Comments | 2ndary_author: "doubt is good for the soul"

2ndary_author

"doubt is good for the soul"

Jul 18, 2006 22:31

Title: The Cat That Walked By Himself
Fandom: House, MD
Characters: mostly House, occasional Wilson, some Cuddy, assorted ducklings
Rating: PG-13, or maybe T? (slight language)
A/N: Set around Mob Rules, with flashbacks. Title, epigram, and quote toward the end are all from the Rudyard Kipling's Just-So Stories

The Cat That Walked By Himself

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Comments 23

nightdog_barks July 19 2006, 04:15:30 UTC

This is really nice. It was a great read.

The premise is unusual and very well-done, the voices are natural, and I can totally see House being into Kipling as a young reader.

Cameron, true to form, entirely misses the joke. “I don’t have a fur coat.”
“Ahh, my little Pat Nixon,” House coos.

*laughs out loud* I'm surprised you didn't name the research dog Checkers. Ha!

dedletrbox July 19 2006, 16:19:11 UTC

Oh, dude! Checkers--I should have worked that in there somewhere. 'Cause even political pets are not immune to the ravages of House. Glad you liked it:)

axmxz July 19 2006, 04:49:47 UTC

Aw... House and cats, my two favorite things in the world. House would do great with a cat. Great job of showing him with... I dunno, fellow feeling. He sort of comes across as a cat himself - in constant need of toys, food, amusement, someone to pet him, someone to sharpen his claws on, someone to preen against.

dedletrbox July 19 2006, 16:20:50 UTC

Thanks for commenting:) It's an immortal question: if House were an animal, what kind would he be? Cat? Shark? Really annoying squirrel that eats your tulip bulbs?

axmxz July 19 2006, 17:45:37 UTC

Definitely cat, I think. He's got this cat trait of sinking his claws into people that try to pet him - either out of dislike or out of affection.

chilibreath July 19 2006, 05:07:01 UTC

Interesting---you managed to weave the title with relevance to the research animals and House's recovery from the infarction up to the near-end of Season 2.

Very well written. :)

dedletrbox July 19 2006, 16:26:05 UTC

And the Kipling story, to give credit where it is due:) I'm really glad you enjoyed this.

lastscorpion July 19 2006, 05:19:29 UTC

This was recommended at televisionwithoutpity. I really enjoyed reading it! Thank you for writing it and putting it up.

dedletrbox July 20 2006, 05:23:57 UTC

Mutual admiration: thank you for reading it and commenting:)

anonymous July 19 2006, 08:46:08 UTC

That was great. I really enjoyed it. The quiet post-infact-melancholy House is spot on, imo, and I love that you mentioned a middle-distance stare.

Anyway, well done. Great idea using such a small show detail, too... I love the House/Wilson practical joke dynamic, too.

"Once safely inside the Research Room, he pulled off the pen cap and twisted its pocket clip until the sliver of metal tore loose. Within a minute he’d used it to pick the lock on one of the cat cages. Crap locks for a crap lab."
Yes. Because crap locks are the only kind you can pick with one tool, which is what I assume you were getting at. Sorry to be the smartarse commenter if you weren't.