01x08 - Speak Your Truth

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(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

(MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY)

(ENGLISH ACCENT) What tidings
hath you, my good messenger?

Sorry, wrong apartment.

Nope, I ordered the pizza.

I was just doing a little role play.

Yeah, we're not that kind of service.

No, thanks, I know.

'Kay. Have a good one.

You too, ma'am.

Uh, wait, did you just call me ma'am?

Yeah, it's in our manual.

Anyone over a certain age
gets a "Sir" or a "Ma'am."

Okay, on the one hand, I get it.

To you, I must seem pretty worldly.

I mean, what are you, ? ?

.

Come on, who is anymore? Well...

When I was your age,
I thought was old too,

but you know what they say,
is the new .

And I'm , which is basically ,

which is almost as old as you...

Uh, I should get going, ma'am...

Say it again. I dare you!

I am so sorry. It has been a day.

Here's .

And let's just forget this whole thing.

Oh, wow.

Wait, so the purple is a

and the blues are fives, right?

Actually, there's an
app that you could just...

DELIVERY GUY: Enjoy your Mega-Meatza!

I'm taking some for lunch!

♪ I don't lose my cool ♪

♪ I love to call you mine ♪

♪ And whenever I'm with you, my baby ♪

♪ I keep my Fahrenheit ♪

♪ I never lose my cool ♪

I'll let you know when the
whitefish puree comes in.

- See ya.
- Thanks, Deb.

(CLATTERING)

So another great week for adoptions!

Sheldon found a
sweet home with

a family in Ajax. Yay, Sheldon!

Is that that perv budgie
who mated with his daughter?

They were close, and it's not uncommon,

but yes, he mated with his daughters.

- Plural?
- I, for one,

am thrilled to see him gone.

Hey, Joy Toy, can
we skip the screen time

during morning meeting?

Uh, yeah, of course. I
wasn't. Good morning.

Also, as Deb mentioned,

we're running low
on whitefish cat purée,

so please don't overfill the bowls.

Deb's not back 'til Thursday.

Better pick up the leashes and toys...

Make way for Grizzly Feet.

(LAUGHING)

I-I don't know what you're implying,

but I'm not a fan of name-calling.

You call me K-Dawg.

And you just called me Joy Toy.

Oh, so now you're paying attention?

I'm okay with nicknames.

Name-calling was a rite
of passage when I was...

In jail? Tell one story
that isn't about jail, Paul.

Actually, I was on a basketball team.

NIKKI: A basketball team in...

Yeah, jail, okay?

MAN ON SPEAKERPHONE:
Thank you so much for holding...

Uh, and other times,
you've called me, uh,

Joy De Vivre, Ode to Joy,

Joy to the World,
Comfort and Joy, and...

But those are friendly
names because we're friends.

What Nikki said could be hurtful.

You know what else is hurtful?

Getting stepped on by Deb's big boats.

(LAUGHING)

Yeah, I borrowed her skates last year

and I had to wear my shoes inside them.

Well, youse guys all got small feet.

- Paul!
- What?

Petite feet run in her family.

My best to Choon-Hee, by the way.

Okay, I'm just saying if Deb
was still here, would you say,

"Hey there, Bigfoot?"

Shannon's right, her feet are big.

No, I-I never said that.

You don't agree Deb has huge hooves?

Deb's feet are not for me,
or anyone else, to comment on.

It's a fact. Like Max is gangly.

No, you can't say that.

What about "Joy has straight hair"?

Well...

It's true. Straight Asian hair.

Oh my God. Okay, please, none of that.

Listen, I don't want to be the bad cop,

but we have to open our eyes
to the harm we're doing,

and I am putting my foot down.

Better your foot than Deb's.

(LAUGHING)

♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Anything is possible ♪

♪ When you're chasing the sun ♪

A girl just had a complete meltdown

because I gave her dog a needle.

It took everything I had
not to stick her with it.

I know that's wrong. Oh, sorry.

(WHISPERING) It's okay.
I'm on hold with MIX !

I don't really listen to
Top . More of a jazz fan.

Yeah, I don't think
they make that anymore.

And Jamal and Marcy are
so funny in the mornings.

(POP MUSIC PLAYING ON PHONE)

What are you on hold for?

I'm trying to win a trip for
a Caribbean Singles' Cruise.

