Genomes Sorted: 015 ☤ Mohinder Suresh ☤ [Public Service Announcement]

[splice_of_life]

Hello.  My name is Doctor Mohinder Suresh.  It seems we've a case of strep throat.  This is nothing to be alarmed at.  [Even though they don't seem to have the right medicines.]  I encourage everyone to wash their hands regularly and refrain from touching their faces.  Strep is highly contagious

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[rebelle_elle]

Mohinder? [Elle's voice is faintly croaky. She's not worried, though. That pancake party had been crazy.]

'm I gonna be small forever? [Right, because she's so big when she's an adult.]

[splice_of_life]

I don't think so, sweetheart. Does your throat hurt you?

[rebelle_elle]

A little. But it's okay. [And then her eyes brighten.] I had a party yesterday and people came! And we ate pancakes, and I tried to eat more than anybody but my stomach wasn't big enough.

[The tragedy, Mohinder.]

Mohinder? What do I do if my stomach blows up from eating too much?

[splice_of_life]

It won't. It would have already.

[He grins.]

Elle, I'm going to come over with a...friend...and take a look at your throat, all right?

[rebelle_elle]

Oh. [She looks down at her stomach, trying to work that bit out. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Because of digestion? She'd forgotten that was a thing.] Right.

Who's your friend?

[splice_of_life]

His name is House.

He's good at figuring out throat problems though.

[rebelle_elle]

[Behold this eyeroll, Mohinder. She touches a hand to her throat.]

I'm not sick, Mohinder. I just laughed too much yesterday.

It was the best party ever.

[occamschainsaw]

Hello sick child, Mohinder is insisting I say hello. I'm House.

[Just sliding on in here.]

Ta-da! What do we need looking at then?

[rebelle_elle]

Nothing.

I told him. I'm not sick! I just yelled too much and stuff.

Mohinder's paranoid. He probably needs therapy.

[And lo, Elle will not be the sulkiest sulker that ever sulked.]

[splice_of_life]

It's better to be safe than sorry! I'll bring you a sweet, all right?

[occamschainsaw]

Mohinder, best bring her for a check up. Need to make sure she doesn't spread it to all the other kids.

Don't bribe her with sweets openly, looks pervy.

[rebelle_elle]

[Elle is appeased by Mohinder's offer, but nothing about House's words helps to calm her down.]

But I like candy! I don't like check ups!

[She glares mulishly at House.]

And I don't like you.

[splice_of_life]

[Oh dear...maybe this is a bad idea.]

Just hold on. Be right up.

[He signs off and glances at House.]

Be nice. Remember what we spoke about? Her electricity? Careful. C'mon then, breakfast is over.

[And up Mohinder stands to lead House to Elle's room.]

[rebelle_elle]

[Elle sighs. Why are grown-ups so stupid? She looks around her room for someplace to hide - won't that show them? - and slides off the bed. The floor feels spongy, but she doesn't really mind. She grabs her pillow and a blanket and crawls under her bed. After she'd realized she might have to hide from Kenzi and Loki there, she'd cleaned it out. Whoever opens the closet will learn not to do so soon enough.]

[occamschainsaw]

Yeah, yeah, kids a ball of static, I get it. Still, let's just get this done. I did have plans.

[Mostly to work his way through all his saved up porn. As they headed up to the girls room House banged the door loudly with his cane.]

Hello! It's Doctor man and the boy wonder geneticist.