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poly_chromatic2013-04-04 07:47 pm
vicodincrutch) wrote in poly_chromatic2013-04-04 07:47 pm
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155 DIAGNOSIS
Shouldn't we as a society and community be more worried that there are countless exotic pets that may be carrying unknown diseases in the City?
Maybe it's late to voice this opinion. I had a lapse in judgment. I believed that everyone would do the right thing and let them go. My bad.
Maybe it's late to voice this opinion. I had a lapse in judgment. I believed that everyone would do the right thing and let them go. My bad.
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Terrible burden, brains.
[And he goes ahead and grabs himself a seat, a raised brow at the commentary as he chimes in with his own emphatically delivered irony on the topic.]
Indiscriminately soliciting opinions from the entire populace at once, who have no greater ability to answer the question than the person asking it? Sounds like exactly the sort of thing the network is made for.
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[Sluuurp of a drink, good stuff. The couch groans a little between the weight of the two men. It's sturdy and comfortable. After all, their pad is furnished with not one but two doctor paychecks.]
It's a glorified chatroom at this point. I ask, some answer. I tell, then there's debate. I try to educate....
[House rotates his wrist to go etc, etc.]
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Well, that's a noble endeavor. And one way to pass the time when you're stuck in an alternate dimension.
[A little lopsided quirk of his mouth, with a shrug.]
Though there are worse things than a glorified chatroom - at least it has its uses. Communication, announcements, fostering a sense of community - forced as that may be. And, one way to check for curses.
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[There is enough time it would seem.]
Community. When was the last time you really felt a sense of community that was not in this apartment?
[In House's book two people can be a crowd so...]
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[Of course there is only so much surprise he can muster up for that response.]
It does help some people to feel like they're less alone, having that open line of communication on hand. There are those who consider isolation to be a bad thing.
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[Another hearty sip of his beverage.]
Isolation is a bad thing with the ticking in your hear. Bouts of isolation bring clarity. Sometimes.
[Like wandering in a graveyard or the Hall of the Missing. May a well be the same thing in these parts. House says nothing more on that.]
I think that the network makes people lazy. Emotionally and physically.
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[He even gives a nod as he concedes that point. Nothing more needs to be said on that, as far as he's concerned.]
When it's overused, sure. Seems to serve as a means to educate the masses, though. Of course it goes without saying that it could never take the place of charming in-person interactions like this.
[There's no beer on the network, nor can he convey the smirk he's wearing right now as well. Not that he doesn't mean it, but what's beer without banter?]