I was on hold all
through the staff meeting,

but no one noticed.

LARA: Seriously?

Yeah. Shannon's a bit naive.

No, I mean about the cruise.
Open-water nightmare.

Um, not this one! It's for singles

who enjoy two-and-a-half
star dining and karaoke.

Like maybe my soulmate?

Sure.

Ooh! And get this, there's
aquafit with dolphins.

And an actual nightclub on board.

Plus, the cruise operates
under Maritime Law,

so anything can happen.

Pirates could take over the ship and...

Oh, my gosh! What if
my soulmate is a pirate?

Aww, so romantic.

I prefer trips with a bit more culture.

When I was , I toured all over Europe.

Sounds terrifying.

Canals, cobblestones,

the architecture... That's romantic.

Yeah, buildings don't sound romantic.

No. The Romantic Era.

Oh, my gosh, I had way too much coffee.

I can't be that person who
answers Jamal in the bathroom.

- Would you mind?
- Oh.

I'll be so quick.

Sure.

(PHONE VIBRATING) Oh! Um, Joy?

The phone is ringing.

JOY: Is it Jamal? Just answer it!

Hello?

JOY: What did they say?

They hung up.

JOY: Am I still on hold?

I think so.

JAMAL: Hello, this is Jamal,

and you're on the air with MIX .

JOY: Oh my God!

Jamal, I'm not in the
bathroom, I'm here!

You ready...

(SHRIEKING)

Jamal? Jamal?!

What did you do?

Sorry.

Fergus! What brings you by?

- Uh, you.
- Oh, wow!

I guess I could take a break
if you wanted to hang, or...

Hand me the goods, Fergie.

Right! Takeout Tuesday. Duh.

Small order this week.

Did you not get everyone's
order before you called?

It was all so complicated!
"I'm allergic to tempeh."

"Hold the pine nuts." Blah, blah.

I did Fergie a favour.

Well, maybe a thank you for Fergus.

More like "You're welcome."

I tried.

Uh, I have a buffalo
wrap from a catering job.

It's a few hours old,
but yours if you want.

God, thank you! I'm
running on stress fumes.

Rough day?

Just staff stuff. But
you probably get it.

You seem very chill
managing a bar and Nikki.

We mostly work around her.

But I believe that change starts with U.

Right. And I am trying my best...

No, I mean "U" as in understanding.

It's all part of a healthy
workplace, or UNDIES.

Uh, what?

Understanding Non-Derogatory Intentions

in an Equitable Society.

Wow. That's good.

I'm always happy to offer my services.

Thanks, we are very
snack-motivated around here.

No, I mean, uh, as a workshop leader.

I actually have a masters in mediation.

I'm trained in anti-oppression,

privilege awareness, gender bias.

Wow, that's ah-mah-zing.

Here is my card.

My rate is competitive,
and I offer a discount.

Aww, for friends?

No, um, groups.

I have a group rate. (CLEARING THROAT)

And you should probably eat that soon.

It's not getting any younger.

Don't I know it. Not the "Not
getting any younger part."

I mean, I'm not. But...

No, on it.

- Eating it.
- Yeah.

♪ Go on and take off (ON AND TAKE OFF) ♪

♪ Take off now, yeah ♪

Joy, I wanted to apologize

again for what happened earlier.

It's okay, it's just a contest.

It's not going to change anyone's life.

Except the next caller who got through.

Joy, anger is stored in the liver.

And a compromised liver can

lead to jaundice and chronic fatigue.

I don't want that to happen to you.

I guess you can buy me a drink.

Tomorrow is, um, two-for-one
highballs at Moxie's

and I know one of the bar-backs.

He gave me a napkin for my gum once.

Yeah, I don't
really do Moxie's,

but what about this? Joy, sit.

What if, instead of a cruise,

I could get you to Europe?

Oh, my gosh. Wow.

But I can't really afford that.

You can use my points.

You get a trip and I maintain
my Silver Elite status.

It will basically get you
to Dusseldorf for free.

Um, you know, that sounds like...

Honestly, babe, don't mention it.

But you're welcome.

Babe?

I'm just gonna text
my friend in Frankfurt.

He used to be a drug dealer,
now he runs a gasthaus.

The two aren't mutually exclusive,

but do you do dr*gs?

