Aftershocks 21.2: Mug Shot

[black_cigarette]

TITLE: Aftershocks: A Story in Shattered Pieces
SUMMARY: The female of the species is more deadly than the male.
CHARACTERS: House, Chase, Cuddy, Cameron
RATING: R for language and themes (gen fic).
WARNINGS: Details the aftermath of events in Bad Company, a rough, violent story. Aftermath isn't always pretty; may distress some readers. Adult themes

Comments

[undersea]

"This whole questionable setup would reek of James Wilson, if only James Wilson were here. Which he isn't, and won't be for a while, and many thanks to whatever idiot just chose to remind House of that."

oof! i can just picture the way house reacts to that in my head.

i liked the way you referred to wilson as being something house forgets about until he needs him. very true sometimes.

[fffaw]

House snorts at that idea. It's funny to think of Wilson turning into a compass, because he kind of always was. He was the thing House always carried in a pocket, forgetting about it until he got a little lost. Wilson had always been a necessary instrument, even when he pointed the wrong way.

Oh, so much love for this part...

[anonymous]

"Whoever did this either actually cares about Wilson, or knows that House cares about him and wants to earn brownie points with House. Those two criteria rule out all but two people"
Three, but it's so sad that in the large hospital that Wilson has devoted his life to House can only think of only one person who cares about Wilson (I'm assuming Chase fell in the latter category).
Count me in as loving the Wilson-as-compass metaphor.
Taiga

[mystcphoenxcafe]

Greetings!

Wonderful combination of humor and pathos.

"The not-left-by-Wilson coffee mug shows no evidence of being the result of terrorist activity. No need to call in the bomb squad or the guys in hazmat suits. Yet."

"Next time, House will remember that in the original stories, fairies weren't all gumdrops and cotton candy. They were powerful, capricious beings who would turn you into a hedgehog just for kicks."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA to both! :lol

And...
"Cameron doesn't know it, but those recipes are already tucked neatly into the inside pocket of House's leather jacket. She's gotten it right this time. He wonders whether telling her so would increase the chances of her actually bringing him that coffee."
...is just the perfect combination of the two. *vision of comedy/tragedy masks*

-Katrina

[mystcphoenxcafe]

PS - Oh, yes, and there was the simply delightful "There is an uninvited object sitting on House's desk." What a wonderfully perfect description!!! -K

[idonmatrix]

Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!
God I loved this description of House approaching the mug He crab-walks over to it, glaring suspiciously at the foreign thing, which appears to be a large thermal coffee mug. It's one of the "travel" breed, tall and capacious and with a brushed steel exterior.

And this It's funny to think of Wilson turning into a compass, because he kind of always was. He was the thing House always carried in a pocket, forgetting about it until he got a little lost. It says that House knows he's taken Wilson for granted. An absolutely perfect metaphor - David Shore eat your heart out - too bad you're not this clever!!

And so much love for this description of the mug - The not-left-by-Wilson coffee mug

I also liked the exchange between Cameron and House. And Cameron's come back to House's Wilson's been bitchy remark Maybe you should try it too, then

I hope we get a chapter on House attempting make some of these cream-based soups.