"Hello, Michel." "Hello, Guido." "Everything all right?" "Fine, Guido." "Watch out, the pot-hole." "The pot-hole..." "Sorry, Michel." "So..." "Are you ready for it?" "Yes." "It'll be a bit awkward in the beginning though, Michel." "What did Marianne have to say?" "She was happy." "And proud too." " I can imagine." "Bram has already written an essay." "'My Daddy the Boss'" "Sweet, isn't it?" "Don't get too big for your breeches." "Just remain the decent bloke you used to be, all right?" "Yes, Michel." "Right." "Episode 2:" "No Plain Sailing" "Morning." " Morning." "Nervous?" " No, no." "It's Lea, isn't it?" "No, Linda." " Yes, with an L." "Morning, Frankie, Michel." "Hello, Farthole." " No, it's Alain." "I'm not too late, am I?" "No, we always come in early." "I didn't know that." "Well, you don't have to." "Hi, Alain." "Sammy, isn't it?" "I'm surprised you remembered." "Is that right?" "What?" " Do you wear braces?" "Yes, I'm a braces man." " I don't believe it." "Can we get started, please?" "But Michel... braces." "Guido Pallemans speaking." "Guido here." "No, it doesn't sound right." "Pallemans, Chief Administration." "That's quick." "Is that you, Guido?" " Who is this?" "Bert, from the depot." " Ah, Bert." "Congratulations on the new job." "Thank you." "It takes getting used to." "They didn't take long with Jean." "You can say that again." "What can I do for you?" "What about the transportation papers?" "A new guy is going to do that." "Frankie, don't." "Don't." "Come on." "He's still learning." "In the meantime, I can take care of it." "I've got one for Hungary." "Where?" " Hungary. 29717." "Sorry, Bert, I'll have to call back." "Do you like it or do you like it?" "A horn." "I can see that." "What is it for?" "It's funny." "We don't knock but honk the horn." "No, get it off the wall." "Come on, what does it matter?" "Yes but Michel..." "It's playful..." " I don't mind." "Nobody asked you." "It's all right." "Leave it up there." "How is it going?" "Everything's fine." " Guido, just a moment." "I would like to talk about an idea of mine." "I put it on paper." "Now?" "Well, all right then." "Here we go." "Michel, don't forget:" "Honk the horn." "Guys... best regards from my lunchbox" "Don't look at me like that, I didn't fart." "It's a stupid joke." "Sorry." "Wew..." "Did someone...?" "I want you to come and tell them that I didn't fart." "Really?" "But it stinks here." "Very funny." "The mirth of fools." "No class, none at all." "What are you looking at?" "Come on, smell." "Do you get it?" "If you create a filter here you'll never get a situation where import doesn't know what export is doing." "And vice versa." "Simple." "Where are you going to put that filter?" "It's nothing tangible." "It's not an office." " Isn't it?" "No." "You're going to appoint someone to be in charge." "Well, what do you think?" "Sorry, Trivial time." "One minute, Frankie." " No problem." "Alain." "How are you doing?" "Hello, Mrs Fartole." "Fine, thank you." "Have you settled in yet?" "I'm trying to get the feel of it." "Feel it, Alain." "Feel it." "Take good care of him." "He's one of a kind." "I'll see how Guido's doing." "May I ask you to honk the horn, Mrs Fartole?" "I would rather not have you following me around." "Yes but we have agreed on honking the horn instead of knocking." "Why?" "We thought it might be funny." "What do you want me to do?" " Honk the horn." "Harder." "You've got to squeeze it." "Yes, Frankie." "Nearly ready." "Oh, Mrs Fartole." "You can call me Lydia." " Lydia." "Of course." "Hi, Lydia." "I was... discussing some ideas with Michel." "Hi, Lydia." "How are you?" "Oh." "Guido, can you ask Michel to step outside for a minute?" "No problem." "I'm already gone." "We were nearly finished, anyway." "But we'll get back to it later." "I'll call you." "Fine." " Or I'll give a shout." "Or maybe just wave." "It was very interesting." "I don't want Michel calling me Lydia." "He has never done so and I don't want him to start now." "Can you tell him?" " I'll do it straight away." "And I also want you to have that horn taken down." "We