[ Claire laughs, waving a dismissing hand between the two of them before dropping it on the table. Her disgusting hand wraps are moving around with her, making her hand look mummified. ]

You're no project. I know a lost cause when I see one, Dr. And you? You are the very definition of a lost cause.

[ Which, in turn, also makes him interesting. Someone who has nothing left to lose is often ready for anything, and House has proven time and again that he has nothing to lose.

Dropping her chin on her hand, her elbow on the table, she looks straight at him, something of a challenge in her eyes. ]

So, how d'you think this 'date' is going so far? Would take me out for coffee again?