Summary: How Ariadne feels about the team.

Regardless of Miles' warnings, Ariadne can't stay away. She's hooked as if she were smoking crack instead of sharing dreams. And, really, the people she works with don't help. She's grown so fond of them that they feel like some sort of dysfunctional family that she hadn't even realized she'd wanted. Cobb is like an overprotective big brother, while Eames is like the brother who comes up with insane ways of getting into trouble. Arthur, shockingly, takes the middle ground. He can be overprotective, even though he's not that much older than her, but he sometimes goes along with Eames' plans, if just to watch them fail. Ariadne doesn't see much of Yusuf, but when he's around, he's like a distant relative who can easily click back into place. And Saito is the rich uncle who drops in from time to time, maybe surprise them with a vacation in South Korea that turns out to be the backdrop for a job.

Ariadne wouldn't do a thing to change any of this, since she's very much in love with her current life. But, as they say, all good things must come to an end.

The team eventually splits up. Cobb becomes preoccupied with raising teenagers, and Ariadne breathes a "finally" at Arthur and Eames running off together. She doesn't hear from Yusuf anymore, but Saito keeps in touch by way of sending ridiculously expensive jewelry as birthday presents. Ariadne thinks she should be upset, but she knows she'll start her own family soon. She's met a nice extractor while on a job in Italy, and perhaps she's actually in love. Besides, even dysfunctional families have reunions. Ariadne is positive she'll see them all again one day.