003 {Video} Failed private to Bobby Singer

[failedparenting]

[The first thing you'll notice it that John looks like absolute hell. He's been floating from bar to bar or at least a day. His clothes are completely rumpled and you can practically smell the whiskey and desperation coming off him.]

Hey, Bobby? I need a favor, bad. [He scrubs a hand across his face, looking completely exhausted.] I need to crash

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Video/voiceover

[icanhashearth]

[The video is close-up macro photography of curling vines in soft, even light - in one of the House's underground greenhouses. Tiny green aphids scuttle over the leaves, and glittering droplets of pesticide spray catch the light and refract tiny rainbows. It's beautiful, really. The House's voice is smooth and genderless, not tinny or mechanical at all, with a faintly sulky tone.]

Is it your fault Mary is sad?

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[failedparenting]

[Of course Mary's friends with the talking house. Of course.]

Uh...no?

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[icanhashearth]

Are you sure?

[so suspicious]

Video/voiceover

[failedparenting]

Yes.

[Like hell he's going to justify himself to a talking house. Then he realizes he's justifying not justifying himself to a talking house. Time for another drink!]

Video/voiceover

[icanhashearth]

Because she was sad and looked lonely and you just left and it really really looks like your fault.

video/private/slightly less hackable than your grandma's AOL;

[refrigeratormom]

House?

[icanhashearth]

[cheery]

Oh hello, Mary.

[refrigeratormom]

Can I tell you something?

[icanhashearth]

Of course!

[refrigeratormom]

He is the reason I'm sad.

[icanhashearth]

He lied to me!

[ALL THE SHOCK WHY JOHN WHY 8U]

[slightly more composed] I'm sorry.

[refrigeratormom]

Don't be. And you don't need to be mad at him.

See, he's why I'm sad now. But for many, many years, he was the reason I was happy.

[icanhashearth]

[a teeny bit wistful] Oh. That sounds rather nice.

I hope you're happy again soon.

[refrigeratormom]

It was nice. [Softly. Sadly.] Thanks, House. I do too.

Can you be nice to him? Our son died this week. He's sad, too.

[icanhashearth]

Okay.

What kind of cookies does he like?

[refrigeratormom]

Peanut butter. What are you planning to do?