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Post by Dr. House on Apr 29, 2008 23:26:10 GMT -5
*House rested his elbow on his whiteboard and tapped the black dry-erase marker on the board's corner.*
*He spoke to his blonde fellow.* "The patient's not peeing. Why." *The 'why' was more of a demand than a question.*
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Post by Kristen on Apr 29, 2008 23:30:00 GMT -5
Kristen reclined lazily in her chair and shot off random answers, not entirely expecting any of them to correct.
"Urinary tract infection? Kidney blockages or dysfunction? Dehydration?"
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Post by Dr. House on Apr 29, 2008 23:32:44 GMT -5
"No fever, no blood, BP is normal," *House said, immediately shooting down all three.* "Any leukocytes in the urine?"
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Post by Kristen on Apr 29, 2008 23:38:28 GMT -5
"Found no trace of any," Kristen immediately stated. After a brief pause, she hastily added, "So far."
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Post by Dr. House on Apr 29, 2008 23:41:04 GMT -5
"Then it's REALLY not infection," *he said, crossing out infection on the board.*
*House limped over and sat down, resting his legs on a nearby chair.* "By the way..." *he started.*
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Post by Kristen on Apr 29, 2008 23:44:47 GMT -5
Kristen rolled her eyes at his absolutely wonderful sarcasm and sat up straight. Raising an eyebrow, she gave House a quizzical look.
"'By the way', what?" she asked.
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Post by Dr. House on Apr 29, 2008 23:46:19 GMT -5
"I did some digging--on you." *His tone was almost triumphant.*
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Post by Kristen on Apr 29, 2008 23:53:08 GMT -5
"Oh." Her tone lacked her usual enthusiasm--that is, her usual enthusiasm when House wasn't completely irritating her.
She attempted to remain casual and cool-like. Her eyes, however, would not meet House's; instead, they zeroed in on her fingernails.
"So, uh, what did you find? Nothing much of interest, I expect?"
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Post by Dr. House on Apr 29, 2008 23:57:01 GMT -5
*House took his flame cane and put it on the table.* "Your college buddy, Angie, had a lot to say about you," *he said, studying her reaction. She was good and he wondered what it took to create such a thick skin on such a young woman.*
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Post by Kristen on Apr 30, 2008 0:01:21 GMT -5
Kristen flinched slightly at the soft thud the cane made against the surface of the table. And yet, her eyes continued to avoid House's; in fact, they strayed everywhere but the place where he might penetrate through the defenses she had built. She would betray herself by looking at him, she knew.
"Oh, Angie. How is she, these days?"
Kristen's voice had now assumed some degree of superficiality and sounded hollow and lifeless.
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Post by Dr. House on Apr 30, 2008 0:08:16 GMT -5
"Her 'business' is taking off, apparently," *he said, nearly smirking at her body language.* "All thanks to you."
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Post by Kristen on May 1, 2008 23:42:03 GMT -5
Kristen hid her tightly clenched hands underneath the table, the knuckles of which were turning white.
Sighing, she decided that the truth would be exposed sooner or later, and there would be no escaping it, no denying it, then. Why not live it up a little and play along with the game?
"Oh, I'm sure it's not all thanks to me. I mean, I helped a bit."
Her tone had assumed an air of what seemed like indifference.
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Post by Dr. House on May 2, 2008 1:06:32 GMT -5
*House stared at her with something close to a smile stretched across his face.*
"Common misconception," *he began, knowingly.* "To think that making something sound trivial will diminish its importance or somehow soften the inevitable blow of humiliation is just stupid. Only virgins do that."
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Post by Kristen on May 4, 2008 18:34:07 GMT -5
Kristen's nails dug into the soft flesh of her palms, but her countenance remained unchanged.
"And why wouldn't I be a virgin?"
The girl's voice had lowered considerably to a near whisper.
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Post by Dr. House on May 4, 2008 21:59:47 GMT -5
*House scoffed.* "Pfft, with an ass like that--" *he shouted sarcastically.*
*Leaning further back into his seat, he studied her.* "Actually, 'Angie' told me. So, you've done it both ways, right?"
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