"Elling?" "Open the door!" "I know you're in there." "It's Mojo's birthday." "She's waiting for you." "We all are." "Fine." " Isn't Uncle Elling coming?" " I think maybe he's asleep." "We'll try again later, honey." "He's been acting strange lately." "Want to blow out the candles?" "Happy birthday!" "Happy birthday to you..." "Who are all these people?" "How do they do it?" "Do they simply pretend to fit into this enigma we call life?" "A wiener with the works." "Would you like two?" " What?" " I'm closing, and have two left." " No, just one." " The second one is free." "Oh?" "In that case..." " Did you want both?" " Yes." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "LOVE ME TOMORROW" "I knew it was you when I saw that note." " We need to talk." " You don't open your door!" "I am well aware of that." "It's my door, after all." "Anyway..." "Those notes weren't from some chick that wanted to blow me, but from you!" " I'm sorry." " Have you lost your mind?" " You're filthy and look like hell!" " Actually, thanks to this woman..." " Get in here!" " Let go of me!" " Come here, Elling." " So this is your realm." " In the midst of Bottle Forest." " Sit down." "What the hell are you up to?" "Are you aware what you look like?" "Mirrors aren't always available." "I am aware of my basic appearance." "Elling, can't we just be buddies again, like before?" " Why do you think I came here?" " I don't know." "I came to talk to you, Kjell Bjar..." "Really?" "You stick them in that hole, and they come in here to me." "Then they go down this conveyor belt   and I put them in crates and stack them." "So you stand here day after day, waiting for empties to come trooping." "I don't wait." "I stack groceries with Arnstad,   sort, fold boxes..." "I'm busy as a bug." " A bee." "Busy as a bee." " Who gives a shit?" "This is the best thing that's ever happened to me." "Reidun, the kid, and this job." " You just laze around." " You sort bottles, I sort thoughts." " Frank said that's not good for you." " Frank!" "Frank said many things before Social Services fired him." "Have dinner with us tonight." "It's been so long." "Reidun and Mojo would love to see you." " I can't, Kjell Bjarne." " Why not?" "I'm busy." "I have met a young woman." "Give me a break!" "We're having kidney pie." " I met a young woman." " I don't believe you!" " Join us for dinner, Elling." " Touch me again, and you're dead!" "What is so wrong with arranged weddings?" "Why can't the Norwegian authorities simply arrange a wedding for me?" "For example with that young, single hot dog vendor?" "What is so voluntary about spending your entire life alone?" "Elling?" "Elling!" "Holy shit!" " What is the meaning of this?" " Holy shit!" " May I have an explanation?" " Holy shit!" "Would you please find it in your hearts to explain   why you have broken into my apartment   while I am sound asleep?" " Come here!" "What is this?" "Can't you see?" "A garbage bag." "This place is full of rotten food and garbage." " Elling, you used to be so..." " Quiet!" " It reeks like a dump in here!" " Now you're the meticulous one?" "I used to have to force you to change underwear once a month." "Now you show off your girl and your part-time job." "Acting like you're some swell stepfather and hygiene fanatic!" "This place has to be redone from top to bottom." "What is it?" "You're coming up to our place." " I'm just a little tired." " You're out of control." "I'm not the one out of control!" "You are!" " I want to take a bath, too!" " No, you come here." "Get those rags off." "Everything goes in here." "Except for this jacket." "It's going to hell." " Get out, Kjell Bjarne!" " Not a chance." " May I borrow some bath salts?" " What you need is Drano." "Use the whole bottle!" "Please turn around, Kjell Bjarne." "I admit that I've become a bit sloppy, but I'm no bum." "You're pretty close." "I've heard you." "Coming and going at all hours." "Reidun was right." "I should have gotten you out sooner." "You returned your key when you moved up here." " I kept a spare." " A spare?" "Why?" "Frank told me to keep one." "Just in case." " In case of what?" " You went nuts again." "And you did." "Would you please turn around?" "Elling, I want you to stay up here while we clean your place." "You can't live in a pigsty like that." "What you need now is rest." "A