Cobb walked into the warehouse that morning feeling un-optimistic about that day. He was the first one in, or so he thought.
"Morning Cobb." said a tired voice. Cobb turned around to see Arthur.
"Geez, Arthur have you been here all night?" he asked. Arthur let out a small laugh.
"Yeah. I guess I have, but I got everything we need." He held up a stack of papers. Cobb appreciated it sure, but he felt bad that Arthur stayed here all night. He looked exhausted. His eyes were dark, his suit was creased and his hair was a mess.
"Well…thanks." He gave him an appreciating smile. Arthur looked pleased with himself.
"Well, well, someone looks rather dashing." The smile was wiped off Arthur's face. Eames walked over and put his arm around him. "Did you get any sleep last night?"
"Shut up Eames." said Arthur as he shrugged off his arm. "…and don't touch me."
Eames backed off. "Alright, alright." He turned around when he heard the door at the front of the warehouse open and close. In walked, Ariadne, who also looked like she got less sleep. Arthur quickly started running his hands through his hair and straightening his tie to make himself look presentable.
"Well, you don't make yourself look good for me." Eames said. Arthur shot him a look before shoving his arm.
"So, anyway, when Ysuef gets here, I'll tell you what I know." Cobb looked at him and smiled.
It took half an hour for Ysuef to arrive. When he did, he ran through the door, holding a big suitcase and a box, looked rather red and flushed. Eames swung round and laughed.
"Well, well, well, look who decided to show." Cobb looked at Ysuef, who looked apologetic.
"Sorry for being late, but I think you'll be pleased. I spent all night on the phone with a friend of mine. I also made several different concoctions and came up with some new chemicals we could use." He turned around to face everyone. "I also got the PASIV." Arthur looked up, as did Ariadne.
"What?" Cobb said in disbelief. Ysuef had a big grin on his face.
"Yep, I got is the same model that the other team was using. Now we can go into their dreams. Also, I'm trying to find a steadier sedative so that they will find it harder to come into ours." Cobb grabbed Yseuf's shoulders and gave him a big smile.
"Ysuef, you are a genius!"
"Well, I don't know about that, but yes, I guess I am!" Ysuef said.
"Well…" Eames said. "I guess we've got more going for us now." Cobb turned around.
"Yes, we really do. Now, Arthur, show us what you've got." Arthur motioned for everyone to sit down and cleared his throat. "Ok, well, they have 5 people on their team. The first is the Extractor. Phillips. He's been doing this for years. He's performed 3 Inceptions and countless extractions. The second is their point man. Smith. He's worked with Phillips for 8 years. This guy knows what he's doing. He has friends in practically every bank in the country. He can get information on anyone within a matter of hours." He looked at Cobb.
"Good thing you can too." Cobb gave him a smile. Arthur smiled back.
"The Architect is a guy called T.J Andrews. He hasn't been working for very long, and is still learning. He is very familiar with paradoxical architecture though, so anything he designs is tricky to work around. The Forger is a guy called Red. He is… incredibly skilled. He can take on the form of anyone in seconds. Also, he's trained in hand combat. This is the guy to watch out for. I think we should be very careful not to leave each other from now on. He could take on the form of anyone of us."
Arthur became quiet. "He could be here now." Everyone looked at each other. Eames broke the silence.
"Yes, but what's his giveaway?"
Everyone looked at him.
"What?" Ariadne asked. Eames looked shocked that they didn't know what he was talking about.
"His giveaway?" He asked again. He sighed as he realised this was going no-where. " Every Forger has a giveaway. Something that they cannot get right. Something that shows that it's not the person you think it is. You can only spot it, once you know what it is."
Ariadne spoke. " So, if every forger has one, then what's yours?"
"Well I can't bloody well tell you can I? Then you would see how obvious it is."
Arthur gave a small laugh. "Well, I heard that Red has an issue with eyes. So I guess, just check when you're talking to someone." Everyone nodded. "Now, the Chemist. I couldn't find the name, but this guy is based in Russia. He has connections with drug dealers and such, so he has the resources to make a lot."
Cobb stood up. "Thanks Arthur. You guys did a great job. I think now, we can start to work again. Let's do it normally, if we get a job, we do it, and we do it well." Eames stood up.
"Well that's good because we have a job. A simple extraction. Are we up for it?"
Cobb nodded. "Yes, we are. Let's get to work."