♠ second dream | day 93 | video ♦

[plagiary]

[ There's only so much exploration a man can do before he either gets eaten by a mechanical bear, or uses up one of his own precious bullets by shooting himself. So when the feed starts he seems agitated, a poker chip being flipped up into the air by his free hand and then caught again. ]

So I've learnt a lot since I first arrived. I know we have clubs and town halls and all manner of ... ne'er do well people lurking on the horizon. I've seen wolves and heard about the sea monster and watched the lot of you panic like headless chickens the minute your beauty sleep was invaded. I've gathered enough information for a bloody lonely planet guide and yet -.

[ The poker chip goes into the air again, the gold edges catching on the evening light from the window behind him. ] And yet I haven't the faintest clue what you do for fun. I've been here twelve days - almost a fortnight - and the opportunity to crack a smile is so rare I feel we all require some form of narcotic. [ If Arthur were here he'd fit right in. Eames likes to imagine that by now he'd be wearing a bear skin suit and ordering him around. Perhaps he shouldn't think about Arthur and sumptuous fur, actually. That way danger lies. ]

Please tell me there's something you're all hiding. Even if it is narcotics.

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[hung_garian]

I know, you're just all over the place these days with your tea and your monocles and your funny hats.

[plagiary]

[ He laughs, a deep throaty sound. ]

Monocles usually suit those with a little bit of a paunch to them.

[hung_garian]

Ah. What a shame that we're both in such excellent shape, then.

[With just a tad bit of irony, given that he isn't exactly toned.]

[plagiary]

[ You better not be including Eames in your little bit of flab club, Gabriel. He's muscular. ]

Well, running from tigers will give you a figure. Thankfully not a dismembered one.

[hung_garian]

Running is beneath my dignity.

[He says it as gravely as he can manage, but it still isn't hugely convincing. Anyone who knows him at all knows almost nothing is beneath his dignity.]

[plagiary]

[ Eames isn't close enough yet to even enquire if he has any at all but he's definitely thinking it. ]

Do you get someone to cart you about then? Just in case there's an emergency.

[hung_garian]

Oh, I have a group of pall-bearers on call. You can never be too careful.

[plagiary]

A little bit morbid, aren't we? I thought you'd be more suited to one of those easily carried thrones.

[hung_garian]

Sweet of you to say, but I'm not a big fan of the monarchy.

[plagiary]

Ah, that's a shame. [ SO ENGLISH. ] I'd be disowned if I ever uttered something like that.

[hung_garian]

Luckily for me, if my family were going to disown me [and there's a very obvious twist of bitterness there] it wouldn't be over that. And luckily for you, your family aren't here to hear you say it.

[plagiary]

So you have family here? How unfortunate.

[hung_garian]

Yeah, it's a real pain in the ass.

[Well, it's not for him, it's fantastic and wonderful and he loves it. It's unfortunate for them, though. If he were a little less selfish he'd acknowledge that having them here doesn't make up for all the trauma they'll be subjected to - as it is, though, he can't bring himself to regret their presence.]

But what else is family for, right?

[plagiary]

[ Eames' own family is pretty much forgotten by the man himself - he didn't want any ties and so he made sure to cut them. But he speaks of none of that, just smiles. ]

The proverbial thorn in everyone's side. It's nice to know it's universal.

[hung_garian]

To say the least.

[plagiary]

So how do you cope? Secret garden of medicinal herbs, perhaps?

[hung_garian]

[He taps the side of his nose.]

Wouldn't be secret if I told you, would it?

[plagiary]

Ah, but sharing is caring.

[hung_garian]

I'm not a huge fan of either.

[plagiary]

No? We could have been firm friends.

[hung_garian]

Maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Still, that's not to say it couldn't happen - we could be star-crossed besties.

[plagiary]

Ah, but if it ends in a suicide pact I'd rather not.

[hung_garian]

Do I look like a teenage goth to you?

[plagiary]

In the right light, yes.

[hung_garian]

How embarrassing! Well, I can't have that. I'll have to revamp my look completely.