really can't have that." "Horn from the wall." "To be really frank..." "I didn't like the idea either." "Then you don't have to go for it." " No, you're right." "Excuse me." " Tell them we're in a meeting." "Pallemans speaking." "Guido, Bert speaking." "You didn't call me back." "Bert, of course." "It's a bit awkward now." "I'm in a meeting." "The lorry needs the papers." "Can I give you the code?" "Lydia, can I?" "Just one moment." "Yes, Bert, go on." "It's about the lorry for Hungary, 29717." "With an A like Alpha." " Yes." "An H like..." " H." "B like..." " B." "Oops, that's impossible." "Wrong sheet." "Stay on the line, I'll be right back." "Bert." "I..." "A and B. Bert, I'll take care of it." "Yes, thank you." "Guido?" "I'll leave it off the hook." "We'll be able to continue our meeting in peace and quiet." "Is it off the hook?" "Come on, Guido." "It's still busy." "It's off the hook." "But this is Trivial time." "Wait, Frankie." "Patience." "What's Trivial time?" "Trivial time is something between me, Michel and Guido." "You'll have to get off that chair, that's where Guido sits." "Wait." "She's looking at my proposal." "I want you to enjoy your job, Guido." "And I want everybody to be able to see that." "People work a lot better if they go to work happy." "Come on, give me a smile." "Give me a smile." "That's it." "He's really falling for it, isn't he?" "Thank you." "No problem." " No problem." "I'm glad you're on my team." "Use those words." "You can win a lot while investing so little." "Yes, very interesting." "Why are you wriggling?" "You make me seasick." "I'm sorry." "It's my chair, I can't get used to it." "Have you got back troubles?" " No, not really." "I think it's Jean's chair." "I was thinking of getting my old chair back." "But then, what do I do with this one?" "Do I give it to Alain?" "Or does he get another chair?" "I'm still working on it." "I advise you not to take your old chair." "You'd better sever all ties with your past." "If you've got back trouble, you should have a sitting ball." "A what?" " A sitting ball." "It really helps." "It has saved people's lives." "What are you..." "What's that?" "She saw me." "What?" " I wanted to tell Guido I'm waiting." "Frankie..." "All right, there she is." "Guido told me you have a little quiz every day." "Go ahead, Michel." "Yes, a quiz." "We've been doing it for some time now." "At quarter past ten." "That's when we have our morning break." "Yes, ma'am." "Guido has 76 points and Michel 246." "Michel has done rather well these last few days." "I just told Guido he had better keep his distance." "So he can get to know everybody." "But it seems ideal to get to know Alain a little bit better." "What do you think, Guido?" " Do you like quizzes, Alain?" "I always watch 'The Weakest Link' and I know a lot of answers." "But they say when you're in the studio under the spotlights..." "Wrap it up, Alain." "Yes, I rather like quizzes." "Let's begin then." "Are you the quizmaster?" "But what about these points?" " Just ask a question." "Are you ready?" " Ready." "Michel, ready?" "A rhinologist studies what part of the body?" "He's impersonating a clock." "Michel, you know that." "Nobody?" "The nose." " I thought so." "You should have said so." "Come on." " Come on, Michel." "Next question." "Pink question." " What is a pink question?" "Entertainment." "What is Zorro's real name?" "Don Diego." "Right." "Farthole scores." "Well done, Alain." " This looks fine." "I have to go." "Keep it up, Alain." "Do something about it, Guido." "Next question is a brown one." "Hold on." "So Guido..." "Are we going to keep our distance?" "Michel, from now on I have to keep in touch with everybody." "We get the message." "We'll have to stop playing." "We don't have to." " Come on." "No, Frankie." "It has to stop." " No, we just can't play here." "Looks like he's a bad loser." " No, Alain." "What?" " He didn't mean it." "I win and you quit." " No." "Frankie, another one." " Michel, don't..." "Another one." "Which bird is also a fruit?" "Fruit fly." "Kiwi." "That's a kind of fruit and a