Ah, no.

That's fine. It's a very nice gasthaus.

And what's the biggest
backpack that you own?

Uh...

I have a -litre you can borrow.

- For what?
- Backpacking.

I have a suitcase.

Don't be a conformist. I
have to carry everything?

It's great cardio.
Oh and book this train ticket.

What train ticket?

To get you to the airport in Geneva.

It's only $ . Joy, hit confirm.

It says it wants my credit card.

But they don't charge you for the

first hours. Hit confirm.

(BEEPING)

Oh, it says it's charging me.

And you're going to Europe.

I'm so glad we dealt with this.

Uh, yeah, it's definitely charging me.

SHANNON: So, I'll check
in on the faulty cat carriers.

Oh, and I know we low-key hate them,

but Pet Bargain asked

if we can link to their
Pet Pics with Santa event.

Yeah, heard they got
a gay Santa this year.

Calls himself "Santay."
People are very excited.

Sounds progressive.

I'm actually a
little bit worried

about the work culture here.

Look, the exit signs have
to be in English and French.

No. It's not that.

I just think the staff here is
a little bit behind the times.

You can't expect much.
You know what we pay them.

I just mean, it's a new world.

We might need to enlighten the staff

with some big-city perspective.

You know Hamilton's
a city, right? A big one.

Of course, but you can't ignore the fact

that some of the people here
are a little bit out of touch.

I am not gonna name names.

- Paul?
- All of them! Anyway.

I know this guy.

He's really great, very sensitive.

I could ask him to do a pro-inclusion,

anti-stereotype,
non-defamatory workshop.

What does that even mean?

See? We all have so much to learn.

Is he legit?

Well, obviously his credentials
are very impressive.

I believe he said that
he mastered meditation?

Uh-huh.

Okay, I didn't catch all of it,

but obviously he knows
what he's talking about.

He is the founder of UNDIES.

That doesn't sound true.

Okay, I'm not
saying this right,

but trust me, we need this guy badly.

Well, I think we're doing fine as is.

I mean, if you want to put up
some anti-bullying posters,

great, but let's not overthink this.

Ooh! Or we could even
institute theme days,

like "WE Wednesdays" or"
Suffrage Saturdays?"

Sometimes more is too much.

♪♪

Hmm... "Bullying is whack.
Get on the right track."

Mm-hm.

"It's all right to be polite." Aww.

Just some good reminders,
guidelines for growth,

printed by moi, growth enthusiast.

I hear that.

Time to grow up and stop being a baby

because babies don't have soulmates.

- What?
- Or do they?

Joy, did someone call you a baby?

Not exactly.

Because that's not
okay. You can tell me.

It's nothing. It's just Lara's
planning a trip for me...

- Oh no.
- I know.

It sounds terrible.
What is wrong with you?

You're right. I am a baby.

(LAUGHING)

Honestly, Deb is a human being.

Yes, she has hogs for dogs,

but you're a beautiful
soul and monster feet

can never take that away!

(LAUGHING STOPS)

- Whoa.
- Anyway,

that's what my partner, Jen, looks like

after synchro practice.
Jen gets jelly legs.

- Ah.
- Jelly Legs Jen, I call her.

Love synchronized swimming.
Dance of the water.

Does Jen compete, or...

I'll leave the invoices on your desk

if my monster feet don't get in the way.

PAUL: Whoa!

No judgment if they do.

I saw something. Who do I say it to?

- It was a misunderstanding.
- Yvette from the board

keeps calling. Apparently,
she's friends with Deb

and says her partner
is a wonderful swimmer.

I didn't know that
Deb was telling a story.

Well, now the board
thinks we need a seminar

for the staff that
they insist I oversee.

What's the name of your
anti-dictatorship guy?

Fergus? Pfft. He doesn't need to know.

I mean, why bring him
in when I have you?

- Sorry?
- Who better than you to teach me about

inclusion and unconscious... bias?

And why's that?

Because you're you, and I'm me and...

And you have seen things

and you've heard
things because you're...

Mm-hm?

I'm reading a book about
power and privilege,

and I know that you're...

Yeah?

You're handsome.

Wow. I... I'm gonna need Fergus' number.

It would be my
privilege to give it to you.

Okay.

Oh! "UNDIES."

- Yeah.
- That's real.

