If House was crazy, that would simply be a new facet to his insanity. But if he wasn't crazy, that was truly the most amazing thing he'd ever seen.

"Come sit," he said, patting the ledge next to him. The kid was obviously not as healthy as he wanted to think he was. While House generally left people to their own stupid choices, kids were a little different. They couldn't be expected to understand the full scopes of potential consequences.

Also, he didn't want to run the risk of having to explain why there was a dead kid in hall with him. That could get awkward.

"So how do you do that?" he asked, moving his hands in an imitation of what the kid had just done. "Is there some kind of technology you use?"