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| "They're like a pair of lovebirds!" |
At Awyr Iach, DJ tells Sara that he is not going back to Bryntirion for lunch, as, “They are like lovebirds!”
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| "Don't worry – it won't last!" |
Jason assures him that it will not last, as Dai and Diane are not happy unless they are at each other’s throats; he also mentions that he heard from Iolo that Sioned still has not regained consciousness.
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| "We've got a problem here!" |
On his way to the toilet, DJ discovers a water leak,
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| Discoloured water is leaking |
and Jason goes in search of the stopcock. Sara forbids use of the toilet until it is repaired, so as DJ is bursting, he will have to go upstairs to CwmFM.
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| "There's a café by the car park" |
Ffion suggests a running route to Sheryl, which has the advantage of being flat, and there is a café near the car park. “I’m thinking of buying some trainers,” Sheryl says,
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| "I'm going to shave my head" |
and then adds, “And I’m going to shave my head,”
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| This takes Ffion by surprise |
which surprises Ffion. “I’m going to the alopecia support group this week – someone said they shaved their head when the alopecia was at its worst. It’s a way of taking control.”
Ffion asks if she will do it herself or go somewhere else, and is told that Sheryl will cut it herself, but she admits she has not told Hywel yet;
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| "It will be hard to hide it from him!" |
“I shall have to tell him, as it will be hard to hide it from him!” Sheryl laughs.
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| Iolo has brought over some of his home cooking |
Iolo brings a meal over to his father; “Don’t get excited – the sauce is out of a bottle, not like you and Mam used to make,” he comments. Then he receives a call from Jason about the leak at Awyr Iach;
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| "I'm in the middle of a job at the moment" |
“I’m in the middle of a job at the moment, but I’ll ask if Dad can do it,” Iolo says,
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| "I'll cover that, no problem" |
and Siôn agrees to go and deal with it.
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| "I'm thinking of applying for the Head of Technology" |
During a free period, Ffion is working on her application for the Head of Department when Tyler comes in and tells her he is thinking of applying for the post of Head of Technology, now that Dorian is leaving.
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| "I'm not making much of a job of it" |
“I’m not making a very good job of it, and could do with someone looking over the form for me,” he says.
As he had hoped, Ffion replies that she will be pleased to help.
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| "Come over for a chat tonight" |
“E-mail it over to me, and then come over for a chat tonight,” she says, “I enjoy using my red pen!”
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| "Your red pen will run out!" |
He seems to think her pen will run out of ink.
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| Hywel compiles a tedious report |
Hywel is working on a boring report for CwmFM when Sheryl brings him a cup of tea
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| "I'm going to shave my head!" |
and announces, “There’s something I want to tell you – I’m going to shave my head! I’ve seen the dermatologist, and had some advice from the support group. I know I should have told you sooner, but I had to make up my own mind.”
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| "Whatever's best for you" |
Hywel replies that she has to do what is best for her, but need not do it now, as there is no hurry.
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| "When you see hair falling out in your hand . . ." |
She points out, “When you wake up in the morning and see hair falling out in your hand . . .”
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| "I want to be there with you" |
He insists that he wants to be there when she does so.
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| "It's pretty straightforward" |
Siôn looks at the plumbing problem, and then tries to explain what needs doing, but Sara snarls rather abruptly, “I don’t care – just fix it!”
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| DJ has a marketing idea |
DJ has had a marketing idea; they could offer a prize when people share an Awyr Iach link on CnocCnoc. Sara is dismissive about this;
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| "You've wasted enough on that silly poster!" |
“You’ve wasted enough money on that silly poster!” She and Jason leave to collect a batch of T-shirts.
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| "Siôn, what's 'voucher' in Welsh |
DJ is working on translating a piece for CwmNi and asks Siôn what ‘voucher’ is in Welsh.
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| "Oh, that will be Talebau" |
Siôn is quick to advise him that the word is ‘Talebau’, but DJ decides to stick to the English, as no-one will understand what it means. Siôn offers to have a look at what he is doing;
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| Siôn casts his eye over the translation |
DJ explains that Sara is more comfortable writing in English, and he has to convert it to Welsh.
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| Sheryl spreads newspapers . . . |
Sheryl spreads newspapers on the floor, then positions the chair in front of a mirror
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| . . . then takes the clippers |
and takes the clippers from their case. Hywel asks if she will allow him to do it;
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| "We're going through this together, aren't we?" |
“We’re going through this together, aren’t we?” he reminds her, and so she hands over the clippers.
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| "Ready when you are" |
“Ready when you are,” says Hywel, so Sheryl removes the scarf,
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| He is horrified to see so little hair left |
showing that there is not much hair left.
