first paradox // audio (day)

[merrilychased]

[After spending quite some time sifting through the network, investigating as thoroughly as he can and puzzling over the results, Arthur so far has only one thing to ask the Promenadian public.]

What kind of a name for a city is Promenade?

[filtered to Ariadne and Eames]Ariadne, Eames. I can see you're both here already, so would one of you mind

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One that wishes to express a leisurely attitude as one strolls along the sea front.

Really. What a question.

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Depends what your there entails.

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[merrilychased]

[The first question had been something of a decoy, so he's not going to bother addressing Eames's answer for it.]

In the third level. Where are the others?

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[shifts]

Bugger.

Was hoping we could avoid that particular complication.

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[merrilychased]

[Arthur pauses before he responds, and when he does, his voice has a certain tone of wariness to it.]

What complication?

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[suchasadword]

A perfect name for a city of dreams, obviously.

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[merrilychased]

Why would you say that?

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[suchasadword]

Because that's what it is.

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[merrilychased]

[Right. That got him nowhere.]

And you've been here for long, miss...?

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[ironicinitials]

thats the name for a place you wear masks during day time

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[merrilychased]

I wasn't previously aware of that specific definition.

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[ironicinitials]

formal dance or ball during which it is common to wear a mask

or a leisurely walk

seems simple to me

not like there's anything in a name to begin with

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[merrilychased]

So it's something to be taken literally.

Cute.

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[oneminutemaze]

Arthur!

[ She's both surprised and relieved, really. The fact that he's looked over the network isn't surprising (although now that his research is being done on her, it's a little creepy), but she'll ignore it, for now. ]

Down where?

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[shifts]

He thinks he's on some sort of "third level."

[ Air quotes. You can has. Still, the meaning is the same- Arthur believes them to be on a job with the both of them involved, so either he's stuck in the past or is possibly an alien from the future.

Give or take. ]

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[oneminutemaze]

[ Ariadne frowns in thought, picking at her biscuit. ]

I guess it would be too much to ask for our timelines to all match up.

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[shifts]

It brings up more concern for what else is potentially wrong with you.

[ For such a dire train of thought, Eames can only sip calmly at his tea. ]

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[stand_witness]

[ Pertinent questions, and a lock? Interesting. ]