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What did the bee say to the flower?

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[oversight]

A little birdie told me you were back in town.

[casuistic]

What a helpful little bird. Apparently I was away for quite some time. Have you gotten older, Blake?

[oversight]

I certainly haven't gotten younger. Did it feel like no time had passed?

[casuistic]

Yesterday I went to sleep in my (very orange) flat here. Today I woke up from the forest.

Have you heard something like this happen to someone before?

Apparently there's another me hanging around somewhere here, too.

[oversight]

We don't get a lot of repeat offenders, but they do happen occasionally. I haven't really met the other Eames.

[casuistic]

Why do you say 'repeat offender?' It implies I went away before coming back.

Arthur seems to think it's not unique for something like this doppelganger situation to happen.

[oversight]

I meant it in the manner that you remembered this place upon your "return." Arthur would know about dopplegangers, too, because we certainly have seen our fair share here. None that lasted too long, though.

[casuistic]

Apparently this one has lasted for nine months.

I do wonder where I was stuffed away to for that year that I have no recollection about. It seems bloody disturbing when you think about it.

[oversight]

No kidding. Seems crazy that maybe this place is keeping us on file, so to speak.

[casuistic]

Yes.

So, how have you been fairing for the past year?

[oversight]

Not all that great, if I'm being honest. But I'm a survivor. I'm more worried about Arthur than anything. We found ourselves on the Titanic a while back and I swear I'd lived a whole life where we were actual brothers and now I can't let it go. He was the guy who went and bailed out our fake family and that feels very much like a part of Arthur, but someone we don't see every day or even occasionally.

You know him so much better than I do. Please, Eames, will you keep an eye out for him? I'd owe you the favor.

[casuistic]

He doesn't tell me anything. What happened? I knew something was wrong. All I have from him is explanations what happened to other people basically.

Which isn't at all unlike Arthur to be completely honest. He'll insist everything is fine until he's choking on blood.

Do you know what he's been up to?

[oversight]

I know some of it, yeah, and you're right about him: He doesn't want to share with anyone if it means him looking anything but 100% self sufficient. But he got skinned alive at the end of last month, basically. By kids. I haven't had a chance to catch up with him because I was dead, too.

[casuistic]

So, that was the scar on his chin. It obviously bothers him, he absolutely refuses to talk about it.

And Titanic? What happened there? You were brothers and he had to do...?

[oversight]

The family business was failing due to some outstanding debt, so he left home to clear it. We got money from him all the time until it was paid down. I tried to go looking for him, but he'd changed his name and didn't think he was wanted back at home to help after dad died.

He's so vague on details, but I get the feeling you were stuck in there somewhere in that fake life he had.

[casuistic]

Right. Probably doing something unspeakable (to him) to earn the money, which would mean he doesn't deserve the love and happiness.

Anything else you can think of?

[oversight]

Well, he got his arm cut off during all of that and went MIA after the sinking. Didn't really see him for a month, but he's got all of his limbs, so he's recovered from that, at least.

[casuistic]

So, a lot of stress in a nutshell. I'll see what I can do about that.

What about you, Blake? You said you aren't that well.

[oversight]

Recovering from another death. It's twice as bad as last time, if you ask me. I'm not usually one to complain, but I really feel like this place is doing its best to make it obvious it doesn't like me very much.

[casuistic]

It's a high stress situation for sure. Have you figured out how to manage that stress? This place easily gives you a PTSD if you aren't careful about it.

I'm not a licensed therapist but I can keep a secret better than one if you would like someone to talk with. Think about it, at least.

[oversight]

Why, Eames, I thought you only wanted in my pants. Now you're trying to get into my head, too?

[casuistic]

You didn't even think about it.

Also, maybe I want both. Isn't that the human condition?

[oversight]

I didn't think about it, no. No offense. We all have issues with people getting into our heads, I think.

[casuistic]

Some people actually get some help from therapy.

None taken, though. It was a shot in the dark.

And besides, I thought your pants were quite well secured from all entrances but one. Or do you and Bruce have an open relationship?

[oversight]

It depends on my mood, apparently. He doesn't tie me down, but he doesn't go exploring himself, either. I want to talk about this even less, especially over the phone. Can we go back to the psychoanalysis?