House was taken aback by the hug, and just stood there stiffly for a moment before finally patting Jack's shoulder awkwardly.
He was kind of glad he mostly just smelled like booze because it ruined what might otherwise be a nice moment of Jack's arms around him. Which he did not want to experience.
"Don't worry about me, at least," he said, and there was no mistaking the bitterness in his voice. "I've been here forever and I'm sure I will be yet."
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Date: 2012-10-26 09:48 pm (UTC)He was kind of glad he mostly just smelled like booze because it ruined what might otherwise be a nice moment of Jack's arms around him. Which he did not want to experience.
"Don't worry about me, at least," he said, and there was no mistaking the bitterness in his voice. "I've been here forever and I'm sure I will be yet."