Reid scrunched up his face listening to House. It took him a moment to realize that the man was being sarcastic. "Gl-glad I could help out."

He filled in a couple more words on the crossword puzzle then decided he should just get to the point.

"I m-might have something interesting for you to do while you're there." Because they both knew a person like House (or Reid) could go crazy from boredom. "A c-case. Neurological. I know it's not your specialty but..."