NEW CHAPTER! :)
Now, just to let you all know... This isn't exactly a chapter packed with A/A goodness. It's more of a filler chapter.
Because I have writer's block. :(
So, yeah. It's a just a chapter I though I'd add just to put a little more humor into the story. And don't worry- the next chapter will focus on Eames finally setting upArthur and Ariadne.
But for now, please enjoy this chapter.
Intervention
Chapter Four
It was quiet.
Too quiet.
Dom Cobb scanned the warehouse, wondering what had caused the unusual silence. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary- Yusuf was stirring something in a pot, smoke already emitting from the strange substance he was creating. Ariadne was building another dream-world model, biting her lip in concentration. Arthur was on his laptop, reading and bookmarking and printing out sheets of information about their new victim. Eames was sitting in his chair, deep in thought, mouth pursed in a thin line.
Yes, nothing seemed to be out of…. wait…
Eames. Eames was the source of all the silence. Now that Cobb thought about it, he wasn't sure if he'd even heard a peep come from the Brit all day- odd, since Eames never seemed to shut up most of the time.
He walked towards his colleague, a puzzled expression on his face. "You're awfully quiet today, Eames. Is something wrong?"
"Shh, don't talk to me Cobb- I'm thinking."
"Okay, now I'm really worried…"
With a frustrated groan, the forger pinched the bridge of his nose. "Oh, piss off, will you? I'm busy…"
Cobb furrowed his brown in confusion. "Are you thinking about the case?" he asked, sitting down on the edge of Eames' desk. "Are you worried about going in tomorrow?"
"I'm not thinking about the case, Cobb," Eames rolled his eyes, exasperated. "God, why are all of you so focused on this bloody job? Don't you know that I'm dealing with much more important matters? Bloody hell…"
"Oh, really?" Cobb raised an eyebrow. "And what exactly is more important than an extraction that will earn us 100 grand each, plus an extra 50 grand if we're able to do it in four hours?"
The forger looked his boss in the eye. Was Dom was trying to be sarcastic or helpful? Eames decided to go with helpful.
"I'm having some love trouble. Care to help me out?"
"…I was being sarcastic."
Damn. "Oh. Well…can you still help?"
Cobb sighed. "Eames, I'm not going to pretend to steal a girl's purse just so you can ride in as her horny knight in shining armor. I refuse to be your co-conspirator again."
"Oh, come on! Just because Melissa kicked you in the bullocks that one time-"
"Her name was Melinda and she was wearing stilettos!"
"Whatever. And besides, this isn't about me…" Eames leaned towards Cobb, dropping his voice to a low murmur. "Let's say you were put into a hypothetical situation where a naive young woman and a smart-arse little fucker clearly fancy each other, but are too scared to admit it."
"Hmm…interesting…And do these hypothetical people's names start with the letter 'A'?"
"…Hypothetically, yes. Now," the forger continued. "Let's say that you wanted to hypothetically set these two people up so they can kiss and get married and have little genius tykes that you'll be made the godfather of... hypothetically speaking, of course. How would you do it?"
"Well…" Cobb said slowly. "Hypothetically, I would…maybe plan a date for them? A nice dinner, perhaps? But you'd have to set it up so that they'd have to spend time together… maybe a dream date?"
"That's a brilliant idea, mate!" Eames smiled at his boss, ecstatic. "Thanks for the advice!"
"But Eames," Cobb warned. "If these two hypothetical people are anything like a certain point man and architect I know, you'll have to be careful. Arthur and Ariadne may be smart, but romance can blur the line between fantasy and reality. Don't let what happened to me and Mal happen to them…" He finished sadly.
"Don't worry, old man," Eames replied, clapping his hand on Cobb's shoulder reassuringly. "I promise I won't let them get too caught up in each other. The thought of a life without an up-tight point man to taunt sickens me." He smiled, glancing at the aforementioned point man, and then at the sweet little architect, both of whom were unaware of the conversation that had taken place.
Phase three of Mission: Arthiadne was about to commence.
Sorry if Cobb is a little out of character.. I didn't really pay attention to his characteristics during the movie (I was too focused on JGL, Ellen and Tom! haha)
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