Differential Diagnosis People: A Modest Proposal
OK, so here's the deal. When you look at this nomination, you'll see that multiple people nominated it. but I never got a "why this fic belongs in the Hall of Fame" sentence, so it's not here. I didn't want to be a nag, and I wanted to keep the process moving, so it's being posted without that. (For the record, I didn't ask everyone, since some did other nominations, and I thought it was fair to pass around the process.) I implore someone to quickly add it here. (And we still need one for "Broken," which is the next fic on the schedule, but I'll let that one through if necessary as well.) We can re-examine the nominating process for the next round, but for the record I really think there should be a "why" somewhere in the nomination. Feel free to overrule me, but we can discuss that later, once another nomination thread opens. For now, let's concentrate on this week's fic:
Title and link: A Modest Proposal
Author: ignazwisdom
Summary: Tritter's case against House still depends on subpoenaed testimony from Wilson. To save House from losing everything, the doctors of PPTH decide on an unusual solution, which in turn leads to unexpected consequences. This is a story about the sacrifices we make that turn out not to be such great sacrifices after all.
Nominated by: Multiple readers.
Excerpt: "Do you really think this would work?" Foreman was asking.
"Stacy and Cuddy were right," Cameron said. "I looked it up -- spousal privilege prevents any married couple from being compelled to testify against one another in court."
"Wilson and I are not getting married."
"But --"
House slammed the papers down on the table and was disappointed when they barely made a sound. Next time, he resolved to bring something heavier. "Do we have to go over the differences between boys and girls again? Assorted teddy bears in his office notwithstanding, Wilson is not a woman. And since we're a few hundred miles south of Canada, this presents certain problems for your sadistic little scheme." He couldn't bring himself to mention the other obstacles to such a plan, namely that Wilson was ostensibly straight, and probably hated him. "Fill these out. I'm going to lunch."
Title and link: A Modest Proposal
Author: ignazwisdom
Summary: Tritter's case against House still depends on subpoenaed testimony from Wilson. To save House from losing everything, the doctors of PPTH decide on an unusual solution, which in turn leads to unexpected consequences. This is a story about the sacrifices we make that turn out not to be such great sacrifices after all.
Nominated by: Multiple readers.
Excerpt: "Do you really think this would work?" Foreman was asking.
"Stacy and Cuddy were right," Cameron said. "I looked it up -- spousal privilege prevents any married couple from being compelled to testify against one another in court."
"Wilson and I are not getting married."
"But --"
House slammed the papers down on the table and was disappointed when they barely made a sound. Next time, he resolved to bring something heavier. "Do we have to go over the differences between boys and girls again? Assorted teddy bears in his office notwithstanding, Wilson is not a woman. And since we're a few hundred miles south of Canada, this presents certain problems for your sadistic little scheme." He couldn't bring himself to mention the other obstacles to such a plan, namely that Wilson was ostensibly straight, and probably hated him. "Fill these out. I'm going to lunch."