shitload of rest." "I can't sleep." "I am incapable of sleeping." "Reidun has some red pills." "When you wake up from them, everything is OK." "I need a new jacket." "I'll get you one at the Salvation Army." "A little further down." " There?" " Yes." " You can scrub your own ass." " Thank God!" "Good boy." "And then some water." "Good boy." "Elling?" "Come on, Elling." "Good boy." "And some water." "For the first time in ages, I have awakened with everyone else." "With the majority." "I long to get up, partake in everyday life." "And then retire, exhausted by physical activity, around 10:30 p." "M." "Like all the other ants in the hill." " Want a sandwich, Mojo?" " I can pack your lunch." "A hearty good morning to you all!" "Hi, Mojo!" "Thanks for letting me borrow this." " Can we play horse now?" " Let him eat first." " Is your head OK now?" " Kjell Bjarne!" "Don't worry." "I don't mind him asking." "That was quite a miracle cure." "I finally feel in touch with the real me." "My head seems to be right where it's supposed to be." "Good." "Now sit down, before I knock you down." "Elling, you have slept for days." "You must be starving." "I could easily swallow an entire roasted lamb and 10-12 eggs." "Help yourself!" "But first, a quick and thorough shower." "Elling, maybe I should trim your hair a little bit?" "There." "Don't get mad, Elling, but you don't have many clothes left." "Mommy threw them in the garbage." "But Kjell Bjarne got you a new jacket." "Reidun, should we..." "Do you want to see your apartment?" "It's like walking straight into an IKEA catalog." "You a mind reader?" "Everything here is from IKEA." "And new paint on the walls." "Was that really necessary?" "We bought you a new double bed." "Just in case." "Reidun had some spare paint, so..." "There's your suit." "And I got you a new tie." " Everything will be different now." " Good, Elling." "Completely different." "One..." "One wiener with the works." "One hot dog with the works." "A wiener." "Let me have a hot dog with the works." "A wiener." "I need to win this woman's trust." "I don't dare hope for her love." "This town is full of men   who can find a woman's G spot handcuffed and blindfolded." "What name could a woman like her have?" "Beril?" "Sure." "Beril." "Hi, Beril!" "What do you think, boys?" "Could Beril become interested in me?" "What do you say, Bob?" "Ken?" "Wilhelm?" "I mean, why not?" "Watch this." "One, two, three..." "Four, five, six..." "One hundred, one hundred one..." "Nonsense!" "A hot dog with the works." " Has Jørgensen been by?" " Jørgensen?" " With the deformed hand." " No, I haven't seen..." " You haven't worked here long." " No." "Typical Jørgensen, off somewhere brainstorming..." " Here you go." " Thank you." " One more with the works." " Hungry today?" "Yes." "Elise Kornvoll!" "Her name is Elise Kornvoll!" "And she wants to get in touch with her own karma." "How cute!" " Are you from Oslo?" " No, just outside." "From Hønefoss." " I thought I recognized your accent." " Really?" " But you're from Oslo." " Hardly!" "I was born in Buenos Aires, but grew up in..." "Ngobo." "On the Kenyan-Tanzanian border." "My parents were missionaries." " They were from Oslo." " I believe in freedom of religion." "I couldn't agree more!" "Shut down the entire mission!" "But you should have met old Kedanga." "The village's medicine man." "He wore a penis sheath   and a chicken bone through his upper lip." "He made sure not a single soul said yes to Jesus." "Hello!" "Are you done?" "Dammit, I'm late again!" "Goodbye." "If Jørgensen drops by, tell him..." "If he doesn't pay I'll have to send some goon after him!" "Hi, Alfons." "Alfons, I'm sorry I haven't visited you for so long." "But I have been sick." "I won't bore you with my tales of illness in a place like this." "I'm sure Kjell Bjarne and Reidun have made frequent visits." "How about some fresh air?" "Exactly!" "Then it's a deal." " May I borrow your quilt, dad?" " Of course, son!" "At least you're of a sound mind." "I need to unburden myself." "I'm on the verge of a new era." "My life has taken a new course." "I have met a woman!" "Kjell Bjarne could never comprehend this." "Kjell Bjarne was practically foisted upon me." "While you and I, Alfons, we understand each other." "You and I chose our friendship." "We both have artistic minds." "My