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[howdull]

[One of the doctors, how fortuitous.]

Bullet wound. You're a doctor, aren't you, Greg? Make yourself useful and prescribe some.

[rubikscomplex]

[Well, then. We're going straight to that, are we?]

nah

[howdull]

Then what use are you?

[rubikscomplex]

says the kid who can't find a labeled grocery store on a map he's been staring at
and would've had to use to orient himself anyway
i'm guessing you missed out on the day they were going over basic map-reading in home ec
you limeys do have that class, right?
but i'm guessing you missed out on a lot of basic life skills

unlike the rest of the md's i don't work for free
offer me something good
i could be persuaded
what'd you bring in with you?
apart from a raging hard-on for mystery?

[howdull]

[Don't annoy him when he's in this much pain, and being mocked for not knowing the direction of food.]

No, but you don't work for favours either. You have an appalling bedside manner, so you didn't become a doctor for the love of helping others, and so appealing to your compassionate side isn't going to work. That means you're greedy or competitive. Greedy doctors are also willing to treat anybody, it's their only reliable source of income.

Competitive, then.

What are you competing against? Bad childhood. Supported by your attempting to mask everything with defensive sarcasm and idiotic text speak; which, by the way, is a ridiculous affectation in a man of your age bracket. Easier to drive others away than let them get close, further backs up your childhood issues. Perhaps abusive. And altogether boring.

Am I wrong?

[rubikscomplex]

yep
i'll let you figure out which part

in the meantime
this isn't really a fair game
i'm a fan
and i know what you don't want your pet hobbit to know
a lot of people do

maybe cool your jets, kid

[howdull]

[Pet hobbit. Okay, he smirks a little at that. He did read Tolkien, after all, and John is very small.]

I'm not wrong, or you wouldn't be resorting to the threat tactics. It won't work.

[He's read what people think he is, some weird Victorian gentleman. Anything Dr. Greg tells John will just be dismissed as universe differences.]

[rubikscomplex]

you asked if you were wrong
on specifics?
yes

so, since you're getting help from everyone else
and are apparently an addict
let's talk about something more interesting

there's a monster down in the entrance area
firehouse
you're closer than i am
and i'm busy
go check it out
i'm sure you've read about the eye app
draw an eye and see if the thing backs off from that

[spoileralert]

Tried that yesterday, no effect.

[rubikscomplex]

[Well, damn.]

what about drawing the symbol directly onto your body and flashing that?
i'm assuming you non-believers used paper

[spoileralert]

I assume by "non-believers" you mean people who think dying puts a crimp in the pursuit of knowledge. No windows. Just using paper was a pretty big risk.

[rubikscomplex]

you assume incorrectly, stiffi
i mean people who are 't the fanatic static people telling us to kill or believe in the prophet
anyway, that's still something that needs to be tested
try drawing it on your hand next time

[spoileralert]

All the same I think I'll wait until there's a window between me and certain death.

[howdull]

[Yes, yes, yes! This is interesting, this is the sort of thing he wants. An actual anomaly trapped and ready for study; nearby, too. House goes up in his estimation just from giving him something to pierce his black mood.

Not that he's going to say thank you, he'll just ask the other important questions.]

How many times have you died, Dr. House? Two or three? More than once, that's for certain.

@Ecks | text

[ecks]

he does not like to be called Greg
What is a Bullet?

[howdull]

[Why does he know the name Greg other than right now? A past client? No, that's not right.]

Small piece of metal, comes out of a gun.

[ooc: Sorry, would you mind please filling out the permissions post so I know how much Sherlock can deduce (if anything)? Thank you <3]

o7

[ecks]

[Well, that didn't answer anything.]

what is a gun?

[howdull]

[Well now, that is very interesting. What sort of person doesn't know what a gun is? Someone from a largely undiscovered tribe, perhaps. Or, more mundane, someone not fluent in English who just doesn't recognise the word. Even a child. Impossible to tell yet, the language is too simple, the responses too short.]

A weapon that uses a variety of different mechanisms, depending on the model, to propel a small metal projectile at a target for large amounts of damage.

[ecks]

like a crossbow?
except that uses bolts not bullets.
if a bullet is very small how is it stabilized in flight?
Is a gun like a sling?

[howdull]

[That rules out a non native speaker. A tribe might still be on the table, though crossbow mostly erases that. From the past? He has to remember that the impossible is merely improbable here.]

Late fourteenth century?

[Sorry, was that not an answer?]

[ecks]

[She's seen people compare years, so she's only briefly confused by his not-answer.]

early eleventh century.
You did not answer the question.

[howdull]

[Damn, that was way off. How annoying!]

It wasn't a very interesting question.

[ecks]

[Much, much further off than he knows.]

it is an interesting question to me.
Your mom's face is not very interesting.

[howdull]

You're right, my mother's face is not very interesting. It has a homely quality, I suppose.

[WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING, ECKS?]

[ecks]

[What is that response even? He's supposed to be offended or confused so she can dictate what they talk about. Is he offended? She doesn't even know.]

correct

[Right? Is that how you follow this up?]

How does a gun work?