Character Relationship Map: Flicker

Characters

• Kenneth (played by Jacob Nordenson) — protagonist

  Kenneth is the office employee at the center of the workplace chaos. He is repeatedly summoned to reception, material supply, and meetings, while being expected to explain technical and logistical pro...

• Valter (played by Allan Svensson) — supporting

  Valter is a workplace figure waiting for a quarterly report and later receiving a repaired computer. His demands contribute to the pressure placed on Kenneth, who is already struggling to respond to t...

• Jörgen (played by Olle Sarri) — supporting

  Jörgen is an employee whose absence becomes part of the office’s increasingly absurd situation. He is said to be away because of an alleged fur allergy while the organization continues preparing its p...

• Roland (played by Jimmy Lindström) — supporting

  Roland is taken to intensive care for observation after an accident. Medical staff question what he remembers before and after waking, while Birgitta becomes distressed and a doctor tries to reassure...

• Birgitta (played by Anki Larsson) — supporting

  Birgitta is closely connected to Roland’s medical crisis and becomes visibly distressed after his accident. While Roland is observed in intensive care, she receives reassurance from a doctor that he i...

• Aron (played by Mats Bergman) — minor

  Aron develops an intimate friendship with another patient and offers unusual advice about protection from mites and spiders. He even presents a prototype sleeping garment designed for that purpose. Th...

• Ulla (played by Annika Hallin) — minor

  Ulla is involved in the office’s preparations for a presentation, press material, and the launch of a new 4G product. Her professional enthusiasm forms part of the corporate absurdity as computers fai...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Kenneth → Jörgen (Professional Coworker) — Jörgen's absence affects the same workplace system in which Kenneth remains trapped.

  The workplace continues preparing its launch while Jörgen is absent with an alleged fur allergy, leaving employees to improvise solutions.

• Kenneth → Ulla (Professional Coworker) — They belong to the same malfunctioning workplace and contribute to its ongoing operations.

  Kenneth struggles with office administration while Ulla and other employees prepare presentations, press material, and a product launch.

• Kenneth → Valter (Professional Colleague) — Kenneth handles operational and reporting duties connected to Valter's expectations.

  Valter waits for a quarterly report while Kenneth is expected to prepare reports and keep office operations functioning.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Roland → Aron (Social Friend) — Their patient relationship develops into an intimate and complicated friendship.

  Another patient develops an intimate friendship with Aron, who offers unusual advice and a protective sleeping garment.

• Roland → Birgitta (Social Close Associate) — Birgitta is emotionally concerned about Roland during his medical crisis.

  Birgitta becomes distressed during Roland's intensive-care observation, while medical staff try to reassure her about his condition.

Story Analysis

Administrative disorder, medical uncertainty, and conflicting evidence continue without a stable final explanation.

Plot Progression

1. The Office Machine Breaks — Kenneth is pulled between reception, supplies, meetings, reports, and malfunctioning computers. Valter waits for information while the office attempts to maintain normal operations.
2. Corporate Optimism Falters — Ulla and other employees prepare presentations, press material, and a 4G product launch. Technical failures and a serious presentation accident expose the absurdity beneath the corporate enthusiasm.
3. Medical Uncertainty — Roland is placed under intensive-care observation after an accident, and his memory is questioned. Birgitta becomes distressed while medical staff attempt to reassure her.
4. Friendship Across Boundaries — Aron develops an intimate friendship with another patient and offers unusual advice together with a protective sleeping garment. Personal affection begins to overlap with professional boundaries.
5. The Unverifiable Accident — An accident account is challenged when a call to the control center cannot be confirmed. Attempts to reconstruct the event deepen suspicion without producing a final explanation.