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[Buried under paperwork on his desk.]

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yes, that's what it was

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I'm dealing with it now. [He looks up.] She sent you, didn't she?

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[Leaning back] Can't I be concerned?

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When was the last time we had a heart to heart, Eames?

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Regardless, Arthur. I'm still concerned. What's been going on with you?

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If you hadn't noticed, the job is not at all what it seems.

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I'm well aware, Arthur.

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Then don't ask me asinine questions.

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[Eames looks like he's about to retort with something cutting but instead he just takes a deep breath] Contrary to popular belief, Arthur, I do consider you something more than a blip of sternness in my frivolous lifestyle. I can be worried about you. Ariadne certainly is.

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Ariadne is no longer on the job. [He looked back at the file in front of him.]

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What? Why?

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It was a mutual understanding.

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Bollocks. What happened?

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Our relationship got in the middle of the job and I told her I wasn't going to change merely because she thought I should. I said this is the way it is, if you don't like it, there's the door. She said fine.

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[Clearly Eames had no clue about their relationship but it's nice to have comfirmation to his suspicion. With a sigh] God Arthur. I know feelings aren't really your forte but Ariadne doesn't know this job like we do. She didn't know she was doing any wrong. And quite frankly, I think you both work well together.

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[Still not looking up.] She's gone now. It doesn't matter.

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Call her, Arthur. The job can bloody well wait.

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I have nothing to say to her.

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You are one of the scariest fuckers I know, Arthur. But don't pull that crap, don't be the arsehole guy, okay? She made a mistake, sure but Ariadne's all for the bloody team and she's part of it now.

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I can't work with someone who can't work with me. And she wanted to leave.

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[Does not believe this for a minute] She's probably just as hot headed.

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I have no intention of contacting her. She thinks she knows this business, that she won't get herself killed, fine. [No, he is not worrying about her. Not at all.]

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Arthur, you are allowed to care for people.

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Relationships and this job don't work. You know that as well as I do.

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You're never one to adhere to the norm.

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[He looks up from the paperwork, annoyed.] It didn't work out.