snowblindrpg | [network] @ADMIN; Arrival

Busy man, aren't you?
Well, don't let me keep you.
I still have the whole finding food and sensible shoes thing to worry about.
And I hope that when I do, you're not trying to steal it from me.

Good luck with the guitar.

you know what they say?
the prophet makes work for idle hands
did you at least come in in something other than a suit and tie?
you say theft
i say rightful appropriation of goods for my entertainment services

[He doesn't say anything else about the guitar. He'd destroyed it himself while he'd been insane. That's still a relatively fresh wound.]

It must be quite a change for you.
If Cuddy could see you now, she'd fall over from the shock of it.
No more doing the equivalent of dodging clinic duty?
I wish I had. If I'd known this is where I'd end up, I'd have dressed more appropriately.
Rightful appropriation? Really?

[ Perhaps it's for the best he doesn't mention the guitar. And it's also good they're not in person right now, or Wilson would be giving him his best look of concern. ]

this place isn't boring
except when it is
like now
you "arrivals" happen about every ten days
same old shtick:
"oh, no, where am i???"
"how is this possible???"
"i want to speak to the asshole in charge!!!"
but if it restores the balance of the universe
i do dodge clinic duty
these morons know not to come to me with their runny noses and frostbite
that's what watson and strange are for

[Not entirely untrue, but he has performed more basic clinic work here than he might otherwise just to break up the monotony and absence of the clinical setting.]

if you're not dressed for success
they should've at least given you a winter coat with your supplies
search the houses
they have crap you can take, too
don't play boy scout here
anything useful you find
you take
or someone else will
the original residents of this town are all dead
burned in some cult ritual
buried in mass graves under the parks
or stashed in the collumbarium across town

rightful appropriation
i've been here eight and a half months
you're fresh meat

You can't blame people for being surprised.
Well, you can, but how many people can you say honestly weren't a little surprised to find themselves here?
I'm sure the pattern must grow old after the first dozen times or so, but that's not their fault.
I guess some things never change.

[ It doesn't matter if it's here or back home in New Jersey. House will always be House. ]

I'm already planning to do some searching.
I don't want to experience frostbite or hypothermia.
I certainly don't plan on playing boy scout.
Thanks for the information.
I'm just hoping we don't end up like them.

[ And speaking of the idea of taking things before other people do, he asks: ]

Let me guess, you're going to apply that particular principle to me and any food I might find.
Even if I've already taken it from somewhere, you'll just take it from me.
All in the name of rightful appropriation, of course.

[ It's House. Of course he will. ]

think of it as the price of basking in my presence
you'll learn my team here is subject to the same price

[His team of a vampire who tried to rip his throat out once, a small, traumatize boy, a large, traumatized girl, a killer clown, and a headcase with a video camera.]

Edited 2017-08-08 06:44 (UTC)

You have a team?

[ Yes, because that's the important takeaway here. ]

did joe montana win super bowl xxiii by himself?
did grave digger get to be a legend without a pit crew?
did neil armstrong shoot himself into space
of course i have a team, you idiot

Edited 2017-08-08 15:50 (UTC)

Sorry I asked.
Do you have a special ringtone for them too?

[ Hey, if they're really his team, then he should absolutely have a ringtone for them.

Never mind that they're in snowhell and have other more important things to worry about than ringtones. ]

hatkid is "space odyssey"
golem girl is "thriller"
vampire guy is "vampire blues"
crazy ski mask camera guy is "brain damage"
murder clown is "poisoning pigeons in the park"
the narc wizard is "comfortably numb"

Edited 2017-08-09 04:04 (UTC)

Well, that's clever.
But since I can only guess at who those people are, it dampens the effect a little.
I'm guessing there's no point in asking who exactly vampire guy or murder clown are.

[ You know, since those two names stick out from the rest. Crazy ski mask camera guy almost makes the list, but first things first. ]

@mnemosyne is vampire guy
@gravedigger is murder clown
vampire guy mauled me once and tried to have me lobotomized
but we're cool now
murder clown is a psycho killer
avoid him
like forever
aren't i just a font of helpfulness today?
you totally owe me a soda

So, let me get something straight.
Either your tastes in people have changed drastically or
You're spending time with murderers and the very, very dangerous.
I guess you have to get your thrills somewhere.
Unless you're doing this because it gives you some kind of leverage.
Not that I can even begin to imagine what leverage that would give you.

And yes, you're being very helpful.
If I make it to the grocery store, I'll bring you one.

define "spending time with"
i don't spend time with anyone i don't have to
that's what the network's for
learn to use and appreciate it
murder clown is at his collaborative best over the network
he gets all stabby in-person
plus
big groups attract anomalies
the fewer people traveling with you
the better

[Wilson may be forgiven for thinking this is just House's isolationist streak talking, as well.]

if you're at the grocery store
pick up fixings for a reuben, too
thanks, honey!

Well, good to know.
Because everything about those people screams "unsafe".
I already do appreciate the network.
But how foolproof is it, really?
If any of those people wanted to find you, or me, what's stopping them?

[ He figures things like the lockdown and anomalies might delay them, but for how long? ]

Right. Sodas and fixings for a reuben.
... You're welcome.

snow
ice
anomalies
mn poisoning
not knowing exactly where i am
it's easy to avoid people in this town unless you're at a travel choke point
you can only move a couple of miles each day
if that
i've accidentally run into people i don't want to
but that hasn't happened often

[He already said thanks. He's not saying it again. House also switches over to private because he's been hacking Wilson's private conversations. While he doesn't particularly want to let on, he can offer some warnings.]

btw
there are some other people you should watch out for here
@ASolomons
play up the jew thing
he likes it
he's a gangster
but he plays nice if you do
make sure you're a good little mensch
should get along with him fine
he'll freak out at you if you get ahold of any meds with his name on it, though
don't tell him if you do
he doesn't actually need them
we had a deal that i'd prescribe vicodin for him once and i'd get the repeat prescriptions
guy welched big-time

[This may, in fact, be a distortion of the facts, but Wilson doesn't know that, and should, hopefully, be too polite to bring it up with Alfie.]

@duster is his buddy
assassin
can't take a half-elf joke
so don't make any lotr references around him

Edited 2017-08-10 05:03 (UTC)

[ Honestly, Wilson should have expected that House had the ability to hack conversations. Apparently persistence, or being a pain in the ass, will get you everywhere. ]

Funny, he seemed nice enough to me.
But you'd know better than I would, considering I only just got here.
So, act like I'm a good little Jew, don't take his medications, and if I do, don't tell him about it.
I think I can handle that.

[ Somewhere, Wilson is rolling his eyes. Not because he doesn't believe House, but just because all of that sounded extremely ridiculous. ]

Oh, and no references to mythical, fantasy movies. Right.

[You should have been here for Vicodingate v.1.0, Wilson. That was ridiculous.]

sounds like you're ready to survive
i mean you'll probably die again and not come back
but you're ready to survive until then

[He might be just a tiny bit bitter.]

I hope so.
And I'm not planning to die and not come back.
As much as anyone can plan that, at least.

[ At least as far as being here goes. Back home, it's another story entirely. House is hardly the only one who's a bit bitter. ]

plans have a way of not working out like you want them to here
talk to you later
i'm heading in your general direction
probably couple of days
it'll take you that long just to get out of downtown
get me my soda and reuben

[And he disconnects.]

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