problem is that I never had sex as a young man." "So my urges have to ooze out in other ways." "That's how nature functions." "It's a flaw in the work of creation." "But anyway, now I have met this young woman..." "You can't simply take a patient with you!" "Your rigid rules are a serious problem." "What are you so afraid of?" "I have always supported the social democratic principle of equality." "I simply wanted to show my friend that the world outside still exists!" "I wasn't planning on bringing him to some bar!" "But even if I did..." " May I help you?" " Where is that girl?" " She has the night off." " One onion dog." " In a bun?" " No." "A potato pancake." "With mustard." "Nice tie." "Yes." "Elise." "Elise, Elise..." "Karma." "Get in touch with your karma." "Karma:" "Self-imposed destiny." "Have I imposed my life upon myself?" "Born fatherless, raised in disgrace?" "A victim of bullying and a chronic bed-wetter?" " Hi." " Hi!" " The usual." " The?" " The usual." " Right." "A special, wasn't it?" "As a child I used to say, "a hot dog with the works"." " In Africa?" " No, when vacationing in Norway." "We devoured many hot dogs with the works!" "Your story was hilarious." "I have many more." "It wasn'tjust the medicine man, Kedanga,   but the village chief." "He was..." "ABDUCTED BY UFOS" "Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined this." "What is my frayed writer's mind compared to this?" "Over four million Americans suffer from serious mental problems   as a result of being abducted by flying saucers!" "Quiet!" "Sorry." "Perhaps it is possible to access this incredible imaginary world." "The path to Elise's heart." "A path which, poetically enough, goes via the stars." "May I have a word with you some day?" "I would like to hear your opinion." "About what?" "Something intimate, though nothing to do with active sexual organs." "I happen to set the bar much higher than that!" "Much higher!" "May I talk to you about something?" "Excuse me." "Hi." "Come in." " What have you done?" " Not a damn thing." " You came down to brush your teeth?" " She says she can't take anymore." "Did you throw away all your dirty movies, like you promised?" "Why be so damn stupid,   now that you finally have a real woman of flesh and blood?" "I threw them all away." "Even the ones you and I bought together." " I borrowed one from Jonny at work." " I see." " He won't be happy tomorrow." " Everything will be OK." "She only sent your toothbrush with you, after all." "And there is the rest." "There, Kjell Bjarne." "That was the last of it." "Pull yourself together, Kjell Bjarne." "Everything will be OK." "The two of us..." "I'll take care of this." "I'll talk to her tomorrow." " But I have to go now." " I'm coming with you." " Out of the question." " Why?" " Because I'm meeting a young woman." " Really?" " You think I would lie about that?" " Yes." "What's her name?" " Elise Kornvoll." " And you're dating her?" "All I said is I'm going to meet a young woman." " Is she real young?" " This won't be a police matter." "That isn't what I meant." "I just meant..." " What?" " Don't get yourself in trouble." "Women aren't like us." "Go ahead." "Laugh." "I know about this." "Tell me!" "For example, if a chick is real grumpy..." " You mean Reidun." " And you ask her what's wrong..." " She'll say, "Nothing. "" " Nothing?" "Then you ask her again:" ""What's wrong?"" "She'll say, "Nothing. "" "Until you stop asking." "Then she dumps it on you." "Well observed, Kjell Bjarne." "Thanks for the tip." "Don't open that door, and don't go up to Reidun and apologize." "I have to try to talk to her." " But you're not here." " Huh?" "Let her stew in her own juice." "Then I'll talk to her tomorrow." " Do you want to move home again?" " Sure." " Can't I go with you?" " Out of the question!" " Hi!" " Hi." "One hot dog with the works." "A wiener." " Here you go." " Thank you." " I wanted to..." " One hot dog." "One more with the works." "Here you go." "I need to..." "Hi." "Two wieners, please." "Bye." "Another one?" "I need to talk to you." " It's very important." " Go ahead, talk." " I can't discuss it here." " No?" "I..." "I noticed that you..." "That you were reading a book about UFOs." "I'm fascinated by things like that." "I have experienced something..." "Something I have never mentioned to a living soul