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@hotstud_xxx; text; Morning 206

[rubikscomplex]

[It's something like 3 A.M. when House finally sends his message. He's debated who to talk to, who to ask, but ultimately, Stephen is the only one he thinks will just be professional about it without asking too many questions. This is going to be humiliating enough, as is, but he'd been a little better when he'd been taking the bupropion. He doesn't have SAD, though. There's a better choice... It's time to bite the bullet.

Have you considered therapy? Strange had asked.

This is going to be so freaking embarrassing.]

i'm deaf
don't bother talking

i need a prescription
sertraline, 50 mg/day

text

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It's in.

Since when are you deaf?

[rubikscomplex]

[House breathes a sigh of relief. No questions. Just acquiescence. He made the right choice. The girls or Watson would have asked.]

since the joker murdered me yesterday

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[What's there to ask about? It's not like he doesn't know. Sure there's the question of why now, but he's not going to take up a tack House could interpret as him arguing with the decision.

Stephen stares at the reply, a knot forming in his gut. He and Claire were just there.]

Where is he? Where are YOU now?

[rubikscomplex]

we were in the shed by the school
i'm guessing ecks was murdered, too
it was going that way
and she's not replying

[So there's your 'why now,' Strange.]

in the funeral home now

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I'm sorry.

[She'd been House's friend, hadn't she? He keeps his empty platitudes to himself; he doesn't know any better than House whether she'll come back.]

We're south of the school now. Tony still has your things for now.

[rubikscomplex]

good for you

[That's about as snappy as he gets, though. House can't summon the energy to be more combative, and Stephen stopped before going too far into irritating territory.]

fine
i'll contact him to meet up

[That seems to be it from House, except he adds one last thing.]

thanks for the script

[A part of that is genuine gratitude... another part is priming Stephen to be sympathetic if he needs to request another script for Vicodin or another narcotic.]

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[The thank you is almost disconcerting. It's like House has switched over to drinking Dick Light.]

You're welcome.

[rubikscomplex]

[As that's that, House just hangs up. He has what he wants. He'll possibly make use of Stephen later.]