I love the children theory! That's quite clever. And makes a lot of sense as well.

I liked that one with the watch. I think that the theory behind the chip changes depending on the fic. Some of them use it as a compliment, others just the gambling thing. If it's an established relationship fic (which I seem to really like in this fandom), I think mostly they compliment each other. But, of course, that's not always the case. Also, is it just me, or has this fandom produced a ton of really good fic already?

PS. Not enough Cobb/Saito, though.