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[Eames happens to be in a library at the moment (or what appears to be one, in any case), and is walking along the outside line of the shelves, grinning.]

This isn't half bad, really. I could offer a few suggestions, of course, but just the lack of projections means it's cosier than most dreams I've visited.

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[Perhaps Arthur didn't have as much difficulty making friends as Eames thought.]

Cutting straight to the point, do you know how someone would go about leaving this place?

That... depends. Where do you want to go? You new here?

I am, yes. I would say back to where I was, but Los Angeles has never much held my interest.

[He laughs a bit.] Yeah. I don't really like California either.

You can't go back. Not really. Not in the way you want.

["Not in the way you want" is certainly an odd thing to say.]

Why not?

Hard to explain. It's more like you're always tied to here. If you do go back, which can happen, you end up here again eventually. The physics don't make any sense either.

[A pause. He's never had to play welcoming committee before. This is weird.] Heero Yuy. And you are?

Eames. Is there any particular reason for being stuck in this place?

Blame the musers. That's the only answer we have.

Musers? Not a term I'm familiar with.

[He thinks about it... then what might be considered a smirk plays at the corner of his lips as he nods in Arthur's direction.]

I'd rather see him try to explain that one.

[Too far away to hear, but he saw that. He raises an eyebrow.]

[Now there's an unexpected answer. He looks to Arthur and then back to Heero.]

And why is that?

Might be like watching an atheist try to explain God. [Pause] He's also had it easy since he got here. None of the rest of us were that lucky.

Lucky how, exactly?

[Snort] It's like initiation to get a death threat within two hours of showing up. Or you get surrounded by annoying people. Like I said, he's been lucky. Somehow managing to keep to himself for... however long.

That's fairly creative hazing. I don't think either of those would have bothered him terribly.

You haven't met some of the others.

[But he does glance at Arthur again, briefly. Then he looks back to Eames.]

Whatever. You know him better than I do anyway. I assume you're the same Eames he's talked about.

[Hang on, Arthur mentioned him?]

Just what did he say?

That... your names is Eames, and you've worked together.

[And some other stuff that would have probably been prefaced with "Don't ever tell him, but..." had Arthur thought the guy would actually show up. Regardless, he gives no indication that there's anything along those lines he's leaving out.]

I suppose I should just be grateful I was worthy of a mention.

Is that an honor with him?

If it wasn't immediately preceded or followed by an insult, yes, I'd say so. [For Eames, at least.]

[Heero shakes his head, laughing quietly.]

No insults. Not that I can remember. I guess he's spoken with me more than he has with others, but we haven't really spoken much.

You said we could leave but we would just end up back here later?

If there's a way to leave on your own - on purpose - I don't know it. Maybe someone else does. There are some powerful people around. But yeah, however you manage to get back, you'll end up here again at some point.