set of juggling balls, or some bowling pins, but if he'd like to juggle flails and knives, I probably wouldn't try to stop him?"

Re: Man the help desk!

[namelessblade.livejournal.com]

"I don't think he'd like to play with just balls," Yachiru responded thoughtfully. "But thank you for your suggestion."

Re: Man the help desk!

[dark_slippy_thing]

"But of course," Valentine replied with a grin. "It's what I'm here for."