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| A cruel comparison |
After looking up at the photograph of herself with a full head of hair,
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| The operation gets under way . . . |
she closes her her eyes as he makes the first cut,
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| . . . and her once luxuriant hair falls to the floor |
which he finds difficult.
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| "You can get some grammatical software" |
Siôn points out some spelling mistakes and various grammatical inaccuracies, recommending some correction software; Jason and Sara return
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| "What's this – the gossip club?" |
and Sara remarks, “What’s this – the gossip club? You’ve fixed the pipe, have you?
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| "Hurry up – I need the toilet!" |
“Hurry up – I need the toilet!”
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| DJ takes a large order from Aberystwyth |
DJ answers the phone and after taking some details is pleased to inform Sara,
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| "That campaign was a waste of time, was it?" |
“That marketing campaign was a waste of time, was it? I’ve been speaking to a man from Aberystwyth, ordering stock for six months – as I said, the orders are coming in.”
Siôn suggests to Sara that she should trial DJ’s new marketing idea,
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| "Siôn – pipe!" |
but she snaps at him, “Siôn – pipe!”
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| "Tyler's application is very weak" |
At Cysgod y Glyn, Ffion looks at Tyler’s e-mailed application and describes it as very weak; Gethin wonders why she offered to help him then.
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| "I've got a few suggestions – nothing major" |
At that point, he arrives, and Ffion diplomatically tells him, “I’ve got a few suggestions – nothing major,” and details Gethin to make coffee.
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| Sheryl's transformation is complete . . . |
Hywel has completed his hairdressing task,
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| . . . and she finds it difficult to comprehend |
and Sheryl apprehensively feels her now completely smooth head.
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| Ffion proposes a completely different approach |
Ffion advises, “Maybe you would be better off focusing on your people management skills – explain that you’re keen on running the department efficiently, and cost-effectively.”
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| "You've got your own application to do" |
Tyler had forgotten that she had her own application to work on, and then Gethin announces that dinner is nearly ready.
Tyler says that he should go, but Ffion invites him to eat with them, much to Gethin’s displeasure;
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| Gethin gets stuck into the veg |
he knuckles down to the the task of preparing more vegetables.
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| Sheryl's hair is wrapped in newspaper . . . |
Sheryl has collected up the hair,
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| "Yes, Hywel, I'm fine!" |
and after assuring Hywel that she is all right,
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| . . . and dumped in the bin |
deposits it in the bin.
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| "We'll have a takeaway tonight" |
He proposes that they have a takeaway tonight.
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| "Thanks for helping me out, Dad!" |
Iolo brings Siôn a bottle of wine, for helping him out with the Awyr Iach job, but is taken aback
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| "I'm going back to translating" |
when his father tells him, “The fact is, I’m going back to translating, and giving up plumbing.
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| "I'm more passionate about translating" |
“I’m more passionate about translating, but it means a lot that you’re concerned about me – I feel guilty for wasting your company’s resources. Any time you need any translating done, you only have to say!”
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| "I'll have a piece of that lasagne!" |
Iolo replies that there is one way that Siôn can repay him; “I’ll have a piece of that lasagne!”
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| "You've really turned that around for me" |
Much later, Tyler is ready to leave Cysgod y Glyn; he says, “Thanks, Ffion, you’ve really turned that around for me – I should have brought a box of chocolates.”
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| "Right, you can go now!" |
Gethin is of the opinion he should bring her flowers tomorrow, and adds, “Right, you can go now – Ffion has her own application to finish in ninety minutes!”
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| "You've rewritten his entire application" |
When he has gone, Gethin tells Ffion, “You had every opportunity to get rid of him – you’ve rewritten his entire application!
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| "We all need help sometimes" |
“You let people walk all over you – you should help yourself – there’s only an hour and a half before the deadline.”
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| Ffion returns to the job in hand |
Ffion resumes her work in front of the laptop.
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| "I shall have to shave my head more often!" |
“That was a lovely meal,” says Sheryl, “I shall have to shave my head more often!
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| "What do you think of us sharing a room tonight?" |
“What do you think of us sharing a room tonight?”
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| "Only if you're ready" |
He only wants to do so if she feels ready, but she is adamant, “I’m ready – I don’t have anything to hide now!
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| "It's like sleeping on a plank!" |
“That spare bed is so uncomfortable – it’s like sleeping on a plank! Thanks for what you did today.”
Hywel insists there is no need to thank him, and kisses her.
































