before." "Just a half-hour?" "I don't know anyone else who is interested." "I'm sorry." "I really do apologize." "You must think I'm a complete idiot!" "You probably meet enough wackos out here." "Wait!" "How about coffee on Saturday, at 3 p." "M?" "What?" "Coffee?" "On Saturday, at 3 p." "M?" "Yes." " Where?" " How about The Internationale?" "The Internationale?" "What is that?" "A café." "Thank you!" "Elling." "Lone." "Lone?" "It's Danish." "My mother is Danish." "Thank you!" "Lone?" "Fine by me." "Elling?" "Hi there." " I can't sleep." " Can't you sleep?" " Did you have your talk?" " Yes, Lone and I had our talk." "Lone?" "That wasn't her name earlier." "That's her name now." "How could I be so stupid?" "And I'll never get that video back." "I'll see what I can do." "Give me a week." " What for?" " First, buy her some flowers." " Roses are her favorite." " And include a letter." " A letter?" " Yes." " Really?" " The more awkward, the better." " I'm no good at writing." " I'll help you, Kjell Bjarne." "It's great talking to you again." "This double bed was a stupid idea." "Why?" "Mightn't I need a double bed some day?" "If my mattress fit in here, we could be roommates again." " That doesn't work now." " Dearest Kjell Bjarne, come on in!" "Lmagine if you had called her Elise, when her name is Lone." "Aren't you going to ask me about herjob?" " What's she do?" " Guess." "She sells something you're very fond of." " Is she a whore?" " She sells hot dogs, Kjell Bjarne." " Wonderful hot dogs with the works." " Way to go, buddy!" "Oh my God!" "Kjell Bjarne?" " Where is The Internationale Café?" " I don't know." " Find that damn café yourself!" " I'm helping you with Reidun." "What if she's with someone else right now?" "Most likely she's crying over the bouquet of roses you gave her." "And desperately ringing my doorbell every five minutes." "But we aren't home." "We're here!" "You really are sly, Elling." "So she'll be ringing your doorbell, while we're sitting at some café?" "We're just going for a soda and to scout the location." "Come on!" "You look like you just swallowed a jellyfish." "You aren't about to freak out, are you?" "Sure you don't want to go home?" "Kjell Bjarne, there is something I want to ask you about." " Go ahead." " Do you have any experience   waiting for Reidun Nordsletten at cafés?" "Do you have any experience waiting for a woman at a café?" " No." " No?" " You've never waited for her?" " You didn't ask me that." " Well, I am asking you now." " I've waited for her tons of times." "If you're so nervous about tomorrow, skip it." "I look forward to tomorrow with the utmost calm!" "I was just wondering:" "What did you say to Reidun when she came up to your table?" "Your opening line!" ""Howdy," maybe?" " Howdy..." " Who is it?" "It's me." "Elling." " What do you want?" " Guess three times." " He can just stay down there!" " Can you please remove that chain?" "Make it quick." "Congratulations!" "I am so happy for you." "Finally you see that big gorilla for what he really is:" "A sex-obsessed psychopath that views women as meat." "You watch that imagination of yours!" "It's true." "He is utterly sex-obsessed." " You wrote that letter." " What letter?" " Don't play stupid." " I haven't written any letter!" "On my mother's grave!" "Kjell Bjarne doesn't use words like "cohabitation,"   "banished from home," or "humbly beg your forgiveness. "" "Fine." "You have seen right through me." "I just don't know what to do." "You know what?" "I've had to hide the bread knife, so he won't take his life." "Elling, I appreciate that you want to help your friend." "But I'm so damn tired of his mess." "That film was just the camel that broke the straw." "The straw that broke..." "Never mind." "I just need some time for myself." "I understand that so well." "Kjell Bjarne is simply a big baby with an overwhelming sex drive." "You think you're superior because you read books without pictures!" "But I have seen you with yourjacket full of ketchup." "I've heard you scream at night." "You're just like Kjell Bjarne!" "Except you lie all the time." "Even in your sleep!" "I most certainly do not!" "And I will have none of this!" "Being rebuked by a lady who obsesses over the mustaches of TV hosts!" " Everything will be OK, Kjell Bjarne." " Shouldn't have told her I was nuts." " She's