036. Diagnosis

[vicodincrutch]

[Voice Post]

[There is water sloshing.]

M-my name is G-Gregory House. I-I don't know what t-time it is. A-april the....[gives up on stats.]

[Pause, shuttering breathing on the line.]

 I'm... The patient is en-t-t-tering stage two of hypother-m-mia. Losing f-feeling in fingers. Failed test to touch forefinger and t-thumb to-g-gether. Shaking n-near unbearable. M-morphine withdrawal not h-helping.

L-Lisa C-cuddy, phys-physic-doctor in New York n-needs letter of r-resign-nation.

[Additional recording.]

D-delusions begin.

Comments

voice;

[rig.livejournal.com]

Inside the breakage or off the ship, doctor?

voice;

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Of the s-ship. In the water. I've got a l-life vest.

voice;

[rig.livejournal.com]

Oy......well.... Help should get to you.

...either way, you won't die.

voice;

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

S-should. But w-will it? The boats are g-gone. Women won't w-want to come back.

Stage t-two hypothermia w-with early withd-drawal symptoms. Y-you're an eternal opt-timist.

voice;

[rig.livejournal.com]

We'll find you a boat doctor.

Oh shut it with your symptoms, unless that's all you've got to say, don't be stupid.

Besides I'm just being factual here. Optimism's got nothing to do with it. Even if you die....

[voice reply cut off, she's still on the ship, scrambling about ._. ]