The Voices
Hey, Jerry.
Hey, Mr. Kowalski.
Call me Dennis.
It's okay.
Just wanted to say
we're very pleased.
Thank you,
Mr. Kowalski.
That's what I told that
lady from the courts.
"A great job," I said.
She's your lawyer?
She's a court-appointed
psychiatrist, Dennis.
Thank you for... thank
you for saying that.
No problem.
So, Jerry, the thing is,
has the company party,
a barbecue.
Okay.
And we get one representative
from each department
to help put it on,
usually the new guy.
And the new guy
in Shipping is you.
So, you...
want me to help plan the party?
It's voluntary, off the clock.
There will be others, too.
Someone from Sales,
a guy from Design,
that cute English chick
in Accounting, Fiona.
- You wanna do it?
- Yes, I do! Of course I do.
- Thank you.
- Cool.
First meeting
Yeah, I wanna get it on.
I wanna get it on.
The company buys
pizza and beer.
Okay, I'm in.
Thank you, Dennis.
- It'll be fun.
- Thank you, Dennis.
Okay, okay.
Bosco!
Who's my guy?
Who's my guy?
Who's my guy?
Who's my guy?
Who's a good boy?
Who's a good boy?
You're a good boy!
You're a good boy!
What you doin', Jerry?
Something for work.
Those a**holes give you
homework now?
Trying on a shirt for tomorrow.
They got something
that they want me to do.
A shirt?
- Shouldn't that be a straitjacket?
- Shut up.
You act like they're doing you
a favor to let you work there,
like they should be able
to f*** you in the ass
without lube
whenever they want,
like some big privilege,
letting you work for free
on their picnic.
How do you know
about the picnic?
- I know everything, Jerry.
- I'm not talking to you.
They'll mock you the second
you leave the room, Jerry.
You're an unstable crybaby.
I'm not a crybaby.
You're crying right now, liar.
Come on.
The only reason
they don't fire your ass
is because you're
so hopelessly pathetic,
- you amuse them.
- Shut up!
Before we break up here,
I wanna go over
the assignments.
We're... we're just gonna
go around the table, okay?
Can your comment wait?
I just wanna say
that the picnic
is gonna be a good place
to reach out
and form relationships
with other people.
Duly noted, Jerry.
We all wanna
get out of here, so...
John, you'll be setting up
the barbecue grills
in the parking lot,
Dave's bringing drinks,
Sheryl's providing decorations,
and Fiona's doing the music.
- Any questions?
- Oh, yeah.
I've got an idea
while we were sitting here.
You know the office corridor?
perfect place for a conga line.
Mmm, like at a wedding?
Or a cruise ship.
It's really easy.
Anyone can conga.
I'll set my head on fire
before I conga.
Men are afraid to dance.
The male ego is too fragile.
I'm not afraid.
I'm a man.
Thanks, Jerry.
Well, it's not the coolest
thing in the world,
but we're talking about a party
in a toilet factory, after all.
Okay, it's settled.
We'll go with the conga line.
Moving on.
Jerry?
I'm setting up
the P.A. system tomorrow,
so if everything works out,
I'm good to go.
And, uh, I thank you all.
And my extension
in Shipping is 5-1865.
No. Dave, go screw yourself.
Sheryl, Dave, come on.
We're done here.
We'll see you all
at the picnic.
Anyone who wants
the leftover pizza,
please take it.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Hey, do you want
any of this pizza, John?
Cold pizza?
No, thank you.
Oh, free pizza.
What's better than free pizza?
Lots of things.
Sushi, for example.
I don't know.
That's like raw fish, right?
No.
seasoned by a master chef
on top of which he places
specially selected slices
of the highest quality,
line-caught ocean fish.
Raw fish.
Gross.
You should stick to fast food.
- Jerry?
- Hey, Fiona.
Hey.
Can your sound system
play music from an iPod?
I think so, yeah.
Cool, it's a plan.
See ya.
How are you doing, Jerry?
Oh, uh, very well, thank you.
Excellent, yeah.
Do tell.
Well, uh...
they like me at work.
- You're a likeable man.
- We're having a...
a what do you call it...
a picnic,
and they asked me
to help out on it.
I was afraid to say yes...
and then I said yes.
- And?
- Um...
and now I'm setting up
the sound system.
That's wonderful news.
You're becoming
part of something.
Any side effects with the meds?
I don't know.
- Are you taking them?
- I don't know.
You have to take them.
Okay.
Any thoughts of suicide?
No, none.
Do you ever hear voices?
Mm, voices? No.
I mean...
when someone's talking to me.
You hesitated
a little bit there.
It just makes me think
of my mother.
Angels was what
she called her voices.
Yeah.
Angels were
her coping strategy.
The voices were real to her.
Angels were
a reasonable attempt
to craft a logical explanation.
I know. I know that.
Yeah, I know.
She was the best mother that
she knew how to be, you know?
Right, exactly.
Do you have any questions
for me, Jerry?
Oh, yeah.
I got a big one for you.
Okay.
There's a girl.
I like her.
Go on.
I don't know
how much to tell her,
you know, about you and
this and my mom and stuff.
And?
But I don't wanna
lie to her, either.
I'm thinking that if the
subject comes up, um...
I'll just tell her.
But if it doesn't,
I'll just leave it be.
You answered
your own question, Jerry.
Why are you smiling?
- Conga?
- Yeah.
You know, like at a wedding.
It's gonna be amazing.
Conga?
Hey, buddy!
Oh, Bosco, what a day!
What a day!
I wish you could've been there!
Did you f*** the b*tch?
I don't have to answer that.
And you'll never f*** her either,
because you disgust her.
- Shush!
- Yeah, shut up, cat.
- She's from England,
- Jerry.
In her eyes,
you're a ridiculous peasant.
Oh, oh, yeah.
Guess what.
I'm not a peasant,
Mr. Whiskers. Hmm?
I'm thinking that this is a real
good time for a walk, Jerry.
I think that's
a fantastic idea.
You're out your league.
She drinks tea in carriages
and fucks men
Not Jerry Hickfang.
- Go choke on a hairball.
- Cat hater.
Come on, Bosco.
Let's go, buddy.
Come on.
Okay, I'll tone it
down a little bit.
You have
the greatest hair, Tom.
In the back.
It's awesome.
Shift's over, Jer.
- Jerry.
- Hi.
Fiona.
You said I should come by
Accounting sometime.
- I did?
- Yeah.
When we were getting
ready for the picnic.
No, I-I don't recall
saying that.
Hi, Jerry.
I'm Lisa.
Accounts Receivable.
Jerry.
Packing and Shipping.
Some of the Accounting chicks
are going out
for a couple of drinks
if you wanna pack
and ship out with us.
Oh, yeah.
That sounds... yeah.
- Let's go.
- Yeah, let's go.
Okay.
Ugh.
So he looks me in the eye
and he says,
"Let's move to America, Fi.
Let's get married. "
So, after I've sold
everything and moved,
that's when the knobhead decides
that he's not the marrying type.
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