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log | closed (ongoing)
When; During the Ark Curse; Shipwrecked
Rating; PG-13 (for language)
Characters; Gregory House (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vicodincrutch ) & Mindy Macready (neverplays )
Summary; Maybe getting eaten by the whale would have been better.
Log;
[ Mindy Macready is a City girl right down to the bone. Dirty streets, questionable crowds, and the New York city rush are her kind of atmosphere, not this, overgrown garden of sand, and more sand, and even more sand. Yes, there are trees and foliage fanning across the perimeter of the island, but none of that is inspiring for this minature superhero.
Her hair's wet from the unexpected dip in the sea water. Mindy's clothes are equally as soggy. Neither are positive additions for her mood, and certainly not the grumbling traveling companion she has trailing behind her this fine afternoon. Fifteen minutes into the trip back to the main wreckage, and Mindy was already debating what she could utilize for a makeshift gag. ]
"Want me to help you walk? You're kind of slowing us down, Dr. House."
Rating; PG-13 (for language)
Characters; Gregory House (
vicodincrutch ) & Mindy Macready (neverplays )Summary; Maybe getting eaten by the whale would have been better.
Log;
[ Mindy Macready is a City girl right down to the bone. Dirty streets, questionable crowds, and the New York city rush are her kind of atmosphere, not this, overgrown garden of sand, and more sand, and even more sand. Yes, there are trees and foliage fanning across the perimeter of the island, but none of that is inspiring for this minature superhero.
Her hair's wet from the unexpected dip in the sea water. Mindy's clothes are equally as soggy. Neither are positive additions for her mood, and certainly not the grumbling traveling companion she has trailing behind her this fine afternoon. Fifteen minutes into the trip back to the main wreckage, and Mindy was already debating what she could utilize for a makeshift gag. ]
"Want me to help you walk? You're kind of slowing us down, Dr. House."
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Thanks, Friday.
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If Mindy could empathize with his pain, maybe she'd be a little less abrasive and a little more understanding. However, empathy's not her strongest suit, and even if she knew of his pain, she'd only tell him to suck it up.
Cameron had given her flack about that before. ]
It's not that far. Can you see ship in the distance? We'll walk this way for a while, then cut through those trees up there.
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Going to tell me there are cheeseburgers up there? Since it's such a short jaunt.
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I bet there's lots of seaweed. That good enough for ya?
[ She looks back with a well placed smirk, slowing her pace down so that he can keep a near-even pace with her. The ship doesn't look like it will be leaving harbor any time soon. ]
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Nutrients abound.
I'll wait for the burger though. You can have mine.
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Maybe Damon Macready would get along with Dr. House. ]
Yeah? Too bad I hate vegetables. [ She grins at him, but it fades upon her next question. ] What happened to you?
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Did you just have amnesia?
It was a long time ago.
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[ Despite her heckling, House's pride is something that Mindy can admire. It's the fact that he would prefer to struggle along on his own terms, rather than relying on a shoulder to lean on. ]
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Infarctions happen due to blood clots.
It lead to muscle death. A wonderful story. They all lived happily ever after. Is that what you wanted to hear?
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That's all shit. You don't think I expect bad endings?
[ She turns away, jamming hands into her pockets. ]
Bad things happen. Shit sucks. People die. That's the world, isn't it?
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Mindy's not going to use the bait as a trigger for long speech, just spare facts that would give ground to her claim. Not like something heard on television and mimicked. ]
The world's bad enough that cowards kill themselves. [ Sunlight flashes toward her line of sight, causing her to squint. ] Mom was a coward before I was born. Dad went to jail before that, framed for drugs, even if he was the best of them all.
You don't spend your time looking for happy endings. You're just lucky if you get one.
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So you stepped up to the plate. That's how that happens? That's your happiness?
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What the are you talking about? I stepped up to the plate? [ There's a short, empty laugh. ] You mean, I'm don't like sugarcoating things?
[ So another puzzle becomes his distraction? ]
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Sure. That's exactly what I mean.
Perfect.
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[ And then comes that audible crack. Mindy doesn't even have to take a guess-- what just occurred is too obvious.
House needs to lose weight. ]
I'll get you another one. Or you can let me hold you up.
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Make sure it's bigger, thicker too.
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Get a stick or I will.
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Leaves rustle against a windless afternoon, twigs snap and dried leaves crunch. ]
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But that's neither here no there, all prior concerns cast aside in favor of attention to the immediate. Leaves rustle, big deal. Leaves rustling on a still day? Even odder, which can only add to the equation of there's something not right.. Mindy's posture straightens up like a metal pole, moving her right hands to press firmly against her jean pocket. The leaves rustle again and Mindy feels the seconds come to a jolting halt.]
Stop moving.
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What now?
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It's not down yet. ]
Stay down. [ Her forehead creases with a snarl. ] You're in our way, you piece of shit.
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