orangetoughguy | phone post

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[Freddy's checking his pocket now. Empty. Another stare at Eames and he's going after the guy.]

Give it back, asshole.

["PLEASE!"]

[ Eames lifts his arms above his head, squinting at the screen. ]

I sent you all of these?

Yeah you.

[He's trying to keep a hold on his cigarette while making a grab for the device.]

Cut it out.

[ Eames moves the device out of the way of Orange's hands, stepping down a few steps again as he meanders away, deleting a few select items as he peruses at his leisure. ]

Mhhhmmm.

Come on asshole it's not funny.

[Look his freckled face is starting to turn a little red. Don't look at Larry's messages don't look at Larry's messages. At least those messages are labeled White. Finally sacrificing his cigarette on the steps, Freddy makes a quick two-handed grab for the phone.]

[ Satisfied - he might have looked at the messages, what of it - he lets Orange snatch it back, hands sliding into the depth of his own trousers. The corners of his eyes are crinkled in amusement, but Eames lets it rest, looking about them for sign of either Arthur or White. ]

So, did either of you plan to do anything regarding Miss Saya? Or is this merely a defensive maneuver of yours?

Jackass.

[Freddy mutters, still redfaced as he pockets the device. Look who's to say they can recognize each other's crotch shots without clothing anyway huh? Huh? Yeah, that's what Freddy tells himself.]

What she does is what she does. We don't know why she does it and she's not killin' anybody. [As far as he knows.] What would you hit her with, date rape? Nobody convicts a woman.

I'm far more interested in the mechanic than the purpose. [ If Eames is being honest, anyway, which is a rarity but it's hardly so revealing to be in this case. ] Only curious as to your investment.

[Don't judge him, Eames. Freddy finds his still burning cigarette on the steps, picks it up, and goes right back to smoking it.]

She fucked around with a friend, twice. She fucked around with me. That ain't okay.

So you're simply removing the both of you from the environment, is it.

[ Eames watches the burning tip of Orange's cigarette with a bit of a quirked brow. ]

Very reasonable.

[Suckin' that white column down like it's going out of style.]

Why. You got a better idea?

None worth the energy of activation, anyway. [ There's a roll of Eames' broad shoulders here, casual and uncommitted. ]

What's that mean? You can't leave me hanging.

[Actually yes Eames can but that doesn't mean Freddy has to lay there and take it.]

[ Arthur walks up in time to arch a brow at the last sentence, but he doesn't offer any commentary of his own. Adjusting the bag that is not a purse, he pauses a few steps below them, not looking at Eames or Orange as he instead checks his watch. ]

Still early.

[ He says mostly to himself, thoughtful, wondering why Orange is early too. Huh. Er but they seem to be short one-- ]

Where's Mister White?

[ This seems a more worthwhile question really. ]

[ Half turning to greet Arthur ~~and his man-purse, but that's okay because it holds his laptop~~ with a flick of his lips before turning his attention to Orange. ]

Not noon yet, Mister Orange says.

[Just suckin' on a cigarette here. Freddy looks over at Arthur then back to Eames. This must be the associate. Fortunately for all involved Orange doesn't think too hard on the similarities between the teenager and this guy. For one, Arthur didn't show up in a sheet.]

He'll be here.

[Finally that cigarette's done for. He drops it to the step and nods to Arthur.] We haven't meant, officially. [Then back to Eames.]

You didn't answer my question.

[ Anyone who shows up anywhere in a sheet, well, Arthur would rather not meet them. Arthur himself is dressed down - which is to say expensively creased trousers, oxford shirt, tie, and a sweater that fits. Being shy of telepathic however, all Arthur is actually thinking for the hundredth time is how weird the names Orange and White are, though White less so.

Oh well.

After the barest nod hello to Eames, Arthur offers his hand to Orange. There's probably no need for formality but if he has to categorize the meeting somehow it's closer to business, so a handshake is in order anyway. ]

Arthur. [ His smile is not forced, though it is extremely short-lived. ] And now we have.

