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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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[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?]