Eames stays still and quiet the whole time, eyes closed and quiet. Arthur's not even snapping back at him like he usually does.

Obviously Eames could have just... not knocked on that door and they would maybe have been fine, in a couple of years.

"I know," he replies to Arthur's observation, which is as astute as they usually are. Usually Eames is the steady rock that just keeps going. Despite whatever people might think of him bue to his flighty personality. But not now. He feels restless and awkward and anxious.