- Hey!
- Hey.

I'm a bottom bunk man, myself.
You're redoing your bedroom?

No. It's a hostel.
And it sleeps eight to a room.

Ugh. How many people
have used those sheets?

Well, at a hostel you bring your own.

Oh, great. Now I need
to get travel sheets

along with a neck wallet.

It's not so bad.

Please, Paul! This is a nightmare!

I mean, then again,

maybe I will meet Ethan
Hawke and fall in love.

Or have a threesome and
get arrested for m*rder.

That's all I really know about Europe.

Which reminds me of
a camping trip I took.

Did you grow as a person?

I guess. You know, my dad

was never really around much.

Broken home?

- No, he was working.
- Like, heists?

He was a high school principal. Oh.

But he would take us out
and he'd catch a fish

and then undercook it and we'd be sick

and freezing in our sleeping bags.

To this day, I can't vomit
without thinking about him.

It's just, Lara's given
me her travel points.

She even sat beside me at lunch

today and she never does that.

She mostly talked
about herself, but to me!

Well, keep your mouth
shut and go to Europe.

Or tell Lara the truth

and have her never talk to you again.

It's up to you.

How do you say "I'm scared" in Polish?

I don't know,

but I don't think we can
say those jokes anymore.

♪

FERGUS: It's still best to
avoid ableist statements.

Now, let's move on to the four

most common types of hostility.

Sorry, I was
making reservations

at a Bosnian Burger King.

What did I miss?

Boobety-boobety. That's what I heard.

Nikki.

Welcome. I'm Fergus. He/him.

Bar manager, singer-songwriter,

mediation manager and conflict coach.

Those last two sound the same.

Kristian! No need to explain your truth.

That's okay. It's a great talking point.

Great talking point, Kristian.

Conflict resolution
is a set of techniques

used to resolve conflict with
or without a third party.

Mediation just means a third party

helping resolve any issue.

Beautiful. Keep your pants on.

I'm just saying it's a good
explanation. You nailed it!

Thanks. But actually,
we should avoid phrases

like "nailed it" or "slayed it."

They imply v*olence
and can be triggering.

So can the word
"trigger." Oh, sweet Jesus.

Oh! Religious slights
also fall into the category

of microaggressions.

Sorry, you're telling me
about microaggressions?

Just something to be aware of.

SHANNON: So that's a nano no-no?

I wouldn't put it like that.

Right. Nano no-no noted.

Seriously, Ross.

Now, speaking of hostility,

I understand Shannon
openly mocked an employee?

- Not exactly.
- She made fun of her feet.

In front of everyone.

I was just trying to
fight for a fallen friend

before checking to see if the
friend had actually fallen

and... I am sorry.

Good. You're starting your journey.

Oh.

You see, calling Deb's
feet large was disrespectful.

But by acknowledging it,

Shannon took a step towards change.

Would anyone else like to
take a step with Shannon?

Okay, I have to stop you there.

I know we want a respectful workplace,

but we also want a workplace
where we actually work.

So, I don't mean to...
macro-pressure you, or whatever,

but we need to wrap
this up in, like, ten

so we can get back to it.

But we still all have a
lot to learn from Fergus.

Oh, I get it, I just don't think

we need to keep drinking his Kool-Aid.

Oh, wow.

That's a statement that
we might want to unpack.

Ah, right. Yeah. We can't
say that anymore because...

Sorry, can you remind
me why we can't say that?

Because the Kool-Aid
Man expresses v*olence,

breaking through walls.

They serve it at church,
but I don't approve.

No, no, the Kool-Aid
comes from that cult guy,

- Jim Henson.
- Jim Jones.

Jim Henson made the puppets
that are offensive now.

See? And they did everything
that Jim told them to do.

The Muppets?

Oh my God. This is so stupid!

Okay, I think we're all
getting a little off track.

Let's just remember why we're here.

Because you said Deb had hogs for dogs.

You made fun of them first!

I only said it 'cause I thought
you were gonna say it again!

Okay, ladies, ladies. Calm down.

- Oh!
- Wow! Okay.

Whoa, there, Fergie.

No coming back from that.

No, I'm so... I'm so sorry.

I am... I am still very
much on my journey.

And it is time to
journey on out of here.

I'm still getting paid
for the hour, right?

