August Writing, Day 17: Careers
Aug. 17th, 2010 05:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
barbarafettYes, a second entry on the same day! This is a third Inception drabble, in continuity with my previous two.
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"You want me to what?"
"Please, Dom. Either teach me extraction, or let’s team up again."
"You didn’t mention my name to your… potential employers, did you?"
"No, and they didn’t mention yours."
"Ariadne, listen. Get out while you still can. You’re so talented... and so innocent."
"Innocent? You’ve seen me handle myself under fire."
"Yes, but I meant in reality. Don’t follow me into mind crime. You’re meant for better things."
Ariadne looked defiant. "I want the adventure. I already asked Arthur, in case you said no. He’s on his way."
This was not the reunion Dom had wanted.
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"You want me to what?"
"Please, Dom. Either teach me extraction, or let’s team up again."
"You didn’t mention my name to your… potential employers, did you?"
"No, and they didn’t mention yours."
"Ariadne, listen. Get out while you still can. You’re so talented... and so innocent."
"Innocent? You’ve seen me handle myself under fire."
"Yes, but I meant in reality. Don’t follow me into mind crime. You’re meant for better things."
Ariadne looked defiant. "I want the adventure. I already asked Arthur, in case you said no. He’s on his way."
This was not the reunion Dom had wanted.
