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

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.]

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"...no one ever? Are you sure you know what you're talking about?"

...huh? She hadn't yelled at him and told him to mind his own business???

Did she not realize it was him on the other end???

Sokka tried to disguise his voice a little, and changed tactics. "Well, this is the help desk, but maybe tell me a little more about your situation, so I can have all the facts?"

"I told you the facts! He's a guy that I used to think I didn't like but recently, well, I think he's nicer?"

Sokka blinked. He wished he had some idea who she was talking about... it didn't sound like either Lucas or Zack, and he needed to know who to go threaten. More information. He needed more information.

"Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm. Nice is always good. So... do you think he likes you, then, or is he happy dating your friend?"

"I don't know, I guess. Sometimes I think he's happy as he is. But then they fight all the time. And he made me laugh."

Molly... wasn't dating anyone, he thought? And Mel was stuck with Zuko, so it wasn't either of them. Who else was Katara friends with? Uh...

Oooh! Inspiration!

"Luckily, I have a numerology book right here. If you tell me his name and birthday, I could try to divine which of you he likes more?"

"I don't know his birthday!" Katara paused. "What's numerology?"

"You know, like a Horse shouldn't marry a Pisces, and you have to have Mercury ascending, and you add up all the digits in a name and you get a magic number..."

Someone shouldn't watch the Discovery channel while half-asleep.

"...Look, Katara, I've got a book right here that explains it! I just need his name!"

Katara paused.

"SOKKA? Oh my god, SOKKA? This is you?"

"...No?"

Sokka's mind reeled, trying to fix the slip-up and get back to the important bit... Unfortunately, clever + flail = bad.

"Zis ees Filipe? Now can joo be telleeng me ze name, plis?"

"Oh, Sokka, I am going to kill you next time I see you," Katara snapped. "You let me keep talking and didn't even say who you were! SO GOING TO SOAK YOU."

"It's VERY IMPORTANT that I know who this guy is!!!" Sokka protested. "What happened to Lucas? Or Zack? They're nice guys!"

"Lucas is dating Pam, dork! Don't you listen to the radio? And it's only important cause you want to go threaten him and tell him never to talk to me again!"

"I... Might not!!! Maybe!!! If he's not a jerk!!!"

"You think every guy I'm interested in is a jerk!"

"No I don't!!! Stop being interested in jerks, then!!!"

"See! You admitted it!"

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