I already e-Transferred you.
Password is UNDIES.

- Oh, Ross.
- What?

(QUIETLY) No.

(SIGHING)

♪

Good news! Spoke to Jürgen.

Who?

Düsseldorf Jürgen, who
runs the Havenbound Hostel?

He's willing to let you
stay at the hostel for free

if you work at the vegan cafe.

Working on vacation? Fun!

You don't get that on a cruise.

No, you would get a staph infection.

And don't worry about hostel living.

I bought you pepper spray.

It's lemon scented.

It's a gift. You don't
have to pay me for it.

Though it wasn't cheap. I
bought you the expensive kind.

You can't tell from the
packaging, but the quality...

Okay, look! I don't
want to go to Europe!

All right? I don't want to
tape my passport to my stomach

or figure out how many rubles
it takes to buy white strips.

But you said you wanted this.

Ah, no! You did!

You took control of my decisions

and made me feel special

and turned me into a day labourer!

I don't think that's true.

The whole point of a
vacation is to relax, alright?

So you can take your
land-walking t*rture trip

and you can just shove it!

I'm so sorry.

It's okay. I didn't want to
owe Jürgen a favour anyway.

Great.

But we're still on for Moxie's, right?

I'll text you... babe.

♪

So Ross, what did we learn?

That it's not cool to talk
like the Swedish Muppet.

Not when you're apologizing.

I know. I need to set a
better example as a boss

and as a person.

You know, when I
started building condos,

I made a lot of mistakes.

Because I only saw the
buildings from my perspective,

a way to make profit.

So, I cut corners and regulations

and people's feelings got hurt.

But just their feelings, right?

Point is, through a series of

lawsuits and sealed testimonies,

I got to learn about other
people's points of view.

And now I think about them every

time I design a new building.

And you don't screw up anymore.

Well, I'm making an effort.
As required by law.

Then, hopefully, we can
see today as a good thing.

We can try. To better buildings.

I'm still unclear if
there were any casualties.

- Cheers.
- Santé.

Joy! Wait!

Is Moxie's back on?

MIX is giving away
more cruise tickets.

No! Really?

JAMAL: Hey this is
MIX . Please stand by.

You really didn't have to do this.

I did. Europe was my thing.

Your thing is boat vacations

with people who love soap
operas and play pickleball.

Hi, we're on the air with Joy.

Oh my God! Jamal just said my name.

Joy, to win an all-inclusive
five-day love cruise getaway,

answer the following question:

according to a recent
survey in Time Magazine,

what is the most
romantic building on earth?

- I know this.
- Me, too!

It's the Royal Pavilion in Brighton!

Oh! What?! Ooh, I'm sorry, Joy.

We were looking for the Eiffel Tower.

That's not even from the right era.

Thanks for playing! Next caller.

(LINE DISCONNECTING)

Brighton? Where the hell is Brighton?!

It's home to literally
the most famous symbol

of the Romantic Period.

Well, except for maybe
the Palace of Westminster.

Are you serious right now?

Or I could buy you a cruise ticket?

Cabin by the waterslide would be great.

Hey, Deb-Deb!

Shannon... Shannon.

Heading out?

Ah, looks like it.

Plans tonight? Hanging with bae?

No. She has synchro.

Of course. Ah, the dogs love

the new Bully Sticks, B-T-dubs.

Bunch of bully lovers.

The sticks... not
actual bullies.

Not that there are any
bullies around here.

I disagree.

But you know, when nice people

display bully-ish behaviour,

it's usually sometimes because
they've been hurt themselves.

I was talking about Greta
and Spike, but go on.

I didn't mean to say
what I said, but the truth is,

someone once told me
that I had "hogs for dogs."

- That's...
- Horrible, I know.

And I didn't deserve it,

especially from
my dance partner

at Charleston Regionals, Joey McGulley.

He hadn't hit puberty and
I think he was lashing out.

The Charleston's a dance.

Yeah, I'm aware.

I just hope we can move past this.

'Kay. Um, I'll see you next week.

And, uh, this is for you.

No-slip all-terrain water shoes.

I got a pair after my incident,

and it made a huge diff.

Thank you. But, um... I'm a size .

Oh my God!

Ah, well, I'll just get the
receipt out of the garbage.

♪ Let's shake it up ♪