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MARK

Well, I can’t agree to this without talking it over with my colleagues. There are just far too many compromises to be made.

MICHELLE

We’re all making compromises, Mark, but you’ll see the benefits for everyone once we get in there.

MARK

I can’t just agree to it. It has to be thought through properly.

MICHELLE

It’s all been very carefully considered. We’ve been through ever possible permutation of desk arrangement there is and this is the best that we can come up with.

LOUISE

I think Mark’s just saying he doesn’t feel comfortable. We’ll just have to agree to disagree.

MICHELLE

Well, that won’t get us very far, will it? We’ve talked about this over and over again and it gets us nowhere.

GRACE

Where have you put Maria’s team? Oh yeah, over there, at the back. Well, that means that Keith will have to walk the entire length of the office every single time he wants a cigarette.

MICHELLE

If you can think of a better way, then go ahead and try it. As I said, we’re all going to have to compromise. It’s not going to be the same as we’ve got now.

LISA

Michelle, would it be fair to say that you are happy with the layout as it stands and that you’re urging everyone to accept it as the best option?

MICHELLE

You could say that.

LISA

And what is the feeling around the table? Can I check if anyone else is happy to agree to this layout, or do you want some more time to look at it in more detail?

MARK

Well, you know where I stand on this.

MARCUS

More time would be useful in this case.

LOUISE

I’m really sorry, Michelle, but I am going to need to look at this properly.

MICHELLE

Well, if that’s how everyone feels, who am I to disagree?

LISA

Michelle, I think everyone does understand where you’re coming from but the consensus here is that now that there is an actual plan to look at, they’d like to take the opportunity to look at it in more detail before they agree to the final layout.

MICHELLE

Well, if that’s what everyone wants…

LISA

OK. Well, let’s move on to the question of dates. What do people feel about the options we have here?

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