fandomhigh | Dealing With Stupid People [Monday, May 21]

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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"Well, I think so," she said. "They usually fight all the time. And she said she HATED HIM for months and months. And she's not even possessed or anything!"

Of all the questions he could have gotten, why did he have to get one about kissing? "All right," he said, rubbing his forehead. "So your best friend kissed your worst enemy, who is probably her enemy as well but you're not entirely certain, and you want to know what you should do about it?"

"Yes," Katara agreed. "Except she's not really my best friend, just a really good friend. And they're roommates and they fought all last semester."

"And now they're kissing," he said, soudning a touch embarrassed. "Was it merely one time, or does it happen frequently?"

"They were doing it at the luau! In PUBLIC!" Katara sounded horrified. "Do you think she might have gone crazy?"

"Crazy?" he repeated. "No, I doubt that she's crazy, just because she was kissing someone she doesn't like." Which sounded so wrong, even as he was saying it. "Have you tried asking her why she was kissing him? Perhaps she has changed her mind and no longer dislikes him."

Dealing With Stupid People [Monday, May 21]

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