Instant Human
By JK Fie'r
Summary: House is polite to his coffee girls.
Disclaimer: I do not own House.
A/N: I promise I'm still working on Very Good, House, and I know it's been ages since that was last updated. But this one sprang to me while I was at work (as one of those very coffee girls), and it wanted to be written.
House is polite to his coffee girls.
They're cheerful and happy to see him. They think his cane is cool. They didn't ask any questions when he started asking for four bagels in the morning beyond "would you like those toasted?" and "any toppings?"
After a while, they just stopped asking questions, and just grabbed the bagels they knew he would want.
He says please and thank you.
They smile and hand him the coffee he wants.
He pays and he leaves, he never tips, he never smiles, except in the usual sarcastic manner that he gives to newbies who have not learnt how precisely to cater to his wants yet.
The newbies learn to fear that smile.
They give him coffee and they give him food. They call him sir. They bow to his every whim.
They don't argue with him, or ask him strange questions that require actual thought on his part.
House hates his coffee girls.