[ Firm handshake done, it's followed as fast with a polite withdraw as Arthur this time glances at Eames again, a flicker of interest in what the question was but more or less waiting to see if Eames answers it after all - whatever it was. ]

[ Eames watches the interaction with some vague curiosity, though mostly focused on Orange than anything else - his reaction, what kind of handshake he has, so on and so forth. Anyway, tipping his head a bit at the man's drawforth back to his original point, he hums. ]

I never said they were particularly good ideas, anyway - it's much better to take a peaceful approach to it, for you both. I suppose I'm just a bit more interested in getting to the heart of it.

[Maybe out of all of them Freddy is the most dressed downedest...he's got a t-shirt that looks a little big on him (because it's actually Larry's shirt) and some jeans that fit close enough to the leg to appear young but still loose enough to allow him room for a concealed firearm strapped to his ankle. Oh and then there's that super thin lightweight 90s flannel worn open. Today it's orange and no that's not meant to be a pun.]

Arthur. [Firm handshake is firm, confident and unafraid as well as unaware of the fawn's identity.] Orange.

[He lets go with ease then looks back at Eames.] Digging in for the sake of digging, I gotcha. Don't forget what I said. "Mommy said we have the same mouth."

[Have Freddy's best attempt at sounding like a precocious child.]

[ Listening, filing the dialogue away even though he knows Eames will as easily remember it all later too, Arthur doesn't so much as blink, though his head tilts to one side as his gaze slides from Eames back to Orange. The conversation isn't entirely lost on him but his brow lifts perhaps remarkably high at the 'said' portion. Same mouth. Right. All they're missing here are air quotes. Really. He clears his throat absently, shifting his weight once, turning away from both of them to glance around for anyone approaching their minuscule assembly, letting Orange and Eames continue their back-and-forth uninterrupted, having nothing relevant to interject with.

Then his device makes a sound so he slides it out of a pocket on the side of the bag that is not a purse. The Bag That Is Not A Purse. He scowls. More porn.

Seriously what kind of curse is this?

He doesn't want to know what part of whose brain this is coming from at this point. They have an acronym for this in 2010.

T M I.]

[ Eames snorts out something of a huff of a laugh, pursing his mouth slightly in thought. ] Well, I've a doubt it'd get to such a point. Besides, we've no inkling toward her motivations, anyway. With as many people at her disposal, she'd have many of her own by now, don't you think?

[ The beep of Arthur's device catching his attention, he casts a glance over, taking in his scowl. ] Not yours, too.

[He gives that beeping a look but doesn't make an effort to see what's going on on his device. All for the better, who knows if Eames is on it AHEM. Now back to that other guy, Freddy upnods.]

Women can be way fuckin' deliberate. You think they all pick dads because they love'em?

[That's some kind of backhanded compliment or something, Eames. Like why wouldn't Saya want genes from White, Orange, and possibly Eames for her super spiderchild??]

[Here he comes. And for fuck's sake he's not late is he? ...is he? He moves on in not like a wolf or a shark but in his kind of self assured stride. This man means business. Like his associate, in whatever means, Mr. Orange he's smoking a cigarette.]

Gentlemen.

[Eames and...Mr. Argyle. They've spoken before. Mr. Argyle is his name just as much as Mr. White is Larry's name. Times like these it's vital. Here they are getting wrapped up in a whole new mess with different strangers.]

Been happening all day. Like some kind of network-wide virus. Waste of space.

[ He replies critically as he deletes an influx of images, links, and whatever else, pausing only at Orange's words. It seems as though he might say something about it, and if he actually got to it, it would be to agree with the implication: no, they don't.

But then up comes the fourth to their ensemble so Arthur stows his additional opinion and nods to White who, for the record, is quite on time - right on the nose. ]

Mister White.

[ How much of a schedule they have to keep, he's not sure of these three, but he is sure the library won't appreciate smoking indoors so he doesn't make any motion to continue climbing the steps, paused between where Orange and Eames stand and White finishes approaching. Judging from White's attire, it's likely he came straight from the casino.

So... ]

On break?

[ There's a quick flash of his fingers as Eames greets Larry's approach. He thinks, distantly, it's a good thing the buildings here in the city don't actively regulate any 25-foot law, otherwise White and Orange might have an entirely different set of inconveniences to deal with. ]

Kind of you to join us, White.

[ With everyone present, though, Eames doesn't dally around for introductions, turning on his heel to begin his ascension up the last few steps toward the library. ] Shall we?

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