VIDEO ♧ 001 ♧ there we were --- thick as thieves.

[forging]

[ Eames figures this is part of some grand scheme to get back at him. He's never been the kindest chap, so he has no doubts that he's ticked off someone somewhere. He's up against some fine dreamers, the attention of the place -- the authenticity and the details in the world building should make him feel intimidated, but Eames takes this is a gamble. All high stakes with a lot to lose. He doesn't believe the whole situation where they're in a world of Dreams, Death and Living - he figures it's part of the game to lull the mark into a false sense of security by showing him familiar elements.

So Eames will play along until he manages a better picture of what's been painted to him. When the feed turns itself on, Eames looks positively lost. You don't spend so much time pretending to be other people without learning a few tricks yourself, so the act is a solid one. His tone is hesitant. ]

Right. Well. So I guess, the nice - Kedan - wassit? Explained a couple of things with this -- [ he makes a gesture with his hands. ] place.

This is a bit much to take in. So I gotta ask - are they known for their honesty? They tellin' us the whole story with being between death and life and dreaming?

[ a beat. ]

Name's Freddy, by the way. Freddy Simmonds. I guess. I'm new.

[ Eames is gonna push this act as far as he can. ]

(( OOC | if there'd be any reason for your character to pick up on the fact that it's an act - go ahead! c: ))

Comments

[squint]

Astute.

[forging]

Well, clearly we're at disadvantage with our current circumstances.

[squint]

The plan so far has been to lay low, gather info until we are.

[forging]

And are we to engage in the forced domesticity of this situation or should we dial it back and try not to get ourselves to involved?

[squint]

I've been treating it like anything previous.

[ Which basically means 'hey, I get to pretend I'm normal for a while you should, too' ]

[forging]

By pretending nothing is wrong?

[ he went there. ]

[squint]

[ Fuck you, Eames. ]

Mal isn't here, Eames.

[forging]

I wasn't talking about just the missus, Cobb.

[squint]

There's not a lot I'm willing to do without some amount of caution. Especially with Fischer. If we have the time to gather what we can--and we do--then we will.

[forging]

All hands on deck, I'd imagine.
I'm willing to have a sit down and talk schematics and plans.
See if that helps us any.

[squint]

Definitely would.
With you here, there's a bit of a hope that the rest of the crew will show up.

[forging]

We can have a reunion.

[squint]

Sure. [ And with that, Cobb hangs up. Time to meet, etc ]