[ as there's something about reid, a certain meticulousness that reminds him of arthur. like they're cut from the same stone. ]

It's a clever idea, given the complexity of the circumstances. The scenario presented gives you a lot of leeway to think outside of the box, if we were to take it all as true -- [ eames doesn't believe it himself, not one bit. he figures the setting up clues is a subtle form of inception to inspire to leave clues and draw a sort of map to the information hidden in his subconscious. ]

So you've got to set up your own measures for defending yourself and ensuring that you, or other variants of you have an easy time of it.