meet the dweeb

Hello, and thank you for calling our automated support system! Please hold; a representative will be with you shortly. [[I never called any number -> hang up]] [[This is interesting; I'll hold]]

You hung up the phone. The universe is sad, and may never recover. Start over?

Muzak starts playing. You can't be certain, but it almost sounds like something from a video game. You're right on the cusp of realizing what it is when someone picks up the phone. Don't you hate it when that happens? "Hello, thank you for calling! My name is Kieran, how can I help you?" [[Invent a reason for calling.]] [[Tell the truth.]]

"//Yes, hello//," you say. "//I was calling in regards to a problem I was having.//" And then you stop, fumbling. "//Uhm. My chinchilla is broken.//" There's a pause on the other end of the line. "I'm sorry," Kieran says hesitantly, "Did you say your chinchilla is broken?" This is a farce, a terrible farce. You're not sure if you should give it up or keep going. [[Keep going; let's see where it goes!!]] [[Tell the truth.]]

"//Hello//," you start. "//To be honest, I have no recollection of dialing this number, I'm not sure how I got here.//" "I see," Kieran responds. "But then again, isn't that the big question in life? Does anyone really know how we got here?" "//That's not exactly what I meant//--" But Kieran is distracted. They start on a philosophical ramble that promises to be long and confusing. [[Stop them?]] [[Let them keep going?]]

"Well..." Kieran sounds like they're thinking. "Did you turn it off and back on again?"

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