102 Diagnosis

[vicodincrutch]

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[A whiteboard standing upright and mounted on what appears to be a sink. There's white and pale, pale blue tiles beyond the metal frame of the whiteboard. The camera jerks and then shows a jerk, House. Behind him is a bathroom stall.]

Now we're where a man can get some privacy.

[He turns the camera quickly back

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[as_damaged]

It's not just Eden's roommate, he's been... more promiscuous than usual. [You can hear the disapproval in her voice, can't you?] And judging from the incident with Eden's roommate it seems reasonable to assume he's not the only one affected by whatever has happened.

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[vicodincrutch]

Him too.

So it's spreading.

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[as_damaged]

And... he admitted he's in trouble, though he won't say what over the Network. He asked me to meet him and when I told him I needed to think it over before I did, he tried to guilt me into going there and then. It's not like him.

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[vicodincrutch]

But he wouldn't tell you what kind of trouble.

[Ponders.]

Drugs would be an easy diagnosis. Too easy.

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[as_damaged]

Which makes me think, whether or not he's in trouble, that he wasn't really asking me for help.

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[vicodincrutch]

Then what? Trying to get another willing participant in on the promiscuity symptom?

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[as_damaged]

[She'd manage a glare if she were there, but she's too worried to really bristle.]

I'm not sure what he wants, but I don't trust his intentions. But...

Well, we could kidnap him.

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[vicodincrutch]

Right to the chase, no pun intended.

[House ponders this with no small amount of enjoyment. However, solved so soon the fun is over? Dilemma.]

Roofie would do the trick.

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[as_damaged]

It might, but can we be certain without having any idea what's wrong with him?

[She's only in a rush because there's always the chance that she's wrong, that he really is in growing danger, worsening the longer they wait.]

I told him I'd text him a time and place to meet. There's no reason we can't take advantage of it.

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[vicodincrutch]

Meet him, then roofie him. And then we'll do some testing.

It'll be absolutely routine.

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[as_damaged]

I'd prefer us calling in favors with a couple of orderlies to grab him, in case chemical restraint doesn't work.

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[vicodincrutch]

We may as well take the long way around and do some testing to see what's in his blood stream and leaving candy in the MRI to lure him in if we're not going to just go for it.

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[as_damaged]

All I'm saying is I'd like to have some backup if I'm going to bait him.

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[fatespoken]

I owe Chase the asshole.

I'll help you.

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[as_damaged]

Thank you. The more support we have, the safer it will be. For me, and for him, too.

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[fatespoken]

Nevermind. If we're going after him in a big fucking party, count me out.

The more people going up after him, the less discreet we'll be. The more risk. The more chance for failure.