Hey, Mr. H, I searched Shelley's house last night. There was an SD Card hidden in the wallpaper, I only found it after cutting some down. It gave me an application that has this interactive keyboard that projects out onto other surfaces outside the tablet, but it also came with an audio message. I think it should be in the public data now, but I'll send it to you, too.
[Quark attaches a link to the message so House can get there more conveniently.]
I don't know how much it helps, but I thought I'd tell you anyway since you asked me to go look. I guess Shelley's kids got tired of her memory problems.
[This is a surprisingly welcome bit of good news.]
Nice job, kid!
Check the wallpaper. Something else to remember. [That's half-muttered to himself.]
Headed down to the ice tunnels now. We can check over by the retirement home we found down there again. Might be something in the area we missed last time. There was some sort of humming in the place. Wonder if it might be Derricks'. I'll keep you updated.
[And then another thought occurs to him... given what a good little minion Quark's proved to be so far.]
Where are you heading next? Back to Epps and Enoch?
[The almost-cheerful response is practically surprising! But Quark isn't going to question it. He's pretty stoked he found something in the first place.]
Okay! Thanks!
[He'll hope that House'll be able to find something. He's way too invested at this point to just leave it at that. His thoughts all surrounding Shelley, he's surprised at the next question.]
Oh, um...actually, I don't know. I don't have any plans on what to do next. [Except for stock up on food, but that won't take too long, hopefully.] Why? Did you need something from them?
[Because he doesn't mind running errands. Why not, right?]
Yeah. Angel took my medication without asking for Rhys when he was dealing with a couple of broken ribs. Guessing Epps blanked on the fact he could call the Admin. Asked for 'em back but he's decided, apparently, that he needs it more for his med kit than I need it for my prescription now that he doesn't have to use it on Rhys.
Think you could get that back for me? Really not in the mood to argue with the guy again, especially if I don't find a restock for my meds at the pharmacy while we're down here.
[This all has the benefit of generally being true, but cuts out the part where Clayton had asked him for the meds in the first place and the fact that the call to the Admin had been explicitly against Clayton's wishes.]
[Quark is...shocked. He only talked to Angel once, but she seemed so nice! Not like somebody who would just steal things from other people! Maybe he misjudged her. And...it was all Clayton's idea? There's a short silence as Quark tries to process this. He can understand if it was a really bad emergency and Clayton needed them really badly enough, but to not give them back...?]
They're your prescription! He can't just take them when he knows you need them! Isn't that... [What's the word?] medical malpractice?
[House must know all about that.]
Okay. I'll get them back for you. I need to get some more food anyway and I'll have to pass by the school to get back to them.
Well, I mean, we usually call it being an asshole where I'm from. Medical malpractice has a nice ring to it. Lemme know if you get it. Probably a good idea not to mention I told you this. I don't think he'll give it up willingly.
[Quark doesn't immediately have a response. He's thinking. He's not good at lying...or even just hiding things at all. But if he has to do it, he'll do it. Because...House needs his medicine! He can't imagine he wouldn't have a prescription that he needed filed unless it was really, really important.]
Does your prescription bottle look similar to the standard aspirin bottles you can find here sometimes? Maybe I can switch the labels so he doesn't even know it's gone.
No. Prescription bottles look different. They're orange-yellow with a white top, but if you've got aspirin or anything else small and round enough to fit in the bottle, you can switch out the pills for that.
Should be enough to pass a quick glance as long as there's something in there. He shouldn't be using them regularly with Rhys healed.
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@quark; Day 72, Morning; voice
[Quark attaches a link to the message so House can get there more conveniently.]
I don't know how much it helps, but I thought I'd tell you anyway since you asked me to go look. I guess Shelley's kids got tired of her memory problems.
@hotstud_xxx; voice
Nice job, kid!
Check the wallpaper. Something else to remember. [That's half-muttered to himself.]
Headed down to the ice tunnels now. We can check over by the retirement home we found down there again. Might be something in the area we missed last time. There was some sort of humming in the place. Wonder if it might be Derricks'. I'll keep you updated.
[And then another thought occurs to him... given what a good little minion Quark's proved to be so far.]
Where are you heading next? Back to Epps and Enoch?
Re: @hotstud_xxx; voice
Okay! Thanks!
[He'll hope that House'll be able to find something. He's way too invested at this point to just leave it at that. His thoughts all surrounding Shelley, he's surprised at the next question.]
Oh, um...actually, I don't know. I don't have any plans on what to do next. [Except for stock up on food, but that won't take too long, hopefully.] Why? Did you need something from them?
[Because he doesn't mind running errands. Why not, right?]
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Think you could get that back for me? Really not in the mood to argue with the guy again, especially if I don't find a restock for my meds at the pharmacy while we're down here.
[This all has the benefit of generally being true, but cuts out the part where Clayton had asked him for the meds in the first place and the fact that the call to the Admin had been explicitly against Clayton's wishes.]
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[Quark is...shocked. He only talked to Angel once, but she seemed so nice! Not like somebody who would just steal things from other people! Maybe he misjudged her. And...it was all Clayton's idea? There's a short silence as Quark tries to process this. He can understand if it was a really bad emergency and Clayton needed them really badly enough, but to not give them back...?]
They're your prescription! He can't just take them when he knows you need them! Isn't that... [What's the word?] medical malpractice?
[House must know all about that.]
Okay. I'll get them back for you. I need to get some more food anyway and I'll have to pass by the school to get back to them.
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[Quark doesn't immediately have a response. He's thinking. He's not good at lying...or even just hiding things at all. But if he has to do it, he'll do it. Because...House needs his medicine! He can't imagine he wouldn't have a prescription that he needed filed unless it was really, really important.]
Does your prescription bottle look similar to the standard aspirin bottles you can find here sometimes? Maybe I can switch the labels so he doesn't even know it's gone.
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Should be enough to pass a quick glance as long as there's something in there. He shouldn't be using them regularly with Rhys healed.
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[He just has to get to Clayton's first aid kit...and then make sure he's distracted long enough for Quark to switch out the pills.]
I'll let you know when I get them. Or if something happens...but I think it'll be fine. I'm pretty good at hiding.
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[He won't be saying 'thank you,' until Quark actually accomplishes anything.]