[log] Clowning Around [closed]

[rubikscomplex]

Characters: Gregory House, Alfie Solomons, Royce Melborn
Location Building 42
Date: Day 134
Summary: Trading and investigating in the clown house
Warnings: None anticipated; will edit if anything comes up

A standard single-story house with a kitchen, living room, dining room, bathroom, and bedroom. Whoever owned this house once liked clowns; there are countless clown figurines and plushes decorating the bedroom and living room. There's also a life-sized clown statue in the corner of the living room. There's a piece of painting tape on the wall opposite the door that reads as follows: "Angel and Rhys: If you find this, please find a way to tell me. - Clayton".

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[bywolves]

And now that the deal is over, Royce makes his way right on over to House. He's going to just tip House right out of his chair, hooking one of the legs with his foot and then kicking the chair out of the way. Provided he manages to knock House to the floor, Royce crouches down next to him, letter opener pressed to House's cheek.

"Three." Royce tells him, soft and dangerous.

He drags the letter opener's blade along House's cheek, leaving behind a thin red line, and then stands and backs away.

[rubikscomplex]

Instinct means House flails for a moment before he's tipped suddenly over, but he manages to quell the automatic reflex quickly enough that it doesn't entirely give away that he's got the use of his leg.

And then there's a blade out and flashing in what minimal light filters through the dining room windows. House stops breathing for several seconds, just staring in wide-eyed fear up at Royce. He's not going to panic. He is not going to freaking panic this time. It's a letter opener. It's not a knife. There's a difference. It isn't that.

When Royce backs off House swallows and rollsover, putting the chair fully between them. He has no idea what 'three' means. The three of them? He has three chances?

"That the best... the best you got, Elrond? The vampire's got more follow-through than you, and he started out all human."

[devoutish]

Alfie, for his part, just completely ignores these proceedings. Once his things are packed, he leaves the room.

[bywolves]

Royce just smiles in that same way from before.

"Have a good rest of your day, Greg," Royce hums, grabbing his pack and slinging it over his shoulder. And he'll just follow Alfie out of the room.

[devoutish]

"Four," Alfie calls over his shoulder, on the way out the front door. That's for he started out all human.

[rubikscomplex]

"Screw you," is House's response to that. He waits a long few seconds until he can't see either of them directly outside the room before he draws in a ragged breath of air and squeezes his eyes shut tight. Letting himself curl up and panic for a few seconds is better than dealing with it for 20 minutes, at least.

He listens for them to actually leave the house, but whether or not they do, he needs to get up and keep working. House pushes himself up after about a minute and finds his whole body trembling slightly. Screw everything about this place, but especially those two assholes. If they haven't left fully, he'll put on a show of having to drag himself up to standing. If they have, he'll just stand.

In either case, the doctor gathers his things, heads back out to the dining room, and takes up his seat on the sofa again so that he can start smashing figurines.