[There's a long silence where House considers not answering. He doesn't particularly want to talk with her, especially given how crowded the shed is. But this is one point where he does actually feel some obligation.]
text the room's crowded, fuzzball what do you want?
[Well, he's not required to be any politer than normal.]
@hotstud_xxx; text
text
the room's crowded, fuzzball
what do you want?
[Well, he's not required to be any politer than normal.]