Arthur and Nick
Arthur nodded. "More or less. Ariadne is here, that helps. She's...a friend. From home." He wasn't ready to claim she was anything more than just a good friend. He wasn't sure she wanted anything more than friends in the real world. In Dreams, things were different. But Ariadne hadn't indicated to Arthur that she wanted what they had in the Dream World in reality.
"I had a rough start, when I got here. But I'm settled in now. Got a job, gives me purpose I guess." It wasn't his ideal job, but it was a paycheck, and in this place, a steady and reliable paycheck was important.