bird." "Right." "This is all your fault." "Farthole." "Frankie, don't." "It'll blow over." "You know where to find me if you need me." "Ask Frankie to remove the horn, will you?" "You want me to ask him?" "No, you'd better not." "I'm glad you're part of my team." "What would you say about going out for lunch together?" "To get to know each other." "Outside these walls." "The lunch is on me." "I'd love to, but I've already got an appointment." "I need to get some plaster." "Oh well, it's all right." "I left it a bit late." "I can come." "I would rather..." "I meant to go out for lunch with your whole desk." "Right." "I'm not good enough for you." "Yes you are." "That's not what I said." "You wanted to go out for lunch today." "They can't come, I can." " True." "No problem, Rita." "Linda." "Half past twelve?" " Yes." "See you then." "Not you?" "Won't see you then." "Won't see you either..." "Come on, why do you keep following us?" "What?" " You're sitting in my place." "I didn't know you had your own places." "Guido sits there." " He's gone out for lunch so..." "No way." "Boy... you're going too fast." "We need to get used to you." "I don't want to take Guido's place." " Then sit somewhere else." "You know your kiwis, but you don't know shit about psychology." "I hadn't realised." "I'll go and sit there then." "I didn't know I was going too fast." "Sorry." "Anita, is this someone's place?" " It's free." "Enjoy, Michel." "Enjoy, Guido." "Enjoy, Frankie." "Enjoy your meal." "Chantal, I've got to go." "I've got a lunch meeting with a guy at work." "See you." "Sorry, what did you say?" "I was thinking around 10 euros per person." "But you can always foot the bill." "Are drinks included?" " Yes, they are." "Then I'll just have a tuna sandwich." "So, you like fish." " Yes, I don't eat meat." "You don't eat meat?" " For 10 years now." "What's that?" " A veggie burger." "What?" " A veggie burger." "You can eat it warm or cold." "Are you on drugs?" "Are you on drugs?" "No." " Frankie, calm down a bit." "You never know." "A veggie burger." "Do you want to know more about me?" "Not really." " Neither do I." "Is it all right?" "Yes, but it's rather dry." "You're married, aren't you?" " In the middle of a divorce." "Want to talk about it?" "Why would I want to talk about it with you?" "I don't know you." "Any money left?" "I had 10 euros." "I had a sandwich and two glasses." "Have I got any money left?" " I suppose so." "Would you like some coffee?" " No, wine." "I'm sad now." "There's a lot more to me than meets the eye." "But nobody sees it." "I see it." "I know what and who I am inside." "I'm worth it, you only have to peel away the layers." "I need a tree." "What for?" "I need to hug a tree for some positive energy." "Wrong file." "I'm sorry." " Don't worry about it." "I really needed that, you know." " I'm glad to hear that." "It was nice getting to know..." "another side of you." "What do you mean by that?" " Nothing..." "But I really feel good." " That's nice, Linda." "Come on... back to work." "Hi, guys." "Everything all right?" " Did you enjoy your lunch?" "Yes, Frankie." "Guido, we need to talk." "Marianne phoned here." "Does she need anything?" "Your mobile was switched off, she asked where you were." "Shut your ears, Alain." "Shut your ears." "So?" "Guido, where did you go?" "I went for lunch with desk 3." "Well, only Linda joined me." "Is there a problem?" " I had to lie." "You had to lie?" "Did you want me to say you were out with a divorced woman?" "Of course." "I'm supposed to do that with the whole staff." "Where did you tell her I was?" "What did you tell her?" "You went for a game of squash with the management." "Next time tell us where you are." "You have to learn to communicate." " Come on, Michel." "Is she still at home?" " Yes." "Yes, Alain." "No." "What's that?" "That, Frankie, is a sitting ball." "A what?" " A sitting ball." "Did you ask for one?" "No, I didn't ask for one." "I was given one." "Ah." "Fartole." " Yes, Fartole." "Sit on it." " Yes, sit down." "A sitting ball." "Guido, I've got..." "Yes, Alain." "Funny, isn't