[There are too many eyes everywhere, watching him, getting into his head. Even still, the non-empty black space classrooms in the school are some of the safer places to relax as long as you're not doing anything to piss off the data ghosts. House has left Will and the others to run off and investigate the tunnels--the thought of climbing up and down the ladder makes his chest and side hurt just thinking about it. He'll have to eventually, but for now, he's just going to be browsing his tablet and pulling the rubber bone toy he'd picked up from his pack to gnaw on.
The compulsion is problematic and House is recognizing it as a sign of MN Poisoning, but soothing the obsession to bite and taste with something that isn't going to injure or kill him is probably safer than continuing to lick knives and decades-old paint. He's keeping an ear and half an eye on the door, but someone lightfooted might be quick and quiet enough to spot him before he whisks the bone away and out of sight.]
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The compulsion is problematic and House is recognizing it as a sign of MN Poisoning, but soothing the obsession to bite and taste with something that isn't going to injure or kill him is probably safer than continuing to lick knives and decades-old paint. He's keeping an ear and half an eye on the door, but someone lightfooted might be quick and quiet enough to spot him before he whisks the bone away and out of sight.]