[He has never had depression, doesn't really know the symptoms, but he has an idea. And he does have his down moments, not nearly enough to classify it as having depression, but perhaps an inspiration to draw on for his lie.]
I guess-- just feeling kind of hopeless, like I can't be of help to anyone. Sad all the time, tired.
[He was feeling like that not so long back, he's not any more.]
[On the low end of average for a 10-year-old, but still acceptable.]
i can put you on fluoxetine 10 mg/day it's one of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants and has a regular dosage for kids bupropion doesn't have a standard for someone in your weight class
[There's a long pause on House's end as he realizes how dumb it is he was actually starting to believe this kid.]
you know, lelly, i don't see many drug addicts jonesing for antidepressants and i'm gonna guess they don't even exist in your world in any meaningful way so who're these really for so I can prescribe the right dosage and get it to them directly?
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rubikscomplex) wrote2015-08-27 10:05 am
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[He's not actually that bad of a liar when he wants to be, and when it doesn't involve his armour.]
I just didn't want to tell you because-- well, you know what you're like.
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that's certainly unbelievable
[No, it's not. The kid's been through hell here.]
what symptoms are you experiencing?
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I guess-- just feeling kind of hopeless, like I can't be of help to anyone. Sad all the time, tired.
[He was feeling like that not so long back, he's not any more.]
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how long have you been feeling like that?
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[That's not a lie, at least. He's been feeling this way for a long time, it's only in the last week or so that he's begun to pull out of it.]
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how much do you weigh, elric?
i can get you meds faster if i just prescribe them to you
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I'm not sure exactly, I've never really weighed the armour before...
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how much did you weigh when you were a human?
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[Weird that his weight as a human has now come up twice in such short succession.]
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i can put you on fluoxetine
10 mg/day
it's one of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants
and has a regular dosage for kids
bupropion doesn't have a standard for someone in your weight class
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I'm not really a kid, I've got to be nearly sixteen by now.
[He needs an adult one if he's going to pass it on to Clint.]
Besides, my body here weighs more and is much bigger than my real body.
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you know, lelly, i don't see many drug addicts jonesing for antidepressants
and i'm gonna guess they don't even exist in your world in any meaningful way
so who're these really for so I can prescribe the right dosage and get it to them directly?
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[He's not that bad of an actor when it matters, and he sounds mildly indignant now.]
I just wasn't sure a child's dose would work. You're basing it on the weight of a body I don't even have here.
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god knows we've got enough bleeding heart doctors around here
i'm prescribing a child's dose or nothing
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[He can tell Clint to take two or something.]
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fine
i'll put in the script
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[It'll have to do.]
I'll talk to you again soon. [Is that a threat or a promise?]