QUIZRO: Thank you for calling (
bookstore), may I help you?
DEEP-VOICED MAN: Uhhhhhh. Yes, I'm looking for three books: Nausea, Sickness Unto Death, and Fear And Trembling.
QUIZRO: Sure thing. Let me check.
puts customer on hold. checks for books, returns.
Well, we have Nausea and Fear And Trembling on our shelves right now. Would you like me to order Sickness Unto Death for you?
MAN: Yes.
QUIZRO: Great. First, can I get your name?
gets MAN's name.
Thanks. And your phone number?
long pause.
MAN: Hold on. I have to ask my mother.