☤ eighty-nine

[as_damaged]

I could have sworn we'd just had visitors. Wasn't it December? Or November? Time flies, I suppose.

Speaking of which, today makes four years I've been in the City. I know that's not nearly as long as some, but it's an interesting milestone. It would be an interesting day to leave-- somehow I suspect I'm not that lucky.

What's the longest anyone's ever lived here, does anyone know?


[ooc; please no duplicates of existing House cast without that player's permission; face-doubles / confusion / other hijinks always welcome. Please be gentle about spoilers, Cameron is s3 forever. Backdating encouraged! <3]

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[alittlepunchy]

Oh, so you were depressingly hot. That figures.

[as_damaged]

I'm sorry, what?

[alittlepunchy]

Hi. I'm doing a survey, would you mind answering some questions?

[as_damaged]

You can ask them, I'm not making any promises.

[alittlepunchy]

Question 1.

Would you describe yourself as:

a) Hot tempered
b) Regularly but justifiably irritated
c) Honestly, kind of bland

[as_damaged]

[Right now, she's feeling justifiably irritated. Does that count?]

Who are you?

[alittlepunchy]

I'm just someone taking a survey.

Have you ever punched anyone?

Sorry, I mean.

Question 2.

Have you ever punched anyone?

a) Your attending
b) In the face
c) At work?
d) Or, you know, similar to that.

[as_damaged]

House must have sent you.

[alittlepunchy]

He doesn't even know I'm here.

...Which is to say he wouldn't... if I knew who that was.

[as_damaged]

Give it time, you'll become a better liar.

[alittlepunchy]

Someone might have told me in grade school that would eventually be a good thing. I could have been a lot more popular.

[But. Probably not.]

Ok, fine. But he still didn't send me.

[as_damaged]

Well, I believe that much.

[alittlepunchy]

I only wanted to clear up some confusion.

[as_damaged]

[She's known for some time that eventually she leaves, but it's strange sensation meeting someone on House's team-- it seems the safe assumption-- who apparently doesn't know her at all.]

I'm sorry I'm not being very helpful.

[alittlepunchy]

It's ok, I think I'll just work on the presumption that you don't have an anger management problem, or an invisible brace, and that you probably don't live with your parents.

So, I'm good.

[as_damaged]

Well, that's settled.

What's your name? I won't ask for too many details, don't worry.

[alittlepunchy]

Chi Park. [She has, actually, thought about this.] I'm a neurology resident.

[as_damaged]

Did you punch someone?

[Just, that's an awfully specific question.]

[alittlepunchy]

I was justifiably irritated.

[as_damaged]

[...She's not going to ask. She's not going to ask... but... it has to have been House, right?]

I'm not judging.

[alittlepunchy]

[Not unless beating him with his own cane counts for anything. But it might be amusing to keep thinking it.]

He grabbed my ass. It was quid-pro-quo inappropriate touching.

[as_damaged]

Wait, what?

[velocities]

[ outside of federation historians who specialize in early 23rd century starfleet, there is only one person who would recognize that face, and that person is tom paris. history obsessed, fan boy tom paris. he's not foolish enough to believe that's actually winona kirk, but damn does she ever make a good doppelgänger for her. ]

Four years? Wow. [ only half-listening. ] That's quite the face you've got. [ he's not hitting on you. his girlfriend would take a bat'leth to his head if he were. that's a compliment, because you have a face like james t. kirk's mother. ]

[as_damaged]

[Come, now, there are plenty of people who'd recognize that face, some of whom she's met. Including both the Captain and his mother, in fact, but no matter. It's a pretty popular face.]

You need to work on your pickup lines.

[Not that she's taking it seriously, but what else does one say?]

[velocities]

[ tom would be envious if he knew you'd met james t. kirk, cameron. ]

Oh, that wasn't a pick up line. I assure you, my pick up lines are much better than that.

[as_damaged]

Spare me, I'll take your word for it. Should I just say thank you for the compliment?

[velocities]

Considering you look like the mother of one of the greatest Federation heroes who ever lived? Yeah. I'd say so.

[as_damaged]

Is that what this is about? I'm sorry, he's been gone quite a while or I'd offer to introduce you.

[velocities]

You know who I'm talking about?

[as_damaged]

You'd be amazed how many people come through a place like this in four years. I assume you meant Kirk.

[velocities]

The one and only. Unfortunately, I'm living in the wrong century to meet him. Or maybe just the wrong dimension, if he's come through this place. He's been dead for a while by my time.

[ died on the enterprise-b. of course, he doesn't know about the nexus, as voyager was lost in the delta quadrant before that anomaly came tearing through the veridian system. ]

[as_damaged]

[Hey, as far as Cameron's concerned, none of you exist. Which introduces some disturbing possibilities regarding Cameron herself and the lovely Mrs. Kirk, but she makes a conscious decision not to think too hard about that.]

I can't say we were close, only that I knew him. Some of his crewmates might still be around, I think.

[velocities]

[ probably a good thing. no one is deserving of a fictional life crisis. ]

People from the Enterprise? I'll have to keep an eye out.

I'm Tom, by the way. Tom Paris. Lieutenant, if you want, but Tom's just fine and I see no reason to insist upon rank here.

[as_damaged]

Dr. Cameron.

[Okay, maybe she's a little likelier to stand on rank. She's not being unfriendly, just not used to being on a first-name basis with strangers.]

Is this your first visit?

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[artsyfartsybaby]

[There's some babbling before Angela speaks.]

Long enough.

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[as_damaged]

[Aww, baby! Anyone who wouldn't grin like a fool at that has no heart, obviously.]

I guess it has been.

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[artsyfartsybaby]

[And definitely not at that face. This is the face of a lady lover.]

At least this time around, I don't need to make you promise not to give me an epidural.

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[as_damaged]

Are you going to introduce me?

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[artsyfartsybaby]

I was hoping to do it in person, but this is Michael Vincent. Cameron, Michael Vincent.

[Enjoy that drool soaked grin.]

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[as_damaged]

You can do both, I'm just not sure I could stand waiting.

[She leans in to look as close as she can, grinning.]</small Congratulations!

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[artsyfartsybaby]

Thank you. [She bounces the little bundle of chub on her knee and he squeals in delight.] If you tell me where to meet you, it could be a very short wait.

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[as_damaged]

Which cafe is your favorite?

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[artsyfartsybaby]

Whichever one has a changing table in the bathroom.

[It used to be whichever one spiked their coffee, but my, how things have changed.]

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[as_damaged]

That one with the pink awning might, I think. It's got good pastries.