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Comments

[unorthodoc]

You wish.

The tavern. Bring some matchsticks.

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Real high stakes game.

How many others?

[unorthodoc]

A few. You, me, John, Daryl, Terry.

[ POINTED PAUSE. ]

Jim.

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[ Not with the meaningful pause??? ]

Ok

[ Questionably, but he's not having a Conversation about it, so. ]

[unorthodoc]

Ok?

[ Spill the tea, wizard. ]

[rehandle]

That's what I said.

[ No. ]

[unorthodoc]

Well, ok.

[ Boooo! ]

[rehandle]

See you tomorrow

j/k 2/2

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[ At some ungodly hour, after sleeplessness makes the containment of thought a little less straightforward (and spite makes the possibility of waking House a little more ideal): ]

Does he know who'll be there?

[unorthodoc]

[ Sorry Stephen, insomnia comes with the territory. ]

Do you mean, "does he know I'll be there"?

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Do the semantics of the question change the answer?

[unorthodoc]

No, but they make it more interesting.

[rehandle]

Just answer the question, House.

[unorthodoc]

He doesn't know you'll be there.

You want me to see if we can get you a giant cake to jump out of?

[rehandle]

Wow, it's like you read my mind

[ NO. And just as abruptly as he'd reappeared, he's planning to check right back out with a quick - ]

Goodnight.