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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 for a piece of advanced technology.

This one seems appealing. Are there any good books with this theme?

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It'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".

Similar 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.

Magical 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

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