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> 10. Someone calls technical support; wacky hijinx ensue. > a. Someone calls technical support for a magical item. > b. Someone calls technical support
by smnrchrds 3y ago
> 10. Someone calls technical support; wacky hijinx ensue.
> a. Someone calls technical support for a magical item.
> b. Someone calls technical support for a piece of advanced technology.
This one seems appealing. Are there any good books with this theme?
- sdenton4 3y agoMagical Help Desk was a COVID-era LARP where you could call in and get tech support for your magic items. https://www.intramersive.com/magical-help-desk https://www.intramersive.com/magical-help-desk
- WorldMaker 3y agoIt's a running theme in some of John Scalzi's short fiction. I believe several can be found searching his blog, but the easiest place to find them are probably his collections. A couple were adapted as shorts in the anthology animated series "Love, Death, and Robots" (Netflix Original) most notably the Emmy-winning short "Automated Customer Service".
- robocat 3y agoSimilar theme: Service Call by Philip K Dick - in the fourth volume of short stories called "Minority Report". Sir, I'm the repairman you asked for; I'm here to fix your swibble. Yes, contains tropes, but still brilliantly written. Easier to be novel in 1955!? The book has a bunch more great short stories - old school but good school.