#naivds.

House squints down at the girl like she'd just asked why his cane doesn't shoot lasers. He shifts his weight, leans more heavily on the cane, and lowers his chin just enough to really study her and her candy-colored eyes, face looking like something out of an anime he half-pretended not to know the plot of.

"Why am I so tall?"

House repeats slowly, as if pondering each syllable.

"Because I lost a fight with gravity. Clearly, it was a long-term campaign. I stood up one day and never stopped--it's tragic, really. But there might still be hope for you."

The Terminator remains motionless as a younger lady places a flower atop his sunglasses, his head tilted slightly in silent confusion. Glancing at the bloom once, he then stares down at the teen.