already figured that out." " But it has the opposite effect." "Huh?" " She'll forgive you to defy me." " Huh?" "Oh my God..." "It will be Saturday in one hour." "15 hours until the defining moment." "15 hours?" "VALIUM" "What if she laughs in my face?" "Eleven hours." "Never, never again four Valium on a fasting heart." "Hi!" "Sorry I'm a little late." "Yes... you are." " Coffee?" " I think I'll have a beer." "Yes." "May I help you?" "One pint of beer, please." "I have waited 40 years to buy a pint of beer for a woman." "And I encounter the only honest bartender in town,   who tries to squeeze two pints into one glass!" "This minor quirk has to do with what I wanted to discuss." " Have you seen a UFO?" " Seen one?" "I was abducted by one!" " What?" " I'm afraid of being ridiculed." "I've never met someone who was abducted by a UFO." " Were you conscious?" " I'll never forget that autumn day." "Alfons Jørgensen and I were hunting grouse up near Borilskaret." "That's where it happened." "Alfons saw it first." "He straightened, and I saw it too." "A blue, cold light." "Somewhere over the Arctic birches." "We heard a faint sound, which seemed to emanate from the Earth's core." "A humming sound, like from an electric motor?" "Yes!" "The light moved closer and closer." " Then it stopped." " An intense light?" "Yes." "Blinding." "And there..." "Only a few meters from us." "Two of them." "They were gray." "But the one thing I will never forget:" "Their eyes." "This UFO book seems to have awakened me." "I had a secret hidden inside me." "A secret that had excluded me from the community." " How did you get back?" " I woke up the next morning at 6:55." "On the ground, 500 meters from our camp." " And Alfons?" " Alfons woke up in our camp." "Lying on my ground pad, oddly enough." "Promise you'll never tell anyone about this." "You have to let me share it with Aunt Elise." " Elise?" " Yes, I live with her." " Elise..." " Things like this fascinate her." "The woman I shared a home with for decades, died a few years ago." "Were you married?" "We saw no need." "But we stayed together till death did us part." "I see no reason to tell Lone she was my mother." "I'm so sorry." " Would you please meet Aunt Elise?" " All right, but only her." " I also want you to meet Klaus Otto." " Who?" "Klaus Otto Syversen." "My ex-boyfriend." "I beg your pardon?" " We have this group." " Group?" "!" "We get together and discuss things like this." "And you could bring Alfons." " No." " What?" "Is something wrong?" "Klaus Otto Syversen." "Klaus Otto Syversen!" "Syv..." "Klaus Otto..." "Graduate engineer." "Lives in Grefsen." "Typical." "Pseudo-snob." " Kjell Bjarne speaking." " What?" "Is that you, Elling?" "Where are you?" " It's past ten o'clock." " Go ahead and go to bed." " I won't be coming home tonight." " Lucky you!" "This has nothing to do with sex." "She needs a hand to hold." "Good night!" "What do I do now?" " Hi." " Hi." " Did you calm her down?" " What?" "Yes." "But it wasn't easy." "She has issues with her past." "Serious issues." " You know all about that stuff." " Yes, I do." " Klaus Otto Syversen!" " Klaus Otto who?" "Never mind." "Sometimes I think everything was better before." "When we lived at the institution." "Remember how we'd talk at night about how everything would be?" "Yes." "And here we are." "Hello?" "One moment." "Kjell Bjarne, it's for you!" "Kjell Bjarne speaking." "You listen to me!" "I'm coming up now." "And I expect that door to be open!" "Huh?" "Yeah." "Sure." " Yes!" " Tell her you love her." "You'd better open that damn door!" " I'll go with you." " No!" "You'll screw everything up!" "Get back inside!" "Time for a trip to Grefsen." "Can we play horse now, Uncle Elling?" "Play horse?" "Well..." "Sure." "Hang on." "Put this on." "Now we can play horse." "Up on my back." "There!" "I want some candy, Uncle Elling!" "Now you have candy." "Wait for the green man." "And now we are in Grefsen, Mojo." "Where people "grefs" and "grafs"." " Where are we going?" " Up here, to a certain address." " Carry me!" " What, carry you?" "So, this is where he lives." "Klaus Otto Syversen." " Lone's ex!" " Elling, who is Lone?" "A woman who sells hot dogs." "But when his engineering exam approached,   it was goodbye to the hot dog vendor!" "There he is." "In the flesh." "The pseudo-snob