Dealing With Stupid People [Tuesday, July 17, 2nd period]

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

When the students arrived in the Danger Shop, they found the room decorated as an incredibly soulless phone center.

"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: Um, What's a Phone?

[falcon-or-blade.livejournal.com]

Faile wasn't going to whimper. She could deal with technology. "What's a radio?"

Re: Um, What's a Phone?

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"Like a TV, but without pictures," Sokka explained. "Apparently, there's news on every morning -- or night -- or something, but I don't really listen to it."

He blinked, and realized that maybe he wasn't being helpful. "Er. It sends sounds long distances. But with science, not magic."

Re: Um, What's a Phone?

[falcon-or-blade.livejournal.com]

Faile looked at the phone more carefully. "The phone is magic?"

Re: Um, What's a Phone?

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"No, it's NOT magic. That's what makes it so incredibly AWESOME!!!" Sokka could go on for hours about the awesomeness of technology, if you let him. "Anyone can use it! And anyone can build one, if you know how and have the tools! And it works by using... 'electrical', which is sort of like tiny lightning!"

Re: Um, What's a Phone?

[falcon-or-blade.livejournal.com]

"Phones have lightning in them?" Faile was very, very confused now.

Re: Um, What's a Phone?

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"TINY lightnings! That's how everything here works. I don't understand it, but it's COOL!!!"