"Oh," he replies, meaning shit, his expression filtering down from feigned surprise to guilt, however reticent. And that answers that question.
"You knew he'd figure it out. I just filled in the name of the brand when he bothered me about it." Truth: House had been bothering him, just not about antidepressants. It's rare enough that any of them get to play the 'I know something you don't' game with their boss that it had been too tempting for Chase not to admit he was holding a trump card. He has a feeling the information bothered House more than he'd expected it to.
Working on unwrapping his sandwich, because at least it's not about to look disappointed in him, he adds, defensively, "Don't know what the big issue is, anyway. Half the country's on antidepressants. You can go in with the sniffles and walk out with three months of Prozac to get you through."
☞ and they won't pretend that they're too busy or that they're not alone
"You knew he'd figure it out. I just filled in the name of the brand when he bothered me about it." Truth: House had been bothering him, just not about antidepressants. It's rare enough that any of them get to play the 'I know something you don't' game with their boss that it had been too tempting for Chase not to admit he was holding a trump card. He has a feeling the information bothered House more than he'd expected it to.
Working on unwrapping his sandwich, because at least it's not about to look disappointed in him, he adds, defensively, "Don't know what the big issue is, anyway. Half the country's on antidepressants. You can go in with the sniffles and walk out with three months of Prozac to get you through."