that dumped the hot dog vendor!" " I want a hot dog." " Come with me." "Wait!" "Hello!" "Hello!" "Stop!" " Have you lost your mind?" "!" " I want my mommy." "My little baby!" "It's the middle of the night." "We were worried sick." " Wait!" "I can explain!" " You watch yourself!" "I can explain." "I saw this bright light." "Heard this sound." "They tried to abduct Mojo and me!" " Who?" " Extraterrestrials!" " But I protected the child." " Get a grip!" "It's true!" "They tried to abduct us!" "In a spaceship!" " That's enough, Elling!" " Yes..." "I'm home on a trial basis, Elling." "Reidun said I have to choose." "And that is what I have done." "Wait, that key happens to be mine." "What's the matter?" " I can't sleep." " Why not?" "I think Elling is real sick again." "Come to bed, Kjell Bjarne." "Why don't I just tell her the truth?" "That all the abductions have affected my memory?" "That I simply can't remember when and why I left her?" "I see you've started eying a certain hot dog vendor, Ken." "You can forget her." "Women aren't interested in dating dolls." "Only men are interested in such solutions." "I know I'm simply postponing the inevitable." "But watch this." "I'm sorry." "My mind must have slipped into one of nature's strange pockets." " I simply blacked out." " I was so sad when you left." " Did I say something wrong?" " By no means!" "They may not mean to hurt me, but do they know what they're doing?" " You mean they?" " I see no other explanation." "After all, they did short-circuit Alfons." "He's been in safekeeping ever since." "Can't speak a word." "There may be a reason for that." "These visits are a sign   that we're approaching a new level of consciousness." "This is fantastic!" "We are on the same wavelength." "Soulmates." "But fortunately of different genders." "It's inevitable now that we're entering a new phase." "Thank you." " What is your career of choice?" " I'm not selling hot dogs forever." "I've considered studying astronomy." "And I'd like a family and kids at some point." "Personally, I'm a man of the home." ""A man of the home. " "Career of choice. "" "I don't know anyone who talks like you." "It's so cool!" " Thank you for your patience." " I like being with you." "You're so different." "Top of the morning to you, Alfons!" "Guess what has happened." "Not out loud, of course." "I am no longer on my own." "That woman I told you about?" "Her name is Lone." "Now it's Lone and me." "All my earlier failures have been erased." "Don't you believe me?" "Hi!" "Hi." "Alfons, remember the young woman I told you about?" "This is Lone." "Nice to meet you." "Elling has told me so much about you." "He says thank you for coming to visit." "I'm just glad I had the chance." "Coffee?" "I brought a present for you." "Put it on his nightstand." "He can look at it later." " You can relax." "Lone believes us." " What an experience!" "I told her everything that happened up by Borilskaret." "Lately I have been recalling certain images   that tell me I was abducted already as a young boy." "You are lucky to have each other." "Especially now that Elling is a widower." "Alfons understands everything you say." " This was so kind of you." " My pleasure." "I feel this meant a great deal to Alfons." "Would you like to come to my place for dinner?" " I wouldn't want to intrude." " Then you could meet Aunt Elise." "That's most kind of you." "Thank you." "Her own car!" "Soon I will suggest the purchase of a camping table   and 2-3 folding chairs for our Sunday outings." " I'd like to buy some flowers." " You don't have to." "I refuse to be invited to dinner without bringing flowers." " How about this one?" " Only one flower works for aunts." "Old Aunt Elise could join us on our outings, enjoy some fresh air." "I think we can put Klaus Otto behind us now." "Elise Kornvoll." "It's a pleasure." "Yes." "Here." "Go in and sit down." "The food is almost ready." "My God!" "I can't believe I gave this woman a begonia!" "Alfons Jørgensen." "Wasn't he a poet?" "Correct." "The poet genius that fell silent after his second collection." "Do you know why he stopped writing?" "That was long before we started hunting, but I have my theories." "Like what?" "For example it's only in recent years " " I discovered that I have been abducted regularly." " Were you abducted by UFOs?" " Isn't it