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This is the inbox of Squad Leader Hange Zoe. If you have something to report, this is where to do it!

[He's sending this message far later than he would like, but he's been busy the past couple of days, and this is the first moment he's got to himself. He opts for text instead of audio. Though he'd prefer to talk, he'd rather House not overhear this conversation.]

Hi there, Hange. I wanted to apologize to you about the other night, when House lashed out at you. Quark's death struck a particularly vulnerable nerve in him and he did what he needed to do to process his emotions at the time. I hope you understand. That said, you didn't deserve to be the victim of his outburst, and I'm sorry that it happened that way. Thank you for your help in diffusing the situation.

[Okay, maybe Hange didn't really do any diffusing, but still. That was a bad time.]

[Hmm.. using text probably means that House is still with Wilson. Better use text also. Sneaky sneaky.]

Oh, it's fine, really. I've dealt with a lot of people in similar situations. It's never pretty. Honestly I probably just made things worse, and I might've brought it on myself.

But, well, thanks for the apology!

[They would end the message there but... this is an opportunity to talk to Wilson separately, and Hange is nothing if not curious.]

Say, you and House know each other from your home world, right? Is he always like that? He seemed a bit different when I spoke to him on the network before.

[Ah, right. Hange is no dummy.]

I don't think you made it worse. House having a scapegoat to let him blow off some steam was likely cathartic for him, if I'm being blunt.

Yes, House and I work in the same hospital. We're friends. [It's common knowledge by now, anyway... But he's not sure what Hange means in that next bit.] How do you mean different?

Well then, I guess I made it better? Glad I could help, I guess? [Seems like a strange thing to take credit for, though. Feels weird.]

What I meant was, the first time we spoke on the network, he seemed much more, well, not friendly, I suppose, but more open to discussion. We shared a lot of theories back and forth regarding the anomalies and the nature of the town. He didn't seem so angry or hopeless.

I guess what I was wondering is if he's just different in person, or if that was an especially bad time. Some of those sentiments were a little worrying.

[Oh, hm. That's an interesting observation. Wilson takes a long moment to think before answering. He hadn't expected Hange to pick up on this particular facet of House's personality so quickly.]

A fair question. I think, mostly, that that night was an especially bad time. That said, he's always angry and hopeless, but this town is a puzzle. Puzzles are how he copes, which is why he'll jump at the chance to bounce his theories off of people. [Especially on the Network, where he can hide behind his screen. Wilson will keep that to himself, though.] It's a bit difficult to puzzle over a child's death, though.

You're right: it's hard to justify death. At least, civilian deaths. [Er, was that weird to say?]

I do still find it worrisome that he can't handle things he can't solve, but on another level, I guess I understand it. Taking the world apart to see what makes it work, it's easier that way to make sense of things, or at least to string together some semblance of sense. And if he has that as an outlet for now, it should be fine, right?

[...HM. That was weird to say, Hange, but Wilson has bigger fish to fry right now.]

Yes, I think you're exactly right. He should be fine as long as he has an outlet. You don't need to worry.

[Wilson is very aware that that just flat out isn't true, but Hange doesn't need to concern themselves over House any more than House needs more people fussing over him. Wilson's got that covered. Mostly.]

In any case, if any one person stuck in this town can find a way to get us home, it's House. He's miserable, but he's a genius. All of us our a little safer with his brain on our team.

[Hange's going to continue to be concerned, but thanks Wilson.]

I don't doubt his intelligence. He seems to have figured out quite a bit, or at least made important steps toward it.

I guess him being so useful was one of the reasons I felt concerned. We can't exactly afford to lose someone like him.

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