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[as_damaged]

❝You've reached Allison Cameron, please leave a message.❞

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[ooc: you know the drill, if you need her and there's no recent post &c &c. whatever. ♥♥♥]

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[orangetoughguy]

[He just keeps looking before leaning in to speak in lower tones while he points a finger at Cameron.]

At least you sound like you love what you do.

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[as_damaged]

It's the kind of job you couldn't keep doing if you didn't find satisfaction in it.

[It's a little bit of a practiced answer, not that that makes it untrue.]

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[orangetoughguy]

Yeah, I get that. [He nods, empathizing. Oh look here's the coffee.]

Anyone ever give you the whole "you're not the type to work here, what's your angle" deal?

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[as_damaged]

[Coffee is always a welcome distraction, one more thing to put in front of unpleasant topics of conversation.]

I have. Not all that often. [She tilts her head a little.] I think my angle's pretty obvious.

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[orangetoughguy]

Not to me, I'm medical field dumb.

[He shrugs with a smile while doctoring up that brew.]

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[as_damaged]

I like having a chance to do a little bit of good.

[Plain and simple. She shrugs, too, barely perceptible.]

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[orangetoughguy]

I'm guessing that excludes augmentations.

[It's a joke, still. Maybe lewd, but Freddy wouldn't be Freddy if he didn't talk about boob jobs over coffee and his now arriving pie.]

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[as_damaged]

[Someday Cameron will figure out why she lets him get away with it, with nothing more than an arched eyebrow.]

At home-- here, things are a little different, we really see more injuries than illnesses-- our team takes the cases no one else can solve. We do whatever we have to. [She lifts her chin slightly.] I like that.

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[orangetoughguy]

Okay, so you're into puzzles. I gotta keep that in mind.

[He gives her a somewhat sly smile.]

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[as_damaged]

I'm more concerned about the people. House likes the puzzles.

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[orangetoughguy]

But you didn't go into therapy.

[As a practice, not as a need, he means.]

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[as_damaged]

No, I didn't.

[It's an obvious, if pointless, evasion. After a moment, she clarifies:]

Not that I don't think it's a valid profession. It's just... not quite where my interests lay. I feel like I do more good, doing what I do now, than I would have as a therapist, or a psychiatrist.