amazing?" "Interesting." "No, I can't simply ravish her on the table!" "It's Lone I love." "Let's go to the dining room table." "Dinner is served." "After you." "Where did this happen?" "Up near Borilskaret." " Borilskaret?" " In East Slidre county." " East Slidre?" "I have a cabin there!" " Did I say East?" "We came from East Slidre, but this is in West Slidre." " Near Vang?" " Yes." " Cheers!" " Cheers!" "We could go up there together some time." "It would be exciting to see where it happened." "The fact that they short-circuited Alfons was such a blow to me,   that I avoid outdoor life at all costs now." "All I do is write articles for hunting magazines under a pen name." "I'm sorry to hear about Alfons Jørgensen." "But I'm sure there was some deeper meaning." "Help yourself." "The sort of experience you have had should be registered somehow." "Lone and I belong to a network that deals with phenomena like yours." "Many of us have experienced that the universe is full of life." "We are a part of something bigger." "We are not alone." "There is no death, only an ocean of love." " Cheers!" " Cheers." "I'll get the coffee, then you'll have to excuse me." "I have to prepare for a meeting tomorrow." "I'll get the coffee and we can drink it in my room." " Where is the restroom?" " Third door on your left." "Elling?" "Elling!" "He wasn't home this morning, and is still gone." "You can go look for him after dinner." "I think I'll go look for him now." "I'm not hungry." "I'll save some dinner for you." "Warm it up when you get home." "Thanks." " Have you seen a guy in a yellow tie?" " That's hard to say." "Alfons, has Elling been here?" "I'm worried about him." "Nod if he's been here." "Thanks!" "What a lovely room!" "Have a seat." "I have been so fortunate." "Aunt Elise lets me do whatever I want here." "Whatever you want?" "Cheers, Elling!" "Want to see some pictures from a UFO seminar we attended?" " I'd love to." " You should come with us next time." "Sure, as long as I don't have to tell my whole story again." "I'm not very good with large crowds." "It would be interesting, but if you don't want to..." "And I would need my own room, with my own key." "That won't be a problem." "Let's see." "This is Ben, from Australia, and her name was..." " Ben?" " He is a researcher from Sydney." " What does he research?" " Physics." "And she's a specialist on circles." "You mean crop circles?" "I've read about those." "Here's a funny picture." "This is from Glen and Stine's New Year's party." "But that isn't Klaus Otto Syversen!" "Is it?" " No, that's Sven." " Sven?" "Sven who?" "Sven Brustad, my ex-boyfriend." "But I thought you said Klaus Otto Syversen was your..." "Look here." "This is Klaus Otto." "And this." "You're telling me you abandoned yourself to Ben and Sven?" " And Klaus Otto?" " Abandoned myself?" "What are you doing?" " How many men were there before me?" " What do you mean?" " Just that!" " Give me my album." " Look at this..." " Give me my album!" "Let go!" "Let go of it!" "A relationship should be based on mutual respect and dignity." "What are you talking about?" "I once heard of a woman who had sexual intercourse with 365 Marines!" "In less than 12 hours, in a sweaty gymnasium!" "The men waited in an endless line." "When the last man finished, she cried out for more!" " Hear what I'm saying?" " Holy shit!" "Wait, I'm sorry." " You're completely nuts!" " No, it's not that I'm nuts." "And it's not that I don't want to love you." "I just need more time." "A week or so." "Or until tomorrow." "Tomorrow would be better." "Please?" "What's going on here?" "Hi, have you seen a guy in a black duffel coat and yellow tie?" "No?" "Thanks." "Have you seen a guy in a duffel coat and yellow tie?" "Let's go home, Elling." "Yes." "I needed some time to put Lone behind me." "We were simply not ready for each other." "What kind of a life would that have led to?" " You freezing your ass off?" " I'm fine." "Nice and warm." "Kjell Bjarne, I was wondering about something." "About what?" "Perhaps you could take this." "Just in case." "In case of what?" "You never know." "You got it, Elling." "Everything passes." "On to something else." "We live and then we die." "And I say to myself:" "Elling, life is sacred." "It may not always be glorius, but it is sacred." "Always." "Subtitles:" "Nick Norris"