[ 75th consult | voice / action ]

[dr_conscience]

[Wilson's going about his business as usual today, because honestly this sort of day just doesn't faze him anymore. Aspects of it can be irritating, disconcerting, or even dangerous, but not nearly any more so than most other curses. So he's stopped at an admittedly crowded cafe near the hospital after leaving, coffee and a sandwich before him while he looks over a patient file. After making a few notes, he puts the file down to make the following audio post to the network - ]

I learned, several of... these back [ - because the populace doesn't really have a concise term for them - ], that there isn't really much point in trying to avoid the masses. Besides, if you do that, you're likely to have missed out on an opportunity to speak to people you would have been happy to see - faces from home, those who have left the City, even those who only visit on these days but do so with enough regularity to have developed personal connections.

So, as a curse, this isn't inherently good or bad. It has the potential to be either - or both, but it's the people who come, the interactions we have, that make it what it is. In a way, that makes it not entirely unlike any other day - there are just a lot more faces than usual.

[And out. He's going to finish his sandwich now, thanks.]



[ooc: COME AND GET HIM. Open to either Network or Action; hit him up at the cafe or after he leaves. I only ask for no doubles of House cast without permission annnnd that is all. He's from late season 3 but can forget whatever he needs to and has already been spoiled on his own future a bit XD]

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[video]

[scamminbuffers]

[she nods at his words] I'm going to take a few science classes to see if I like the idea of med school. You know, that's your fault. I'd have never thought about med school before knowing you.

[anunluckypenny]

So hiding is probably the wrong way to deal with this, huh...

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[buzzkills]

You mind giving me the shorthand explanation of where the hell I am?

[hallucinamber]

If someone's hard to lose, they've been worth knowing. Who knows that better than the only man in the world who gets thanks for telling people what they're going to lose.

[There's a wash of something so wistful through her - but she shakes it, regains composure before it's even lost. It's not who she's choosing to be, not for this bonus round.]

I like the idea of this weekend being a chance to make a lasting change.

[A thick pamphlet is coming out of her purse at this point.]

So I picked you up a catalogue.

[video]

[dr_conscience]

[There, he smiles.]

Really - my fault. Do I owe you an apology?

[Voice;]

[red_on_rice]

James? That must be you.

[There's more than one person with the right voice, but so far only one that sounds like him.]

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[oceantrauma]

So...if I saw anyone I know, then I should be prepare for them to leave at the end.

[He's almost glad he didn't see anyone from home, in that case.]

Isn't it hard to let them go? Especially when it may have been a while since you've last seen someone from home, or someone you know?

[dr_conscience]

[He would have responded to that, the usual bit about how that's not exactly true, but the conversation is steered away, and his attention commanded, by the appearance of that pamphlet. He looks from it up to her, eyebrows arching questioningly.]

A lasting change? To what?

[Voice;]

[dr_conscience]

Stacy?

[Sure, people from home have popped up before... but this one is a first.]

... I suppose that probably answers your question.

[hallucinamber]

[It's a homewares catalogue. Amber has a page folded over in the refrigerator section.]

Do you like the aluminum finish or the white? White would match the other appliances, but aluminum has carton storage in this section at the bottom.

[dr_conscience]

[Loaded question, really. Penny's recently arrived enough, and still recovering from so much, that he thinks it may not be entirely inadvisable for her to sit this one out. Certainly if there are people from home, given her last post...]

Well... I think that depends on what you want to do. If you're not up for seeing people - especially large numbers of people - then you can certainly try to sit this one out. You may not be able to avoid everyone, but... I can certainly understand how it could be a bit overwhelming.

[Voice;]

[red_on_rice]

Oh, thank God. Finally, someone remotely sane.

[video]

[scamminbuffers]

[smiles are awesome, Wilson. She's glad House hasn't taken them all away from you]

I think a good meal for a starving college student would work just fine.

video;

[dr_conscience]

Well, yes, of course.

[His expression and tone are both soft, sympathetic. These days, he speaks from a combination of professional experience having this kind of talk, and the fact that he's been in the City for a matter of years.]

I know I would still prefer to see them, though, if they're here. We have to let everyone go, one way or another - that's really what makes the time we spend with the people we care about matter.

[dr_conscience]

[He smirks at that, letting out a short laugh to accompany.]

I'm not sure carton storage would do much good, living with House. I don't doubt his dedication to disorganizing anything I attempt to organize.

[And setting back a bit, to tilt his head at her slightly. Though it's a statement, the clear bemusement in his tone makes it sound like a question.]

A new refrigerator.

[anunluckypenny]

Were you overwhelmed the first time this happened? It's pretty surreal. And I haven't exactly avoided the person I'd like to avoid most, but he lives here. I wish I'd've known that before I called him a jerkface.

voice;

[dr_conscience]

For the record, you are going to think I'm insane.

[video]

[dr_conscience]

[He nods his response, adding -]

You can consider yourself lucky I remember what it's like to be a starving college student.

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[dr_conscience]

[He arches a surprised brow at that, a slight smile tugging at one side of his mouth.]

I... would love to answer that for you if I could. Nobody's certain exactly how the City works - and I'm afraid I don't really have the qualifications to try to find out.

[dr_conscience]

Absolutely - it wasn't long after I first arrived here, and it was actually the most dangerous event like this I've been through. And some of them... there are those who know things they shouldn't be able to know.

[... oh.]

Well. I doubt you're the kind to call anyone a jerkface who doesn't deserve it.

[Voice;]

[dr_conscience]

Been mingling with the locals?

[anunluckypenny]

Dangerous? What happened?

I'd hope I'm not, but he's a hero and perfect and everything. That kind of makes him the opposite of a jerkface, whatever that is.

[video]

[scamminbuffers]

I'm grateful then. Nashville has some great food, but I can't afford most of it.

[Voice;]

[red_on_rice]

I spoke to Greg.

[hallucinamber]

It would irritate him.

[This explanation is serene considering it's essentially code for payback for irritating you.]

He likes having things his way, that's no reason to make it easy for him. How long have you lived in that apartment, paying your half of the rent? And how much of what's inside has been your choice?

[She offers him the catalogue.]

There are solutions for every living area. If you see anything you like we could have it delivered before he gets home.