Eames laughs with delight at the sudden change. "Darling, do be careful. If I think you could ever stand to replace me in my work, I might have to see fit to find an accident to befall you." There's the edge of genuine worry and jealousy in his voice, being immensely proud of having become the best forger in the business thanks to his propensity for identifying tics, traits, history, and more. Actor, psychologist, thief, and charmer in one, it's taken him a long time to get here.

"The accent," he says curiously. "How do you perfect it if you haven't got a range of speech to take from?"