it?" "Someone at the depot has been trying to get hold of you but you were busy." "Your phone is off the hook." "That's Bert." "Put him through, will you?" "A sitting ball." "Put him through, Alain." "What number are you?" " 598." "Is it comfortable?" " Yes, very comfortable." "Pallemans." " My squasher." "What did I hear?" "Marianne, is that you?" "Hello?" "I've lost him, guys." "Hello?" "Damn!" "Whom did you take out to lunch?" "Linda." "At the export desk." "I invited the whole desk but she was the only one who could come." "And may I know why?" " Of course you may." "I wanted to get to know them a bit better." "Of course not only her." "You sound very funny." " Funny?" "I'm not acting funny." "I need to be alone a bit." "Yes, what is it now?" "Sorry to disturb you." "Please don't honk the horn anymore." " But that's what it's there for." "Yes, I know." "I know." "Guido, I've heard that you go out for lunch with everybody." "That's why I wanted to fix a date now." "I don't want to miss it." "Not on your own, with your whole desk." "But you went out with Linda?" "That wasn't supposed to happen." "I'll keep you posted." "Never on a Tuesday." " All right, all right." "Pallemans." "I don't like to be lied to." " No." "I didn't lie." "Michel makes up that I'm out playing squash in stead of..." "I'll get it myself." "Who's that?" " I'll have to call you back." "Guido?" " This is important." "Bert, it was just a coincidence." "I assure you." "I don't like it when people treat me like shit." "That's not it." "I just forgot." "I'm glad you're part of my team." "I'm not part of your team." "He's not happy." " Guido has to trust others." "He won't make it on his own." " I've never seen Bert that angry." "Neither have I." "I have." "It's the first time that I see him." "Out, boy." "It was a joke." "Out." " Come on." "No hard feelings, I hope." "We always got on well together." " We shall see." "I'm still the same." " So am I, so am I." "You do know you're sitting on a ball?" "Yes, I know." " Fine." "Good luck." "I can't do this." "I can't cope with it." "It's too hard." "I don't want to hear that." "You don't want to hear that?" "You don't want to hear?" "It would have been easier if you hadn't lied." "And if he wouldn't have hung up that horn." "I thought you liked it." " No, I don't." "I don't like it." "I want it gone." "I don't like it when you shout." " I know." "And I want you to be friends with Alain." "And you too." "It's difficult to keep your distance from your friend." "There's no doubt about it, I am your friend." "We can still play Trivial or be friends, even in the office." "Here, this is where you are." "And you too, Frankie." "All those others..." "They're part of it." "That's great." "You make my heart sing, Guido." "Guido, Michel." "I would like to give the both of you a nice hug." "Out." "Yes?" "Guido, I phoned Marianne and explained everything." "Thanks, Michel." "Frankie is here as well." "I took it off." " Excellent, thank you." "Are you going to keep it?" " You take it." "Your handkerchief was still in my pocket." "I'll close the door so that you can..." "No, Frankie." " I won't stay." "Why is he acting so strange?" "That's a very long story." "Forget it." "Are you making fun of me?" " No." "Yes?" " I'm glad you're part of my team." "Thank you." "Nobody ever said that to me." "Keep on reading." "I hope we can keep on laughing and stay friends forever." "Hello, Lydia." " Hello, Guido." "Is it comfortable?" "It's very nice." "You've got to get used to it, though." "Fine." "Any other problems?" "I would like to say:" "Things couldn't be better." "Guido, that's just not done." "What's that?" " Onion crisps." "The best ever." "That very nice of you, but..." " Wrong again." "I don't know." "If he doesn't want to become friends I can't do anything about it." "He doesn't have to eat onion crisps." " It's a cultural thing, the crisps." "There's always something wrong." " I just don't like onions." "Today it's onions, tomorrow it'll be something else." "I don't like it." "Frankie, calm down." " It needs to come from both sides."