When Cobb meets Arthur for the first time, he is highly impressed. Nash had not exaggerated-Arthur is the most measured, precise, and impeccably-dressed man that Cobb has ever met.
He hires him on the spot.
Arthur is good at his job. He is thorough, well-researched, and his follow-through is unmatched. After a few jobs, Cobb finds himself not only appreciative of Arthur's talents, but admiring. He finds himself practically gushing to Mal about Arthur's skill in research, intelligence-he even makes inserting the IV pinch less.
"Should I be worried?" Mal jokes over a fennel salad. "Have you fallen out of love with me and in love with your point man?"
Cobb assures her honestly that he could never fall out of love with her. But he knows that the two concepts are not mutually exclusive.
